The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-09-16
RAILROAD MATFERS.
IN WHICH HON. HORACE MAYN-
ARD CHI nPTOA1S RAILROADS. is
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given by fhc officers Of the East Tonnes
see, Virginia and Georgie Railroad il
their report to the Stockholders, provin,
most conclusively that there were goot
grounds for the universal complaint com
ing from the farmers and shippers abou
freight discriminations. We can fine
nothing in the proceedings of the annua
meeting to Justify or even excuse tn,
high charges made by the railroads up
/ on. the produce of. our farmers We find
nothing but disingenuous dodging-and
not very artfh lodging at that-by the
! Railroad officials. 1t is very plain that
the majority of the stock in the road be.
ing in tlle hands of tile officers and a few
of Bheir friends, these few intend to be
come millionanes according to, the com
mon practice of tie country making
money BY the grab
At the last meeting, Mr.. Maynard, our
Congressman for the State at large, was
the right-hand frfend-thc factotum-
the man of all work-for tie railroad
party. And as of late he had the cour-
age to ''speak out" in defense Of the
road and against the people, he also read
all the reports of the officers and made
the important speeches of the meeting
We shall hear what he has to say. Lis
ten:
Eve have with trunk railroad of
$50 miles in length only to accept things
rs they are remem-
Der an exceedingly interesting exhibit
of figures, made in Capt. Jaques' last an
nual report, which is so pertinent to the
subject that | am sorry it was not incor-
porated in his report this year 1t was
that the Company had spent almost as
much money in East Tennessee during
the previous year as had been received
from the local commerce of the railroad.
Where does this money come from?
Manifestly from the people who live be-
You'd the borders of Tennessee.
Manifestly, Mr.. Maynard, this is not
the case. The most of the profits by
means of which this uncommon expend-
iture was made was derived from local
freights, for the simple reason that you
charge nearly double on local freights
what you charge on through freights.
You discriminate against your own peo-
pie in favor of foreigners. The profits
to enable you to make this expenditure
had been made years previous, for you
had declared no dividends, and were lay
ing them up for this very necessary ex-
pcnditure, and these profits had come
from local freights.
But Mr. Maynard says Capt. Jaques
made such an admirable report last year,
showing that for that year the road had
expended nearly twice as much as it had |
received from local freights in East Ten |
lessee, and he was sorry he did not re
,cat it in his report of this year. Why |
cpcat it? A good thing, being once
tated, is sufficient may be repeated
i'll it becomes nauseating. Too much
budding will choke a dog" We apprc-
Icnd Mr. MaynarCl's idea was that by
he repetition it might induce the peo-
o believe thOt this expenditure Of more
han the local freights of East Tennessee
-as common thing, whereas these ex-
expenditures do not occur
lorc than once in eight or ten years.
or example, Mr.. Wilson, the President I
the road, tells us i'll his report that the s
ecrcasc in the expenses this year was ,
vo hundred and thirty-Onc thousand '
even hundred and twenty-nine dollars
nd ninety-thrce cents. But Mr.. May
ard, who had just read this report, did !
OF care to repeat this in his speech, be-
tuse it would not answer his purpose. {
Il
Of come out of any particular fund, but a
made from all the profits of the road, T
nd, as we have stated, the large OK i
enditures last year were made from the e
profits of several years pre-
Gus, when no dividends were declared. Y
Mr. Maynard cannot make more t
ausible speech than this in favor of the f
ilaoads, to deceive the farmers and T.
,ople of East Tennessee, at the next t
he had better hold his tongue t
stween his teeth and remain silent. b
Again, Dir Maynard says: t
q 1t is apparent that whatever action e
to be taken upon freight discrimina- c
on by railroads, must be by legislation a
Cnngresa, under the provision of the :,
which authorizes Congress v
regulate trade between the States" b
If this is true, then our people are in Il
ID fix. They are the innocent lamb in C
e jaws of the hungry and ferocious W
off, for Mr.. Maynard, our Congress G
m, has already openly declared him o
If in favor Of the railroad against the n
rmers, and attempts to JUSTIFY OR Ex- v
Sc our railroad kings for taxing the N
Eight on the produce of East Tennes- W
. farmers nearly thrice as na'tch as they 10 Il
1t Of the people Of other States. h
Mr.. Maynard concludes his remarks tC
tn high eulogy upon the intelligence c.
d astuIeness of railroad officials, and al
exposure of the ignorance of all 9th A
J, az follows: NJ
The general community have not time G
look into this matter of frcights, and IL
ait figures from men who have the h,
ne, and upon whose judgment con- =
rning the matter, they can rely. Every u
IN has trusted in his own especial de-
rtment of knowledge. Those who are W
lroad officers have occasion to look 4,
% the subject and will be trusted,
her than men who have no knowl- ID
ge of, or facilities for looking into the CO
ltter" II,
so soon as Mr. Maynard concluded Ar
remarks President Wilson rose and n,
d Mr. Maynard understood the ques- re
n of freights PERFECTLY From this I'll
npliment, and Mr.. Maynard's COM m
ment to Capt. Jaques' last years re- RI
tt, and his reading the reports of all m
officers, it is evident that Mr.. May in
ri had been in consultation with the II,
cials Of the railroad previous to the hi
citing. He and they had tuned their A
'es to the same pitch before the per di
mances commenced, and after the CT
assembled of course they ar
yed in wonderful unison and har- so