The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-11-17
SLEEpERs TO CHArrANooeA

~ S1A1IANOOIAr
The eastern train reaches Ashe-
vile about7 o'clock, or something
thereafter, in the evening, going
west, connecting with the great
Southwest and West at Morristown.
During the summer sleeper was
attached to this train, going through
to Chattanooga, which proved of
great convenience to the travelling
public. We learh from some parties
who wished to go to the South that
upon application for a sleeper
through to Chattanooga they were
informed that the Tennessee road
had taken off the aforesaid sleeper
some time ago, and parties leaving
Asheville have to sit up most of the
night and take chances for getting
a sleeper at Morristown for-the
Lord only knows where. Naughty
Tennessee road! We keep our
wrath bottled to be emptied entirely
upon the w. N. c. road when the
East Tennt ssee forces itself in for a
share we feel that we cannot do JUS
tice to the subject. It is not ques-
ton with us whether either or both
of the roads make money by these
arrangements, nor. whether one
sleepy passenger gets aboard during
the month i; it is the duty of each
and both to supply these accommo-
dations regardless of receipts or
profits, and it gives us great pleasure
to pitch in and denounce either or
both for a failure to supply what
one or an hundred travellers may
expect or desire to find afforded.
We have heard of one passenger
who was disappointed in not getting
a sleeper; there possibly may have
been a hundred or thousand such,
but whether one or one thousand it
is all the same, the railroads should
not only furnish these conveniences
but if they hesitate should be made
to do so. When a citizen of this
great republic, specially of the re-
pcblic Of Asheville, desires to travel,
the railroads reaching Asheville or
coming near us must understand
that all the conveniences of ofmodern
travel must be furnished, at the
lowest rates, if not dead-head and
the m 5vement of the cars must be
regulated by the movement of the
passenger, whether it be north,
south, east or west. We say this
much by way of general notice to
railroads, but specially intended for
the East Tennessee road, which has
intruded itselfin the way of our crit
icism and condemnation. Put that
sleeper back, gentlemeni we have
no idea that we, personally, will
ever have use for it, but some other
person or persons, resident or 9TH
erwise, may, possibly, wish such ac-
commodation during the winter and
it must be ready when wanted. We
know that neither road gets cent
from passenger for sleeper services,
all going to the sleeping car compa-
ny, besides the railroads paying the
sleeping car company a bonus per
mile for the privilege Of having the
sleepers run oyer their roads; but
what have we, the public, to do with
that? We do not care whether the
railroads, w. N. C. and East Ten-
nessee especially, make any money
by these arrangements or not; In
deed, the more they lose the more
claims we have upon both. We
want, aye demand, that sleepers be
put back, and if it is not done soon,
we will appeal to the legislature to
either repeal the charter or take
other steps to secure us in our rights
and privileges. This is fair warning
and we have waited until patienct
has ceased to be a virtue.