Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-08-07
The |. 9 n. 3. R.. Co, and cIarksxIIIs.

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To the Chronicle;
The opinion is current that the objec
Of the Z. & N. Il. r., Co, in buyin,
the bonds of the Ia. & 7. r. r. Co.
and instituting suit against the latter
was Tor damaging the commercial pros
perity Of the city OF GAINESVILLE. Will,
the /. & N. r. r., Co., is corporation
without soul, so-called, it is managed
by men Of high standing, who in theil
private affairs would hardly stoop to lit
tie mean acts, or to trickery and fraud
to accomplish an end, and it is to be
presumed that they are not actuated by
any such principle in controlling the
great enterprise entrusted to their man.
agement. Railroad corporations must
OF necessity look with jealousy upon
every competing line and in order to
meet with fair success, must endeavor
70 monopolize the traffic which springs
IRON the country in proximity to them.
Ii competition arises, the question at
once presents itself, ''how is it to be
gotten rid OFF,"
When the /. A. & T. r. R., was pro-
lected and its construction commenced,
the L. q ~, saw that an enemy to her
welfare, or interest rather, had been
born, which would mature after awhile
and prevent a continuation OF that mo-
nopoly which she had enjoyed SO long.
as to the traffic OF the country through
which the northwestern portion OF this
projected road would pass. She also
saw that the completion Of this road to
Princeton would create another enemy
to her interest, in the Chespeak & Ohio.
This enemy must be destroyed or
brought under subsection, how can it
be doneG But one way seemed to open
and though it appeared dim at first. IL
was taken advantage Of Gordon put
the bonds OF the I. A. & T. R. r., upon
the market and the L. & N, took them.
This was the first step towards placing
under subsection this new born enemy,
this was the way opened. When it APP
peared that Gordon was about to do
that which would not only prevent the
consumation of her object but probably
materially lessen the value OF her bonds.
she had recourse to the courts, the only
source from which she could hope to
obtain aid in order to prevent such loss.
In doing this however, only the interest
OF the corporation was thought OF. |
Whether GAINESVILLE was to be damaged |
or benefited, was not a matter to be |
considered. The damage it may work |
to GAINESVILLE, will be Incidental but
this is not the direct result sought.
Our citizens should work to protect
their Interests as diligently as do these
wide awake railroad corporations to
protect them. A determined effort now
will bring the L. & n, to see that it is
best to destroy this new enemy by an
with GAINESVILLE but such effort
must not be attended by harshness and
insult. When man is pinched by pow
erty he may be driven, but when he
abounds in wealth he must be coaxed..
1t Clarksville's injury was the direct
intention of this great corporation she
could have accomplished it with much
less trouble. Instead OF paying one
hundred and seventy-six thousand dol
airs for these bonds, she could have used ,
t in the changing of the tobacco trade .
o Guthrie or some other point and in | ,
hort time we would have had to sing
Sweet smiling village lovelest of the lawn.
my sports are fed and all thy charms with
Ii the L. &. n, is filled with malice
owards GAINESVILLE let us remove it by
friendly treaty. Discretion is the
'etter part of valor."
"Quit kicking against the pricks."