Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-28

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and 0bIo. An are Chased q. asDiring, ex-
tending. and growing enterprises worthy 81
All ls,jtip,ate assistance. All OF them had
tbalr origin here. Esch. 80 far, has sCcom-
plisbsd for cur state und people iphoufiy
more tbap would have been possible un'er
less broad aud liberal policy. ibeI nave
eqrtalalg - far hqcn dominated by ifiendiY
Influence. and counsel; and ss 10 ourselves,
we feet no spprehen.ior Tor our virginia M
tsre.ts an saroguf OF this last deal. which u
onig in gufihersnce Of the general policy OF
exn4p,ion. ont " which oil Dui iailfoai ~
tens have crown. Il would he femh hArie
II when ne past engagements OF ne ier
Ininnl system baye been greeted win suel
hearty approval Of our people thty snouid
now suddenly turn around ana pec9We
alarmed % the most successful step y. taheu
towards IN cnd taey nave Al desired. nth'
therefore we see here and there tholis ID
alarm and disquici The public We feel sat.
lsied that these ihiags are not ihr coIHfii
EXPRESSIONS Of a real pubhc sentiment, Dus
oman stc from covert sources aud IRE inspired
bg rival railroad interests. Nei-infofmed
ana ob.ervaut people did not expect tue
Terminal Company 70 ABSORB TON these
Nn.s IN the process 81 assimilail0n anoVe nc
scrihcd. The natural course would have
been for the Terminal people 10 acquire inc
Georgia railroad aud the NorlJlN ana Ncst-
eru system 10 swallow up the y isi lenhes-
see road. Not that the latter was no' ac-
sirabe property for the Terminal, 'ut ne
cause rs situation with reference 10 the Nor
fox and Western gaze that stem every al
vantage in race forIis capture. ~ some
means, however, the Terminal party have
outaanSed the Norfolk and Western people.
II IL decided advantage gained. aDd Is
doubtless q surprise and severe bioW 10
their rival.
gbatfbe Norfolk and Western interests so
regard e Is manifest by the litigation ID ihe
Tennessee courts inspired by them hiou4u
which they hope 10 hinder, delay, ana uelea'
The cOnsummltiOu OF this deal. Along "Nu
these legal measures comes the tHoit 700
plainly emauating FROM the Nor'olH aou
Western b. be- at all yelled by he pfetencc'
surrounding IL, 10 excite public sentiment
against the deal aud create alarm Tor our Own
norts. We are too old birds 10 be caught
with such chad and we assure the pubic
that while our expectation wa, that the Nor
folk and Western would acquire the East
Tennessee properly, the fact that it hsd not
the energy or the means 10 DO
go and permitted Itself 10 be over
reached bY its more willy adversary Is
no ground for alarm on the part of our seq
potts and shipping points. The Noroih
merchants should not bee AZ al concerned Oy
the wal that Is beng put 10 tber 0coaH
by the inspiration Of the Norfolk ana e7t-
crn pcOple. It's absurd 90 expect thst Toe
Blnyille system T. gong waniouiy 10 III
vert our trade. The only pretoXt for such
an anprehensiOn IS found IN q publication
appearing m The Atlanta Constitution pur.
porting 10 be an account Of a Nir. Howell OF
ON interview he had with President lnman, no
which he represents SIR. human ~ promising
10 Use his new properties 10 build up savan-
nah and Brunswick lGa.) at the expense Oh
Norfolk.
mi. isa very weak character o. testimony
AZ best, and # Mr.. lnman said anything use
ne Is reported 10 have said lt is highly pIoua-
BILE that Mr.. H0wel's wishes being father 10
his Thoughts. Dr. cOlured Mr.. Imam. eg-
p. ,s,ions into much more emphatic utter
qnces than were used. Again. It may be
sud problbly is the fact that Mr. Howell
who seems warm advocate OF the deal 80
far as the Georgia road Is concerned, an
what is so common with Jealous eXp0undefs,
and In tbe effort 10 convince GeOrgians
painted the picture in tints too strong ior
The Virgins taste. And. above all. IL stands
10 reason that in what was laid touching the
advantages 10 be derived from the deal 10y
savannah and Brunswick reference was bad
exclusively to traffic over the Georgia sys-
ten and the Tennessee road was not c0nsid.
cred or discussed.
We must look at the probabilities Tor our
selves. The Virginia outlets OF this system
cannot expect 20 derive all the benefits from
the enhanced volume OF il traffic fclultinc
from THIS ia,t deal. II /, perfectly natural
thai the bulk oi the GEORGIA traffic brought
into it by the Georgia Central purchase shsil
90 to savannah aud Brun, wick as it has oi'
WAYS done, But even then Norfolk and
West Point viii undoubtedly feel their
pulses quicken with enlarged southern con.
signmeuts "a surely Il the opening Of new
spIings at the head Of the stream will bring
some Of their waters 10 it, mouth, no matter
how many diversions may be- made along IFS
banks. The UanViile system Is essentially
Uasvd on ite virginia outlets, TO matter what
is officers may promise a. tury s-eLs vot,oc--
ions elsewhere. II ha. no idea 81 damminc
the mouth OF is own stream or leaving The
channel II hss dredged. such cour-e
would be suicidal, snd we who snow iheiacfs
and see the inevitable destination OF the
great bulk Of alI the traffic it obtains can ~
ford TO rest tranquil AT the hopes OF others
who ont their lines into rs system.
As 10 the pretended apprehension that the
Eat Tennessee traffic viii be turned south
ward. 70 is simply absurd. Handled by the
Danyille system II strikes II Uid Morristown
aud Paint Rock, at salisbury. Look a. the
map. Look at salisbury. Look at Rich-
mond. Look at West Point. Look az Nor
folk, and thcn look at savannah aud Bruins
wick. Wuh these data what sane man can
give credrnce 10 the suggestion sat Nr.
Inman attends 90 60 around bis elbow 90
reach his thumb, as be would have 90 do n he
shipped freight hack 10 the Georgia p0rtsY
From the STANDPOINT OF Virginia Interests
we feel serene, an We think our people may
do 50. II IS merely n struggle between two
OF our own railroad sysitms-ths c0ntro-
yersy over the possession Of The East Ten
uessee road. II Tue Norfolk and Western gcts
n. so well and so good II the DanyIlie svs-
tenn succeeds, &c is sun IN control of a Nir-
ginia corporation, and as surely rs either OBJ
talns the mastery inst sOsurely will the traffic
come here. II may come 10 Norfolk, 70 may
come 20 West Point. n may come 10 Rich
mond, hut the probability i that IL viii
be distributed under the legitimate laws ~
trade 20 all three points, as heretofore. IN any
event i will come % Nirgilig. and come M
increased and increasing volume under the
stimulating Influences 81 this unilcaii8n
policy, OF the advantages OF which we are
well.nigh unanimous ia Virginia. Therefore
let us not be discoucerted by this false
camOr about the danger 10 our Virginia
ports. We know whence Il comes. Let ne
rather rejoice that as one system bad not the
energy to push its unliicatiOn policy into the
roads last acquired the other did, aud that
the work 30 maniiestly TO our advantage
goes brayely on.
We.haye no fears OF Mr.. Inman. He h
identified in feeling and interest with 0ur
people. He Is man OF iar.seeirg ability
aud experience and even II he were so 10.
tensey in sympathy with far southern ports IS
TO be partial 10 them the location OF hi,
money 10 this enterprise IS such as TO give
Us oil the security we want for the future
safety Of our Virginia ports under the Dan
VILE system.