The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-09-01
The Rail WAY WORLD.
Tennessee Midland Wants
S35O,OOO From David
son County.
Poor Connection of the E. 7. V. & G.
With the R. & D.-PerSon-
ais and Other Notes.

A great many complaints are now
being made against the management
of the E. T. V. & G. Ry. for the poor
connections that it makes with the R.
& D. Ry. at Paint Rock. They only
have one train day from Knoxville
to Asheville,the other only runs to
Paint Rock, and lays over for 12 hours.
This the travelling public do not like
and are making a great kick against.
The Tennessee Midland Railway
has asked the county of Davidson to
vote $350,000 in aid of the completion
of the road, with guarantee that it
will be running into Nashville by
93. If this road is ever completed, as
it is proposed to be, it will run near, or
through, this city, and on to Bristol in
Eastern Tennessee.
The near approach of September l.,
when changes in certain officials of
the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas
Railroad are to be made, is awaited
with anxiety by score or more who
are interested to greater or less ex-
tent.
\ committee of engineers OF the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad are
in conference with the road officials in
regard to rates of wages and some 9th
er matters of minor differences. No
trouble is apprehended.
The Knoxville Chamber of Com
merce memorial to the receivers of the
East Tennessee roads has been pre-
sented to Major Fink. This memorial
alleges discrimination against Knox
vile, both in the way of freight rates
and in the management OF the passen-
ger department. Major Fink read the
memorial, which deals only in gene
ralities, and called for specific charges
in order that he might properly con
slider the matter He promised thor
ough Investigation Of the same when
presented.
The railroad commissioners o.
Georgia have ordered the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and the Brunswick
and Western roads to build new de
pots at Brunswick. After examination
they decided that the present facilities
of the roads are inadequate and insult
fcient and they have ordered eacl
road to erect passenger depot tina
will meet the wants of the public, blu
prints of which must be submitted Il
the commissioners within sixty days
The roads are not prohibited, however
from building suitable union depot
The East Tennessee Road has no
yet furnished separate coaches for tn
colored people on the vestibule, as th'
law requires. This should be attenc
ed to.
Chas, Jones, of the X. G. M. & I
Ry., is in East Tennessee again.
B. A. Newlapd, of the c. & A. Ry
was here yesterday.
The rate from Johnson City to th
national G. A. R. encampment
g Washington City on the Oath will
! $12.05 for the round trip, and a lare
number from all oyer East Tennesst
will attend.
The Washington, Chattanooga
:, Nashville vestibule was four hou
= late yesterday owing to some troub
4 on the N & w road.
II II Capt. Ross Smith, one of the mo
:, popular passenger conductors on tt
East Tennessee road, went to Jont
< boro to spend few days with his fal
; lily yesterday.
The following is copy of cirul
N issued by the general passenger
~ " partment of the E. T. V. &G:
m Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. l, Is
:; Mr.. R. A. Williams is this day {
Of pointed southeastern passenger age