The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-09
ALL QUIET AT CHATTANOOGA.
The Central Now Has Terminal and
Office Facilities There.

The Central Now Has Terminal and
Office Facilities There.
President Conner said yesterday that the
Central railroad had made satisfactory ar
rangements at Chattanooga with the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga aud st. Louis for termi-
nal facilities and freight and passenger
oti,es, and was no longer without a house
and home in that city.
The Central, 1t seems, was literally
thrown out into the street in Chatt Anooga
by the Cincinnati Southern with which it
has had terminal arrangements since the
road was first built into Chattanooga. The
cause OF the sudden expulsion OF the Central
from the quarters which it occupied in that
city was its refusal to pay the amount due
the Cincinnati Southern by the Richmond
and Danville for the use OF its terminal
facilities while operating the Central.
The Central absolutely refused to pay the
account, and the Cincinnati Southern with
drew all facilities. The motive Ia found in
the fact that the Cincinnati Southern Is
owned or leased by the East Tennessee,
virginia and Georgia railway, which is q
partner or the Richmond and DRnville rail-
road in thsOTerminal company, so to speak
The fact that the money for accommoda-
tions was due by the Richmond and Danville
and not by the Central railroad was we'll
known to the East Tennessee, Virginia aud
Georgia, but for reasons OF its own it pre-
ferred to endsavor to force the amounts
due out OF the Central. It's action was
probably inspired by the Richmond and
DAnvllle and was merely part of it's policy
TO harass the Central in every possible man
ner while 1t is struggling for existence.
Inc light between the two systems at
Chattanooga was an interesting one and
amusing as well. The East Tennessee people
tried TO shut the Central out altogether,
but in this they were defeated and the Cen
trail is triumphant. After being shut out OF
its depot and deprived OF freight
accommodations by the Queen and Crescent,
as the western division OF the East Ton
nessee system is known. the Central made
the tracks of the Western and Atlantic
railroad, controlled by the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis railroad, while it
arranged to handle Its freight from tha de-
pot and yards of the same road.
As soon as it was discovered what ar
rangements the Central had made the
Queen and Crescent started out to block
them. TO get into the Western and At
lantic depot the Central was compelled to
pass for short distance over the tracks of
the Queen and Crescent. When the latter
road discovered the Centrafs movements Ii
! endeavored to shut out that road by locking
its switch and warning the Central of its
| tracks.
The Central officials then attempted to
get In by moving the tracks Of she Belt Line
railway, which connects all the railroads in
the city, q short distance. They were about
| to succeed in this when the Belt Line inter
! fered and endeavored to put stop to the
| work. The Belt Limo is controlled by the
East Tennessee railroad. To prevent the
Central from moving the track an engine
was run out and stationed upon It.
! This blocked the work until Supt. Sloan
of the Central secured q Nashville and
Chattanooga engine, ran it on the track
and endeavored to push the Belt Line en-.
CINE out Of the way. Both engines got VI
| full steam and pushed at each other fol
some time without one being able to move
the other. Then Supt. Sloan had q
bright idea, and he sent back to
the city and got another Nashville and
Chattanooga engine. Coming back from
| the city the two engines followed a Western
and Atlantic freight train out. The Queer
and Crescent engine had to clear the track
| for the freight train, and the two Nashville
| and Chattanooga engines moved right ir
behind and occupied the contested
track. While the engines held The
| track the workmen tore III
the switch and put in a new one BY
means Of which the Central now gets into
the union depot and the Western and Allan
tic freight depot without trespassing upon
the tracks Of the Queen and Crescent. TIL,
| Central certainly appears to be holding
| its own up at Chattanooga.