Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-06

Ii Is not Tor me 10 boast the
Na@@m@afact that the New Line Cit.
EHKYNS4&x zens' Coach, at fare of 81, has
eSSEzzA-@s7mct with encouragement over the
One Dollar Accommodation Lines, equal to the ex-
pectaton had formed ola liberal and considerate pub
lc and would be wanting in respect to myself and to
those who have gwen me their so decided countenancc
did not express to them my thanks for the en-.
enlargement they have afforded.
Along address from the propretors of the would be
"0nopoIy" published in the Baltimore Gazette of the
Oath inst. will have been read by such of nv fellow
townsmen, and others may have had sufficient spare
time to give it persa to which in all probability
short matter of fact notice to the public signed Jno H.
Barney may have drawn their attention. Feeling nv.
selfalse attacked by the gentlemen in question: think
it incumbent on me to make the following statement,
by way of answer, and crave the indulgence of nv
friends and the public for the trespass upon their time
and patience; viz under date of the 10th Feb Messrs
Barnm, Davis, Smith, Co. gave notice that the fare
in their Accommodation Lines of Stages to Washing.
ton and Georgetown Except the mall would, on the
next day, be reduced to one dollar
~ order that the public may be fully able to apnre
cate the generous motives liberal disposition and dsin
teres'edess that mpes the conduct of the firm above
mentioned, feel myself justifable in communicating.
facts, which, however may not please those gen
tlemen it may be well to shew the comparative preten
sons of the adverse Lines that they should be known
viz: the first and second days of the present month";
MT Dd''u DarHui TIesiueIt OF Tile Old washington
Stage Company, called at my office, and after some
predatory remarks complained of the reduced price at
which they were then carrying passengers to and frcm
Washington and Georgetown and asked me what
thought of raising the fare to the old prcethe next
evening he made another call, when he proposed
sodaton ofourrespectve Lines with an advance in the
fare to s. 500 this consolidation obected he then
stated that no arrangement made BY u.s. that they
(the Old Company would reduce their price to dol
lar-now the inference is plains you mus, Join us, and
nearly double the fare, or We, Barnum Davis, Smith
Co. will so reduce the price as to you off the road,
and We will resume our usual monopoly. Such
the men, and such the disposition of those | am in
collision with, and remains for me to make remark
that cannot be contradcted by those gentlemen is
well known, and unfortunately too true, that unless
stage is filed to and from Washington and Georgetown
every day, the fare not exceeding g each passenger
proves losing business notwithstanding which, am
willing to continue the Citizens Coach at that rate and
take my chance for full load and am attered in the
belief that vast proportion Of the travelling commu
nifty would rather as has already been evnced accede
to my charge than tolerate mammoth naoaepoly and
subject themselves by the exrpaton Of the New Line
Citizens Coach, 20 future and very probaby,a great
er imposition than has heretofore been practised
The Citizens Coach runs usual leaving the Foun-
tain Inn, Light street, ats o'clock A. d. and arrives at
washington to dine-returning, leaves Mr.. Joseph
Semmes Hotel Georgetown, at o'clock, and the Of
hee between Messrs Williamson and Tennison's Ho-
tells Washington, at O'Clock, A. n. and arrives at
Baltimore to dine. Fare 50
s. J. THOMPSON, Agentfor
March "a. J.V. THOMPSON.