The herald., 1837-03-25

The Candsn and Ambey Ranread Company
and Union TramspoFtssAon Line.
MR. BENNErr.-lt 10 high time that the impostions
practsed by these concerns upon the public, should
be shown in all their dolormtes, and wonder much
at their having escaped 80 long, without being noticed
by any of the public press! True II Is, that some OF
the Wall street prints took some slight cegnlzancc OF
the last manoeuvre in the New Jersey Legislature in
passing law, empowering the Camden and Amboy
Railroad Company to raise their prce 33 per cent Tor
carrying passengers between this city and Philadel
phia. But, there the matter rests-ao more is SAID
about it! II is doctrine well understood at pre-
sent that merchants may be shaved with lmpunlty,
and at plsasure-ha the deprcdators grow quite bold
IN their operations and will shortly use the razor with,
Sas even the previous re oI csS ana
Last year u proved matter OF notoilety, that the
stock OF the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company
yielded dividend of from IL to l6 per cent think
'a,' 'ne anef' ny memory serves me rght-oesaes M1
leaving handsome surplus for contingencies. This
very circumstance awakened the Jealousy of the New
Jersey Legislature, and great clamor was raised
against the Company throughout the State Out
rageous monop by was the cry-imposition upon the
pubic-no adequate bonus to the state, &c When,
behold the company offers to sell out to the Lepisla-
ture, at price-showing clearly by demonstration
and caculaOn-based upon the receipts of previous
years-that the State must become the gamer to
large amount by concentrating the bargain! And
did they the Company, offer their road and improve
ments at loss or at cost? No, forsooth, not they:
1t was an enormous advance upon all their expendi-
lures!
Now, with these facts before the public this very
same Legislature passes awjust at the close of its
last session, quietly and snugy-empowern thatvery
Company-whO were already pocketng such I'M
mense profit from the travelling public-to abstract
still larger sum- Yes equal probably to not less than
an additional profit of $780, 600 yearly Allow me to
inquire Sir, how much has the New Jersey State
Treasury; and how much have individual members
of the House and Council profted by this lawful and
honest operation?
am led to these remarks, by the grossness of the
fraud Perpstrated upon the public and sincerely hope
that the public will give it little of its attention. If
there way TO remedy the evil, letthe public know
il; as there is little doubt on my mind, but that in
another year, additional tax, in the shape of sup
pement to the last act will be levied by the New Jer
sey Legislature and the Camden and Amboy Railroad
Company, upon the travelling community! Ifa man
can be lawfully cheated then there is no law pre-
ventt!
AS to the Transportation Line they just do and
charge what they please and uncourteous besides
they take your goods 10 transport, for which they
make charge, ad libitum-but, "dent hold them
sclpes responsible If lost stolen or damaged beyond
the ralue Of $50 per package Was there ever grosser
injustice perpetrated upon business community? Is
there no remedy left as TO correct the evil for an
evil it is, and more than that it is nuisance, and the
merchants owe it to themselves not to suffer such
gross imposition!
hope, Mr. Bennett, that you will take this matter
in hand and give your attention to the subject; you
would, thereby, confer favor on the commercial
community. The Wall street prints have neither the
courage nor the independence to sif this matter and
speak out boldly. X.