The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13
A CARD.

PEOPLES LlNE-NO MONOPOLY"
This is the caption to an advertisement I
Of Steamboat plying between New York
and Providence, owned and controlled by
the MoNoPoLY LINE, known as the Trans
portation Company. This Company, well
knowing that their abuses practised on the
public had rendered them obnoxious, have,
under another name, put on an opposition
Boat to themselves, and they, the no No
nopoly, have a Monopoly Boat, nt 81 cabin
fare, and so cents on deck.
Ii is said that rose by any other name
would smell as sweet: :" true it also is, that
the most i'll savored Of animals called by
another name would be equally offensive to
our olfaciory nerves. The public full well
know that the Lexington "a desecration of
that hallowed name,) is owned by the
Transportation Company and if not so
generally anown il is here avcrred That
Capt. William Comstock, the sole manager
of the boat operations, declared on the 4th
inst in this city, that their Company had
bought part of the Lexington, and had
out her ayains, the John w. Richmond, at
the prices advertised, aud had resolved, TO
run her until they run the Richmond off,
or were run off themselyes-thu unblush-
ingy publishing to The world, The woter,
are ours !; all competition shall be ertinct.
Let us here inquire who are the owners
ortbe Richmond, and who are the owners of
the of the Transportation Boaisi The stock
holders in the Richmond are the mechanics
who built her--a splendid specimen of their
unprac,iscd ingenuity. Col. Eddy, the
Il. Ia, hoo
out Of water, when he carved her model.
The other stockholders are the merchants
of this city, the manufacturers of the vIcini-
y. The stock is owned and kept IN great
degree for their own acco odation. The
owners of the Transportation Company
Boats are the Prime, Ward e. Kings, En-
ylish Bankers and Wall street Brokers, the
Nevens g. Townsends, in the same vocation,
nominal owners in the principal amount for
the real foreign owner. They are part Of
your tens of millions money mOUtng po'cer,
backed up by the wealth of New York, and
the only house in this State who can speak
of their own capital by millions. Such are
the men who have delegated to one indlvld,
uaI the sole superintendance aud manage
ment of the Boats Of the Transportation
Company, and who by their wealth trample
on the rights Of those who possess less means
BY keeping up an appearance OF racing,
they hope to drive passengers from the
Richmond and Lexington both, well know
ing ,ha, the travel will be caught by theif
own boats the following day. On Monday
the Richmond postponed her hour, TO salts
fy the fears and apprehensions of passen-
gers. The Lexington waited 10 the same
hour, hoping the passengers would wait un-
ill the next day. The prudent conduct Of
Captain Townsend, however, satisfied them
that no racing will be practsed, and they
stuck TO him like brothers.
Few people know the combinstion be-
tween the Rhode-Island Road and Trans
portntiou bost.-Their contract is that oil
Joint interest or income.-The receipts oi
the Stonington Road and all the boats ol
the Transportation Company are deposited
rs q common fund, whether received by the
StonIng'on Road aud the Boats from there,
or by the outside Boa,s from Providence,
and that gross sun divided by an agreed
per centage- The India Point Rail Road
Company holding the Bosis by their trus-
tees, are of course, parties in interest, and
hy al their acts are using every effort ia
transfer the profitable use of the waters al
the Narrsgsnsett Bay 10 the mudflss Of
Stonington. Of this, however, more anon
JOHN ". RICHMOND.