Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-18
The New Steamboat and Bail Road
Line between Richmond and
NnrfoIk

Messrs Editors:-Wha belle she public has become,
What number OF suiiors she has for her favor But like
other sutos many Of hers but deceive their
object being, they get the coy dsmss in their
power abandon her her fate and make her feel oil the
bitterness OF confidence misplaced struck forciby
with this while reading the advertisements and last Of
the Railroad and Steamboat Line between this city
and Norfolk From the FIRST advertisement the proprieors
10 be seized with Orsrphemins desire serve
the public IN the way Of eIpedhng travel "beween the
two places so much has this object taken possession
OF their minds that they promise TO notice signal
from the shore, and only stop land passeuRers.-
And they DiH do this only 40 long as ths boats
Of The Other line do so Should the old line to
stop for way travel this srpedittous line pledges itself 10
do What pity Science not vet en-.
abled construct electro magnetic railroads. Such n
one between this city and Norfolk along which the train
would pass with rapidly Invisible the anxious passen
gers along the Shore say while they thinking would
suit these eTPsdOUs gentlemen fraction. Their OBJ
Jeet they say s TO afford as much accommodation pos
sble "to the whole public" This asserted to be the
moving spng-the exciting Of this sKpedfi0us par
0rysH DO they think that the public easily Ru,dl
Who does not know that their object their only Object 10
break the daily Steamboat line between this city aud
Norfolk and BALTIMORE and thus divert the travel 10 the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac RairJad1 Be.
fore the Ver line established when the passage alone
between this city and Baltimore eight dollars and
other necessary expenses dollars and half making the
whole expense dollars and half unessness was felt
shout the wants Of the public But when the
been reduced 10 SIX dollars by the enterprise q few Of
citizens who hsve placed permanently here two Of the
finest boats that this nyef commanded by cap.
tsins whose accommodating and Renilemsny department
has Obtained Tor them high degree Of popularity the pro.
preios OF this new line have wsked from their eihagy
snd have become really sVish from eagefness the
public. They out in advertisement that they will
run night and day, % what zsalD steering straight
course possible down the middle Of the ryer looking
neither 10 the night hand the left from Cat Hole 20 Nor
folk, and from Norfolk 10 Cat Hoe ad isfnfum. Bot
finding that tho public easily R1cd they thought
and this was hard work snd poor pay their fever 10 make
free with the teehnicass Of the hesng sr) has under
gone remission, and the symptoms have moderated much
In consequences Of this they IN another advertise
ment snd tell W that they will only i-psekiy and "sH
stop Tor way travel whenever a signal H. gwen" Way
travellers, will you suffer yourselves 10 be betrayed by such
specious hstery1 "TSueTi esdifs sgH0.r Sufor not
yourselves 10 be betrayed by kiss commenced by say
ing that the public had become belle. hope she will not
prove coqueto, but be firm and answering IN her sup
port u those who deserve her favor hays no poisons
interest IN either line beyond their travelling soconmOda
tons. only wish 10 right prevail and the do.
serving encouraged IN future communication may say
q few plain words concerning the State influence being
used 10 crush individual enterprise. In the meantime
hope bs the old line will continue receive that firm sup.
port and extensive patronage Il % richly deserves from
THE PUBLIC.