Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-07

tSR WuIa.
An examination Of the reports Of the Railroad comn.p,.
from the Roanoke TO the Potomac will. think satisfy ma
ny who may have heretofore held different opinion that
any ehof' to ,eeure all the throughavel by this line
terry impraeucabe without had TO means which
are unjust. and to which the State would become party
II am night in this, will require no aboured agune ut TO
snow hs' any such scheme should be abandoned since IL
s OF vital Importance that the scales e justice should kept
justly balanced q sustain lively spirit
amongst the euzens Of tho State.
Ii 10 known that the Petersburg Railroad Company 4.
charging The same price Tor passengers going SOUTH
which tho citizens of tho State required to pay This
TO persons uneonnseted with the grand Railroad schemes
Tor regulating the through uavel would doub be con-
sdeEod right aud proper provided the case that
the price IL reasonable but told bv those who
wsh To take the management OF this company OF the
hands of the President aud Directors of the that
this oil wrong aud that they should charge the own GUS
1mers, the planters and all others who live on the line hph
,oeaie 80 that no passenger coming nsrth should get
Petersburg without paying exorbant price over the Pc
tefsbug road unless he would take ticket through 10 tho
have 10 go by Norfolk.
Two neighbour from Brin,wick or Meckenbury n, any
other port Of the country Tributary the road them
selves at the ticket office the southern terminus of the
rosd OF them has his produce to Norfolk and ON
way to BALTIMORE has To 20 by Norfolk 20 collect tho mo-
ney he has there and when calling for his tickle, the aucs
non Is asked you want ihrough the Potomacl
Tie replies my business takes Norfolk and he has
ticket handed him Petersburg charged so or 81 rho
other says get lid OF tho high tariff that my neighbo is re-
CURED to pay Tor passing down Virginia river in steam
ooat owned by industrious and sons of yiry
MIA Ills ticket is handed him, and he finds that he il
charged SO through TO Baltimore. and asks what prnpor
uon OF that he pays over the Petersburg road aud state
ment something like this is handed to him
The Washington & Baltimore road gets 81 6o
Inc Richmond, Frederic ksburg & Pot )mac Rail
Road Co. and the Steamboat Co. to Washington
The Richmond & Petersburg Go. gets rs
i"o feetsoufg To- gets 80
IS 90
Tho one who required to pay S3i or a 10 Peters,
oaig because hi' business leads him TO Virginia town.
On tue protected ne asks with mingled indignation and
astonshnen how aud why that he is required TO nav
SUCH an eHlTuonate rate OF fare and receives for
mat the Company does wish subject him TO any such
crying injustice but that the power 10 regulate IN, rates m
are over the road by the President and Directors of tho
Company IN conformity with its charter has passed ino
other hands.
Tie naturally enquiIes who tho parties to such an act
o. oppressive injustice And tho reply is the Great Rail
Road Schemers aud the Board OF Public Works As be
may not Know who constitute that Board, his next inquiry
may be TO this elect aud he told that the Governor of
the State is the President OF that Board This nlotmn
ton would naturally induce train OF reasoning in his
hu 10 hs ehect Is not manesIy wrong. that he who
II supposed should hold tho scales of Justice so nicely
balanced as hey should be the Of the Governor
OF the State, should be allowed be party to any mat
ter IN which the strong arm OF power work oppres-
son 10 one portion OF the good citizens OF the State tor
the dpooed protection OF AnOiher portion OF the citizens
OF the State, together with the balance of powct i'm the
hands OF Others than citizens Of the State The State it.
self being mOReyed partner in branch OF industry
and idenued with the latter interests here mentioned
eoud not be too careful how iniereres with the indus
as he of The
Governor is liable to be by the sectional inter
eats which strongest and whose avarce prompts them
10 work oppression, IN my Jud gmcn would be sc 10
withdraw the Governor from Board of Public Works
or by an Act OF the Legislature prohibit the Board from
any interference with any OF the chartered companies in
the State 50 long they conform their charters and act
in good faith 10 the public
disclam all intention Of any wish or desire IN ,eg..,
upon the Governor. however confess 10 very ardent
desire to the office elevated as 10 save il from ib,
ep'oaeh which would be drawn upon the Office and upon
by such mar iat
ing oppression upon portion the citizens OF the State
Tor the protection OF another portion citizens in the
advancement OF which the State enjoyed large moned in
eIcsi and contend that the 2d resolution Of the Board
Of Public Works. adopted the 9Th OF Oct 1916 was car
ned out would have the effect far a. the said B,,rd
designed, 10 inurc tho interest OF portion of the Ste
Tor the protection o another part of her citzens The
southern terminus OF the Petersburg Rail Road is in North
Carolina, ns Is well known, and had to get n charter
from that State TO that portion OF the Road vet we
lind the zeal OF the Board "Hosaur like that the Com
pany required to refuse sell tickets in North Cara
- the citizens OF that State and all Others who NAV be
the known agent agents of the Bay line For this mat
ter 10 be rightly understood 1t IS only necessary for me 10
state that the Boat line fit employ an agent at Wei
don IN North Carolina Learn OF the passengers on their
arrival taey were gong Baltimore by tho CITY Point
nan Road and the Boats and for many as were going
that way, he asked the agent give him ticket. for them
as nc wished to save them trouble, aud subject them to
as little Inconvenience possible. Surely there could be
reasonable objection this as the pal ers WIN o.,
that way had pass Rail Road 1.-THE PETERSBURG and
City Ponil in which the State largely interested and
>"'Niis ""SH OF the state, though sick
one II presents every claim to the consideration of the
State, 10 deal handed justice TO it, which nny
other could save and except such cupdty or ayarce
might present tor the bigger children of the State
hnd that have run out this article longer than ex.
pec'ed but cannot close without saying was not 10
be expected o! ETgnn, VINO had been battling for years
to break down the partial and oppressive legislation OF the
General Government, that she should be lending her
influence, through her chief Executive officer to work op
preston upon her weak citizens that strong might
grow stronger VI.
Richmond January 3D. 1916.
The resolution of the Board OF Public Works will be
found page 400 IN the Annual Report made by the Board
ID. Resoired also, That the State Director. in the p,
'osbure Ru Road Company be, ald they are hereby in
si'uced and requested propose aud advocate tho passage
II resolution prohibiting the sale delivery If tickets ior
the fare OF passengers road to any known agent
OF the Bay line, other line competing with the inland
route"