Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-03
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| FoR Vine.
writer in the yhg Of Monday over the ,isn.,aro Of
~ M0ekAolder "a fAs Lsziss Rsilrosd CSHlPaay" ap
pears To DC sndeassrng to excite prejudice against the
kiShm'nd fredericksburg Potomac Railroad Company,
because the Louisa Company having decided on doing their
transportation after l., OF July ne It the
and Directors Of the r. r. & z. Co. advantage in
an arrangement proposed by the Presdeat and Directors OF
the Louisa Company OF joint eonnbuUonshP Ut bags
aud cars by the two Companies do the OF the
two roads Now the writer Of this would respectfully ask
any reasonable man, who take interest n the sub
paint
the Louisa Railroad has, it appears an average groSs
income OF little over $4,000 per annum. (or $500 per
nic) out OF which, 50 long the transportation the
| Louisa Railroad done by the r. r. \ r. Co. tho
Louisa Railroad has not only been kept up aud a daily
mail train un over IT, but dividend 81 per
per annum been paid to the stockholders OF the Louisa
Company No other case is believed exist. "a ths
country or hs tcoTid, in which a railroad the
length has been ever Kept sp. run on with daily
mail Gan WIN 50 limited an income. hut the sioekhold
ets 81 the LOUISA ha'lioad Go. in general meeting think
they can do better and prefer doing their tyanpoa
non To continuing to pay the r, F. & T. Company for
doing u, the proportion whrh the Board OF Public Works
the rPTe selected 6g fAs Louisa road COMPANY had
awarded hir OF tina there is no complaint on
the part OF the K, f. & r. Company, though throws
their hands largo msohrcry provided the
business OF the Louisa raoad and though they salts
he'd that taking series OF years aud making fair allow
anee i"r tho interest add Depreciation OF machinery
they have rather lost than gained bv business OF the
Louisa rail sod. But tho Louisa company having declined
continuing the arrangement made by the Board OF Public
Works. have surely OF complaint because the r.,
F. Il F. company prefer ncurrin the APcnse uanshp
mcut IN both directions the Junction, entering
other arrangements contemplated by the charter of
eAs' company, which, IN their opinion would lead To end
less petpeNIues and differences aud under which.
10 tAeh az least, much difficult hK aud define
sponsbiliy the Of accidents aud lo.ses The
LOUISA company have certainly little ground Of com
plant that the r., +. x T. company ccasing DO the
carriers the Louisa railroad aud having the whole
labor OF loading and unloading both At Richmond and tho
Juncunl not willing carry freight and passengers
the mile short distance between Rich
,noud the Junction & when they carried the whole
distance between Richmoit aud Gordonsvlc other
words because they willing do in regard the
business of the Louisa railroad what they do do
the OF their road, which the charge has
always less mile tor conveying freight and passengers
long than short distances.
Ii any thing had been wanting satisfy the President
and Directors OF the Richmond ksbug and Poio
Railroad Company, OF the expectancy and proprety
OF their declining the arrangement proposed by
the President aud Directors the Louisa Railroad Com
pany, would be the attempt making raise ella
and the prejudiccs OF the Legislature and the
public sglnst The Richmond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac
Railroad Company, account OF the ADORE
siPie natter. The President and Directors of
pany have every disposition afford every facility their
the trade and travel Of the Louisa Railroad, and
accommodate both a. low may be
with their duty the pruprieors the Richmond Frcdo
rcksburg and Potomac Railroad. Ii only dis
position but theis do they forget
the X, r. aud I. Road belongs stock holders and
certainly proof C the proprety Of having their rea
few aud simple possible with the Louisa COM
pany those direct the affairs of the latter company
gravcy consider a complaint the Legs
aiuTc aud the public that the R. r. * Potomac Railroad
Company choose the privilege (Which the Lou
isa Railroad Company have fully exercised their
part in Judging tor themselves in matters pertaining
their tc0rk
A STOCKHOLDERS
%. the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company.