Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-13

their complains being before tho their Pre-
den aud Directors would be content to leave 1t there
stead OF endeavorng through the public papers, excite
prejudiees Against tho r., +. & p. Co.
ANSWER
Or the President aud Directors of the Richmond
Fredericksburg Il Potomac Railroad Company
to the Memorial of the President and Directors
Of the Louisa Railroad Company.
| To the GeHsral assembly Of Vngiaia.
The answer OF the president aud directors OF the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad company to
the memorial OF the president and directors OF the Louisa
railroad company, to your honorable body exhibited
Your respondents that has pleased the memo
rass To present only in part To tho legislature tho cores
pondcncc between the companies the subject matter of
the memorial Had all Of IL which pertinent to the sob
eei been laid before you, respondents hster them
selves that there would have been occasion for tep
by hem and that there would have been enough on The
face ot ;hc application OF the momoriaiss TO have na.o
you that there foundation for their conpain, |
no propriey in the appeal which has been made TO
the Louisa railroad should be hereafter less
man has been hitherto, the faul, will be tho part
oi your respondents.
Tour respondents respec invite nm attcn,;xo
OF tho documents marked b. appended to the memorial OF
the president aud directors of the Louisa railroad company
wiz appear from an examination OF them, that the con
s''ucton placed by the president of the Louisa railroad
company on the resolutions vi the president aud
OF this company of the Goth OF April 1886 in 10
mo eucr OF Frederick Harris, Esq is In way borne
OUT that 50 Tar from entertaining the plan of on, stock
OF cars to be used on both roads suggested by Mr. a
" ana Us no" pressed by the president Of the Louisa rail-
road company. the resolutions Of company cont,
only Two pans-eher arrangement with the Loui.,
company Tor the by
company on the Louisa railroad terms fair and oui-
table, and advantageous the interests of both
OF a uanshipmen" at the Junction In the latter case
the board OF directors of this company ii, will be
suPuae' mat Tor transporting persons properly from
OF To the point OF connection the Louisa railroad This
company would IN no case charge more than would be
charged Tor persons and property upon or deliver
ed upon the OF the Richmond and ,ood
at the same point" aud that the uaushipment snail be
made by the officers and agents OF this company whou,
charge" "N'
The memorass admit that they have elected to do their
own transportation after the first OF July next yoI
respondents were willing receive rs compcnsation
Tor dong ia proportion of the income of the Louisa rail-
road which II appears from the statement made nv tho
otaiss would have yielded more than five thousand dol
lars less than the proportion which the Board of publi
works had deemed to be fair Your respondents
SATISFIED that the estimates of the memorissts based as
they appear TO be the Of transportation ON roads
having much larger business IN proportion their length
and emitting their face essential elements in comnn
tahon OF expense, will be found to be delusiye They
NhoW mo cost 10 them OF doing
the Louisa railroad taking into the
on the investment n'mac nery employed in II and 10.
Preciauon has been, since the commencement n, Les.
equal 10 the amount received by them for doing h r,ns
Pot'auon' But your respondents have complaint 10
make OF the decision OF the mcmorasts aud have said
this much only TO repe the idea that have been
ng an ehuaNagant compensation for doing the transpora
on on the Louisa railroad. They will be sincerely
ned It's cost hereafter TO the Louisa railroad com
pany shall be less than It has been hitherto TO your m
spondens but they think your honorable boJv will
deem your respondents unreasonable because IN IN,
else OF the discretion owed them by their act of incorpo
I'M en-
al the Junction To adopting the intermediate plan prnosd
by the President OF The Louisa company of train OF
made up by contribution by the companies or because
ceasns 10 De ihe carriers on the Louisa railroad they are
uhwng 10 allow the rate Of fare and freight on their
road aud other matters Of administration connected with n
TO be regulated by tho views of the momorialists
our respondents regret that the have been
pleased To Indulge ia insinuatons unworthy of
and of your respondents, and which your h
must be satisfied can have foundation in fact In IL i'm
possible To suppose that respondents can wish n throw
DISTRACTIONS IN the way OF the business the Louisa
railroad or that they will the contrary every thing
IN their power consistently with their duty 10 and the intc
OF their stockholders invite trade and travel r. tho
Louisa railroad upon their work They ask only the
same tree agency in Judging Of pertaining TO them
selves which they freely accord and which has been
exercised by the memoriaIss
with these remarks respondents submit the accom-
paying award OF the Board Of public works mo. ~
under which the transportation effected by them on
the Louisa railroad and the following correspondence. and
extracts from their minutes, mo , to which They
nope VIII avoid the necessity OF any farther reply by
them and which they regret did accompany the me-
mortal OF the president and directors the Louisa
company.
Signed by order Of the Board OF Directors
{. w. MACMURDO. Treasurer.
EXTRACT OF letter from Mr. Tho. Sharp Agent Of Trans
Poiatpn ct the Richmond, Frederic sburg & Poto.
mac Railroad Company, dated Feb'y 9th IsI7:
II deem u 10 draw attention 10 the frt that o
IN hs e'una'r OF Tie COS 'f doing tie
on NE euna Railroad La selected IN tr
the amount for d,pos trln cAprn e.
engines cars &c for the ending Apn 1886
when year w expenses We're unusually reduced
sEvEN rnE IvEHAoE of four ven
end NJ on tat day and about $1,000 h,n they were
FAT hFAH should also add, that M omitted AL.
together estimate r the depreciation Of
hey' The later lie w opinion, he at ea,t
IL per cent but iakg Il at only 10
motive oSer foI the loutsl road winch. am
ned sufficiently low the allowance item. OF s.pre-
ciaLoI AMI interest would increase b ..n,t.
$1,000. You will observe ao that his estimate insIs M, Al
owanee for eostngencie. Office expenses advertising
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