Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-05
FIR he Enquirer.

FOT itg ESHIuES''
The report OF The Board Of Pubic Woins
with the accompanying documents WI. " LIZ a;s
interesting 10 those who are conceIheu ~ VIZ
ierent works Of improvement III .he 3d. oea Conn
pauy will be found at page S45, and with The cor gu,
respundonce accomanyingit II, exlenus 70 Pase w.
Ills 10 be hoped that this report will be very sen-
eraly read, particularly by The members Of .lle
Legislature II presents IN clear ana unuei-
sandable light, the beginning, progress anu 'e,
nation al The difficulties amongst The Kan Road
Companies, embracing the Petersburg the Ricn-
mond, Fredericksburg ard Potomac, and The hicn-
mond and Petersburg Companies
The report Of The Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac company will be found al page
4O6 and with The mater which accompanies H.,
extends to page 43s. ,.sb,,a
Company, follows The report oil Inc Il. +. ana T.
Co., and reaches 10 page 4ol.
The writer has long held the opinion, that inc
ahove named companies would be best managed
by resolve. on the part OF each, 10 make such
regulations IN relation 10 their management, as
NAV be considered best calculated 10 advance ine
interest of their respective companies. In ms
way the officers Vi the companies Will ind more
time 10 devote 10 their legitimate duties connected
win their roads, and viii keep out OF view the
conslan, and inlermlnable wranSlipss, winch are
Inn 100 yell calculated 10 make them unpopular,
and 10 invite travel through The different cnan-
pels between The North and South.
II this endless and unpToh'aole warfare Is
10 receive continued encouragement Inc uulies
Of The Board ot Public WorEs must become
much greater than they now are, and that loo IN
The iudsmen, OF the writer, without being pro-
duc,ye ot any good The public or 10 the private
Stockholders in those companies The LeS'sa-
lure has placed in The hands OF The Board ol
Public Works the appointment oil directors on
behalf OF The STATE in The different WORKS Of I'M
proyemenl 10 which the State Is interested, anu
by resolution OF the Board IN 1887, Inc direct
ors so appointed are required 10 make ~ NE
poard report Of the condition OF he works they
are interest 4 in the management o. Ihis reso-
| luton, II complied with, would enable the BOARD
IA leain the Immediate views oil Inc STATE ouec-
| tors. and furnish more inlornalioh IMAM tue Seu-
eral report OF the company gives.
The general report, together WIN 1lia' iequneu
n he made by the Stale directors VIII satisfy Inc
Board 40 10 whether The Company has teen well
and wisely governed, and il otherwise, whether II
il has been through the fundamentally oil the
Safe directors and, ii So the line Of duty 10 Inc
BOARD is plain. 10 correct The error by mailing
new annoiplments, and not BY hearing through
another company that such company IS not
we'll managed. as he faithful lis he ca
nail. '-Is he honest p are questions not
more flung 10 To asked about public officer,
han lie The company mindful OF the interest and
comfort u those who travel over The road, OF WAC
send produce upon IN Is it economically and
industrously managed? Is il profitable as an
investment 10 Inc State and The private STOCK
h,lJrrs1 Isi scrupu'ous in lis regard IN obeying
i. cbauer} 1.-THE sequestions a,e all affirmative
10 answered il woui be wise in The Board, IN
he humble Judgment Of the writer, TO refuse 10
interfere with the mana2eme nj oil company
which showed iiseflo be so icsA maaasea
Richmond January Isl, 1917