Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-01
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tween the Richmond ftedeIekburg and Potomac railroad
company aud the Louisa railroad company In agreeing
upon some equitable mode Of with each other
Tor the pose OF Transporting the aud an
the produce which will have pass these rosds a.
tho hrs OF July next when the present contract between
tho two companies esPrcs beg leave offer the
sideta'ion OF the officers OF the companies the How
ing Joint resolutions
Ii. Resolved. That the two companies make up ioin
stock OF burden and bags to be valued by
OF the two companies. with the assistance OF the rcspec
tive supentondents OF their roads the value be put
TO be ssteaby to the length of road which each com
pany will have TO transport these and each compsn,
t. receive ct the freight agocaby the length
over which their respective Locomotives may transport
surprising barrel ol Hour Ia be taken in GordOnsVs
Tor Richmond, and the freight IS cents each company
portion Of this freight be asccttaned m thu. way rs tho
whole distance say 40 miles, Is To 35 cents the Rich
mond ccmpinys distance, - mcs 10 its portion tho
30 cents, which would be IL cents the balance OF the
freight say % cents, would belong the Louisa company
and 50 vi every kind OF freight
2d. Resolved That the two c,mpanics will associate
themselves with William Farish any other mail
tractor running line of Stages from Stanton Goidons.
vale, and that they will upon through ticket for
passengers from Siaunton and Charlottesville Richmond
or 10 the steamboat landing the Potomac river or from
Richmond aud the said steamboat landing Charlotcs.
VILE aud Stanton that the portions TO be received
through ticket by each company and the said mail
tractor, tn DO IN proportion the distance which the
passenger ia ,ak,n aud asccrIancd way that
the portions OF the freight OF tho barrel flour
tanned
3D.. Resolved. That each company with is Locomotive.
will be ready at all times take the Joint stock burden cas
their respective places OF destination and bring the back
~ quick possible and that each company take the
passengers ol the other from the junction early after
arrival possible and carry them respective
ct destination To little dissatisfaction NJ
possible, and make each road as popular possible
Tho advantages that would result each sna from tho
adoption Of these resolution. so seevdent that If,
Appeals TO McssrS Editors, that nothing need lie said
IA thet favor YET strange TO tell, the Richmond Fred
neAsoug anu Potomac Company say, they have TO
the conclusion thar they will permit IN which they are
interested to 80 on tho louisa 'oad; and that all the pro
duee aud mcohandEc which pass the two road,
alter e expiration OF the present contract between the
two Companies, Is To be uanshppcd at the junction; that
Is sken Out OF The cars at the company and put ia
tue cars OF the other; aud that they will charge local
freight all produce that delivered to their cars from
the Louisa cars that - the they charge on produce
made IN the mmed ate neishbohoud OF the iuncun and
That hcy WI make passengers coming tn, Louisa road
to 'her road pay the same as local that u.s. the
same n passengers getting IN cara from the innsdi
ate neighburhuod OF the junction.
Now, let hnw this system will work n CENTS IA
charged barrel ct nuuT from C;otdpnsylc To Rich
m"nd Agreeable to principles OF equity, the Louisa
Company should receive ~ cts and the Richmond Fred.
rckbur ami Potomac Company but as tho freight
o barrel al flour Is p CTS from the junction. II that -
charged on the flour delivered by the Louisa Company At
the junction. on ITS way t." Richmond the Louisa Compa.
NY would receive but 10 cts for an,pottaiug 46 miles
and the Richmond Company - cis tor Transporting n
onlv - miles. To adjust the freight n bushel of wheat
from G0tdonsvic in the same wav the Louisa COMPANY
would get but whilst the Richmond Company would
get , cts. Great injustice tli.
Now, 90 passenger suppose tho tic through from
SlHh"n 10 richmond bc -, ami the whole distance 40
's' Uc way I" ascertain the Richmond FfCdcricks-
burg Cump1uy's portion. will be- O. saw a. 10 miles l. L,
50, - D. :! miles 10 the Richmond CompAny's portion of
tAe 81, mrNns their portion the Junction to Rich
m"'d 80 ccns-not more Than hall the local travel
which ~ believed To- be- S,5O Ii the Richmond Comma
NY pesrv'r' IN their determination To charge local trybt
and passage on LOUISA produce ana Passengers the louisa
company must stop their road will stop stlf for the
want at funds To keep up and the mail contractor from
Gord1nsNc West, " % take hs passengers another rnu.
In these two ways Richmond rnsd must b., injured IN
a very large amount. When the Richmond ,mpany II.
tdd ct the manifest ibcrl!tY, injustice OF their
course both towards themselves and towards the I.ouis
ComPay They say the Louisa Company having declared
their independence of that Company by their resolution t
Their ilst meeting determining do her own Transport
i"n has nothing {" expect but what tho chartered rights
OF the two Companies guarantee to each other. This
they they will met: the Louisa Company in the
most liberal spirit But suppose hce chartered rights when
iuiy ac!cd upon and most liberal spirit should
materially irufe the Company and destroy III. other
IS It justice Ia The Stockholders the companies to
only comply with chartered right. aud Obligations Ger.
thny not; because the best laws, rgiiy executed
become oca TO" grcvou 10 BEAR and the best principles
when too widely extended become the ruinnus In fact
the greatest blessings by abuse often become the greatest
curses. When the founders of the Louisa road agreed to
accept anshpment IN lieu ct the Joint system they
did not think Of the great detention and ycAaon and
o responsibility To the o~nrrs oi commodities transported
upon the roads, they would never have made their
road upon such terms and they had thought ct the
correct principles that ought govern between local
freight and freight from distance and between local ira
vel aud travel from distance they wuud built
the road without stpuI'rg Tor Just such resolutions n,
are now recommended Tor the government of the
panics.
already hear murmur5 about delays aud want of re-
spohsiby uHdor the Iflnshpmcnt SYSTEM and prognps-
OF the destruction oi iEc Louisa road But Just L., the
two adopt the force Ing resolutions, some
like them, and 1t wal be- like pouring o upon the ITnu-
bed waters. The whole system will then move on like
a well creased upon q level track.
\ SroCguoLDER ~ TIE LOUISA RAILROAD CoNFANY.