Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-22
FoR THE ENouIagg
THE LOUISA RAILROAD EXTENSION
"0nee more 10 The breach, dear friends, oaee mar, !,
OFFICE RICHMOND FsEp'd 4 Poroy,cl
RAILROAD CoApAsy
FoR THE ENouIRyc
Richmond, December 1874, 1878 I

OFFICE RICHMOND FRED'G 4 PoToM,cl
/ RAILROAD COMPANY.
Richmond, December 1871. ls.s |
Messrs. Editors The long article .shirh Is.
pears IN your paper OF Saturday over Ia SON.
lure OF tho Pfesiden, OF the Louisa Rairosa
Company, needs but short answer al my hama.
Although the Richmond, Ffedericks BURG AM D.
tomac Company is arraigned BY him al the ba-
OF public opinion on seven distinct counts. bav.
concluded, that tthe seventh, which he saws CON.
s.Itues the most heinous offence, can be sali>fac
| lonly explained, The least which NAV no sail
about The remainder will be best, so far as The
Louisa company is concerned.
The first article in the existing contract b.
tween The Two companies is in these worc...
The Louisa Company agree that their buuhen
cars may be attached 10 TIE trains OF the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg Company, and :sz-',;ci
| tn oush % Richmond, and back 10 he Junction.
so as 10 avoid unloading and loading a, lnc June.
ton, in consideration Of the. Richmoni, Fre,.e-
ricksburg aud Potomac Company allowing lie
| Louisa Company a, he rate OF lhree-tounhs q, a
cent per ton per mile on al! freight conveyr., in
the Louisa Company's cas- between Richmond
and the Junction"
| AT the time OF making this contract, the sand.
ard weight oil ton, On boh roads, was 2 2l0 ms
and had never been computed al less. Iii, so !,
This moment on the Richmond and FfedericE..
burg road and when plaster, iron, &C. az
tran>por ed, the charge IS made by the ton, am
Tor a Ton 2,240 lbs are carried. Or cou,sr, ~.
der the circumstances, IL was my privilege AM
duty 10 pay the Louisa Railroad Company y
that rate Tor The use OF their cars. Ii was sncy
otbIanl rate as shall presently piove-aa,l
ain quite sure, il the Directors OF The Richmgr
and Fredericksburg Company had suppo.e.l II.
one moment thai it - ~ expected Of ihrun
seue by the ton o 2 90 lbs, they wouL N,
have consented 10 d $ : hish rate nov nj, .
| the Louisa Company.
Subsequent t. the ratification of tn ro,,,,e,
referred to the Louisa Company pgl lo,,n a Ia
bic OF rates over their toad, and csn'rdry - III.
general usage, they establish tie stan ar weigh,
| Of ion 10 b. 2OO0 lbs, alho' plaster non g.
are invariably sold and purchased 4 lie .ou.
22i0 lbs, and The Richmcni. F,e!cfi. k>aur. an.
| Potomac Company. as Tie Agents 81 Tie l.oui,a
Company, are requifed % charge ard coil,c, ~
| all ARTICLES delivered 10, ana rtcei.ed tfom ihe
| Louisa Road, al The rate 81 2000 lbs j. he loa
IN all Cases where The price i CHARGED BY he ton
! With what propriety therefore, can Col. Fouliinr
censure me Tor carrying out the explicit dirrc
tons OF his Company? He had The rish an!
the power to call 1000 lbs. Ton on his road, All
ne could have fixed il al 1900 lbs, had lie
| thought proper 10 do so-bnt his standard oi 4
| ton ought not 10 bind he Rchmon, aad Fred
rick>bure Company 10 pay him To- The u,c 81 III,
cars Of the Louisa Company according 10 any
standard which may suit uim b-sl. II he Lon.
ia Company desire that We Shall iran, poti 22ia
lbs as ton in all cases ogef our road II Wi.
be- prompt, AMI checriully done ;or them bat
imagine his vii not answer their vras, BE-.
cause j. might become necessary 10 raise 'beif
rate 81 tianspoi,ion ami IA hat way, they wouij
lie deprived OF The power 81 appeatln. 10 lan,-
pou a ton IL 4 very low Taic when line lacl 4
now that though charging b the ton hry t'au,.
port but S-9.h> 10 place oil the standard "elgh u
ton.
Shall avail myself OF This opportunity, AM
most heartily do thank the Cooael tJr 1t, u
placing before the pnbic The particulars u tbs
tonnage account For The yea, ending the 80 h
SEPT 1913, the Louisa Company received ffom
lh- Richmond and fredericksburg Company icf
he use OF Cas-, The sum OF SlS24 I4-l00. 'Ihc
COS; OF these cars cannot exctei $1,000. On
which amount he estimate OF Col. Fon aire ~
depreciation and Interest i IA per cent, or $500
per annum. Our portion OF this amount, acroit
ing 10 the distance OF our road, >hpui b. bur 100
dollars, and yet, hooah we pay SlS2i id-o0n
he Louisa Company, or rather cui. Fonlaine, =
moi satisfied.
regret very much that il has not occurred
10 the President Of the Louisa Company that
for the past year. perhaps even If The l. ui.l
Company had been IN possession OF separate
depot il might have been imprac!icablc 10
ceive and deliver the grain a fast a wa des
rable, in consequence Of the destruction u tho
Gallego Mills b. fires and, in addition, i, woald
have gralliied me exceedingly il he could ha.r
recolec,ed that when our bridge va, DESTROYED
by fire and The engine when W had on re
other side Of the chasm fa'n ,iut powerful
enough for the mail train, he had the kir 1f,,
to exchange with US for ffty-sx days, a : -
only 81, l22 % for the difference bet : y
two, although his locomotive was rc;ur u
him in the same good order As when ETst -
ceved.
Further comment on the Colone!'s card AL
sure you will admit is wholly unnecessary; bit
DESTROYS Of keeping you advised in relation 10
our matters as they progress, ! append below
The last communication of TIE Louisa Company,
with my answer thereto. and subscribe InssrlI,
Very respectfully. yours,
ED. ROBINSON, President