Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-05
Office Richmond fredericksburg and Po-
t0mac RallT0ad Company, 7
Richmond, Nay 20 ,, 1919.

Richmond, nay 20 y, 1919
ED FosrAiSE, Esq,
Presiden Louisa K. X. Go.
Dear Sir am this evening in receipt OF yours
o mis- date, AM can conceive no motive tor his
anu your lct'cE .. 24h, uhles, il bc your inicn-
tloG 10 make lie correspondence between us me
iounda lou ., 4 complain, 10 the Legislature, q
to make "the public" IS in previous instances
paIt, 10 The questions between his Company
and The Louisa COMPANY. deem il proper there
fore, TO make bte reply 10 your last.
You say, ain the opinion OF he Louisa Board,
there are very obvious reasons, why discrimi-
nation ough. 10 be made in favor OF freight and
passengers coming from the Louisa Road, on
principles universally recognized as just and rea-
sonable principles which So far as they relate 10
freight have been praclised by you7 Company in
the charge for pig iron from lhc Louisa furnaces
when they were carriers on the Louisa Road;
ina, is when articles are delivered in unusually
large Quantities there should be reduction and
50 also in relation 10 passengers corresponding
reduction when they present themselves IN unn-
suai:y large numbers. Contemplating he use oi
The LOUISA cars on your Road, there l. another
reason OF equal iofce, viz: this large amount Of
business comes 10 yGu, without The usual exp n
ses Of loading and collecting a; depuls." Now il has
been the usual policy OF Rail Road Companies
10 make Determinations in their charges when by
doing they can obtain a business which They
would not Otherwise secure, or Obtain larger
melt revenue from an existing business
On This principle this Company acled in the
reduction referred 10 by you on pig iron, and in
The same sriril they have hitherto made and
would have continued 10 make large reductions
in favor ut Inc trade cf The Louisa Rail Road,
had it been The pleasure OF the Louisa Company
10 continue their cnnnexion ~ the Junction with
this railroad. Bul your Board Of Directors
having determined 10 extend their own railroad
10 Richmond al the earliest practicable date, mo
mattr Dhat terms CHI be otersd" by this Com
PAM; there is obviously no reason IN Justice or
policy ma he business Of the Louisa Railroad
should be placed on a more ar0IeG footing Than
lha; 81 persons in the neishbothooi OF The june
lion, whose business We may hope permanently
10 Retain. On the contrary we think The people
in Hanover and Caroline no have hitherto used
our railroad, ami whom we hope 10 retain as
permanent customers 10 it, wonll have just rea.
son to complain, il Under er,sting circumstances
we should place the bushes, ut he Louisa road
which il is avowed 10 be your intention 10 with.
draw from Us al The earliest practicable period,
on better footing than theirs
In reference to the use Of the cars of the
Louisa road on the road of this Company, we
can imagine no reason for discriminating in
your favor in the charges for toll and trans or-
tation on lhGt account, in view of the high price,
three-fourihs of . cent. per ton per mile,
hitherto paid by us, and which we are willing
to continue to pay for their use, and which il
seems 10 be admitted in yours of Oath, we
might reasonably ask an abatement of. But for
the determination of our Company, that, SO far
as depends on them, there should be no unneccs-
sary Inconvenience 10 those uiing the road, it
would probably Re TO their interest, being sufli-
cieLily provided with cars, rather 10 Use or
own cars between the Junction and Richmoai.
than 10 pay the pric- hitherto asked for yours.
We have offered. however, 10 continue the
price hitherto paid by Us, and have asked no
abatement of II, because We choose il to be
clearly seen If here IS IL b. any transhipment
at the Junction, il has not been through any
fault Of this Company.
Very respectfully, yours,
(Signed,) E. ROBINSON, President.
P. S-May 9s-Yesterday being Sunday,
your letter OF the 18th, subsequent 10 the one
now answered, did not reach me timely enough
for reply BY this train. To-day the Stock
holders Of this Company will convene, and
may not have the leisure TO write, but will do
SO a. an early moment. R.
OFFICE LOUISA RAILROAD CoMp.sY,l
May &c 1919.
ED,iS RoBssoS, ESQ,
President Richmond, Fredericksburg AND
Potomac Railroad Company.
Dear Sir: In the hurry with which answer
ed yours of the 26!h, omitted to mention that
the Superintendent Of the Louisa Railroad
uoLsrstood from the Superintendent OF your
road that you did not contemplate the prepare
ton Of any structure to facilitate the tranship-
meot of property from one set Of cars to the
Other at Inc Junction May ! ask thu favor Of
you 10 inform me by the train, on Monday
morning, whether that is your determination
You observed in that letter that il will always
be agreeable 10 you TO confer with me when.
ever ,hina conference will promote either
tho interests of the two roads or The public con.
ycn.ehct. . have never felt any thing bu. a
cheerful resdiness 10 respond in good faith 10
such an invitation. But ii (ss ! understand
from yours Of the 25lh) your determination IS
fixed Oh that question, now mainly affecting
both tie interests of the two companies and he
public convenience, viz: TO subject the Louisa