Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-08
,rT7T RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
Las, lensr oftAs Presiden. Of the Lo.,sa Ra"'
Road Company IN answer 10 RI, hootnsO"'
Esq, omittedin the publication y 4m June
orrIcE LOUISA RAILROAD CoAPAsY'

| Last lettsT Of The President 81 tho Lo",os A
Road Company IN answer 10 Ea, h0oul0"'
Esq, omiitsdin the publication y 4m June
| OFFICE LOUISA RAILROAD CohPAsY,
June 2, lo49.
Edwin Robinson, Esq President, &C.!
Dear Sir-Yours oil The 3lsl was handeo 10 he
| too late 10 be answered before | left Rlchnohu,
and this is Inc earliest moment could command
since that time, 10 attend TO il, and | now ah.
swer it, though doubling whether we are i'KeIy
10 attain any satisfactory result by continuing
this correspondence. 10
You seem 10 be somewhat sensitive on she
subject of attracting public attention TO The mat
Irr in controversy between US, and more man
once have alluded TO some supposed motive
with me tor wishing il. 1t might be inferred
from this, that you were less willing than my
sct thai the public should be apprised OF the
course taken by the TWO companies. NOW, WITH
out asserting that such is The tact, l nave only
IN remark. that there is certainly no "moliVe'
win The Louisa Company 10 conceal rom me
public anything that they have done or design
doing either in this or any other matter, nor can
I conceive any objection 10 rendering every ming
public which will bear inspection, and 10 winch
The public are interested.
You observe that you made mo conhes"oh
OF Myse proportions alluded TO- .ninA NC.
wore all successfully enumerated IN your ieuer
nj me OH Nav. as a response 10 mine OF tne SUN
ApriI more especially as find, when mention
ing The third par, OF the proposition you say, ana
sin addition attend 10 The accounts ana coliec-
lions &c. for $1,000, shelving as we supposed,
that Inc three cons ituted one entire pfoposi'lon
In relation 10 The charge you make OF ; ,OoO
for The serpies Of Collecting; the question Is not
whether il would cost the Louisa Company mat
su,u 10 employ another agent, but The proper
question is. does il cost you 81 0Ou 10 make ihese
collections Of freight &c, &C., due 10 common
10 both companies7 cannot think u does, as me
collection OF both is one and The same operation,
made for US by the same otlcer who would col,
Iect your own, and at The same lIme las IL Wouia
seem 10 mel vlthont any additional eTpense
am entirely al loss 10 understand lconceding
nv opinion 10 be correcD how that charge can be
iustitied unless il be considered fair 10 take ad-
vantage of our dependence, 10 make US pay more
Than an equivalent Tor the service rendered.
do mol observe that you profess 10 IhinK u COSTS
you ina, sum, but only that We cannot &c! II done
ior less, in relation 10 which y IS not now mae
rial iOr me t. express an opinion.
When remark that your professions Of SYM
natbv ior me Gust, mers Of the Louisa Railroad,
exnfrssed ia a desire 40 mitigate annoyances
ana incenyeniences from transshinmenl, would
have been better sustained oy using your power
OF charging high rates, with more mercy man
you seem determined 10 d. after The hrsi OF July,
you sill refer to our purpose OF DtMdrawing our
bu5,uesr, or, IN other words, our intending 10
make an independ.nt road, as jusllhcation Tor
the enormous increase which is to ne made alter
lha, time on the Louisa business. Now does NOT
This amount 10 declaration that the charges are
no, 10 be regulated by lusl regard 70 the cost 81
transportation, and 10 The legitimate obltci ~
making reasonable profit, bur that they are 10
opcratc a. Il penalty Tor our undertaking what
he Legislature la, graveiy authorized and pro-
nounceG - be proper 10 be donei IS y no., IN ei'
feet using your power, 10 punish me LOUISA
Company fer cesirinc to make he sndepeddcn!
road, though you, al lie same time, make Inc ~
nocenl farmers snfeI2
As 10 your remarks about the new liable oil
rates showing thai this is only malrer between
the two Companies, surely you cannot thlhe thal
The Louisa Company will te content WIN Tue al,
terence between the amount there stated, and
what you will charge They ought TO have lar
rates ior The transportation on their road. Inc
table was prepared with the hope that you would
also be coaten, with taif ra.es-bu il, IN spi-
Ri of revengr, you add greatly 70 your poriIon'
the public will be able 10 discern where me blame
properly belongs.
In conclusion, leg you 10 reflect, whether me
course you propose is proper iof one t.at cet'ain
" is under obligation 10 regard Inc puoilc cohVe-
niencc 10 some extent. In addition 10 This cohsl-
detalion, il is manifest that your lnteres; must
suffer-tor, instead Of INCREASING yoar charges. as
| have shown before, You will probably drive ou-
siness from The road. Respectfully,
f.. FONTAlNE, President.