Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-20
For The Enquirer.
STAGE LINE BEWEEN JUNCTION AND
RICHMOND.


BY examining the following statements, il viii
be seen thar The public has been a considerable
gamer by lie establishment OF this line.
From The published correspondence, il seems
that The President Vi the Louisa Railroad
Company had mace an earnest effort 10 continue
The long standing rates Of freight and passenger
fare. The Richmond Company, however, re
solved on change alter The Isl OF july, when a
contract between The Two Companies expired
They determined that passengers brought By the
Louisa cars, though there might b. fifty or one
hundred, daily, should each pay The same that a
single neishborhooi passenger was charged, l:om
the Junction 10 Richmond.
Taking The local rates OF The two roads as
they existed on the 30!h June, the charges would
have been as foluys il Mr.. Heiskell's stages
had not made their appearance, viz
Charge between Charlottesville and juno
lion, as il had existed Tor long lime, III 90
Local charge OF Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Company, between juno
lion and Richmond, SO
Amount from Charlottesville 10 Richmond, S. SO
Charge now BY railroad and Stage, $4 25
Charges reduced, 81 IS
Arriving in Richmond at IL 10 o'clock,
instead OF 6, P. NJ; saves a whole days
expenses, 81
Saved by every Charlottesville passenger, 50 IS
Charge between Slaualon and Junction as
formerly, Ss6 OO
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
Company, local charge, l SO
Slaunton passenger would have had 10 pay 81 50
Charge now by railroad arc .:=.e, 1T so
Saved BY every Staunton passenger, besides
saving in lime and expense in Richmond, 81 90
BY the same mode Of calculation the passcn-
ger from LyGchhurg would also save,
(bcsides his time and days exprnse) 81 80
But some complain that small discrimination
is made agains. those who sustain the powerful
monopoIist in The effort 10 bring the weak into
submission "a discrimination OF 81 cents against
those who choose TO take the extra train OF tic
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Com
pany. How is il in that casc2
Charlottesville 10 Junction, charge 81 2o
BY the extra rain, charge now reduced 10 90
SIS Is
Twen,y.iye cents less than would have been
paid, but for MIR. Heikcl's stages, and The saving
of the lime and expense Of one day in Richmond.
Lynchburg and Saunou passengers may lake
the extra passenger train and pay no more than
they would have done. Add 10 this The ex?ed-
ion going North by connecting with The Rich
mond Train, at O'clock A. NJ, as il goes 10 the
Potomac.
Lei us see how il works with TIE way pa SEN
ger from points along The Road, say Gotoa
vile, and suppose he parOnis,s The R chmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Company:
Gordonsville TO J0rciian So 90
Return ticker, hall SO
81 90
Going and returning in extra train 2 on
So so
Deduct one days expenses saved BY The
present arrangement, and it is SOC less than
former rate, | ~
Nett cost to passenger from Gotdonsvie
by the extra train 90
Former tickle. and return ticket by Rail-
road So
Taking the extra, the pa ssenger saves SO
But let him take the Stage.
From Gordon.ville 10 Richm'd by Stage So
Return 2 90
$ 50
Same sum he paid before, bat gains BY srri7-
ing al noon instead Of al night, whole days eI'
expenses, equal 10 81 SO, add his time.
II is the same al all points on The Road. Take
for example, Fredericks Hall, and lei the pas
seneer go in The extra train:
Ticket 10 Junction l 81
Return Is
Going ard returning in extra train 2 OF
81 2:
Deduct one days expenses 81
From Fredericks Hall, net, expenses,
even BY The extra train, with The days ex
pense deduclei 50 z:
Former ticket and return from FIedericks
Hall, by railroad, s. 2
Nett expenses now, By extra train, Z
Saved, even in this case, s.
II, however, passenger will be content will
the sagc,-whch, understand, uniformly make
The Trip in three hcurs,-he will save days cX
penses and his time, which is worth something {
an industrious Louisa man. But, were il other
wise, suppose loss oil few cenls-wherea
there is, in either case, saving-would Lou
lisa s,ockholder, or any Louisa man, frovn on tn
etfor. now making merely to defend the public
from oppression think the sober second