Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-04


Tho adj7irnci a:ee;ny tile Siocsho!a.s k place
WEDNESDAY II sht. the Hlif the House Of D~pg les
Cmm.tie, rr1n tn subject oi tolls recommended ma
committee ,.JlI ia a4;hnzst 10 report To- raitc
,;,eoay OF TIE ;claoir,s IA May ncxt. The Pe,!i-hi
i,tefi with COMMITTEE i'll regard 10 the inneGnte re-
faction u N. tolls upon Canal He stated Tie policy al
me nan, 20 be the maintenance Of the present rates oi
.s until obligations Of the Company should bep'"vi-
eI fol- aud unu Canal shouid &c completed 10 Buchanan
He 1kel therefore 10 the ultimate reduction VI tolls but was
not in favor Of any action within the present veir
Mr. Anderson advocated the report OF Tie Committee,
mo immediate reduction o tolls Hearc;ed inc ao!-
lule cheap tolls ia developing The agcG ara interests II
thu interior He oon.Gu:e i important not ite!c Should b.
reduction tolls Of the growing competition 81
III. C.ncra hai!roac au: Road was understood - Trans
oor ,,aG..ae upon taa he Canal could DO
Nj Baxter demonstrates against tie reduction oil tolls
He commended Naturalization vi the Company as very
uacous il hal established TIE credit OF the work tie
was any modification o! the tolls IL was ey,reme-
" inproyccn, change the policy IL was difficult 10
buo u trade; slo% OPERATION und he, there
fore must deprecate ils adoption lie moreover argued
that The leouc,.on Of tolls would mpca;e tio.e who had
guaranteed the receipts 0! the company upon the completion
Of the canal Buchanan. They might justly complain Of
tic violation OF ite engagements by the company There
need Apprehension oil Central Rairoad That Road
could not compete with the Canal. \ gentleman OF Abe
marie Lad Informed him. tie, his tran-po1'ion u"on the
canal lai saved tog him :hn 3lotv per annn, o"oG
the charges upon Tie Central Railroad Vow, li!e Central
R>c4G should ir reduce ia charges as 10 taua@e Them
with those OF the Canal tina, Road would cut Us o~n
throa" lie appfehended Danger oin ae competition SO
, much dr AIDED 10y Mr Andersen
Mr. Anderson stated thar comparison of rates must
been before
charlottesville an! from The junction 10 Underwater. He
repeated Inc affirmation tina. the Railroad did transport
the article OF -four less rate than that charged upon the
Canal.
The President repeaed the statement made in relation 10
the policy Of the Company He would proper time ad-
yocete the reduction tells he proposed but Temporal
~ uosnoneTnenr Of the reduction. 1t would be proper
10 rve u,ooer notice the producing interest Of the
change Of norv l. would require some time for that
ncres, to create additional tonnage In the meantime, the
any woui receive the amount Of u. ordeary
until H., Canal would be computed 10 Buchanan. He nd
verified also 20 tie OF te gUaran;oTs who had
,n thai the receipts OF The Canal shall equal s2G0 90
nn.uy He wished 10 prOtec, those who responsible
f,r m. receipts II the Company.
M j. r. Anderson did not understand that the report Of
The Committee pledged the Company for my increase
M Maciirl.nl stated his intention move lay the
nor; N The table, lie bad great confidence in the Executive
ri The ompany. lie thought il the peculiar province
Of the Directory regulate the tariff of tolls This
subec, upon which the stockholders could be we'll in
formed For he willing The officers O.; The
Company. He wished 10 hold them responsible. He con-
siered il mrudcn reduce the tolls The present rates
were indispensable meet the engagements Of the Company
Nor was there necessity Tor reducing tie tolls The arcul-
,ra productions Of the country lore at p!esen, very good
urc. and satisfied with the present rates ot Toll
Mr. j. r. Anderson considered the revision Of the tolls AZ
question liae He IN favor OF H. He had gwen
evidences his interest in tnis Improvement both publicly
and privately. lie aiise cnaantor and IN that
paci,y willing reduction OF cues. HE had been
also an o.iaste ard had paid annually toll! Tor the trans
oor;aJn Of IRON He lad discontinued that business, mol
lid he expect engage again il IT, at ast so long It's
condi,on ucsac let there were others in he in
terror interested iron business and he could safely al
firm that the rate tolls much higher than they could
afford.
Mr. Cru,chied advocated the policy introduced by the
President; and the motion OF Mr. Macfarland the sub
Ject was laid upon the table
The Committee upon the proposition TO ask from the lie
gsature authority establish line of passenger boats
ported that proposition inexpedient.