Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-27
For The Enquire
AL pnAn DIR EcTlRS

RAIL ROAD DlkEClOho.
Ii will not comport with my ui justice To hnli de-
bate with your spondent "Juslice until he give ev
dence that the he writes under cXers on MN It's f9
full influence He seems ready enough 10 Jump nto person
a,es am governed not BY personalities, but by PHnc
pies. The justice Of my propositions depends not On my
being or having been railroad director IL Is mol l!
poant enough the correctness 0! my views or 10 t
vindicann Of Them TO inquire or 70 CONJECTURE, VINE he
~ ustce is now, has been expects 10 e sic 0ec
tor he u.s. or expects be engaged in the service "cI
he deems aduous and responsible me views lie mas area
DIV expressed will acQut him OF encounterng the panlu
anxiety of the Office without other compensation man Inc
pleasure Of being scrvlceable.
Let my article of the 2lst ust and not the comments Of
~ be referred 10, in oder 10 lnd the exact chaac
ter and extent OF my SUGGESTIONS do not pupus" Ina
Directors of rail roads shall be aened all compensation IN
form Of free trarel My suggestions were these 70 "
that the Directors the rail roads in this State, Oy ana
not Directors Of the like roads III other States sh"ua oe
exempt paying fare and that the Directors o our ROADS
business Of their respective roads Now would alter Inc
suggestion 10 this only that Director travelling on
the business ofhs road should not only travel Tree on hs
own road, but also any road in the State
Why should Director Of ruad in another Stutc nave
free ticket IN this STATED Why should Director OF road
in this have free ticket the roads IN DINER oa'ssi
Justice may discover but cannot, now 1t Is Just iof
Director OF rail road in this State derive compensation
for his services the OF free rdrel on roads IN other
States, the construction OF which neither lie nor t"s
State have contributed. utterly unable 10 perceive
the wisdom the justice Of permitting The Directors oil
roads other States be privileged with tree dre on our
roads which much "i public treasure raised
and OF private 10 heeP
in repair when TOO those Directors have bestowed mol
NOM, II of time or stroke of work, rf cent ui money nor
encountered any painful responsibility In building 'hem "r
managing their concerns.
am vet 10 learn that free trdrel Is The only compensation
derived by any OF the Rail Road Directors IN tins State
know who little helped IN ieir business
being Directors II Il very difficult matter Tor p'-
rector has VOICE in fixing the salary 0! the lies9sn'
of road To get that President 10 ACCOMMODATE MIN ana MS
Gus toners by having freight train NJ given liie ana
sprclrd depot station, out o HE regular operations %
tie road, To receive the produce OF The customers OF
the favored director. 1t may be supposed by some Whd
prubably Justice is bnd not 10 see the contrary
that lawyer is Director is not helped 10 more ana
larger counsel for The company than he would De- Ii
he were not Director Ii the Directors should have Cum
peusaton why not let II be direct and specihc Copen
saIion indirectly allowed in any FORM not necessary
ant 10 unequal and unjust unequal among themselves anu
unjust 10 the Stockholders One Director travels more than
another and may be he who travels most contributed
building and does least in managing The con-
Germs Of the road anu therefore, least afflicted with W
puinul anxiety He that enjoys most VI the free frdret
NAV have induced by that consideration 10 seek and IN
cur the responsibility Of the office, whilst some Diner SOCK
holder better suited the service, but not sInu
lated by the inducemcnt seek the place, !:
overlooked In the appointment OF Directors ms l:
unjust 10 the Stockholders who hrc entitled TO Inc ser
vices of the most competent and not the most DESTROYS o e
underlined compensaton OF the stockholders the State
generally the largest and am part of the State and tux
payer ,, ,,
corporate powers and privileged classes are unavorabe
individual rights and public equality and all unnecessary
t.nd,ncrs 10 the Capitalization of Influences until the Ia
voed class becomes power Ill The Stale ought 10 DC GU
oil and kept down.
the opinion Of Justice TO have reached night roncIu
snns VINDEN.