Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-17
For The ENQUIRER.
.N.'.H- .N... I,nmrL. LIE AGAIN

''''i' NV IOTrESvlLLE, AGAIN.
ls, Can the Central Virginia Company procure the
rsas ~ m,t ,hil work with, without State subscrip
nnl Ihr stock was lately sold at fifty per Cent of par
They can ubtuiu no Subscriptions urgently as they require
them, and before Tie pteseh. Assembly iot "s,
large portion of which is wanted 10 relay part Of he
nnd worn ou by service without making money enough
to r.lay it, Ont OF their profits they cannot make this work.
for those profits wco only SlO3 $50 VI during the last year,
when icy used borrowed money pay interest and relay
their road. Can they borrow the money without funous
discoun2 Their present application 10 me Assembly e'es
ha neg,ve I'm addition HE making Of the proposed road
them must 10 great extent render useless that portion
their present rou between the point OF anu
Rchmond-sone 50 miles, costing ut least one una quar-
er millions and perhaps onehalt their whole capa s!ock
III Can hey coerce Richmond Into supplying Inc private
substitution In case Of appropriation by the STATE
iscd ihev hive nny settled purpose the subject. This
would DO attempted by threatening TO divert The trade
to York River from the Junction or some point East OIL H.
Scr Ills nurnnse they have bill before The Assembly and
sm informed number has proposed 10 enjoin il upon
them 10 use portion OF lher proposed loan Tor that pu
poso. Then the Central Company" could compel the
Orange and Alexandria Company TO purchase their aban.
doned lines and of these MEANS is perhaps hoped 10
the work. with the addition of Stale subscrlp.
,un Without that their prospect would be generally re-
81. Is i, then the interest of Richmond this
work 10 that companyl As seckhoder 10 the present
work she may calculate that those works will! be fully
poyed in any event. after The tunnel is completed Ae
sockhoder the work, would seem manifest TO any
one ha, par stock must be better than one al fifty per
cent discount As regards tho trade she wants 10 secure
at once There could be difficulties OF the kind con.
,enpated BY "Tde Water between the two companies, as
the would be entirely under The power OF the pre-
semi work us 10 traffic and passengers Traffic could
be taken from the present work without Tansshpment
which they Say costs The owner as muGa as my %ss
unless they willing to connect Indeed the proposed
work Is projected tributary and serVnnt OF the Central
Companys works-a work which il would DO advisable for
them 10 make they had the but which they and
Richmond particularly should have al any rates. and al
tke COMPANY
privilege another pary7 II il is monoPolies are NOT
abolished and The rights OF The citizen mus! yled 10 Inc IN
of The complaining party, in former transaction, 10 see
right his corporation has TO rely on vested rights
proceeding furnished by history The South Side Rail
Road taps the Canal Orange and Alexandria Company
the Central and has the right 10 tap the Canal.
bth Can Richmond await the ability Of The "Centrar for
this WORT Aesn say no. Tide Water fixes that period
after completion Of the Covinston and OHIO Roat BY
lme what with the loss OF trade down the Vooy-hy
the Orange and Ae1andrianot 10 say rail road to YORK
river there will be little trade remaining to construct Tins
line for
9Th Is the proposed condition in the bill OF the Cena
Company" begin this work in TWO years, and complete
il in Ave binding any responsible party2 Certainly not
Ii s At mos but declaration OF the directory through their
advocates and not complied wilh would only involve an
on their part
Aud 7h What Is The interest Of the country al large par
ticulary that along the Two contemplated nesi Surely,
The people along the present line Of the Central from Char
lotesve cast, interested ia compelling that Company
10 work that road The Orange and Alexandra Company
the interest Inc people al age arc interested
competition and the general improvement of the country
whilst the State in economy in morals and IN efficient
Improvement II Is important have these works made
by private enterprise whou, The unhappy mngng OF State
means and private.
Thus reply 10 Tde.Waters article in The Enquirer Of
Monday last cannot space IN the and
endangcr being rcad by reply the anciGu gcneraiz1
tious and the luxurious mputaons In that article When
1ide.W Water, any friend OF the GENITAL shall reply 10
the views In lhis and my former article shall be
prepared with candor consider such reply. regret If
have made any mistake the position Of any opeand
concede that did nlsconceive the position Of The Central
Directors 10 their REPORTS the period at which they
would the proposed work put The convictions of the
generally In their mouths This msconceplon is
not material the Central Directory have repudiaed this
work long since the connections with Kentucky pro.
iec,et "a NAN OF BUSINESS"