Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-04
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD.

Messrs. Editors writer in your paper OF to day sgr
ing himself Abemarle announces to the public that
two weeks ago. the have off the track Char
lottesvie several times take for granted that such
is the fact the writer says that he lives the road
particularly, running off is ugly habit which is in
dulged in all Railroads that have heard OF.
suppose that he the train when it of the track
his house. sight not calculated put any one in
good humor with the managers of the road-but
shrewdy suspect the writer not in very good humor
with Col Fonaine, before the Off otherwise he
would have been little less harsh the President for
delnqueucies which if they occurred chargeabe 10
others and not to him.
II the writer, who lives on the road, observed negli
gence in the subordnatcs," it would have been far
useful to have called the attention of the superintenden
the President, il he is be held accountable for all
accidents that on the road
The President is properly expected to give general
superintendent to all the interests OF the company but
presume il il impossible that he know the exact con-
dition OF every rail on the road.
The Charlottesville advocate Of the 28th ult says .
that active aud energetic efforts being made by
ts efficient President render the Central Railroad per-
iectly safe The accidents, heretofore owing to
the decay o the superstructue Mt certain places aud the
unevcnness OF the strap rail- all Of which places are nov
being repaired, and the rail substituted. Hence it s
little remarkable that the writer who lives the road
should now after the remedy has been applied think il
necessary herald these accidents Nothing of the sort
necessary stimulate the President &C. the dis
charge Of their dny having been done without the aid
Of his publication.
have doubt that the Pr sdent, and the other Off
GERS who were more Immediately connected with the
management Of that department, much concerned
At the mshaps mentioned, and il much be regretted
that any should think IL necessary TO publish such
notices suppose that the heavy engines Of which we
have recently, frequent notices in papers, try tho
strap rail- very severely, and that running of the track
which occurs or less all roads, is frequent
consequence Of having used them during the
We have had lately.
doubt not the President and Directors Of this road
would gladly take up only those sections Of the strap
rail which have been the Of accidents but
every loot Of II, and friend Of the road hope they
will soon obtain the 1t is their misfortune not
their FAULT that they still have portion Of strap railroad
on which the present business compes the Of engines
too heavy for IT,
Ia view Of all the facts connected with tho road II
seems to me, hard and ungratoul, that Col. FontaDe
With the officers Of the company should no thus held up
to public censure aud disrus It poor return for
traordinary energy aud industry bestowed, doubt at
great personal sacrifice for the public good II easy find
fault aud grumbe, but II would no n difficult thing
am quite sure, than "Albemare supposes to bd more
efficient chief officer than Col FoDtaine, who would
have been successful that he has been In securing
tho proper management aud tho extension Of this great
Improvement RICHMOND.
May /, 1854.