Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-26
The nan,,lle Railroad.

We copy the following article from the Lynchburi
Republican, for the purpose of drawing the attention
of the citizens of Richmond to the conduct of In,
Danvlle Railroad:
IA correspondent of the New York Herald writipl
from the White Sulphur complains OF charge. npoI
the South side line to the White Sulphur. His comphin
donbt from the fact that the Danvle Company will
s characteristic and minded jealousy OF thi
Sonth- side road has refused TO give its passenger
through tickets, and by hia caused them ps,
some three dollars toget 10 the springs than the,
would otherwise have done. We under stand that III,
Board Of Public Works have taken them in hauj aud vii
compel them to do Justice TO their passengers and IL,
South side Railroad Company. They have already d,
this little driven great deal of travel that woult
have preferred coming this route to the Central line
The board ofpubc works gave them bearing Satur
day, and have before this brought them measurcs-
As evidence OF the popularity Of this lne there hav,
been less than niuety-two through passengers b,
fagg Caldwell Co n the last five days besides ,hoS,
who came upon the opposition.
There is no doubt all but that this is the cheapes
and best line from Richmond and all points south of it
the White Sulphur. From City Point to Petersburg
enjoys monopoly of the Spring travel For the pass
enger by Steamship from New York 10 the Virgins
Springs City Point Is the place get off, and by get
ting eff there he will avoid the Danvle Railroad and it
verations, troubles aud delay"
Why the Danville Railroad Company refuse Il
give passengers through tickets we are utterly un
able to comprehend. Ii is evidently not TO the liner
ests of the road to pursue such shortsghted policy
as scores Of people thereby driven from it, anu
forced to take some other route from considerations
of convenience and economy. We have heard innu>
merable complaints on this subject, and have been
credibly informed that both the Danvillc and South
Side roads are losing from fifty to hundred dollars
day account of the liberal and unaccommoda-
ting spirit of the Danvie Company. Surely, this is
paying rather too dearly for the qualification of
unnatural and unreasonable jealousy, as is alleged to
exist by the Republican. As for ourselves we know
nothing Of the rea or motives which have acua-
ted the Danville Company to the adoption of the
course complained Of; but we are compelled to re.
greet that it should have permitted any ordinary con-
sideration to influence it to pursue n policy which
tends so certainly to diminish its revenues, and which
strikes so eecually at its popularity and prosperity
There is another objection to the course of the
Danvillc Company, which applies with peculiar and
exclusive force to the city oil Richmond Richmond
has made liberal subscription to the Danvic road
and feels deep interest in its success but by tue
present policy of that company she is dcbarred from
reaping those advantages from it, which she certain
ly would do, if an opposite policy prevailed. I.eav
ing out all considerations pertaining to her invest
ment in that road, she is daily deprived of consd-
cradle amount of trade and travel which has beei
III the naolt Oh coming mere, ana which would Latu
rally and from preference continue to come here
but which is now forced to go elsewhere by the con
tracted and narrow policy OF company to which
she has contributed so literally We are PERSONAL,
cognzant of the fact that numbers OF persons in com
ing to Richmond have been driven from the Danv,
road, by Petersburg, TO this city, and that numbers
also, having been thus compelled to take that route
have begun to trade in Petersburg and are now con
Quoting regular business with that city. And thu.
no inconsiderabe amount of trade and travc is lost
to Richmond, which would never have been the case
but for the of the Danvillc Railroad Company
And what is more, this loss will be enhanced from
day to day, until more liberal policy shall b,
adopted
The merchants and business men OF Richmond arc
specially interested in this matter, and if they ar,
willing to submit to the vexations and losses I,
whichlwe have alluded, without effort to rcmed =
the evil it is not for us to utter any further complain,
We have called their attention to the subject, in tn
hope that some steps might he taken to remove
serious obstruction to the business and prosperity
the city.