Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-08
LATE NEWS By THE MAILS.
internal Improvement Convention

,ravious CaI. l.. Fnntainc presiding as before and
Tahn Seldom. e .qr, oi stafford acting Secretary.
The following report was submitted by the com
,nittee appointed the day before;
The committee Ia whom was referred the com
,,,r1cation of e Haurd Of Public Works, ad.
dressed to this Convention, with instructions to
raf,rl npnn the subjects referred to therein. and
up,n such other matters rs they may deem of I'M
,artance to th. interests represented in TIL, Con
yantipn respectfully report that they have given
;, those subjects their deliberate consideration,
,,d as the result of their deliberations, would re-
commend, for the adoption Of the Convention the
following preamble and resolutions:
Wbareas, That one of the objects of the Board
,f Pablic Works, in suggesting the adoption of
uniform rate of charges, was to prevent the prac-
ticn Of injurious cumpetiton--if any such cases
are eyer likely TO oceur-and 10 secure 10 all the
improvements in the State some adequate return
ga, the investment OF individuals, AMI the Com
lnanwealth, in them.
Whilst this committee cannot recommend any
measure that will prevent destructive rivalry be-
,w.en works in which the State is largely interest
cd they u,t that the mantle injury which must
resnlt to each other, will be sufficient IL prevent
il. bat if it should not they suppose that the
mower to do so may rest in the Board of Public
Works, through their directors, who would, If
necessarv nterpose to arrest 50 great an evil to
the Commonwealth, wherelt shall have occurred
Resolved, That it should be not only tn policy,
bnt it is the duty of each of The Internal I'm
movement Companies of the State, to arrange
their rates Of charges and to regulate their ex-
nensns so as to secure fair profit on their invest
ments.
Resolved. That this is dac alike to private
Stockholders, tothe State and to the bond holders,
in all cases where loans exist conempla-
ted. to carry ON their work TO completion.
Resolved, That spirit Of rivalry, which may
lead to ruinous reduction OF rates, Is liable to Just
condemnation and should be restrained
Resolved That i'll view of the many different
and important considerations which yariousl y and
to different degrees influence, modify ana control
the policy which each Company represented III
this Convention should adopt IN relation to ITS
rates of tolls and passenger fares ana OF whlch
practical experience enables the Directors of 1t
to be the best judges in the case OF their own
Company, it is expedient to establish or recon-
mend any uniform rates Of tolls and fares tor the
works of internal improvement IN the State.
Resolved, That the practice of giving free tick
ct and free passages over the pubic works OF
the Commonwealth, to various classes oil persons
ia liable to end in becoming great and growing
a,use. most difficult to restrain, and injurious to
the revenues and interests Of the companies own
ing those works, and of the Commonwealth ana
that to avoid invidious prciudices and lmputatiohs
40 ,inst ANY, it be recommended to all those com
panies to adopt, and strictly enforce Il uniform
restriction of the privileges OF Tree passages
either with or without free tickets, To the Hollow
ing classes of persons only, III the lntercummu-
nicotion between different ,mpanies-the Pres
ident of the 'nited States aud officers and agents
of the Post Office Department the HoF'rhof'
first and second Auditors. Treasury, secretary
of the Commonwealth, and Board Of Pubhc w orks
of the Commonwealth, and their secretary
Presidents and TX Pre,dents-the Nuprrlntrhd-
ents Directors, State proxies of The haliIoauS
Of this Commonwealth. and to the fresla'hi'
Directors, State proxies Chief Engineer and act
ing principle. ASST tant of the James River and
kanawba Canal Chief Engineers and baggage
agcnts of routes connected at either OF their ter
mini with the route over which the Tree passage
is gwen and any special agent employed IA IN"
pluce of any of the above named persons Oh all
of whom as well as their substitutes the pr"duc-
ton of free ticket or pass or 'crtihca'e from
the President or Superintendent OF the Company
10 which such person is attached, shall be requr-
ed ms an evidence of their being entitled To Il tree
massage. Officers of any Telegraph Office, not
exceeding two to each office, by which telegraph
ic dispatches sent gratultously Tor the com
pany, provided however: that the subject "i Tree
tickets affecting persons yasslng exclusively over
their roads be under the control OF each Board
respectively.
Resolved, That the present rates OF compensa-
ton for the transportation Of the United States
Mail, are much lower than received tor the trans
portaion of other freight at much less speed
and wholly disproportionate to the services rem
dered
The resolution referring to the free ticket sys-
tenn did not embrace originally the "hcers Oh lie
James River and kanawha Canal Company III
the privileged list. They were subsequently III
cudrd by an amendment which met some opposI-
ton principally from Vincent Wtcher, Esq,
the President of the Danyille railroad upon the
ground, that being unable to recprocate similar
tavors they could not be party to the compact.
The Hon. Wm. (. Rive moved subsequently,
to strike out that par, 81 tie resolution winch
contained the privileged lit, remarking that the
affirmation of the impractlcablhty ana INJURY OF
such systemns SET forth in the first part OF the
resolution. would be sufficient, with a small
amendments which lie would offer if his molten
prevailed to. wit that the directors Of each com
nanv woul,i extend this privilege, with due CON
siteration, to the ends of justice and public
utility.
The vote being tqkrn ON the motion, resulted
ayes 2l, noes u.
\ resolution proposing to limit the rate of
speel npon railroads to miles per hour. re-
ported by the committee with the above SERIES
was laid on the table
Mr.. Shackelford, of Cuneprr. by way ofbur-
lesque moved to fill up the blank with sixty"
a short debate ensupd, which savored mani
fpstlv of the same spirit that characterized the |
proposition of Mr.. 5. The resolution was ulti-
matelv disposed of in the above summary form.
The convention then adjourned omeet again
Mt half past o'clock last night.-R. mig.
Tur JAMES RIVER AND kANAwHA CANAL |
CoMpAHY.-The Board afDirectors of this Com
panv are now holding meetings at their usual place
of assembling Duval, drug store, corner,
of Main and 10Th streets. Their deliberations
are private, Richmoad nag