Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-30

time OF arrival and departure os that train. eivlp,
leave 70 DO on. and Away Il goes
isen minutes At least allowed between the freigh
uan unen are compelled to make way the hrst aldo
ing ioe the Passen ger train when In sight aud when
passenger tram arrives At station within Eve ms
utes aitee freight train has gone on the policeman
aens the passenger train until the other will have ha
ms 70 srss a. tue next station, nstruc the couduc
70. a. 70 tue adeiug where he may pass Il.
Thus you observe that though the road b really es
miles long, Is for ell the practical purpose Of manage
ment and control CIT up into many independents roads
each being only Is mile. In length for every
knows always and exactly how many traius are on th,
next m'es aheid, What they and where they are
| much can DO said.
30 upon this road, upon turnpikes or other grea
ngh~ays you might expect opposition passenger
tan' aud competing freight trains Owned by com
PAmes and acme oy individually but each train trying &C
ou.oo ~ competitor aud endesvorng TO Il on By
extremely low rates Of eight-iust you hsvs seen hs
Nortn ves boats do when they would carry you from
penny.
Aud cheap freights this road Ia whit tho State
30 that may turn the produce Of the Ohio valley
rom It's present channels Virginia seaboard aud
give 70 her own ports upon commission, and a. the
basis OF profitable aud direct trade Ifhe Ohio
end kentucky farmers aud merchants send their produce
down to their factors 10 Norfolk Petersburg or Rich
mond or Alexandria for export will they not employ the
same factors also to import for them
Upon the joint stock railways the transportation with
the repair and management Of tho rolling stock must
necessarily be in the hands Of the
the entire business of the road bs exclusively in
the hands OF one seI and is then close monopoly.
Monopoists charge maximum for cyery thing
Tho eiiect Of competition Is cApsxe mouopoes and
bring all charges down to minimum. Hence this coun.
try We go so strong for open competition aud ara a. n,cb
against monopoies generally.
The effect therefore Of open competition on this virgin.
10 State road, and the field would give private enter
for the display aud reward Of ingenuity would soon
In fha tariff of frai,k
figure hesitate not say, which the OF Joint
stock roads have never dreamed Of
In short time We might expect trains on tn 10
oid belonging wholly or In part their conductors and
Is not probable that train by its owner would be
better cared tor and economically managed than IL
would be- or is, by mere ageutsy
Our shipping merchants we'll understand the advant.-
Scs OF making captains Of trains part owners hey have
carried the principle out TO by making ,sters
owners oil ships This is the secret of great
m commerce and navigation Time was when Great
Britain ruled the waves and controlled commerce.
She made the commerce Of the East monopoly We
neio IL IN open competition and winning IL away
sue granted oounties aud privileges to her
We ignored them and made then pv taxes like other
people, her ship owners employed agents to command;
our ship owners commanded themselves. The conse-
quence has been, that have been coming up with h-r
hand over list in the commercial race aud are now lust
about to turn the corner aud out ahead.
Aud 90 il will be with Virginia aud other States
when she enters the valleys Of the West VITA her free
track railway, her open competition anu fair ield.
Tapping the Ohio below the Maryland aud Peun sylvia
nii improvement aud offering TO deliver produce tide
water at hall or third quarter OF what the
IN either OF these States will do Il ior she
'uro the stream OF trade and slwsya be able
the commercial hrslings-the pick aud choice vi tue bust
ness OF that great valley for hes citizens her MERCHANTS
towns, aud her markets.
The AIDES this free track road "a YOU com. from
Ohio the direction of the heavy freight arc 10 vher,
more, am told, than 90 feet to the mile Over tn
easy grade the same locomotive will draw train Of 81,
tons that draw more over the Penusylyauia .
With their ruling grades Of IS feet than l90 or over
Baltimore aud Ohio. with its Of 1T feet 10 mile
| and sharp curves, than 81 tons.
The tract being Free suppose railroad tot
YOU be the cheapest in thu ~oli except that of
sra'ttuon and upon the great waters where the
power, such as winds aud currents is Tee ordtis"-
Aud thedo,'ve power for this road far genera
ton Is concerned, will be all but free II passes lhrougr
one OF the finest coal regions in the world fuel enoug
to carry those Su0 from of the road 10 h,
other-ee5 mies-may be had in the Kanswha valley 70
less than ten dollars, and the trip will be made at
miles per hour In ID hours. For one OF the Atlantic
steamships to accomplish this distance takes her on tn
average something like % hours, with assumption of 81
or %, aud even more tons Of coal costing several time
per ton more than that in the Kanarha valley will
Tor this road.
Or compare the expenses Of running this locomotive
aud its Train Of 800 measurement with the
OF running river steamer of ike measurement
Tho train all complete aud the will suppose
viii each cost the sum of, say s26 OOO-Thoush steam
or OF 800 tons TO 10 miles hour would coat inn
CINE, 100000
The train will want but Eve hand, to attend IT, the steam
Or will require dozen About three tons of Goa
will drive the train its 226 miles, the steamer will wan
some fifteen or twenty and merchandise Is transported
steamers on the Ohio at half per ton per mile Blu
1t DONE you must reeoect by open competition not
monopoly, and in open competition the bosts arc enable
TO take ireghts at these rates and make money t.
the Mississippi they somtmes take reghts at about thre
mills per ton per mile and fourish-Cant the cara on
free track railway aud in open competition bring down th
ofreiSht to five mills per per mile aud live
should not be surprised if they did.
The margin for reduction upon this free railway tariff
s broad aud wde but how the reduction is to be
you and can only guess trial determine that Sui
ice TO say, is considerable and of that there can
no doubt.
This is an interesting subject, it expands We 20 on
Inc contemplation oil is pleasant me- opens brgh
VISIONS, and hope 1t ia quite profitable exercise 70
me 10 50 where the subject leads study OF it &c
you. But time admonshcs / shall be in Washing
ton this afternoon. Meet there Thursday or FRIDAY
| our mother and the children will remain here until
hard rost for afraid for them 10 return before Bu
Il school time for you hope the new teacher will b.
| there ready to commence with you Monday. We cal
then talk over the SUBJECT and leisure can finish III
details OF the plan by showing how the road after ttl
while TO be made to yield revenue enough to supper
te and to constitute sinking fund for tue cost of con
'Iruction God bios you my con!
Your aleconate father,
r. +. MAURY,
Aaste: RICHARD L, MAuRY
Care Of w. U. Hasbr,rck Fsa. n, vhurg IN Y