The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-10
LOCAL MATTERS.

RAILROAD CONVENTION SECOND DAY,
The Convention met in the Reading Room of the
Exchange Hotel yesterday afternoon, at half past
/ O'Clock.
President Wi cher being absent the Meeting
was called TO order by Mr.. Dudley, of the Rich,
mond and York River Railroad, on whose motion
-oi. FoNTAINE, of the Va. Central Railroad was
chosen President. protein.
The following additional delegates were repor-
ted as present: Messrs Edward C. Marshall. of The
Manassas Gap Railroad, and Messrs Lewis Mckep-
zie OF the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
Col Fontaue, of the Va. Central Railroad pra-
sented paper on the subject of Free Tickets il,
accordance with resolution of the Stockholders
OF the Central Railroad, passed in their animal
meeting which was read and laid on the table for
the present.
Mr. John :. Barbour, of the Orange and AIexan
dria Railroad, from the committee to prepare bnsi
ness, presented tue following resolutions as a re-
port:
Resolrsd That the result of existing experience
the operations OF our various lines of railroad il
Virginia demonstrates conciusively that the pres
of charge both upon ssens ers and topau,
are inadequate in price in view OF the immense ia
cties afforded by them. and the heavy cost incur
red in their construction, equipment and current
working penses. the same ght TO be ilcreas
ed in sum sufficient to pay the of Transports
ton, TO provide for annual depreciation of eGuip
and repairs of road and return to the stock
holders such profits upon their capital legiti
mately derived from investments made elsewhere
The effect Of which would operate to give additional
credit TO Their securities, enhance the value of then
n,
Of Internal improvements.
HeS0tred, That the privilege of passing over the
several railroads OF the state. without charge, ought
90 be carefully limiftd and NOT allowed in any csse
without good ana sufficient reasons therefor on the
part of those granting the same.
Rssored That il is highly desirable to adopt en
form scale of compensation of officers and eupoye
upon ali the rail- Dads in the State where the dt
and services are equal aud similar, and that com
mittee composed OF the snperntendents of the seyt
raj companies be appointed by the Convention to
take the subject into consideration and to recon-
mend, if practicable, some an by which the object
indicated can b. secured and adopted as a common
standard by all concerned.
The resolutions read and adopted
Col. fontaine of the Virginia Central Railroad.
offered the following resolution, which was read
and adopted
Iiesolred, That this meeting recommend to the
several railroad companies in the State to send dele
gates TO a convention to be held in Washington on
the first Monday in January next
MIR. l.. L. Harvie, of the Richmond and Danyiile
Railroad, presented the following resolution, on
the subject of free tickets, which was adopted
Resoired, That free pass given by any Preei
dent Superintendent of Transportation over any
road, other than their own. be recognised unless it
shall be stated the face of the pass that the holder
Oft is going on the business ofthe Company.
MFR. Deane, of Jynehbnrg, called up the resolu-
tions communicated from the stockholders of the
Central Railroad, which had been laid on the ta
ble
Mr.. p. V. Daniel, Jr., of the Richmond and Pc.
tersburg Railroad offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
in the management of Railroads condemns The prac-
tice of passing trains them at the high speed q
quently now adopted; ana 1t Is earnestly recon-
menled TO those having charge of the several rail
roads in the State to limit the speed of their trains
one not exceeding twenty miles per hour, exclusive
of stoppages when practicable.
The chairman then api olnted the following SUI
perintendents, as a committee the third resoIu-
ton, reported by the business committee :-Messrs
c. ii. Gill, of the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road; III. w. Vandegrift, of the Orange aud Aiexan-
dria Railroad; and Thomas Dodamead, of the Vir-
ginia Central Railroad.
On motion, the Convention adjourned, sine de.