Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-04
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an editorial from the A. Xandria Gazette,
charging upon the Virginia Central Railroad
Company DISCRIMINATION made against Alex
andria, in the charges on freight" The
Gazette" says that in "the transportation
OF guano, a greater evil thSn airy heretofore
complained OF exists" We were not adj
vised as to facts, when we commented on the
"Gazette's" com plants, and did not attempt
10 contrUvert its statement. We are now
prepared to join issue with the Gazette"
and deny that the Virginia Central Railroad
Company uakcs any discrimination IN their
charges ag.inst Alexandria. We are rela-
bly, informed that the Virginia Central Rail
road Company charges for all internedinte
transportation, such as that from GDTdGns-
vile to Charlottesville. the same ~ !cr a sim
liar distance from Richmond. That the
charge on guano from GGrdJnsviile To Char.
lot.esviile, Q distance Of 81 miles, is precise
~ the same as the charge on the Eastern
end OF the road for 81 miles. That the rates
Ut charges for short distances a. the Ei.tcru
end of the Central road, were adopted with
out The slightest reference 10 any Influence
Oh Alexandria. The particular rates COM
pialned OF, were adopted in conformity VITA
the practice Of all ryads, VIZ: to charge more
10 prOportiun for short transportation. We
are advised that tho Central road feels
no Jealousy 10 Alexandria, that 1t ATROCITIES
the policy whion tho Legislature has attempt
ed to establish by engrafin ny it on the gene
raj railroad law, to allow the farmer to
choose his Own market, and prohibiting cor-
necting roads from charging higher rates IN
one direction than in another. We are aG-
thorized to say that the Central railroad Is
willing TO give to Alexandra every f.ci!lty
OF access to the wheat trade Of Louisa and
AL, marie, by allowing the cars OF the
o anse and Alexandria Railroad to run to
tie depUts OF the Central road.
viii not the Orange aud Alexandra Kali
road Tee rryca;e this uifcr bv allowing the
Centfai cars to Tun ~ the JcPGts CT the
Orange and Alexandria RIilroa1? TINS ar
raugement you'd dispense with the break ot
bulk Necessary unICr the present lnharmo-
NOUS policies Oi tue two roads. We shall
now know whose faul! i. Is, that AFFAIRS are
no; better managed at griDusyliie than
they have been heretofore. We are also It,
formed that the proposition, to exchange the
use o; freight cars, so as 10 avoid tue delay
aud expense IF re-iUadiag al GDtdonsSlitt,
has been made by the Central Rli.rO.d, aud
tat the same can be effected al any the
taa, the Orange SUD Alexandria Railroad
will agree TO il. Will not the "GAzet'e" Jpin
a. IN holding bo;h these roads to strict ac-
e Iuutabiilty i1r any pisinauag"u!enH VIA
hot lie "Gazctte" aid Us 10 compelling bar
mony beta cen trew? VIII uOtth,"G zei'e"
urge The necessity ivr lower irelshts.--Htch.
Enquirer.
In our article Of September 9th, which
must have escaped a ~Oarefu! ~perusai, 10y tie
Enquirer, We alleged that the charges upon
the Central Railroad were so graded, accord
ing to distance, as to 20 far towards exclui-
ing trade upon that road, except from
Richmond, and gave an Instance, derived
from the printed ,ol.-shect Of that company,
which went into operation Oh the lst OF Sut-
TENDER. We stated. that according to that
tull-sheet the stations, where other roads
| c,urected with the Virginia Central, were
put upon the same footing, as to charges, as
other static os upon that road, and gave 'he
! case f charges upon Guano, which We here
repeat. The charge upon Guauo (accoriing
to the published rates) from GJrtonsvilie to
Ch3rl ,~,csyilie, 90 miles, is -, ID, while
| from Richmuud to Charlottesville, " miles,
tuc charge lie only So 90. In proportion to
distance, the charge irOui Redmond should
be 50, go, or from Go;dons7ille to Cbario'tes'
| vile, under IS cents. We think that these
| figures show plainly enough the discrinina-
ton against Alexandra by the Central road
Ia our article, however, We caudiliy ackn0w-
| iedged that q similar Discrimination was
made on the Orarge and Alexandria Rn!'
read, ard hoped that the Enquirer "ould not
agree to sanction the policy Of the Ce"tr"l
read, as we plainly stated cur d~iSapproba'
ton Of the policy Of any of the raiiroais oil
the State, in adopt: z q system OF charges
which tends 10 drive off rather than Ia
crease Lusiness. la the Euquirer's arGu'
meutS Us to the true policy Il our RAJ
| roads, We fully ~coacur; and trust a sriTi'
of harmony will hereafter exist, and that
Dpln cOWlutIcS VIA ~ iSsu't'I NhS'
a. 10 cuure to the bentG, of each and both
rosds, AID 10 the STATE, which IS - deeply ~
,eres,ed IN their welfare. Let the Orange and
Alexandria road accept the ctfer OF the Ce1'
trail road, allowing the cars Of the Central, T.
ran on tho O.ange and Alexandria read, and
y;.e versa. and let the tariff Of freish's OF
| these and all he ether raiIr ads in the Sra:c
be Sc reduced, as to leave 10 cause for Jos'
complaint.
PRoDvCTs OF EAIRFAX ~COuNTY.--Nr. Mm
Tnrockm0rton, left ~ cur Cihte 90 Saturday,
as a sample of the products OF his faro,
Sleepy III ,llow," in Fairfax county, two
stalks Of cora, measuring Il feet in height,
with three large and well filled cars on each;
also, a STALK OF cabbage, on which were five
medium sized head; aud some OF the flaest
and largest potatoes we have seen this sea
son. These were grown without the aid o'
cu,no or other fertilizers, aud show that the
lands of cid Fairfax when properly culiiVa
ted. are produlii7e anl valuable.
As the SJras are going "out OF seaso7,
Blue Wing ducks cone on. We have heard
of some ioe shots, az the latter, within TIC