Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-20
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pcaKe q ONO canal during the week en0lng
on Saturday, was quite brick, 100 boats ar
rived OF Georgetown, 81 Of them from Cuu-
barlaud, bringing about 5000 tons of coal,
aud the remainder from different points with
-four. grain, wood, g.. The receipts Of tolls
at the Georgetown Collectors chce for the
same week amounted to S3, 9l5 S4.
The Board Of Directors have determined to
place a superintendent upon the Georgetown
level.
FREIGHT CHARGES on CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The following article from the Chsrlottes-
vile Advocate, is in referenc. to q subject,
concerning which our merchants have CON-
planned much, aud which We have more than
once commented on ourselves. We may
have something more to say hereafter:
will the Central railroad authorities in
form US why it is that they charge 50 Is per
ton for the transportation of guano from Cor
louisville to Charlottesville, a distance Of on
ly q miles. The marimum rates of charge,
under their charter, allow them only 1856
for O ton Of 1000 lbs, whereas they are real
" charging the farmer the illegal rate Of
- Is per ton. Why is tails? Nearly all
of our gusno Is purchased in Alexandr!a.-
Does the Central Railroad intend, by its lille
gal and exorbitaOt charges, to Discriminate
! against Alexandria, and in favor Of Redmond?
Tie distance from Alexandria to GIrdons-
vile is 80 miles. and Tor that distance that
company transports guano at $3.50 per ton,
lust seveoty cents per ton more than the Cen
trail road charges for only twenty-oGe miles.
From Richmond u Charlottesville, q distance
Of o. miles, the Central railroads charge up-
| on guano is So 80 per ton. At that rate, the
| charge from GOrdonsville to this place ought
t. nc S4i cents per ton, insead OF which 1t Is
50 Is. Even allowing a higher rate Tor the
shorter distance than Tor the entire route
from Richmond, a reasonable charge would
still fail lar short OF S2.lj per ton. Is not
| this conclusive evidence that there is an IN.
fair and impolitic Discrimination made
against Alex andria, and one too that works
serious injury to our farmers who buy guano
10 that market.
We have shown that tue Central railroad
charges more upon guauo than the maximum
rate allowed by law. 10 fact it is nearly
three times az much as the spirit of our gene
raj railroad law allows. Upon the articles Of
gypsum and lime the code very properly lin
! its the charges Of transportation TO 4 cents
per ton, per mile. Wben that law was pass
cd, euano was not an article Of commerce.
If it had been il would certainly have been
| classed under the exception with the other
generally used fertilizers, gypsum end lime.
uN 49, Il. fNtsI -,tlr,oH ~ NOT ~ /.
| ted by the provi sions OF tho genera! railroad
law, but still the wisdom and policy which
| dictate four cents per ton limitation upon the
great fertilizers, ought to have bad some
weight with the Directory OF the road. 1t
seems however, they did not, and instead OF
four cents per ton per mile, we are forced by
the grand monopoly to pay about eleven cents
Der ton per mile. Why is all this: Is It
not the result of a mistake somewhere, rather
than the matured action of the Directory ?
A. it is u question 10 which Alexandria and
| this community are deeply Interested, we
| hope tina. Col. FOntsine will Investigate The
| question aud remove the cause OF complaint
MEETING At THE Corn ExcnANGE.-We
are requested to state that there will be q
meeting Of the members Of the Corn Tx
change, at the Exchange, on Wednesday
morn,og next, at 10 o'clock. A full atter-
dance il desired as there will be business Of
interest to all concerned transacted.
THE STEAMER DIAMOND STATE having un-
derpouo thorough repairs during the past few
weeks, will take her place on the line between
Alexandria and Baltimore again, leaving bal
timorc on her usual day-Wednesday next,
thus affjrding the usual facilities Tor trans
portstion Of Freight between the two cities.
JEWISH FAsT.-Last Saturday was observed
BY our Hebrew fellow.citizens as the day OF
| At,nement. Their places Of business were
closed, and q solemn fast observed.
UARpER's MAGAZINE MIR. Geo. f. French
has sent Us the October number OF this de-
servedlv popular and excellent magazine -
Tue table of contents is varied and interest
ing.
WYxAy IS COMING 1t will be seen by the
advertisement in to-day's Gazette, that Wy
man, the wizard. will give three exhibitions
10 this city, commencing on Thursday even
ing next.
Dr. R. II. Stabler, Of this place, was aP-
pointed one of the Standing Committee on
Home Adulteratiors of Drugs, by the Phar,
msceu,icsl Convention. lately in session at
Washington.
FRuIr.-We were yesterday presented by
Mr.. Hughes, with some delicious Grapes and
Pears, new varieties, grown in his garden at
the north end Of Washington street.
arrange AND ALEXANDRIA RAIL
~ ROAD COMPANY.-The annual meet
lns of the Stockholders o; this Company. will
be held al The office OF the Company. in hIexan'
dr!a, on Wednesday. The 2Dh day Of OGcber mcrf,
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