The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-13
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1re ...-~, TO TIE PEESED NJ AND H.-
i5>-1a RFCTORS OF THE VIRGINIA CEN
TRIAL RAiLROAD-G From time to
time. have noticed articles IN several papers,
calling attention to what appeared TO be msnan-
agerlent Of your road. Those articles have failed
| to accomplish the end for WHICH they were intend
cd. The evils complained OF still exist, and tae
public suffer from them. ain no enemy 10 your
road nor do want 10 serve my own selfish pur,,
your road time in transporting stock over
1t and 1t my desire to use II stiil IL tcan te done
YOU hear, then. a small complaint from stock
dealer the mountains: VIII you hearIt, gentle
he lust. will you endeavor. in official capac-
ty remedy the evil which causes the com piaini
FIRST. our Iosd as far as completed, is, De,
heavy grades, and ct the fre mt tram IS nearly
forty eight hours maxim. the trip from Oakland TO
| miles n the hour. Is not that slow travelling for
| lreIs ht train know that you make consde
| able stop at the Greenwood Funnel; but the time
consumed between Oak lard and RICHMOND IS the
part to which now call Your attention. The Bal
| the ftei. hit train makes the trio tnat road IN
| twenty four hours, Can you not approximate at
| least such speed on your road And don YOU see
that stock confined small cars for iorty-ei ut
hours. without food or watef. must suffer greatly.
and come out of sueh confinement very much re-
| duced IN weight?
| Second How styou charge s45 per car for sheep
and nogs, and vet when It comes 70 cattle, Hlucn
| heavier fret hit, cnarge Only IS: he charge. IN
both eases. 1t seems to me- Is enormous. But what
| brn- to your depot sheep which b We cost ne g.
per head. and then YOU chare ne hall the price per
he at Tor trans porting them 10 nc uOnG, ana keep
| them forty el1ht hours on the road. Tor twenty
| four of which thes suffer NJ for food sad Wa
| ter. Add must have hand. too, 10 80 with the
| stock, TO prevent Il accidents Whie they are IN
the And any one ship stock to the least
| a1van'aps your road. under such clrcuinSt1n-
| cas: The enormous cha -e Tor freight. and tie
worstcd conei ton OF the stock after urty e. ut
hours of close conhnenien IN small cars-al enough
to drive stock dealers ia this part OF the country
! from your road And yen M Int just as vel say
to cent em- n We don want tn shIp your stock
| but still we have stock, and want to send them
| 20 Richmond Ito Il Southern MAJ ket-and We want
Ia encourage our railroads. II It can he done wih
out injury to ourselves It Is out of the question.
| thong d, under the present arT2n -ement OF tour
| road have had to send li2 cattle and 300 sheep
| 20 Augusta county to feed them there, and drive
them 6reenw cod De pot, and ship them there
| that tneA might not Ire more than twenty iour
hours the road on have lost tarolgh tie price
| of transportation from Oakland To Greenw ood-
| Others ill do the same. seek market throu-
some other channel. Is u not p0tic, 'ou 10 hold
induceme nts 10 stock dealers. instead ri drIy
ing them ava. from oar :, I'D WIl You not con
sider this plant. sentiemen: and Will you rot
take steps have better state OF Things IN
| the respect have mentioned existing your
| road Respectfully,
in I3-It* SAhl'L C. LCDDfNGTON.