Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-19
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! Detention of passcn"crs at sfu:duns.llIc,
MessrS. EditorS-snec the ist oi Junr ps<e
scngers from the Alexandria read designing 70
| go to Stauu;on OF Richmond. Oil their arfral
at Gordonsville have iouna that the cars II the
Central road had left from 90 20 81 miEtAvs.
The mails also have been detained - hu,S<.
and, consequently. public indignation has beck
justly excited. "vgge,;io jahi,' is wcI!
rs Tic ">HpPreSSio csrI, has been most indus.
| triously used 10 concentrate public i> pleasure
on the Central Railroad Company Let a viai..
statement o! facts expose the great Injustice
which has been done.
When the Alexandria f5:,! was G.S! con-
nected with the Contra! road at Ge;ion<7!ie
they met our trains - they passed, and iiieIe
wa; no detention, BECAUSE lhcy very p,opcr;.
| considered It their duty ~ coaio.ln 10 the -r.
rangcments they found il, existence. They dj
not propose to disturb; them. rs tHcv knew
what they were before their roa.i was under.
| taken, and that they would bc required 10 iUli
| faster than we did 20 ensure regular conncc.
| tiona. The hour 0f arrival - i:JrdorS::!ic
was then % clock a;IG - minutes, \. VI
| They soon, bowe:er, began 10 aSl: Tor Svmg in
| diligence. The time was extended tu 1889.
! Again, last year, thcy asked for more iIGu-
! gcncc, aud after carcfnl investigation Of The
whole subject, the time "a> extended 10 iG-j;
| thus being. the third Time thai; aci!va! was
tixetl-aud rs we distinct: understood, ii Sas
4 permanent arrangement. :" !.;i.; rs scirGu.cS
North and South rrlnli"rd unchanged.
During the severity Ot ;hc last wiG'?r, he
Superintendent Of this Toa.?, acting without
the advice of the Board cx:cn;ied ;hr:r li.li9
TO J o'clock and % min. The Pu@!:c all know
very well how irkSoHie and annoying j: nas
been to be kept waiting from one 70 two hou!:
at Gordcnavilie for the Alexandria ;ra:r. TEe
last extension Of timc from ~ - WAS allowed
only rs temporary one; on account o. dy!ara
! growing out Ut Inc Ub>,I uc!iufs o. ice Ia tie
! Potomac and the condtrOu u their !.-c:, cl;l-e-
! qucnt on winter weather. Finding ihat H. ::
; seemed reluctant 10 return ~ lii,. s;si,a,tI i
schedule, the Board Of the CcIt.ai COMPANY,
On the 22d Of Nay passed L resolution. AID
! Immediately communicated il. that ::i;yr IL"
first of June the trains o.! this road COMING
East, would not wal! lOngC: !ur tur:u :" Gci!vG
than as agreed on 1T 1913. nuIins IL" icHpc.
rlry schedule OF tie w!hte:, only il i!'ii.v3
could &c appropriated lor 4 CONNECTION w't:
the Southern trains Mt Richmond, winch d !!
must know is wholly insufficient i,,r the III.
checking and transfer o! baggage, getting d;!!-
ner &c. The return 10 the 1915 sc9.,.::. Was
necessary for our Southern c"nn"ci'o".
These are the i&c!s ai*Iii"G The ua'eitins
community; o';' lex Us see ~" IL Is VIII. ihe
mails. The msre!:rsse"ta.!"''a :a"e uGeE SO
freely Circulated 'ii"i mol n"'y tie '!"!"!vd
passengers haze been maoe 70 c"nsure ;h''
company, but the Postmaster Gcnera! writes
to me that the mail nn tins road "jt"6 jt.i,A
10 connect at Gor,!oHs,tNt ii:M nc ''saiH .!'ohs
-ltsEGhdF;a. lh!S oihcrr Is mace IL hc.ic:c
tia, we are delinquent, a"d thai IN" Grange
and Alexandria Company !: H";hg ITS "uty-
From the schedule Ordered hy Inc Depart.
mcnt for The AlcXandr!a ConptH:, :; COP: q!
which Is now before E!e, a!J dated 2ctn MI:>!:.
copy rs follows:
Leave Alexandria s!aily Al ..l1 \. u -ir-
rire at GcTG"nsri!tf, dAi'y, uy 1919, i. j -
Leave Gordonsvllc, daily, .; i. ~ &c.
Here IT appears the department, as carly 1s.hc
2Sth March, adopted the very i!mc which "c
claim now Tor them 10 arrive, ~: 1879, J.
~. They have Been behi"h mat iIihe v'e'E
day mol less than ~ m'n"'eS, an" often 'f"':
30 to W mnuseS, as Fecc:G n my Possession
shows. il We had not waited l"r i.:Si:i. t!'"y
would have been every d. !at!c 10 ccl;sures
and penalties 100 for failures :! mai!S. H.
stead Of being guilty Of not coinecti"S with
mails trom AlrNa'idTia, our I;bcr'!'ty al Tor
bcarance TO the AeHaito:la c"'lpah!, mas 80
we'd the mai connection during III Inc Spt'nG
! These facts, | presume, we're tot k"os;' - The
Postmaster General, as our acl'" prevented
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