The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-04
Letter from GEN, M honc on Consoii-
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sse's edl RicnMoSb,n Va. Sep. %, 1866.
Sin !, Y bad hoped, in discus. ion of any
public measure, whether fraught, with good
or with evil, as, might be conceived in the
opinion Of others, that gentlemen would
raise themselves shove the level of localities,
and of the low and miserable spirit which
seeks to substitute prejudice foriarg,irnent and
and reason HTL
Such, sir, eharacterzes the article in the
Lynchburg Republican Of the 9th inst, over
the signature ofsyirginius,n whose covert and
scurrilous Allsiens atomysef are no less IN
worthy, of the great ST. bject upon which he
undertakes TO enfighten the public, than the
statements he has employed to misrepresent,
as he does, the principles embodied in the
great scheme Of consolidation are untrue, and
his deductions failacious. S,pF
While it is true, as he states, that the
charges on manufactured tobacco as between
Lynchburg and Richmond is To- cents per
100 pounds, It is untrue, as he undertakes to
insinuate, that the discrimination against
Richmond, as, he would make it appear, is
the fault of the Southside railroad. Tits due
purely to the basis OF, !, computation Snpon
which the combination tariff betweengthe two
roads is made, wherein the Danville road, in
the legitimate exercise of their own views,
were unwill ing to pre-rata upon the low
rates which obtain upon the Southside.. road
for points alorg thessnae, but upon the high
er rates of their OVID road 81 aa'flss
Hence, on the same article, it is forty five
cents to- Petersburg as against seventy-fve
cents to Richmond; besides, it is due to this
company to say they ,bave proposed, and
have always been willing to make the same,
rates from Richmond to all points on the
Southside as from Petersburg--ands the like
from Petersburg to all points on, the DaDvhlet
road as from Richmond ,, And,
Again, the statement Of this writer in the
"Lynchburg News of the 25th instant, that
the Southside railroad receives less on freights
from Norfolk to Lyhchburg than from Peters,
burg, ~; as false in fact as is his statement
that the cars Of this company have not gone
upon the Danville road, Or that this company
has, by any manner Of arrangement, preclud
ed the interchange Of the same, or the free
circulation of freights as between the two
roads. fF gf4F 40 I0Il9' ~ 4eFt9 ..44.I Y
so much for "Virginisu," his personalities
and misstatenlent Of facts, whose review of a
great measurable undertakes to condemn, is
unworthy Of notice. But az to the scheme
Consolidation, as proposed by its friends,
eontemplates no monopoly, and means mo-
constraint' 81 discrimination in the conduct
of travel as against or in favor of any locality.
elthersas to rates or facilities; but it expressly
designs to secure a, free and nntrammeied cir
culation Of each. leaving their direction and
determination to be controlled by the enter
prise and capital, of; every locality within
the.range Of their inHnepee; -T3sg -si5s7 5Ea
In no manner does it intend to ignore, him
der or obstruct the interchange of freghts
and passengers as between the, canal the
Orange & Alexandra railroad, or any other
work which may connect with the system at.
Lynchburg and the Virginia & Tennessee
railroad lA-l' y Z
On the contrary it expressly recognizes,
and intends to maintain the obligations as.
imposed by the, terms of the charter, and as
no less demanded blythe public interest the
same rates sand facilities towards each and all
OF its connections, SO as to em pIoys the pecu-i
liar advantages respectively maintained by
these several works. for the better develop
ment Of The country along the line Of the
Virginia g. Tennessee railroad, and in this
wise secure an increase of its own revenue. *
Consolidation means to preserve to the pea7
pie OF the Southwest theright and privilege
OF employing any, of these lines upon like
terms and facilities for intercommunicatieua s
between all points, within the reach Of their
legitimate connections, not under the rule of
monopoly, but of a harmonious energetic
action, subject at all times to- the controI Of
the combined interest which, seeks to re-
present. q sslasag,sJ e Iiaa.i 81 e oa q -
IL means to secure to the cities of our own
State-aL4ynchburg, "a Danyille, Petersburg,
h'chmondi Is Alexandria aud Norfolk, and to
1 h.. So - q g a.
the country along the several works connect
ing these centres of trade the same facilities
and pro rata.rstes over each and Qall, whether
seperatel or in combination as are extended
to places and persons beyond The .Iimits @
this Commonwealth; it means that these ci-
ties shall receive and forward freiehts and
passengers over these lines, or any part of the
system the combination intends to embrace
directly and by its, influence, mot as now
when the combined local yafes oftbe Sseevayra