Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-09

es- 1--WE are informed that the BALTIMORE ~
Ohio Railroad Company offer to take the Man
assas Gap Railroad and put it in running order;
but that the Manassas Company refuse (throusn
touch it until they are paid $S5O,C01 in advance
Of the cost Of building the road to its present
condition. '-Haqrisonburg Va.) OM Co'nm'M
AS the above extract, taken from the ora
Commonwealth, and published in tho GnZctte
ssued last evening", clrcuiates al, an erroneous
COMPANY particularly with our friends in the
Valley, / feel called upon to communicate tho
facts fLhG case.
In order to carry out the nolicy thought to be
advantageous to both the Valley ana Manassas
interests, embodied in the Legislation of last
winter, the Stockholders of the Manassas Com
pany. ut itssesson on tho 18th of April last, nj
which all interests were represented passed
certain resolutions published at the llihG III
the different papers, which were believed TO
carry out tremendously the ol]ect;; aa'''o'' "'
The policy of the Legislature referred TO,
adopted unanimously by the Stockh1laorI OF
the Manassas Company, WAS prculcalca an" 10
successful execution known to depend upon eet-
ting liberal aid from the Baltimore ~ oI n3
Railroad Company. The statement OF inc Ula
Commonwealth virtually charges the Manassas
Company with baking this Joint work, by their
making the aid to DO given by tho lalt'more q: ~
Ohio Company TO the building OF the ROAD IN
the Valley, dependent upon an advance to IT.
self Of SS50,CJO.
SO far from pursuing amy such course, MT.
Marshall made two distinct proposals in writing
to the President of the Baltimore IL Ohio Com
pany. The first was u short loan OF 915,W lcr
tho purpose Of Immediately finishing the road
from Strasburg to irltZcrs-the other proposal
was loan Of $1G0,Gl0. which with the means at
the command Of tho Manassas Company wore
TO be used in the construction Of the road be-
twnnn Winchester and Stras burg
These propositions were not connected WIN
any condition Whatever, and the application
was made for so small an amount because OF Inc
repeated conversations with Mr. Garrett. IN
engagements required all tho funds no had at
| command, and forbade his aiding tho Virginia
| roads for some time to come. Ills proncr
| Of much smaller amount, VIZ, SlVo,U )
TO aid in the construction OF the road TO NCrls-
burg, was afterwards withdrawn for same
| reason. ..., -.
Earnest ard repeated efforts were made to get
| from tho Baltimore IL Ohio Company, without
any conditions having reference TO the build
| Ing tho Manassas road east of Strasburg, ana
| made in company with gentlemen of highest
| consideration in the Valley, but were not re-
| sponded to by Mr.. Garrett
! The Old commonwealth proposes TO make
| short work Of the matter At the next meeting OF
| the Legislature 1.-The Manas. rs Company will
| be made to show to the next Lc9lslAturo It's IL
nancial competency to make the road to Harris
onbur", and in its default, another. party must
be authorized to make it, who will have the
building Of the road between Harrisonburg ana ana
Strasburg completed by Sept. next, when ana m
where will be met branch road OF the 6altl-
moro & OHIO Company, extending from 0tfas-
| burg to Winchester"
W do not regret this expose Of the policy OF
the Old Commonwealth, and have only to say
that the editor may find IN obstacle in his way,
| which he does not now perceive -
| EDWARD G. MARSHALL,
President Manassas Gap Railroad Comply
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 9, 1866.