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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5, 1865.

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5, 1865.
LOCAL MATTERS.
THE CoNsoLIDArIoS~j ScHExr.-The
Board of Public Works met again yester.
day morning at 10 o'clock, according 10
adjournment. rs1r s49ss xa :
Mr.. Wallace, Of Petersburg, spoke, ad-
vocating the consolidation. He said II had
proved, since the State had aided local
railroads, that the localities determined
to make them local, and that they should
not rebound to the benefit Of the whole
State. He referred to the argument Of the
gentleman from Smyth tMr. Shefey), and
combatted its conclusions. He contended
that the object Of consolidation was TO
carry out the idea Of George Washington,
and have ono line instead Of three to run
through Virginia from the seaboard and
the interior. He doubted whether the
Legislature, which, it had been said, would
meet in six weeks, was the tribunal to ap-
ply to. The proper body to apply to was
the meeting Of stockholders Of the Virgil
mia and Tennessee railroad. Take the ques-
tion in the light Of advancement Of the inter
rests Of Virginia. Ifthese presidents, Gene
raj Malone or Mr.. Owen, should 90 to
European capitalists, and could say that
one end of the road rested on the sea-
board and the other in the Mississippi Val
ley, could they not get aid easier. The
consolidation would also build up steamship
lines to Europe, and immigration would be
the result. He hoped the Board would
have the nerve 10 meet all tho RESPONSE
bilities which devolved upon IT, and not
shift It on the Legislature. He spoke Of the
climate Of Virginia, which afforded to
transportation every facility. He had con-
versed with q gentleman In New York,
who said that when these lines we're con-
solidated the people Of New York would
build the Virginia and Kentucky railroad.
The city of Richmond had unriyalled ia
cilities for manufacturing. When this
continuous line was made, she could get
her cotton, faxseed, wheat, &C., sooner
than she possibly can now. The coffee
trade would rival Baltimore, as il once
did, BY sending flour to Brazil and getting
coffee in exchange. What is the position
of the trade of the city of Richmond
Freight is as cheap from Baltimore as it is
from Alexandria. I
Mr.. Barbour called the speakers atten-
ton to an official report Of the officers of
the Alexandria railroad, which showed
that freight could be sent cheaper from
Philadelphia to southwestern Virginia than
it could from Alexandria. .'s.a
After some further argument against the
tariffs and determinations of the different
companies, Mr.. Wallace closed. I
Mr.. James Lyons, of Richmond, con-
tended that if the Board would appoint
proxies to each road, with instructions to
vote for reduction Of freights, there
would be no trouble, and everything could
be accomplished without consolidation,
which, he thought, was illegal and unwise.
Governor Peirpoint here repeated the
views that he expressed ut the citizens
meeting on Monday night, to show that
consolidation would do away with discrim-
ination in railroad tariffs by making a pro
rata tariff.
Mr.. Lyons insisted that no one man could
manage three separate roads with justice
to all.
Colonel August rose, and read the fol-
lowing letter from General Malone to Pre-
sident Owen:
Copy of Letter from General Malone to
Colonel Queen, president Of the Virginia
and Tennessee railroad.
SouTHsIDE r. r. COMpANY's OFFICE,
PETERSBURG, Va, March 81, 1866.
Ny Dear Sir,-I received to-day fifty
copies of pamphlet published in Lynch
burg, for which, with the exception Of two
copies, have 10 earthly use-one copy
for myself, and one for my master of trans
portation the others shall withhold, but
not destroy. | must very hurriedly ex-
press to you my surprise and regret that
such paper has been made public; and
hereby enter my solemn protest against
the PRONUNCIATION of such document,
which gives to our enemies such fatal
advantage-I mean our rivals in the sue.
cessful competition Of this great line so
prominent an advantage. Our contract,
which was regarded as of so sacred cha.
racter that its reading was even suspended
during the presence Of our general agent,
Mr.. C. E. Evans, Is here paraded to the
world, and its wisdom, if any contained
therein, is gratuitously given to our opposi-
ton. In my humble opinion there is no ne.
cessity for such document to be placed
in the hands of the public or of our agents.
1t Is sufficient that our respective masters
Of transportation should be aware of our
specific manner of connection, from whom
our agents should receive such instruc-
tions as would fulfil our general design
without being acquainted with the details
Why should they know them, or why
should our rival lines have this knowledge
Each line in interest had copy Of our
agreement, which was all that was re-
quired, and which was all that was abso-
lutely necessary. must therefore beg
you to stop the circulation of this pamphlet
and to recall every copy issued, and to
strike from 1t or tear out our agreement
Obtain, If possible, every single copy, and
make this modification. Isee no reason ol
propriety or judgment why 1t should be
made public, I shall write to Branner
Galloway, and Tate, by Mondays mail. In
the mean time anticipate me If possible
| and have every copy withheld. have not
had time to examine the tables /; but par
ticularly desire that our opposition should
not learn our specific manner Of connection
as therein set forth.
Very respectfully, .t,
WILLIAM MALONE,
President.
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