The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-09

tai manOne "dS Ieau, anu Is puOl1SneQ f0r
the information of our merchants
OFPIcE VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE !
RAILRoAD COMPANY,
LYycHsURa, VA, March %, 1868. J
P. q. Cb9hlan, Esq, Secretary Chamber of Com.
meroe, Richmond, "a:
Dear Sir,-As req uested in your three several
favors of the l1th instant, hand you here
with copy of tariff sheet Of our Norfolk and
Petersburg, Southside, and Virginia and Ten
nessee railroads.
Permit me to say that by an examination OF
these tariffs you will find that in all respects,
as to classifcations, specifications, and condi-
tions, they are precisely the same, SO that, in
fact, shipment may be from any way sta
tion on these roads to any way-station on
either, and that like manner of convenience
might obtain-as between our Richmond and
Danyille railroad with the same-we have ad-
vised that their tariff should be in the same
manner made up.
I-would further remark, as matter of un-
bounded interest TO the mercantile COM
munity which you represent as we'll as to our
Southside Virginia and Tennessee, and Rich
mond and Danylle railroads especially, and,
in fact, to the whole State, that we have ar
ranged, and have in active operation, through
rates as between every station on the line of
our Virginia and Tennessee railroad and the
city of Richmond
These rates are made known to the commu-
mites trading through the several way sta
see road by means of cards after the style OF
the copy herewith enclosed, marked "a, " as 10
all freights shipped by classification and as
to all special articles by means of the list
herewith enclosed marked B."
I mean to say, these cards for classified
freights, and tabular list for special articles,
are filled up for every way station on the line
of our Virginia and Tennessee railroad, Civ
ing the rates thence to Richmond and the
like rule and rates apply to shipments made
from Richmond.
These rates or charges are based upon our
New York pro rata for like points; that is, the
same rates per mile apply as between Rich
mond and the points named as are applied be-
tween New York and the like points.
In conformity with these rates we are grant
ing through receipts from all way stations to
Richmond, as per form marked &C." here
with enclosed.
Our Richmond and Danville railroad au-
thorities at Richmond have been placed in
possession of a complete copy of these rates,
and empowered to grant receipts in con-
formity Herewith ; and I would suggest to
them and to your Chamber Of Commerce that
it would be interesting to them to have cards
printed for distribution in Richmond, giving
the rates as between the city of Richmond
and all points along the line of our Virginia
and Tennessee and Southside railroads.
Shipments by our James River and Kanawha
canal are made by the addition to our rates las
from Lynchburg) OF their charges from Rich
mond to Lynchburg, our rates from Lynch
burg being made out upon the same basis as
from Richmond or New York.
Besides this, cars loaded at Richmond for
any point on the line of our Southside and
Virginia and Tennessee roads, or for any
point west of Bristol, go through without
break of bulk; and the same rule applies in
the case of shipments for Richmond.
Besides this, our Richmond and Danville
railroad authorities are in possession of q
schedule of through rates as between Rich
mond and. all points west of Bristol embra-
cling Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Rome,
Nashville, and Memphis; and these rates,
too; are made out on the basis of our New
York pro rata.
Thus you will perceive, I trust, that every
manner of arrangement which can very well
be devised to facilitate the commercial in ter
course of your city with the line of our rail-
roads westward has now been established,
and I do hope they will be turned to
good account, for l confess that my exami-
nation of affairs here and hereabouts, and
of the current of trade with Baltimore,
especially as between the line of the Virginia
and Tennessee railroad and that city, is 4
source of sad and deep concern for the future
of our State. 1t ought not to be so, and l
believe the evil and the wrong under which
we have heretofore labored can be rectiied,
and the great substance of the country, which
is brought into relations with our own Virgil
MIA cities, turned to our mutual advantage.
Respectfully, WILLIAM MAHoEE,
President.