Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-09
,JEETJNo or THE CORN EXCHANGE.

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Att meeting OF the Alexandria Corn Es
change, held at the rooms OF the Association,
on Tuesday morning, March >: $50, Captain
p. p Hooe, President, in the ClaJ. ari Gee"
r Shinn, Secretsry pro tenn
Geo. Y. Worthiugton, esq, chai TaaI. o. li.e
committee appointed under resolution ~ tct.
y, 1879, submitted the following !cpart:
Mr.. President:--Ihe committee appointed by
YOU al the meeting Of this association held tho
End February, for tho purpose Of Investigating
the alleged discrimination aSninstlhe tra:!e aud
rosperity of Aiexsndrs. By tho present nnn-
agsment of the o., A. s. NJ 4. IL beg leave to
make the following report.
The managers of theO "A. Y al. 4. t., Issued
under date of June lst 1859, tariff AND
classification sheet, showing the class and rate
of charge for transportation of numerous aTti-
cles of produce, merchandise &c, between
Alexsndris and Lynchburg and this 7arlous
stations on the line Of their road, copies OF
which were distributed to the merchants anG
for their guidance to the charge for transport
| ing sny Of the enumerated articles between the
| two cities or other points
Under date OF June 18th 1869, the manages Of
| tbs said road issued another list of classification
for nunero Gus articles OF produce merchandise
| &C., that might be transported between 5alt-
more, Philadelphia Or New York, and Lynch
| burg, and points west thereof, copy OF which
has been furnished your committee by thcG?n-
! ersl Freight Agent Of the Orange road who 2 20
stated the rate Of charge for transpo: tatlon be-
| tween Baltimore and Lynchburg /, 2: ),
| and q, class article: as enumerated IL the
said list.
Your commlte found upon comparing such
| articles as are enumerated III 0oth or THESE
| Tariff Sheets.
| direct discrimination against AlcXnndriH,
| in favor Of Baltimore on every article OF III ,
| nortance 10 our trade, including fish, Sat and
| flour. .:,
| the President of the road to mske any expla
nation. of the determinations, that lie might
| desire. He promptly responded By ns1niDgC
| Hawks, the General Freight Agent, ne his Iep-
| resentative in his absence, ana that any lnior-
nation that might be desired by the committee
| would be furnished by his representative
| Capt Hawks stated there was some appar.,
| Mt discrimination rs shown by the local and
through classiicatUns but wei railroad officers
| aid not consider that it practically affected A
| exandra.
| He further stated Us SOON as il was brought
| to the notice of the Pre:dent(the early part u
| Decem Der LAST Alexandria was ordered to bc
| made a competing point and the through cl"s,
| sihcation directed to apply to alt fre&h! u Ana
| from Lychburg
But it further appears That no nolic'' ~ ~
| en- TO the merchants Of Alexandria OF the pro-
| posed change in the classification and rate 81
| frepLt On merchandise between Alexandria
and Lynchburg, thus leaving thom ID be E"F-
erned in their transaction and negotiations by
| the local tariff sheet as before the oder We
| given.
In regard To tho lack Of sufficient Ii tin, 'ali I'll
| of1he change, Capt Hawks assumed the re-
| suonsibility, saying that tha President: IircG'
| ton was positive on the subject .,,
Thus it appears that tho General fre'sh;;
Agent Of the Orange and Algxandria railroad
| aclnowledrsd that The alleged Discrimination
against Alexandria did practically exist from
! date tariff sheets until early in December-a pc
| Rod of some tx months.
| Capt. Hawks told us that the railroad man
| ayers didn0t consider that (the ulscrlullh.
tom practically affected Alcxandrn.
| Your committee is forced toa different con
| ciusion, and believe that tho Discrimination
| did effect the trade Of our city.
Your committee agree that It Is " good cMst
of complaint, and discrimination .ssaIns
| Alexandrls that merchandise cannot be Tor
| warded through from Alexandra 10 po!n!s wcs'
| of Lynchburg beyond Bristol ut through rates
! while i. can be done from baltimore over tht
| O.. A. s. ~. L. L.
| Cspt. Hawks explanation is, tina. the Gran &c
| and Alexau dria Company have no through Hr-
arrangement with the southwestern roads Tor
| freight from Alexandria u the southwcst-Al
| cxandra not being considered 5y Their C 'hneX.
| ions as 81 competing point.
| Also that no effort lad been lnAde - secure
| to Alexandria the advantage Of Being put on
| same footing as Baltimore in shipping merchsiI-
| disc to points west OF terminus OF V. u !. ho@
| but that action would now be takon 80 endeaHor
| to remove the cause Of complaint and dI-crinl-
nation against Alexandria by having freight,
| in the future tsken on same conditions Ms from
/ Baltimore.
The committee agree that .hcru WIS in in
Justice and discrimination shown against Alex
| sndria by the o., a. s. NJ. K. f., taking pro.
| duce from LyDchburg to Baltimore and then
| chipping it by steamers - New York, when II
| could have been taken direC. from Alexandria
! to New York by steamers at the same ccSt
| which the q \. s. 81. <. Il. paid 10 &c, il e
| Baltimore
| Captain Hawks informed the committee that
| the road had steamship connexl?ns from
| Baltimore 10 Philadelphia or New YORK, and
| never had within his knowledge
| Your committee is satifed that Just Cause oi
| complaint against tho o., 4. IL NJ. K. X for
| such discrimination did exist prior to Captain
| Hawks taking charge Of the General Freigh!
| Office.
Thus you have, Mr.. President, the concu-
| sions arrived at, after much labor and investi-
| CATION, of the committee which you selected
| and made tie duty Of to cndeavor to ascertain
| whether or not there existed any just cause for
| complaint against the managers OF the o.. 4. &
| NJ Il. for discriminating against the trade OF
this city all Of which is respectfully submitted,
and your committee ask to be discharged.
! GEO. Y. WORTHINGTOM,
| GEO. H. ROBINSON,
II. S. WATTLES, Committed
On motion, the report WAS unanimously
| adopted
On motion, the report was ordered to be pub
| lished in the Alexandria Gazette and 100 copies
printed for tho use Of tho members Of the EX-
| change.
On motion the committee wero DISCHARGED