Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-07

have US believe that the Interests OF Virginia,
including the poor Wretches OF Alexandria and
fredericksburg. are dear to their hearts !!
Wby do they denyto Alexandria compensation
for the use of her streets? Why 90 they deny
to Fredericksburg what their charter led its
neople to expect and believe would benefit
them ?-to wit the SEXUAL terminus At their
town of the Alexandria and fredericksburg
railroad. :,
The fact is, gentlemen OF the City Council,
this road means to make car pc" OF you, 10
draw the chestnuts from the fire for themselves
to eat-you and your constituents arc welcome
TO the bulls Mark1Mr Roberts reply to the
significant question of Dir. Smoot as to the
erection of any buildings here.
"Mf. r. supposed that 1t would be necessary
to keep some engines here, and u house would
| have 10 be built, but the had not thought OF
that matter yet No, they have rot thoueht
Of that" but let me tell you, what Mr.. Ii. dId
not ssy-but what his company have thought
of and intend to do. as [ am informed by credit
bic authority, to wit
They have laid out, or are laying out, town
at the mouth of Quantlco Greek, at which town
this road and the road now terminating at
! Acuia Creek, arc to meet-and where, ior their
great love for Virginia, aud to pay taxes to
her, they will, no doubt. establish workshops
and all else that will help build up town.
they will doubtless build houses Tor their
workmep, and as there is hold deep water at
this point, they will, no doubt build wbarVes
10 accommodate shipping BY steam or other
wise, for the produce which they expect 10
divert from Alexandria 10 this very point, ny
means of the Manassas and Transport am
| not sure OF the titIc) railroad company, char
| ter for which they arc asking from the Legs
laure. r
! Is not this Pennsylvania railroad magnit-
cent and magDauimous corporatlon! AFTER
| pocketing only 10 per cent, it first generously
devotes its surplus income 70 Opening up the
| resources OF Pennsylvania !! !!
| But that field being exhausted AID rot know
ing where else to bestow its Wheat, aud unSet-
| fish fayors, it comes to this poor Old COMMON.
wealth, onc, "the mother o! States aud States
| men," buys up, or otherwise blinds the eyes
| Of her legislators, and we see and behoId,
charters arc granted, aud so adroltly worded
| as to bear any CONSTRUCTION, ingenious gentle
| men OF the bar can twist and turn 10 Tie uses
! OF a corporation; liberal TO excess N building
roads or feeling counsel
So that road char,rrcd as the !A!cyandIla
and Fredericksburg Railroad Company may
stop short of the proposed terminal polnt-and
end Of Ouantico Creek and not ct FTetlcrrks
| burg.
The same ingenious legislation By the meces-
sary appliances. may o5'ain charter for a
| road from Manassas Tor this same mdgndh'
nous monopoly protesting to have the good OF
| all people al heart, aud may ACCOMPLISH their
schemes regardless of the ruin which may re
sult 10 TWO CT the oldest cities OF the State, COW
borue down by taxes to ooc of which, Alex
audrio, they are unwilling to grant the poor
boon of paying e few thousand dollars per an
| mum for the use OF some t|o mics OF Its
| streets !
pray the City Council WHO have charge CT
the interests of this over tsxsl and sufrriCg
community 10 look witn single eye 10 as IN
terests only, regardless OF sIl ther eonsidera-
| tiuns as 10 any ard all CT these railroad car
| uorations. These enormous, gigantic mOunpo
| lies, which, like great b1a constructors, will
crush all communities which they can envelope
in their folds without compuactlon or renor>e.
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