Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-25
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r R., or ut least perVerSl0n OF It's ad VantaGe> |
from the use OF its original builders-Firsin
ians-as the very thorough examination ahd
conclusive report of the Corn Exchange OF |
YOUR city, shows. But the interest Of u c-rtalu
distranchised portion of the road-lhe hlanns
sas Branch disfranchised by an actual gilt
by the the stockholders to the y. i a. Ii. II:
on terms which never have been COUPLED
with by the jonees) have been entirely over
looked in all these communications. | wish to
call the attention of the people OF FaIqulcr,
Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock,
Warren and Page to the fact that the B. 4 0.
R. R. is building and has nearly completed
railroad from Winchester TO Strasturg, and
persons high in authority and cOnnexion with
the B. & O. r. r. say that by the lst of ) une
they wi run three daily through trains from
Baltimore IN HarriSonburg via. Winchester
&c. Then [ ask how often will they run
train from Manassas Junction TO Slrasburg?
Does anybody suppose that pound OF freight
CT passenger will 1.-THE management OF the
MINER end of the road being in the hands OF
the B. T. o. r. H. ever come over the road
from Strasburg to Manassas Junction. WI! It
nav the 0. & A. Il. r. to run daily freight
and passenger train over that section OF the
| road, and will it rot be reduced to one
horse = road running a tri weekly freight
| train, probably with passenger car attached
| may be told that the charter Of cobsoIldatl2n
| renuires the 0. & a. r. r. to keep up The
Manassas branch. ask have they REGARDED
their charter in the past? Have they n0t
charged higher rate OF freight per mic on
| the Manassas Branch than on the mail I3c.
contrary to their charter? Have they not
charged higher rate OF freight per tna per
mile than the railroad law OF the State allows!
| The law limits to cts. per ton CT : ~ ID;
per mile, on fertilizers They charge Lo% 81
cts. per ton per mile. Have they not refused
to pay tho debts OF the Manassas company
"whethcr bonded or floating, ssccrtaiucd or
! to be ascsrtsined,' in violation OF their CHAR
| ter? Sc case Of John LyO0s V. o.. y. Il
| VI. r. Il. Co., in the Court oi Ap9caS IN
| MARYLAND, in which the company plead h;l
got decree for non payment CT the dbl on
| the ground that the terms OF the charter had
not been complied with on their part. Thea
| will you expect company unicr such man
! ayers to run the portion OF the railroad above
referred to, simply because thclr charier re
ouires hem 20 do il, when they are v!o'ailrg
that charter Tow every dag? Do you know
that nearly all the produce and freight trocl
| the section Of country around NlddcDurg,
within miles OF the Plains Station 10y good
turnpike. is now wagoncd 40 miles TO Alexar.-
| dria. occupying about 80 wagons week. an1
why? Because of the excessive trcIgh's charged
by Thu company ia violation OF their chHrtcr. |
ask will the people of the counties !hnvr nam
ed. will the coplc ofAlexandrla and the state
of Virginia who have paid $4,000 900 20 hu'ii,
this road quietly submit to his management
| You will ask the remedy | say take the road
ont Of the MANAGEMENT o! the 3. Il q. Il. Z.
| Co.,. of which it seems the present managers
Of the O.. \. e NJ. r. Il. arc only ti.c agents.
! WIZ there not be vast diHercrc! between :
through line run uodrr one management iron!
Alexandria to HarriSonhure ard through
line from Baltimore to HavrisonburL with Tho
| Manassas branch connecting 81 Str"Shurg nn'y
| 10 recvivc such freight aud passengers IL Il :
| chose to give Us ard at such time a, they
| choose t. run their trains
| Another remedy is To ca! on your Senators
| and Da,cratcs in the Legislature 10 inicrrcse
| by legislative cnactmcn;s all legal means to
| prevent the pcrversion OF this railroad trnn! It,
original use rs contemplated by It's builders:
and ask will rot the town u. AIcXandTia join
with the counties above named in our ettoIt t"
save this Manassas r. +. to their uSc5. |
| distinctly Gi>avow any personal feelings aRaioSt
| the present managers OF INC q y. &. N.
| r. r., and have no "aye to grind .Ut aii cyc
solely to the interest Of virginia and her c;'z2n~
and especially FACprlER
PoLITGcs IN PRINCE WILLIAM.-W 10 no;
| believe that many OF those who nave ldentlti ID
themselves with the Repub ic!o party desire to
| see the southern people OpDrGsSci but - "1c
as they follow the lead OF such nIcu - uoH as
sumo to IT. the "crponcntS OF Republican
principles" they are ne ping to cary out what
their better Judgment must condemn.
| We believe the Conservative party cf this
county intend carrying out 10 the spirit AID i'll
GOOD faith the requirements Of the constitution
just adopted, and in so doiGg, making lis ob
jectonatle Textures as llght as possible. "a
the other hand, We believe We have Sufficient
proof from :hc past thu: should those who as.
sumo 10 be !he leaders OF the Republicans party,
| get n;o power, they would make the const;tu-
ton a source Of oppression to large portion OF
the people. - Prince William -i,lrocate
THE RADICAL STATE EXECUTIVE CON-
M11TEE. Tho following compose this commit
| tee;
f rankin Stearns, Samuel f. Maddox. An.
| drew Washturne, John Oliver. W. {. Wick
ham, Robert W. Hughes, William Toy, Alex
| ander Rives, and John +. Lewis and u. b.
Parker, treasurer.
The committee met on Friday evening. ard
organized by appointing Mr.. Stearns, as chair
| man; Mr. Maddox, ap secretary, and II. IS.
Parker. as treasurer.
Advices from Bogota state that the DAIico
Ship Canal treaty has been reiscted ty the
| Colombian Congress. Adyiccs state that tie
Costa Rica Government has made treaty with
Nicaragua confirming TO Michal Chcvcer and
| bis conreres of France the concessions for q
| ship canal via the San Juan river and the lakes
of Nicaragua. At the same time come adrices
| of the liberal concessions to the Tchuantcpcc
| Railroad Company from the Mexican Govern
ment, fer a ship canal across the Is:hmus of
Tehuancepec and that will be the subject of a
| treaty between the U. S. ard Mexico.
Increased activity in the iron trade isro;iced
throughout England.
| From the Savannah (Gs.) News.
FINE PRINTING INV take pleasure
in calling the attention Of printers to the alver-
tisemeut of Mr.. Q. E. ROBINSON, Ink Manu-
facturer, Philadelphia. The Morning News"
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