The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-16
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IN his memorandum Of agreement proposed
TO the fredericksburg road, he distinctly
states, that each party hereto shall cause
Al! .tra1fo that they in any pise control to
pass oper the JOINT line hereby formed, and
has the needfsA car equipment shall pass
,shro't9a oue' the iine toithout transhtpment,
go as to aroid break Of bulk or. delay il,
sportation," thereby passing the cotton
from the South cfs -, - [,.s.,1
I'm I'm EALED CARS THROUGH THE CITY or
'hfi'iH3 RICHMOND ta8 ~ ~ ;.
TO the city Of Philadelphia. Secondly,
tne kichmond and Danville road. az stated
epV tne gentleman from Roanoke lMr. Nc.
Cauiil, desires an outlet over this line 70
Philadelphia, thus taking from Richmond
inc freights Of the. DanVille road, and emp.
tying them .aa;. : -. $50.
INTO THE LAP OF FOREIGN CITY. f,s.
Mr. !', speaker, 1t was never designed by
nature, or the intention, I venture to as.
sert, of the Legislature that granted the
charter, or the original incorpcrators. that
the Richmond and DanviIle railroad sbould
feed the city of Philadelphia, and give to
1t additional facilities for competing with
our own Virginia cities. -.
TRADE SEEKS ITS LEVEL?
But, says the gentleman from Richmond
city Mr.. Lovenstein], trade, like water
will seek its leyel.", Sir, more falIacious
or dangerous dogma could not worm itsel
into our system of legislation on works Of
internal Improvement than this.
at b LovENsTEIN w. JEFFERSON. .
Mr.. Jefferson said that "accideutal cir
cumstances may control the indications
nature, and in no instance do they do il
more frequently than in the rise and fall O
towns;;" and energy, enterprise, and com
bination may overcome the strongest natu
raj distractions. We have a forcible ant
bitter illustration of this fact. . .
LOOK AT BALTIMORE!
She is 100 miles from the ocean, with ;
tedious river and bay navigation, and will
only 16 feet of water in her harbor, while
Norfolk is only SO miles from the sea, will
q well-sheltered harbor of 81 feet of waite.
to her wharves, and a clear, open passag
Of broad, deep water to the ocean. Now
sir, one has population of 30J, 900 inhabit
ants, the other only 10000 and the supe
riority Of the one over the other is all du,
to artificial means. -.... -.r.-
. a.. MISTAKEN IDEA.
The member from Giles says that th'
Pennsylvania Central propose TO build {
road which Virginia is not able to build
Why, sir, there is bill now on the calenda
of this House authorizing the Fredericks
burg road to extend its road from Quantic'
! to Alexandria and by granting this char
ter the State will derive revenue from
taxation of which it is now deprived by al
existing contract. In addition, it will sc
cure b.. -.
A VIRGINIA CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CITE
l.. OF RICHMOND AND WASHINGTON,
which will operate as breakwater between
the greedy designs of the Pcnnsylvani:
Central and the cotton-felds Of the South
| THE sEABoARD AND ROANOKE RAILROAD.
The member from Halifax launched fortl
an indignant denunciation upon the Sea
board road. Sir, that road is one Of tht
chief sources of the vitality of N orfolk, ant
instead Of grinding down our people, ha!
been of immeasurable benefit to them. Sir
in 1861 only $4,000 bales of cotton passed
over that road, Of which 1000 bales were
consigned to Norfolk merchants but ir
; 1870 that amount had increased tc
| 10000 bales, Of which 10000 were
; consigned to Norfolk merchants. And as
our city increases and our resources de-
yelop, so in proportion will we gain con-
troll of that cotton trade. In addition, this
road gives employment to 200 citizens o.
Portsmouth at a monthly expenditure o
SI4, 900, and through its operation
OUR TRADE WITH NORTH CAROLINA HAS
QUADRUPLED.
Nor does that road discriminate against
| the city of Norfolk; but, sir, where dis
elimination does exist, it is in every in.
stance in favor OF our own city, as will be
observed from these rates: Upon 100
pounds of 1st-class freight, and the proper.
! tions Oh the same for inferior grades,
THESE ARE THE CHARGES: