Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-10
The Aie1audris and Fredericksbrrg
Railroad.


PctgiGT Dtls'l U-sats-Rrt!r0ad Was Trt rys
D0rs and TsiclS hat ere Taia.
A committee of the Virginia House OF Deie-
gates j. now investigating the affairs OF the
Alexandra ard Fredericksburg Railroad Com
pary, aid sore curious developments have
been made 2CG others sTe promised.
Mr.. George y. Roberts testified that the
NerfhcTu Central Railroad Company. which h
controlled ly THE PeLnsy lvanis RaIlCUad Com
pany, found a. Baltimore that they were CT of
from all southern hu~iress By the fact that ihe
Baltimore and Ohio Company refused 20 check
their baggage or honor their tickets 20 any point
south OF Baltimore. IhRt 20 meet thi, EVIL and
acComTlcdEt" he public with these facilities
they took UP charter 20 ou.ii
A ROAD EBoM BALTIMORE TO WAsHTNC TON.
but iourd themselves blockad-d ia the same
way at Washington. That at tnat point the
only outlets south we're one. route liable 70 be
closed II any lime during the winter, and the
other. d circuitouS roHte by GCrcCnsy lie, pass
ing over q bridge AZ Washington IN their Judg-
ment unsafe. That they had then brought 20
then by BIZ. Lincoln a charter TO ill the gar be-
tween Alexandria and Fredericksburg, and
agreed with him, IL ne would brIrg them all Ga.
stock and bonds that lad been issued and get
charter allowing them 10 build TO Washington,
do and did, snd then they proceeded 20 arrange
with the Richmond md Fredericksburg railroad
fer apcning to The public a
TBEoSGn LINE BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND
RICHMOND.
en- basis OF dividing the fare, according to dis
lance. The matter WAS fully diseased with
a.
Neclc arrangement understood 20 De settled.
But about September last he declined 20 SIGN
the cont act submitted TO him, and refused 90
make any such arrangements. on the ground that
il would ruin his steamboat travel by the low
rates the public wOuld obtain. He then refused
80 lease his road-slthough he was Guaranteed
seven per cent. on his stock-and refused TO
sell, except tor four millions Of lars, includ-
Ing a million, the value OF hts exemption from
State tax. The Alexandria and 4 edericks-
burg then applied TO the Legislature to author
. fltfrs m Inn IN tsNa "A
the tist time, Mr.. Roberts heard that fraud
vas alleged against his organization. He lad
bought in entire good faith; bad paid $50 900 TO
Mr.. Lincoln;
s2O,CGc FoR THE LONG BRIDGE
Fl Washington, ST., 600 for grading and right of
way, and has made contracts with responsible
parties for grading the road 70 the amount of
100000. He estimated that in fifteen or efph-
teen months. if no obstacle were intsrposed' he
would complete q line that would enable the
people of Richmond 90 go % Washington i'm
bree and ba!s hours, at less than one-half the
present fare, and Paid that the funds were paid
in already for the work, and the latter guarar-
iced by the Pennsylvania railroad of which he
Vas the fourth vice president. That the rates
on Ire ght would be al-O less than one half what
were now charged Mr.. Roberts stated that AZ
the preliminary interview Mr.. Moncure Robin
son informed him that with his own stock. and
inst owned in England and controlled by him,
TIE ZEAL MANAorE
OF the Richmond, Fredericksburc and Potomac
railroad. could designate its president and other
oncers and direct ITS management and opera
tions. lie offered him $50 per share for a ma
Jority o. the stock, which Was 20 per cent. more
han It u held at in market, but MIR. Robinson
81 .ooO, zoe. as before stated, which Was equiva-
le mt TO SOS per share. Mr.. Robinson requested
the privilege Of building the first ten milee Of
.ne Frederteksburg end Of the road, because,
under his charter, il would be exempt from
taxation. To this Mr.. Roberts company as
sented.