The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-15

In reply to his OF the Goth On fesdng his letter,
think you will agree with us, that his frst (of
14) wal but garblo and that the limit Of his
equal terms" are, In effect - Charge us oral iates
Norfolk. OF corras this shuts Us out at once.
The freight mentioned in letter to him consisted
of some ten tons, all of which was to have gone by
next trip, but we now consider 1t improper to take
more oft, and compelled to decline the balance
except what is already on tho pier. Indeed, sntil
wo can effect some through arrangement frsm Nor.
foik or Petersburg, 1t would seem advisable fer
~ copfine ourselves 10 local feights. How much
stock blve you yet taken towards another ship
We think Anderson in deep earnest, aud If we an
age rightly Il secure another ship through him.
[sgned WASHINGTON Go.
NORFOLK, VA, 7th February, 1871.
Messrs. r. & II. Cnamberloine, Agents steam
ship George B. Upton" Norfolk:
Geatlemen--I am instructed to notify you that
capuot after Saturday next, 10Th inst. assume
tom"
OF course we will forward all frsishts offered, bot
we cannot pay charg on them.
Isigpodl J.D. PROCTOR,
Master Transport lton.
PETERSBURG, March 6, 1871.
Capt. s. Alexander, General Superintendent
v. s. and p. Co., 1902 Main street, Rich
n,ond:
Dear Sir-I hand statement of account to date
herewith. The freight paid southside Railroad
list per Clyde and not quite 80 per cent outward
freight. This is a handsome commentary Gen.
Mahone's love of home institutions II understand
the argument of Is friends the sgislature, they
lay dow the proposition that they wish to buy the
States intert 1T in the Richmond and Petersburg
tarcsd TO prevent foreign corporation .som me-
nopol zing the trf le of Virs mia.
Let us look at the constituency of this argumea at
Gen. Malone a ] ne OF railroad entirely through
Virgi ala and conn Its III foreign corporation,
giving it all of his .reight and pro-ratDg with 1t on
equitai Q terms. This s1me gentleman so tenc ;ious
of Virginias welfare resIses to turn pound of
freight to institution purely and essentially Vir
gnan and refuses t. pro-rate with said Virginian
entsrprize and charger that sme Virginia interest
with local freghts and whar age same, soon
they strike Virginia soil. should like TO know Of
Gen. M. and is friends why ley make difference
| in their treatment of Virginia's interest on her
| north era and eastern borders? Wonder some one
don't esk the quest the floor of the House.
Your favor of the 9th inst. is received. have
not g. sn anything here abouts for "Johu Bowers,
Richmond" The "Clyde steamers to Philadelphia
run with the Ci.y Point railros !, but they are
charged local rates aud the Souhside railroad is not
re ponsible tor any breakage which may occu", so
| am informed by the sent here.
| The Old Dominion st amship company are king
u boxes manufactured tobacco at ff' ben cent? per
box to New York.
You sc, it is dead ana heavy set they have made
at Us. Looks like desperation and ought > be
shown up in the newspapers.
Prospects for treioht tomorrow looks scant at
this writing One OF my largest tobacco customers
is "cleaning up" and will not make his shipment
No cotton moving I believe. Tanner is without
orders to buy to-day. Hope t'-morrow will open
brighter
freshet, and if it get much higher to night feir
it may stop her. Helvy rrins about Farnvile.
Tnc lumber house IS full of Baltimore freights, no
room for me to receive to day.
Yours very re ,pect. ally,
[signed.l D. DoDsoN.
Agent Va s. 4 P. Co.
Mr. Eravsar than resumino said Comment
| is unnecessary. Remarks by me cannot de-
| velop more clearly the partiality and discrimi-
nation exercised by this greatA NJ. e. 0. r. R.
| Co. against Virginisns, in favor OF a foreign
| corporation-the Old Dominion Steamship
| Company.
| This is the corporation, this A., NJ. & D.
| Co., to whom we are urged to sell the State
| stock, to PREVENT purchase by foreign cor
| porat.on. company which refuscJ to pro
! rate with Virginia company, which charges
| a VIRGINIA company twenty-five per cent. OF
the whole freight from New York to Peters
burg, for transporting that freight nine miles
| over its road company which runs its
| road entirely through Virginia and connects
with foreign corporation, giving it all OF is
| freight and pro-rating with it on equitable
terms a company which refuses to turn over
one pound of freight, or pro-rate with, or
| which is purely Virginiau, but charges said
company local freight and wharfage as soon as
| it strikes Virginia soil.
| Let us LOOK at some of the charges Of this
| great A., NJ. & o. road. From New York to
Lynchburg, distance of 404 miles, the charges
per ton are $4,000 cents per mile; from New
| York to Memphis, distance of 1,289 miles,
i l6-10O per mile.
| | ask is this the return we had a right to
| expect as Virginlans from the A., M. q o. Il.
| r. Co., who ha1 received SO much at the
hands of this General Assembly, And how
| aok ,haro1 ntt mill
be pursued in the management of the r. Il 2.
r. b., with connecting lines, than has been ex-
tended to the Virginia Steamship and Packet
Company, should the Richmond and Peters.
bur- road fall into the hands Of the A., M. d
o. IL. R. Co?
| Dominion Steamship company with whom
the Atlantic, Mi. .sissippi and Ohio railroad con
nee :, has in advance notified the merchants,
| manufacturers and shippers in this city o
| Richmond who patronize the Virginia Steam
ship company, that it intends to open and keep
debt and credit account against them, and
| when it, the foreign corporation, shall have
run down the Virginia company, it intends tt
make them pay the balances charged against
them. Such is the line with which the grea
Virginia consolidated line connects, to the ex
cusion of all competitors, and the great A., M
Il o. railroad company, as is proved by the
official letters Just read, charges tor nine miles
per cent. of what is charged for the whole dis
lance between New York and Petersburg
Intense Virginiasm this, highly concentrated
Even if the A., NJ. and .. railroad company
were here by legal authority, who can hesitate
in the choice of purchasers2 Or between that
company and the nine gentlemen with whom
we can make this day legal contract of sale
know these men, and l am authorized tc
say that there gentlemen will take the stock or
their own account, and will vouch for them
They represent not only the true Commercial
and property interests of Richmond and Peters
burg, hpt they represent also the true wishes
of verv large majority of the private stock
holders IN the Richmond and Petersburg Rail
road COMPANY. A sale to them is substantially
sale to the company ITSELF And, Mr.
Speaker as manufacturer and shipper ir
this city, feel assured that when tbs sale tt
these honorable and responsible gentlemen
shall have been made, we will have the guar
anty of an open highway, which we could no
hope for after the developments made by thu
correspondence which has just been read.
May we not rejoice, Mr.. Speaker, that there
is more than one Virginian left?
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Not Worth the Paper Upon Which II
Is written.
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