The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-11
road, and these capitalists have complied
with their charter, are they monopolists?
THE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND poro-

NAA' A'Aen1aoND, FREDERICKSBURG AND P0T0-
MAC COMPANY no MONOPOLY.
Is a possessor in law monopoIistp I
might as well be called monopolist be.
cause l occupy my house and nv farm to
the exclusion of my neighbors. If the
gentleman from Halifax gets his charter
through, does he expect his road to be
built alongside of the Richmond, Fred
erlcksburg and Potomac railroadp No,
sir. 1t is only that there may be contest
between monopolies in which the weakest
would go to the wall. One would be here
IN Inc state subject to The control of the
state, and the other would be lodged in q
foreign State outside of our control. That
Is a calm statement of facts, sought to be
nla rom view under the smoke of assaults
upon the Fredericksburg railroad, whose
scnedule OF charges will compare favorably
WIN tnat OF the Pennsylvania Central rail-
ROAD. What is the history of this Alexan-
orla and Fredericksburg railroad? The
Legislature granted charter to the Alex
anoria and Fredericksburg railroad, the
rignt 10 construct railroad from AIexan-
drla to Fredericksburg. How much OF that
promise mas been redeemed by that COM
pany Had mile of road been built?
colonel Guy felt it his duty to say few
WORDS more, as remarkable comments upon
nis own position had been made by every
speaker opposing his amendment. He had
not, ne repeated, arrayed himself with
either the friends or the foes of the new
railroad company, but he was not disposed
to jump
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
until sure that he would not alight upon
the burning Goals. How do we know that
we will be treated a whit better by this
foreign corporation than we are by the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company? Let the General AS.
sembly of Virginia pause before they invite
great foreign corporation to occupy our
territory, take possession of our lines
Oh internal improvements, and make
our towns but tributaries to oyerprown
northern cities. Suppose we are already
under the heel of despotic corporation
which am not prepared to admit-shal VIC
now let this Trojan horse within our wall
from whose hollow sides there shall issue
an army that shall work our ruin and blas
our every hope oil future prosperity? The
question now is under what terms shall WI
grant this charter if we grant it at all
1t has been suggested that w
are requiring conditions that will
defeat the purposes of the corporators
Well, who is to be supposed to be the judg,
of what is reasonable charge for carryin.
passenger one mile2 Is not Geo. B. Rob
erts, the president of the company, a com
petent judge? He has said three cents De
nile IS reasonable rate. Is he to be be
lleVed' He has had wide experience il
railroad matters, and ought he not to know
as well as members upon this floor how low
ne can afford to put the price? He said thre,
cents, and he either told the truth-sworl
as he was-or he lied. Will the friends O
this bill discredit their own witness? What
ever they do, we will not. We take him o.
bis word, and place in the law this proyi
sion, That his fair promises may be carried
out.
Mr. HUDGIN replied to Colonel Guy, con-
tending that, instead of being neutral, he
was one of the most dangerous opponents
of the bill.
MIR. STUBBs then gained the floor, but gave
way to a. motion to adjourn.
The House then adjourned, and the sub
ject will come up again after the expiration
Of the morning hour this morning.