The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-16

and not quite tbirty'per cent. on outward
freight. This is handsome commentary
on General Mahone's love of home instltll-
tions. If understand the argument of his
friends In the Legislature, they lay down
the proposition that they wish to buy the
States interest in the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad to prevent foreign corpora
ton from monopoliZing the trade Of Yir-
ginia.
Let us look at the consistency of this ar
gument. General Malone runs a line of
railroad entirely through Virginia, and
connects with foreign corporation. giving
it all of his freight and pro-ratine with it
on equitable terms. This same gentleman,
so tenacious of Virginia's welfare, refuses
to turn over pound of freight to an insti-
tuition purely and essentially Virginian, and
refuses to pro-rate with said Virginian en-
terprise, and charges that same Virginia
interest with local freights and wharfage on
same as soon as they strike Virginia soil. |
should like to know of General Malone and
bis friends why they make difference in
their treatment of Virginia's interest on
her northern and eastern borders? Won
on the floor Of the House.
Your favor of the 9th instant is received.
have not seen anything hereabouts for
"John Bowers, Richmond" The s'Clyde
steamers" to Philadelphia run with the
City Point railroad, but they are charged
local rates. and the Southside railroad is not
responsible for any breakage which may
occur, so am informed by the agent here.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company
arc taking 4 boxes manufactured tobacco
at ID cents per box to New York. =
You see 1t is dead and heavy set they
have made at us. Looks like desperation,
and ought to be shown up in the news
papers. -. t...
Prospects for freight tomorrow looks
scant at this writing. One of my largest
tobacco customers is Cleaning up" and
will not make his shipment until Friday.
No cotton moving, I believe. Tanner is
without orders to buy to-day. Hope to-
morrow will open brighter.
The Brandt" is running to-day. River
looks like freshet, and if it gets much
higher tonight I fear it may stop her.
Heavy rains about Farmville.
The lumber-house is full Of Baltimore
freights /; no room for me to receive to-day.
-. Yours, very respectfully,
[Signed,] D. DoDsoN,
....: ..-- Agent Va. S. d p. GO.
MIR. FRAYsER, then resuming, said: Com
ment IS unnecessary. Remarks by me can
not deyelope more clearly the partiality
and discrimination exercised by this great
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company against Virginians.
IN FAVOR OF FOREIGN CoRPORATIoN-THE
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
This is the corporation-this Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Company-to whom
we are urged to sell the State stock, TO pre-
vent its purchase by a foreign corporation !;
accompany which refuses to pro-rate with a
Virginia company-which charges Vir-
ginia 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 con-
meets with foreign corporation, giving it
all of its freight and pro-rating with it on
equitable terms company which refuses
to turn over one pound Of freight, or pro-
rate with, or recognize as associate car
riers, an institution which is purely Vir-
ginian, but charges said company local
freight and Wharfage as soon as it strikes
Virginia soil.
.... CLEAR EXPOSURE. rs. ~.
Let us look ut some Of the charges of this
great Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio road
From New York to Lynchburg, distance
of 4O4 miles, the charges per ton are
4 $1,000 cents per mile; from New York to
Memphis, a distance of 1899 miles, 2 16-100
per. mile.
I ask is this the return we had right 10
expect as Firginians from the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company,
who has received so much at the hands oil
this General Assembly? And how can we
expect that more liberal policy will be
pursued in the management Of the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad, with con-
Meeting lines, than has been extended to
the Virginia Steamship and Packet Com
pany should the Richmond and Petersburg
road fall into the hands Of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company?
COMBINATIONS AGAINST VIRGINIA INTERESTS.
This arrogant foreign corporation-the
Old Dominion Steamship Company--with
whom the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad connects, has in advance notified
the merchants, manufacturers, and ship
pers in this city Of Richmond, who patron.
ize the Virginia Steamship Company, that
1t intends to open and keep debt and
credit account against them; and when it
(the foreign corporation) shall have run
u fho ri,,io inf 10 r.,
make them pay the balances charged against
them. Such is the line with which the
great Virginia consolidated line connects,
to the exclusion Of all competitors, and the
great Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail
road Company, as is proved by the official
letters just read, charges for nine miles
between Petersburg and City Point % per
cent. of what is charged for the whole dis
lance between New York and Petersburg.
Intense Virginianism this-highly concen-
trated. -.....
Even if the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company were here by legal
authority, who can hesitate in the choice OF
purchasers or between that company and
the nine gentlemen with whom we can
make this day a legal contract of sale?
MORE THAN ONE vIRGINIAN LEFT. 3
know these men, and am authorized
to say that these gentlemen will take the
stock on their own account, and will vouch
for them. They represent not only the true
commercial and property interests of Rich.
mond and Petersburg, but they represent
also the true wishes of very large ma.
jority of the private stockholders in the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Com.
pany. A sale to them is substantially sale
to the company itself. And, Mr.. Speaker,
l, us manufacturer and shipper in this