The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-14
An.R.ail i. 20 Washington.

| from the President of the Richmond, Fred
cricksburg and Potomac Railroad Company
to Judge OuLD very readily for the interest,"
it contains relating to the all.rail route from
Richmond to Washington. Mr.. DANIEL de-
clared in his testimony before the Commit
tee on Roads that he and the company OF
which he was principal earnestly desireo
the all-rail route, and would unite in iacl,i-
tating its construction with the Alexandra
company. He now goes even iurthef' anu
proclaims that his company, If allowed TO
do SO, will promptly complete their line 70
Alexandria.
Il is gratifying to know that all dispo-
sitions now favor the all-rail line, and to
believe that we shall soon have such line
running with q speed in keeping with the
spirit and with the public demands Of these
days. The idea has been that the company
now holding the charter for the road from
Alexandria to the point Of junction with
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad would build it promptly. If
this idea turns out to be erroneous, and the
work is not pressed with reasonable energy,
we hope the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac road may be allowed to ex-
tend their own line to Alexandria upon the
condition that they will build it with the
expedition required by the public con-
| venience and necessity:
"RIcHMoND. FREDERICKSBURG AND
PoToMAC RAILROAD COMPANY,
''PRESIDEET'S OFFICE.
"RICHaoND, VA, 18th Jan. 1871.
Gro. Outd, Esq:
| "Dear Sir,-In your argument tonight
before the committee, I think it important
that you should notice, with emphasis, the
idea prevailing so much in the newspaper
editorials and articles, as well as with the
Legislature and its committee, that the
passage Of this bill to construct road from
Washington to Richmond is necessary to
insure an all-rail route between those cities,
which would be equally insured by limiting
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg compa-
ny to the charter they have already obtained
from the Legislature, to build their road to
Quantico, there TO connect with the ten
miles extension of ours, the construction
OF which has now been vigorously prose-
cuted during the past four months, pro-
vidcd the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Company honestly intend-of which they
build their road even to Quantico. If they
do not so intend, let the right be given to
the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Poto-
mac Company to extend their road to Alex
andria or Washington, untrammelled by
any conditions which are not imposed on
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Com
pany, and | will answer for it that the
Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Poto-
mae Company will ut once and vigorously
| tl,u will Of ho ri
laws which have attended the action of the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Company.
"That company the Alexandria and
fredericksburg obtained its charter to
build this ROAD on the 4th Of June last.
having proclaimed its readiness ever since
last January to put force of Il thousand
men OH the work acithin thirty days after
at obtained the right to do so, and to complete
ii 1ctthtn t1rclre months. And yet, OH the
1St Of THIS January, an eyewitness passing
over their line reports less than thirty men
upon it. putting up a few slanties, andnot
spade or 4 pick struck III the ground.
- This is the action Of this mammoth
corporation that Yields its millions Of dol
| lar>--or. at least, OF obligations to pay-tO
| buy up all our southern railroads: and yet
urges one Of the stockholders of our COM
pany to help them to place in the market 4
| hundred thousand dollars Of their bonds,
| TO enable them to commence this Wolk
1.-The Richmond. fredericksburg and
Potomac Company, Oh the contrary. having
decided only in August last to construct 1T
once its ten-lnile extension to Quantico,
within thirty days had the whole work let
10 contract to men who have ever since had
the largest available force ut work upon it,
and whose contract binds them to complete
the grading and masonry on it by the 1St of
July next ; by which time its bridges will
be partly built, and its cross-ties and rails
nearly or quite all delivered, SO that the
road may be iii Use to Qaantico perhaps
early i'll September.
"W hich of these companies shows itself
most in earnest to secure al all-fail route TO
Washington:
"Make any use of this letter YOU think
| advisable. Very truly, yours,
"P. V. DANIEL, JR.. Pres't, &C.