The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-06
Thronch North Carolina.

T. announced that at the meethg % W.,
.,.a,.,,,,dsrs os the Raleigh and Castor
Railroad Company the PROPOSE"
.sS,ruyR1ISn was unanimously .'-urn.
T,is was proposition Of Major hos NOT
~ or Danyi,le. the text OF when '' .S,;oh
been published, but the o', ~ f,eilities for
was to acquire equal rights ar corol;na
Virginia roads through No''a ~ nonv;,,e
Onr readers are aware 'n". WV
railroad is subjected TO serious ols s,
tanas in ,,s intercourse with The North Gar.
80 railroad from Greensboro to Char
,..,n n G. 1t has to pay the North Caro-
LINN road for every passenger that is trans
fcrred at Greensboro, and who has come
rom Charlotte and beyond that point, the
fare from Charlotte to Neutrality-suspicious.
miles more than the traveller passes over.
The same rule prevails with reference "
freight. and in both cases from GREENSBORO
10 Charlotte, as well rs from the la'ter W
the former.
Acainst this inhospitable, illiberal, mar
rox.miuGed, and selfish policy, the Dan
willie road has demonstrated for years, anu
il has attempted time and again 10 make
Carolina company, but in VAIN. i.e i"'.
:ttempt was to relieve the DanVillc roao
from this unneighborly and selfish poiicy'
The object was good, and this city has a
deep interest in its accomplishment. our
contemporary. the Wing, attempts TO SUD-
iect it to prejudice and opposition upon Inc
ground that Major SUTBERLIN was the agent
Of The Pennsylvania Central Railroad oolh'
many. Major S. positively denies that the
PENNSYLVANIA Central Company had any
thing to do with his proposition. we
should thank any one for helping to break
up such an iilibcral system rs that pursueu
in North Carolina-a system obstructive "
commercial and social intercourse, sys-
tom Of discriminating impositions hostile
10 communities and unfavorable to the llo-
cral and enlightened principles OF COM
merce amongst civilized people.
We know nothing Of the relations OF the
Pennsylyania Central towards the Dan
VILE railroad; but we are not ready 10
dcnounce any scheme for the revolution
iZing of an Injurious railroad policy De-
cause il comes from another state. Line
PENNSYLVANIA Central Company IS no Det-
fer than il should be. We suspect the
.ame remark will apply to very many
other companies, including some III our
own State; but the objection that takes
the form of opposition to outside compa-
njas and corporations of other States Is
calculated to do ourselves injury.
We have no capital, and there is no rail-
road in Virginia that is not under mort
GAGE to foreign capitalists, who have more
or less control in its management. They
are none the worse for that; for raisroad-
ING in Virginia is behind the age, and they
are better of for an infusion of energy and
tact from without. In the spirit of cnlight-
cncd commerce we should invite capitalists
To invest in Virginia, and should be gratltied
to see railroad facilities in Virginia i'll
creased, even 10y the companies Of other
States. We cannot compete with other
communities in any of our enterprises until
We have the same facility Of rapid anG
cheap transportation which they enjoy
and we should hail every event that brings
us nearer to this equality rs beneficial to
ourselves, and friendly in its effects if no!
intentions.
When shall we have done with our local
and corporate quarrels? They are great
barrier in the Improvement of Virginia.
They cannot, thank God, last, or rather
cannot last in that form that inflicts the deep
injury from which we suffer. There viii
always be small jealousies and disputes
about minor rights. But rs TO those great
contests which agtate the State, and delay
the construction of roads indispensable to
the promotion of the commerce of Virginia
and the lberali2ng Of the policy, and sum-
ulatiug the activity and usefulness of roads
already built, they will soon be ended. We
have only to build one or two short roads
to wind them up.
Freedom to commerce, direct commune
cations between our cities and the inte-
rior-libcral and reciprocal principles and
rules of intercourse between Ill railroads
these are now demanded everywhere, and
particularly here in Virginia. Once estab-
lished they will end all contests and COM
pei railway officers to attend to their sew
eral lines and swell their receipts by local
developments through liberal measures--a
much better way to secure prosperity than
BY engineering vain notions.
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