The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-06
Mr.. Ragland: He was there, too.

Judge Ouid: Did you learn at any time
before to-day that that schedule Of rates was
incorrect; that it did not truly represent the
charges that were made by the Frederlcks-
burg Company as their rates upon cotton!
Mr. Ragland: I don't think did l don't
know. Captain Sprigg and Mr.. Robinson
were talking about freiShis. He can tell you
more correctly what pissed between them,
because turned off when they were talking
about the matter. 80. I. H..
Judge Ould: Did you ever make any ap-
plication to the Fredericksburg Company for
transporting any other freight than cotton
Dir. Ragland: Well, | think there was an
application made by the superintendent for
good many other articles.
Judge Oud: You made no application?
Mr.. Ragland: No, sir.
Judge Ould: You confined yourself to cot
ton? Z,
Mr.. RagInd: confined myself to cotton
that day.
Judge Ould: Have you ever made any ap-
plication to the Fredericksburg Company
for the transportation Of through freights
other than that you mentionedP
MIR. RagIand No, sir; think Mr.. Sprigg
did.
Judge Ould: Did you ever address any
written communication to the company re-
pectiug through rates?
Nr. Ragland: ! did not. I will simply
stite right here so that the committee
can understand my position. believe it is
understood by every man, woman, and
child almost on the line from Weldon to the
Potomac THAT THIS FREDERICKSBURG ROAD
DID NOT MAKE THROUGH CONNECTIONS WITH
FREIGnTs OVER OUR LINE TO ANY POINT DE-
YoND RICHMOND. 1t would have been per-
fectly preposterous for me to have said any,
thing to Mr.. Robinson WHEN HE HAD ,lE TIED
DOWN BY A CONTRACT; and l dare not say
anything at all about freights until the 1st of
last November. Mr.. Robinson had the fixing
of the rates over the Petersburg road, and
also over the Fredericksburg road. Ii had
asked him about freights over the Frede-
riclisburg road HE WOULD HAVE LAUGHED AT
NE. That hos been my position, aud until
recently l had not the right to raise my fin
ger.
Judge Ould: That contract ,ciH speak for
itself. lean satisfy the committee that Mr..
Ragland is thoroughly mistaken.
MIR. Lyon: aciH demonstrate by positire
prcof that the actual construction and 1ner-
orabie applicationof that contract has been
as Nr. Ragland stated 1t. speak Of its
pTdcticGk enforcement.
Judge OuId addressing Mr.. Ragland
You made no written communication, then,
with respect to this matter, either before
the 1st of November Or since? .
hIr. Ragland did not ......
Judge Oud: You were released from
your contract ON the 1st of November?
Mr.. Ragland: Yes, sir
Judge Ould: You have made no applica-
ton for through transportation since, except
Us before stated?
Mr.. Rasland: / have not.
Judge Ould: You never made any appli-
cation with reference to anything ut all OK
cept the item of cotton?
MIR. Raeland / have not.
Judge Ould: You asked Mr.. Robinson
then whether be was willing to curry cotton
at the rate of twenty-five cents per hundred,
that being the amount on the schedule?
Mr.. Ragland ASKED MIR. JOHNSON If |
COULD SHIP COTTON OVER THE FREDERICKSBURG
ROAD TO BALTIMORE, AND Mr.. ROBINSON SAID
no, AND TOLD HIM | WOULD PAY HIN HIS rub
LISHED TARIFFS.
|. Judge Ould: You knew what they were
ut the time?
Mr.. Raeland: did.
Judge Ould That published rate Is p
cents?
Mr. Ragand: l believe it is. But will
say that if Mr.. Robinson had met NE in a
willing spirit it would have been easy for
him to say II will take your freight on pro
rata terms"
Judge Ould: Did you ask him to do it?
Mr.. Ragland: II were to come to you
aud say, Judge Ould, Iproposeto to do GER
tain thing, will you cooperate with me?H
I hirG Of hn
worth while to ask another question.
Judge Ould: You asked him whether he
would carry cotton to Baltimore ut twenty
five cents hundred?
Mr. Ragland: | didn't ask that question.
Says l, THERE is good deal OF cotton conf
ing over the Petersburg road, and il you will
let this 80 over the Fredericksburg road you
will have two chances at it. II anything fails
on the Seaboard road you can carry it
through on the FREDERICKSBURG ROAD il
you miss the bridge, you can hit the ferry"
Judge Ould: Did you not ask him if he
would carry it according to the published
rates?
Mr.. Ragland No, didn't ask that ques'
tion. l have never said did. asked him
this simple question, Would he carry the cot,
ton that was coming over our road and he
said, No.
Judge Ould On no terms?
Mr. Ragland He SAID No, 1T WAS NOT THE
PROPER CHANNEL.
Judge Ould: Did you understand him as
meaning that he would not carry cotton over
that road on any terms!
Mr.. Ragland: can only understand what
man means by what he says.
Judge Ould: Do you mean TO say that il
YOU had offered him five dollars bale be
would not have carried it?
Mr. Ragland: don't pretend to say that
a man cannot be hired to do anything-that
has railroad.
Judge Ould: Do you mean to say that he
would not have carried cotton on any terms ?
Mr.. Rasland: will tell you what think
about this. I suppose if man had AGO
pounds of rags at the freight derot Mr.. Rob
inson would have shipped it.
COLONEL TAYLOR: YOUR INFERENCE WAS
THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE THE COTTON on ANY
TERMS.
Mr.. Ragland: That was what l under
stood. ...s -.
Judge Ould: That is precisely the point
am trying to get at.
Mr.. Rasland: 1 will give you another
item. MIR. Sprigg turned to him and they
talked tariffs together. Amy arrangement
Mr.. sprigg might have made would have
abided by.
Judge Ould: What Is the length Of your
road9
Mr.. RagIand: Sixty-three miles on the
straight road to Weldon; then it is eighteen
miles on the branch to CASTOR.
Judge Ould: Do you know how far it is to
Baltimore by railf
Mr. Ragland: No. --~.e
Judge Ould What did you charge for cot
ton, through and local, at the time you made
this proposition to Mr.. Robinsoni