The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-19

EDN ESDAY MORNING,
the court by way offeyidence9 Here is a
public document, and the gentleman has
said himself chat he is familiar with the en-
tire transaction. Let him make any expiana-
ttioD be chooses that Is consistent with truth.
| Now sir, the idea prevailed at that time
that there was natural antagonism, and that
there ought to be competition between this
| inland and this outer line. All of the CON-
panies that formed this inner line seemed to
be possessed with that view, and therefore
they organized with referenceto 1t, and their
organization was 80 compact that, either from
more wealth, better management, or from
some other cause, although it was the longer
/ line. it conquered the shorter one. It is not
necessary to 60 into an examination of the
cause Of this. The conclusions which draw
twould be just as strong If the inland linehad
| gone down. The rates were made by o board
Of arbitration; tits not stated distinctly what
those rates were upon the face Of these pa
peTs, and therefore with reference to that
have nothing to say. But no sooner did the
outer line go down, to use the language of
| Mr. Munford, HuO sooner had the cars
| stopped running on the Portsmouth road"
thnn the Petersburg road said to their allies,
with whom they had been cooperating, "we
VIII have no further arrangement such as we
fhape had in the past; we will make new ar
raDgements." Then 1t was, at least, that the
Petersburg road Observation-Disclosures it dis
covered it before that time-tbat their true
route, even for passengers, to say nothing of
/ freight, was not by these inland lines along
the railroads from Petersburg to Washing
ton, but by the way of City Point, and there
fore they made
| ARRANGEMENTS WITH THEIR OLD ENEMIES
by which n line of steamers was furnished
from City Point to Baltimore, the Petersburg
road thereby reaping all the profits. That
was the way in which the schedule arrange
ment made by the interior Zines was treated
by the Petersburg road, although it had
united in it. 1t was just the arrangement
which Mr.. Ragland AYERS he sought at the
hands of Mr.. Robinson. 1t was cast aside
and trampled on by the Petersburg Company
just as soon as that corporation found it could
| do more profitable business in another di-
reclion. 1t seems that the Petersburg road
did not manifest any reluctance to enter into
the new arrangement, even though it re-
quired them TO make terms with its old enc
mics as well asabandon their former friends.
| Of course after this schedule arrangement
which had been made in all fairness between
the inland companies, was repudiated by the
Petersburg Company, there arose q great
complaint, and justly so, too, from the com.
panies between Petersburg and Washington,
and some correspondence took place between
the parties. l will give you two letters, that
both sides may be seen:
"PETERsBURG RAILROAD OFFICE,
"September 81, 1916.
"Io c. ". Macnmrdo, Treasurer: -
! "Dear Sir ',* 1t is pro.
posed to issue in New York and Charleston
on the day the Southerner sails land the day
before if it should be found necessary, tC
carry passengers between Baltimore and
Charleston for SIS, or less, if that is not suf
icient to divert them from the steamboat
OF this Sl5 the Wilmington Company i
willing to take 50, provided the passengers
arc carried from Weldon to Baltimore for S6
The City Point Company will bind them.
selves to carry the passengers from here tC
Baltimore for S343, if we will bring them
from Weldon here ut S2.j7. This we will
4 agree to do, as this company is resolved tc
keep the travel OH its road il possible. We
would be glad to have your company unite
with us in similar ticket.
[Signcd] "JAMEs LIGoN, Treasurer"
| "RlcHMoND, Va, September 20, 1864.
F" To James L5gOn, Treasurer
Dear Sir,-I am in receipt Of yours of the
21st, conveying 4 proposition Of Afr. Bird,
that this company should unite in through
ticket between Charleston and Baltimore or
the days before and those on. which The
Southerrer runs, at S15-thc Wilmington
company to receive 50 Of the amount, and
the Petersburg company S2.57 Of the re-
manning S., leaving S3.43 to be divided be-
Tween the companies between Petersburg
and Baltimore, or deducting SLIGO Qhe
charge to all passengers on the Washington
road), leaving Sl.SS to be divided among the
railroad and steamboat companies between
Petersburg and Washington; in other words
proposing that MIR. Bird should receive more
than four cents per mile on the through
ticket, whilst the companies between Peters
burg and Washington should be content
with one and q quarter cents per mile.
i"Mr. Robinson arrived last evening, anC
your letter has been laid before him; he in
Structs me to acknowledge its receipt, and tc
say that the proposition contained in it can
not be for IL moment considered, and that
there is no occasion for any further reply
to it. Very respectfully, your obedien'
servant. '.s....-
[Signed] &C. w. MAcMURDo,
Treasurer"
| HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.