The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-18
~a.T,ne~Exuress.

Our Whia neighbor produces what u calls
a " statement and explanation 2 Of the ex-
press troubles on the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio line, from the Suffolk Herald. The
{" explanation " Is no defence, audisno clearer
than that already made by General N AHoNk,
which simply blamed che Danvi'ie ra''Foao
and ADAMS & CO. The Danvaie company
was defended completely by Colonel BuFoHD,
aud Apaxs & Co. are pretty well V1nolcatea
by the fact that they haze made terms 10Th,
,,e beliere, all other railroads Of any conss-
s,encs in The United States. This is all the
world to nothing against General MAHosR
The Wing says: "Rtchmond should haze
"iasueace enough 10 secure an express con-
"nec.ion either by the Petersburg or Dan
"yillc road, or BOTH" That Is, an express
connection with the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio road! That Is mere mockery.
How can the people of Richmond do this
Both the Petersburg and Danyille roads con-
tract with ADAMS & Co. to conduct the ex-
nrcss business over their lines. They could
but offer to the people of Richmond and 10
General MALONE the same facilities tney
have. Neither of the roads could with JUS
tice to itself establish for short distance an
EXPRESS to do what ADAMS Il Co. do so mucn
better than they possibly can. 1t would not
pav, and would not satisfy the public
But has it come to this that the people arc
called upon in some way to do something TO
repair the Encouragement on the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio road? That work be-
longs to the management Of that road; and
If something is not done by that manage
meut in reasonable time to remedy the
evils now suffered by large community,
the public judgment upon that management
will be not at sll favorable. ..y
The Suffolk HeralGS "exp'al"'ion
hossts Of the facilities afforded by Gcneia'
kAHoNs's express to the traue p.s" u
New York and Virgins by sea 10 Noiio'N
and thence by rail, and declares tnat express
matter by that line costs only hail as Iouch
a. ADAMS & CO. charge. AS TO that We kno"
rothipg. Our citizens and our correSpon-
dents from the Southwest tell different
story. ADAMS & Go. could probably Ell
fectually answer that. But how Is II tnaI
company whose boosted motto is Virginia
for yirginians" affords this great facility 10
New York commerce and deprlves the
largest Virginia city of those express faclii-
ties which are enjoyed by every other city
in the United States
Again, we repeat what we have so oi1en
said that neither the public nor ourselves
have anything to do with the difficulty be-
tween General MAuoNR and the ADAMS q
Co.'S Express Company. They and we
know that every other commercial commu.
ritv off OF General MAHoNE's line enjoys the |
express facilities Of the day, which have not
been cqualIed by any other at any time in any |
other part of the word. 1t is INDUSTRIOUS. |
Why it is, it is for tue management which |
ails to supply these facilities to explain. III
can satisfy the public that it is justified in |
cfuSing to do what every other respectable
abroad in the United States does, it will do |
aorc than we believe it can.
C.-Allel tuC dDONC Uao III y pc VIC IL 1
eiyed the following, which we consider of !
Importance to bring before the pub |
&c in the most prominent manner:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May H.. 1874.
Editors Dispatch, We are the largest ship |
ers by express from this point, and sell |
.rgey in Southwest and Southside Vir.
mia. Your comment on General Mahone's |
ypress policy meets with our hearty endor-
alton, but until the quotation from the
lebanon Progress, in Thursdays issue, the
uestion has been confined to injury done
richmond and the people on the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad. Now that
ther testimony is admissible we beg to say |
hat our trade complain seriously of the de-
avs and unreasonable charges occasioned by
General Mahone's policy.
To-day we ship bale Of wool!eps to Bris-
oil, which has to go uid Danville, Charlotte,
Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, to
each its destination. No more practical |
on the injury done the people |
n the line of this road need be cited than |
his expeditions route from Charlottesville |
0 Bristol.
Please accept our thanks for your per-
istent attacks upon such devotion TO Fsr-
mia interests. Truly yours,
CHARLOTTESVILLE WooLLEN BILLS.