The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-10
DETERMINATIONS


her of Commerce against the d'set'''''''''"s
freight charges on the James h'fe, ''' ",
As The complaint was asccr'a'neo 70 y. ~" =,
founded. IT was right in the co'h''''''~
.,sc,nn the discrimination. Yet VIC '"''
w.N believe the president OF the cana, Nv. i ~.
10 ayows his desire to be 10 pro'ce' '"'
,ercsts Of this city.
We have always considered TIC ''."a. -,
os, innorent in the matter o.
freight Determinations d'saa'an ',. y, :. a,
Richmond. We have no do''' '""' :. $, a
,,,;, .;,,c We have no douo' '!"' - -
'h'' customs amongst commoa CAT
,,d chat il has been driven III sc"'
1000 :, measures that lis n'ahaSe'"'n'
,vou,d much rather reject. But M'a'.'' ~
w., dn,r !. is :bc slightly offending 'na' l.
.oue went saddled with the 1fa"'T'''
.;,,s or those " hose cunning anu '>'"'''">s
,.o .noh,ca them to tace the men 'i'''
have Injured with the dcc'ara''o''s Vi u"
swcryiDs friendship.
We ,e,I the people of Richmond 'N'' '''e.
ar,. wronrcd on all hands. we c"""o'
make specifications; Tor we n''' "o ,,,
t,c;s. They are hard for mcIchau'' 'N."
selves 10 get; they are not always III t''n''
SchrduIcs don't Tel! The story. ihesc are
,ol,r;Ior. of freight in every great Town. anu
,h.r -, Gerbid one another and tIeIGhts are
taken By >pcclu! agreement al ra'e' ho' ''''
down in the "DlIs.
Under the spccic,is phase Of " co"'p't'"9
,,,,,.. the most ,ur-luroat strategy Is
c,,ried on By tie competing bluaefs io'
frechts. This city is not in the BOOKS "s d
"compe,in. point" in the Shipping o' soooS
from il. and the charges upon them are con-
sidered local SO that seldom IS II ''"'
f,rivh,s from Richmond travel far south De-
fore the charges upon them become h'sle'
than uuon the same frcights travelling WIFI
them from New York and other places iai
north OF Richmond.
This i. of course, wrong, and it shows an
L, lust and irregular sys'em-a varying 'ar'''
hrsod on no lust principlc-~ hicl time must
correct. order the specious phrase CON-
n.,inc pojn;," which should be of no elect
in the railroad business OF the nation, 'he
greatest outr,Ies are committed upon Tue
n.on,c, Such. indeed. are the number aho
the magnitude of these wrongs tllal 'hcS
rise 70 the dignity of Il national grievance
that demands Il remedy. We have been en-
tire!y prepared TO see the appeals 10 ooh'
.srcsS for remedy, and equally nave W.
Iccu ready to see the movements Oh l"'
western people through their Stale LcS'Si'
turcs. We believe that the grievance Is sc
prca, that a remedy will be found III some
way for if. We do not like to see Congress
take the railroads in hand, but even thai
nav tc necessary for tic protection oil Soc'
ctv agains, iapacous and ignorant ana sell
willcd managers.
The people, first and last, pay for the rali
roads. and ought pot to be their victims. In
this State they have been built in great de-
cree ont Of the State Treasury, and yet rail-
road managers adopt policies injurious 10
sections. and therefore TO the Stale, lis II
those managers Themselves built those roads
out Ul ILtll CNH PiiN"tN I''''~'s ~'>'
no obligations to the people. Indeed, they
reject tn. practical laws OF commerce ana
pursue policies that would be Injurious 10
themselves il they were exclusive owners OF
the properly they managc.
Virginia Is in her horr-Jook Oh railroad
management, and Richmond is wonderfully
passive on the subject where her vital inter-
ct. are involved. She may be regarded rs
an example OF patience and forbcara"ce'
resting quietly under the most serious lh-
jurics Inflicted upon her commerce. One
man sets up his judgment against the gene
raj custom Of the nation. aud declaring all
tacy pursue and pursucs his own. by that
act OF his he cuts of the largest city OF the
Stale - Richmond-trom communication
with The riches. part of Virginia, and the peo-
,le of Richmond bear it for many months 50
onirtly that persons not actively ehSaSeo III
commerce knew little or nothing about II.
TO bc as patient as Il Richmond man, ma!
become Justly proverb.
But we trust things are not TO 80 on III
this way, There has been inquiry ana W.
trust there will be further inquiry, anu III"
inquiry will cause action, and that aetlo'
will induce remedies Tor at least some OF lh'
evils we suffer. We say what we luliy DC
,cvc when we gay that no other city III TN
Union is so wrouged and oppressed as h'c"
mond by the customs of common carriers
he the stla,esies of men for the grat'h :at'o'
Of svarice or ambition, when they shoul
he promoting the public interests ana IL
creasug the thrift and conteh'mene Oh III
people.