The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-25

| The JAMES RIVER TOw1NE COMPANY Con-
| TRovERsY.-A called meeting OF the Board
of Directors Of the Chamber Of Com merce
was held yesterday afternoon, Mr.. E. o.
| Noting, vice. president, in the chair.
Mr.. Noting said that in the absence of the
president he bad felt it his duty 10 call spe.
ca meeting OF the Board to consider the
very important subject Of lighterage. He
then read the letter of the GaHego Mills
Manufacturing Company mentioning the re.
ftlsal of the james River Towing and Trans
| porsation Company to hire their barses to
| lighter -four down the river to be put upon
the brig Abbie Clifford, because the captain
of that vessel had not employed the tugs Of
the Towing Company to tow the Abbie
Clifford. -sr..
MIR. Noting also read the letter which he
had written to Mr. Redwood, secretary Of
| the james River Towing Company.
On motion of Mr.. Potts, Mr.. Redwood,
| John A. Curtis, and +. A. Barksdale were
| invited TO participate in the proceedings OF
| the Board. .,..ss ......
Nlr. Redwood, by permission of the board,
| read the following letter, which he had ad-
| dressed to Mr.. Nolting vice-presldent:
OFFICE JAMES RIVER Towing ANDl
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY,
hlCHMOND, JUNE Zf, 1910.
Z. O. Nolting. Esq, Tice-President Of the
Chamber Of Commerce: ....
Dear Sir,-Your favor of the19th instant
| duly received. Thankful as feel TO you for
your suggestions in the matter of the lighter
age of the remainder Of the cargo OF the
| brig Abbie Clifford, have referred them to
| the Board of Directors of our company, but
as your letter has been published, and as
some of my friends seem to think that 1t af.
fects me individually though know you
did not intend it so 10 do), it may possibly
become me to show to you upon what au-
thority / have acted, which is upon resolu-
| ton passed by the Board Of Directors ut
their meeting held May 90, 1875. which is as
| follows
." RESOLVED, That no lighter be furnished
| to vessels that do not employ the tugs Of this
| company to tow the vessel down the river
| for which the lighteTage is to be DONE"
! Which shows to you and others plaiDly that
[ was acting strictly under orders from the
company, which, as an officer OF the compa-
ry, it is my duty to do. And now it
becomes me rs an officer TO show why such
resolution was passed, which l will 10 by
readinga letter from one of the board OF di-
reclors. and the principal owner in the COM
pany and also TO set forth some OF the dlffl-
culties that arise from towage by other tugs
than those of the company OF vessels for
which the lighterage IS 10 be done, that mas
come under my own observation. But
short time since we loaded lighter for Il yes.
sci we did not tow, on Saturday, and was not
able TO send it away from here until Tuesday,
for the following reasons: was told by the
caDtain of the vessel, after loading the barge,
that be would not leave here until Tuesday
and for the safety Of the barge and cargo
kent it in the Dock to await thut time; but 10
nv great surprise, on Monday morning about
10 O'clock, he left qfera City Point, where he
was to take in the remainder OF the cargo
and as had made arrangements to have one
of our tugs here on Tuesday morning, there
!, fore had no tug here to take the barge doWI
when the vessel went, consequently bad tc
detain the vessel as we'll as the barge
which was caused by the notice frou
the captain as to the time he would leave
And furthermore, I would cay Us regards
the vessel in question (orig Abbic Clihord)
I applied to the captain soon after his or
J rival TO know if he bad made bargain VIII
any obe to tow down the river. His reply
was. that be had not. L then asked him LII
privilege of towing the vessel down, stating
Inv reason was that did not wish TO rais'
this issue, but that could not furnish
lighter unless did tow the vessel; and alst
told him that would tow bim upon bette
terms on that account than otherwise. Ill
put me off by saying tbath be would make ~
bargain until be had seen the captain OF tht
boat that to&ed him up, bu. If / would Cal
: again be would see me. did' call t"ice
and the last time he told me he had mad
his arrangements for towing.
| see in the Dispatch of the 22d instan
that il speaks of the COMPANY as "a Bahi
more concern In my opinion that make
il none the less valuable to our port for
would ask the Dispatch where IS there,
steamboat company tnat is owned Or con
trolled by the merchants or shippers o
!. Hichmond:s While oDe.thi.d, Of our stoci
Is owned in your city, and the parties Wb'
own the remainder abroad would wiiiingt.
allow and be glad to let more OF 1t De o~net
| here and have advocated it for long nm
I past, and have so expressed myself 20 sex
eral of your body on various oeeasions.
The Foregoing views / hope VIII De sa'
f;c;ent OK ypanation of the whoh matter, anu
hooe yben your body comes to CONSIDER "a
question in 1s true light, IS trust they WI!
. and not as monopoly, as ! fear many
. them. do, that they will think better OF US
: company. Yours, respectfully,
]. ID. REDWOOD, Secretary.
Mr.. Redwood, secretary Of the TOWN
z Company, also rea'l q letter which ne ba M
!. received from lis company I'D bslt'u.ol
n stating that they were willing 10 hife Tue
g lighters at an Increased rate
:, Mr.. Rlankenship said be supposesS ssa 'h NJ
: the matter vas fairly disposed OF oy lns .. ie
= ter lust read from Baltimore. IL seemed
y him that the Towing Company was no 10
s Wiling to lighter vessels AT higher IA "a
than -is now charged, even though the eo'
/. mr,'s tugs might mt, be employed. !,
% Mr. Redwood said that be was not an
); getber satisfied on the sneleet, anu sna. ,a.,
Il, could not be until be laa receiver 'u'1l "
to information from the company.
o. Mr.. 7. NJ. Logan though, that the sno)
8, had better be referred 20 the COMMITTEE
ls- Ialand Trade. - ~.
an MIR. Potts said he thought that the Cn'