The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-22

deiyOrs IN our DenaH 10 procure tuIOuSn
freight for our transportation from Biti'
more and other northern cities we have
given them no ears for three days that VIC
were dcvoting all our equipment to ouI
Richmond and local freight"
STOCK VS.. ROLLING-sT0cK.
Reporter: "Our merchants complain, Col
ouel, that the management Of your road, In
its efforts to declare large dividends and
raise the value OF it's stock, has failed tc
provide the requisite amount OF rolling
stock"
Colonel Buford: "Tbe Richmond and
DanviIle railroad made last year the largest
increase as 10 equipment that was made by
any railroad line south S the Potomac and
east Of the mountains. We are building
and contracting 10 build, additional cars al
rapidly as possible. The trouble arises mol
so much from our inadtquacy OF equip
ment as from the connecting roads South,
who have not advanced their equipment in
The same ratio with ours, and who are there
fore, as siid before. using our cars under
circum stances requiring unusual detention
We have, and have had for days past. a To-
comoive OIL the Airline road, upon which
our cars have been unusually occupied and
detained, for the sole purpose Of recalling
and sending back our own cars for our re-
lief here. We are not primarily response
bic for this state OF things. and human en-
ergy could do no more than we have done
for the relief OF our patrons. Our efforts,
with few days OF good weather, we think
will greatly improve the situation"
Mr.. Sol. Haas, general freight agent OF
the Richmond aud DanriIle and
THE RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
roads. speaking in behalf Of the latter line,
said The trouble originates in the fact
that the unusual severity Of the winter,
making country roads almost impossible,
cau,e ed an accumulation Of freight at many
of the stations i'm North ana South Carolina
and Georgia, filing the warehouscs-carS
being used by delivering roads u care for
The freight after warehouses were hlled.
The law o! South Carolina requiring the
railroads to refuse delivery Of gulno until
the Siate-taX tag OF twenty-five cents per
ton was properly affixed was largely the
cause Of continued trouble.
TIE RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAD.
Mr.. Il. :. Barbour. general freight and
ticket agent said: " We have more freight
on the vet unfinished line than our rolling
stock can trausfer." said he: Z" II we had
one hundred cars more on this end OF the
road we could load them to- day with through
and local freight for Richmond"
THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
have three cargoes Of freight on their
wharves awaiting shipment over The Dan
vile road. They have experienced no trOu-
bic in handling all freight having Ricl.
mOnd over their line. Business very heavy
since the tbaw.
TIE CLYDE LINE
has experienced little trouble in shipping
freight down the river, principally with the
mil-fecd men. who have special rates al
lowed them, with the understanding that
they were not 10 crowd out other freight.
Since the Isl OF last December a large
quantity OF fruit from Florida has been
shipped north over this line uid Norfolk, and
as thi, was a class OF freight that would not
stand delay it was given the preference
over all other matter. In order TO give
Richmond shippers every advantage they
had frequently furnished extra vessels to
take Norfolk freight. They have about 80
tons Of freight in their sheds awaiting ship.
mcnt over the Dlnville road.
THE RICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND CHESAPEAKE
RAILROAD COMPANY
and the Piedmont Air Line have immense
quantities OF freight in Richmond for points
south. Indeed the accumulation has been
80 great that they have been forced TO rent
several warehouses for storage.
CONCLUSION.
We have selected the above out OF a long
list Of complaints which have reached this
office in order that our readers may form
some idea OF the difficulties under which
the businessmen OF Richmond are labor
ing. 1t is but just TO the two railroad lines
upon which the burden Of this complaint
rests 10 say that they are not wholly TO
blame. They have sufficient rolling-stock
for ordinary purposes, but the great trouble
is caused by the detention OF their ears by
connecting lines. This they cannot pre-
vent.
SALES OF REAL E>TATE.--Mr. yelling.