The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-30
NITRO-GLYCERINE.
Suit brought to Compel the Norfolk
and Western Road TO Transport
This nd Similar Coma
pounds.

Messrs. Carrington & Fitzhugh, Of this
city, on behalf OF the Repauno Chemical
Company, corporation OF Delaware, have
brought suit in the United States Circuit
Court mt Norfolk against the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company.
The plaintiff alleges tnat he "has made
repeated requests to the defendant, and
especially Of the agent Of the defendant at
its depot in the city Of Norfolk, Va, TO
carry nitro-glycerine, &C., prepared and
packed as is customary. aud In proper con-
dition for transportation, over its said rail-
road for delivery to customers; but the de-
iandant has refused to receive, carry, or
deliver the same, and have Informed the
plaintiff that the defendant would not carry
any nitro-glycerine compounds rs freight
over its said railroad. notwithstanding the
fact that the defendant and its predecessor
railroad companies, which before owned
its franchises and railroad, have carried
over their said railroad said compounds and
other explosives, and that bv reason OF said
refusal the plaintiff has already sustained
damages exceeding $4,000 in amount.
That the defendant and its said prede-
cessor companies were chartered for the
purpose OF constructing their railroad as a
highway lOI DuDiit uSts anu tOOh bNo va
way therefor by condemnation OF private
property under the sovereign right OF emf
neHt domain. which required them to APP
propriate their railroad TO public use. And
the western portion OF said railroad passes
through a valuable mining region, and
rights OF way therein were acquired for
said railroad from landowners with view
to the development OF their properties and
OF that region.
And he asks that the defendant may be
adjudged and decreed to receive for trans
portatlon and carry over its railroad and
deliver all nitro glycerine compounds
which may lie rendered by the plaintiff
therefor. without let or hndrance. upon
and subject to such rules and regulations
and for such compensation as may be pre-
scribed and adiudged by this honorable
court to be reasonable, just, and proper.
And that the rights OF the plaintiff and
the liabilities Of the defendant in the
premises may be adiudged by this honor
able court and enforced by its decree.
And that the defendant, its directors.
officsrs, agents, and servants be cnjoined
bv the order and decree OF this honorable
court, prelIminarily until final decree and
permanently thereafter, from excluding
from transportation or refusing TO receive,
carry over the defendants ran Dad, and
deliver the plaintiffs said compounds,
from so excluding or refusing upon the
plaintiffs complying with such rules and
regulations and paying such rates rs this
honorable court shall prescribe for such
transportation. and from so excluding or
refusing upon the plaintiffs complying
with the rules and regulations set forth in
the eigteenth paragraph Of this bill.
And that the plaintiff may have such
other and further relief as to your honor,
shall seem meet, and djustice and equity may
require, &c.
Nitro-g -glycerine and such compounds are
largely used for blasting purposes in iron
ore beds. and it is alleged that that industry
on the line OF the Norfolk and Western
road suffers by the refusal OF the road tc
transport such articles.