Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-14
WEST POINTS CASE.
-.,e ptopLs AGAINST The RICHMOND
AND pANvfLls MONOPOLY.
.co,ren Elected nv Fraaa and Force
rseqsal and rnjnst Tafssios-rhs s"f-
,.,cr. Appeal to the supreme Court.

-.,,coaepceo Of the Richmond Dispsich-l
v,sr Possr. Va. January is.-Ihe case
=, ,he propcrty-owners OF West FONT
-, the railroad company that makes
-. ,e,m,nus a, this place and incidentally
-. g. nile the town 20 It's own interes,
,,8 consequently in manner detIimen'"
=. ,tc people OF the town, will be tried
,sor,lv before the supreme Court. II Is a
Ice that will probably excite great dea
,t.,,e,cst. a. II "a one that deals with the
Ito. Of The people direct. 1t appears
80 number q wears SINCE the company
...og nlaced sufficient number OF us
s..'oiovees in the Council 20 controi ~;
20 proposition 70 the Councl tbat II
Il could pass az ordinance freeing tnsn
"a CORPORATION taxes for ninety-nine
IL ,brv the company would move the
!-.,al offces Of the road 20 West FONT
40 many other good things Tor the
80, Having enough members OF tine
c',reil in their power. and At their call 70
..- .,,thinr that thew should see 81 TO
,bsv readily got all they asked Tor
.,i A. far As the writer knows, gave no
. '...,or cuarantcs that their part OF the
a. could ever be consummated.
noSs oF AN ERUPTION
Fan along for years, with now and
-, sons ~ an eruption among the tax
80. who nave TO pay probably the
.,o.t amount Of taxes for the smallest
,.',,nt Of benefit Of any people IN the
80 FINALLY one year ago last November
,,.o,'le revolted and nominated ticket
-, t.sncil without railroad-man on II.
a. ,s,lroad announced its men. The
'r.c,,on that followed was disgrace 10
49,. i.1,n American citizens. The railroad
a.,f,.o fbe whip and made its employees
9.,to line. IL was. Give me your vote
-l,r room. With their hencbmen at
t.,o'is the employee who dared TO vote
ST.. Convictions lad 10 risk hls situation.
81 many did. and consequently the rail-
r.sl Council was elected by large ma
jori'y. .,.,,o,., ,vop,x
This election left the property owners OF
.he f1wu with but one resort-the courts
7, "a. rn,g 10 be seen whether the Supreme
I,nrt sin allow the Constitution 70 be
.~t.ruelly violated. Taxes. according TO
,t- gDrsiitufion. should be just and equal.
H. Me- Point as the railroad company
i,.,s .oe half Of the taxable property, the
other half Of the property has 20 bear the
uiDlo burden ~ taxation. The people are
anr.ou.lv waiting the result OF the pend
ils suii.
Hon. IL Il. Pollard. Of Richmond, wasin
,orn on tuesday. attending 70 the sale oil
some marine property, IN which he was IN
f.re.fed ne commissioner.
Mr.. T.. \. Cottrell. the editor OF the T-
o.n.as has been quite sick for several days
with The grip.
Nessrs. smith. Horsey, and Holland, OF
laurel. Del. are in town to-day looking at
fho manufacturing sites.
Dr. lssac Diggs has returned from q
frm fo Washington. where he has been Ia
fhf interest Of the custoIn-house.
Mrs. W. T. Wheeler. Of West Point. left
on sunday for the bedside Of her sister.
who isqnito IN in New York.
Ffances Folsom Nun. tho little daughter
Of MAYOR Mum. was buried at the old
home II the Mayor, Ia hing and Queen
county, today.
wOODwoRRIsG-rACToRY.
Tho Town Council has procured salts
factory site for capitalists who propose to
sfart general wOOdwOrking-factor The
factory will employ in the neighborhood Of
n hundred hands, and il one Of the many
improvements that will be started IN West
Point during the present year. The par
te- az the head Of this enterprise are from
Delaware. Others are expected here In
faw DAYS 10 examine our location.