▁Lord ▁L ons dale ▁had ▁indicated ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁C & W ' s ▁rates ▁h inder ed ▁explo itation ▁of ▁his ▁min eral ▁rights ▁( which ▁now ▁included ▁the ▁Cross bar row ▁pit ) ▁the ▁F let ch ers ▁should ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁lower ▁rate ; ▁if ▁the ▁C & W ▁were ▁un reason able ▁he ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁le ase ▁a ▁w agg on way / ra il way ▁direct ▁from ▁the ▁p its ▁to ▁Work ington ▁har bour . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁Lord ▁L ons dale ▁giving ▁notice ▁of ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁Bill ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁w agg on way . ▁Despite ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁pseud onymous ▁letters ▁in ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Pac quet ▁den oun cing ▁dict ation ▁by ▁the ▁' co al ▁interest ', ▁the ▁C & W ▁board ▁acc eded ▁to ▁F let ch ers ' ▁dem ands , ▁reducing ▁the ▁rate ▁per ▁w agg on ▁from ▁ 3 s 1 0 d ▁to ▁ 2 s 6 d . ▁▁ ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁secretary / manager ▁( John ▁D od ds ) ▁should ▁be ▁' allowed ▁to ▁res ign ' ▁ ▁( D od ds ▁worked ▁out ▁his ▁notice , ▁but ▁responsibility ▁for ▁engines ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock ▁was ▁immediately ▁assumed ▁by ▁George ▁T osh , ▁who ▁had ▁( and ▁retained ) ▁the ▁same ▁responsibility ▁on ▁the ▁Mary port ▁and ▁Carl