Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-24
SNAIL FRAUDS IN SMALL PLACES

10 but lew days since IN orlicic met uNi tNHr
with the above caption, directed toward Wheeling.
and the stage lines from This city 10 Baltimore and
Philadelphia. We then thought ii was the cry OF
stop rhef by the thief himself and the result has
proved thai our expectations were correct. IL was
the performances OF fraud on the pnri OF Plitshur-
ghers that drew ne anathema Of the Pittsburgh ed
iior upon the companies Of Wheeling They felt
conscious OF doing a wrong unI 10 attract attention
from heir misdeeds cried fraud abroad but il is
out now.
IL by the Pittsburgh Gazette ofIhe 18th that
on the I7h Of March last the Canal Commissioners
Estate oiicers.) entered INTO an arrangement with
the canal company, to allow a drawback on the
state tolls Of Two dollars on every passenger
through the ca:.ai IN the Express line. provided the
company would reduce the fare Eom 6 TO - dol
lars and one dollar lily on all passengers on
the Pioneer line provided the same company would
reduce the fare frum 10 to 9 dollars
We have nothing TO say about this rafting" and
underwriting by officers Of the state. and the en-
couragement Of the breach IF an express agreement
between the canal aud Wheeling companies on the
part Of tho canal companies We care noihrEg fur
underwriting, for il IL comes that We fire as
even when backed by State officers aud patronage.
md we would not complain, were this all; But u"
sooner was this conspiracy lo,tke the travel from the
National Road entered into than a. further tiolafH
Of agreement, agents were despatched to towns be-
low. with hand bills setting forth as large life.
"fare red uced from Pittsburgh TO Philadelphia fo
niHs dollars" through ia three days for
getting TO state that The line in which The fare
but nine dollars was halfireght line drawn 10y wind
broken horses taken from the Express line, and five
60 seven days getting hrongh--nnking up What
they lost in fare by charging 81 50 per day for board
and fhai even the Express line on which Sl2 was
charged was never less than three or four days Ia
getting through. They forgot all these we say and
the passengers learnt the take in" until they
were under way. As as the Wheeling bill,
were sent down the river their emssarios were in.
sirucIed 10 tear them down and place their own IN
their stead
The publc might even pu, up with this de- epon.
wero there no Other; but sooner was the rcduc
ton 10 nine dollars announced and To use the Ian.
guage Of the Pittsburgh Gazette of the lIrh wide
ny published" Than tue company all once discUv.
cred that the "Pioncer.f or nine dollar line" "Nas
Eoi answer the purpose, although The good effect
was very apparent far rs the Express line was
concerned" No douht 50 long as passengers were
Tpl Ihsne under the supposilion that che fare was
'"e ''''iP'y-''------.- -, -. H.,
cH' on hand. and IL ,ras pi,y 4, lose He,, 80 49,,
PEt them orr at CiHcinna &c
The deHcHcrseHt IT, however tho c,c.m NJ ,t,
whole Joke and shows that there is less honor. To.
ward each other among rogues than might have been
supposed The canal comm ass ioncrs had a ,,,ci; n
fhs5urgh on llhinsi and not only annuIlcI ,b,,,,.
greemeni. allowing the dra wback for The C,ipr, Inn,
refused TO allow 1t in settling with the Eypres limo
ior the time that had in,ervoned between the I7b
March and llth Of May because. they confer ,sI
mat The withdrawal Of the Pioneer line had G,rG.;,,
me CONTRACT Fhe Pittsburgh Gazette. .avs,
We DO not know what course the Pronrief,r. of
'he Express Line will take in this emergency They
suy 'hey cannot carry passengers at Sl2 vyjibout
rms drawback, and n will have a very iuiur,us 81
Ieet upon the travel through Pittsburgh and un,n
pe e,''Sy'''ha works. Tor the price to be rnisod
lisbod '1' '''u "'1ey pun
The reduction ofiare had worked well by brio,,
ING large increase Of passengers through tins civ
and Ivy The Pennsylvania improvcp ais and 49,.
course adopted by the Commissioners will opcrofo
snuy Doth against the Express Line aud the stat,
improvements, as VOL against the progporitv of
our city" 10y W
There Is no doubt therefore but that tho faro ,,iII
he raised to II or 10 dollars VET The mine Ill,
bulls will still he posted al Cincinnati and The od.
VIII continue m the papers Of the
west
instead OF pursuing this tickle and decep,ive
oonrsedhe Wheeling lines pot out their bill. ,J,r
iy' fare from Wheeling to Philadelphia. sI5 As,ho
case 10" stands. the fare from Wheeling 10 PhiI,.
deiPhia. via Baltimore Is et-oo
81 "''a'' , Gays at slI2i per day 1871
tihe taverns through the route having re-
dueed prices TO 81 Icts mcall sIs 27i
Through ilsburgh probably raised Ia, ,bi.
h'ne as the company says they cannot carry nj that
prce,) e,,oo
D'''u si''O per day days 600
$500
Besides the loss Of ono day on the canal. ono ,l,v
~ going TO Pi'sburgh from Wheeling and passage
from Wheeling 10 Piusburgh at least 10 dollar, in
all besides Hnoskeioes, locks figs. asthmaq. &c 90
Well may the editor say it will Operate -udIv"
Morris this al, in seven days from ibi. Time the
ra'l road will be open 10 Hancock. and Then ,b.,.
VIII bo further reduction in FIRE and i'm,
on NE good old Wheeling route. Then bpr
zone night oui," the passenger will find bi.
Ton'e 80 preferable hat The disintorcsted Will ,,mc
from Pittsburgh 10 Wheeling. trlea ne rice, Il, ,,,
70 60 70 PhladelPha, and we should not he sur.
Prised TO SEQ the propriotors Of the aE,p,,., AZ
ditch turtles" coming dowR here wbs, tbsy ,,,.t..,
70 60 10 Philadelphia. rather Than to Tumble through
on Their own lines free Of expense.
Ihe uIiras n Tho democratic parry aro fr taking
her ground In opposition 10 The la,,s of the conn