Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-06-14
BALTIMORE. May leh. 1872
To the P'oPrieiors, &c. Of tho Wheeling and Balu-
more Line OF stages and cars

To the PIoPrieiors, &c Of tho Wheeling and Biu- /
more Line Of stages aud cars
GenIlsmen;--T Having been greatly deceived and
imposed upon by adv eiisemenis and representative.
II the superior advantage ard Chcapness of the
route via Harrisburg 20 eastern cities We
deem n duty To the travelling public TO advertise
them OF the Gacts OF the case, that they may avoid
similar imposition. We left Cincinnati. Ohin for
Baltimore, m April intending 10 make a comiortn.
bic and economical trip. We arrived at Wheslinr
about the dusk of evening. aud were informed that
one or more stages would START for Bal,nure n the
morning, and that would be recCipied through
for 81 hut having been informed that Pittsburgh
was the ches .esi and must con ;oriabie route aud
the advertisements of The canal pscSe boais stated
that This was heaper than from any point on the
Ohio River, We concluded 10 try u and nudge for
ourselves We called the office IN Pittsburgh
und we're informed that slI to Batmure was the
lowest fare. and That on the packet we shonld lie
taxed 81 % per day for boarding. Some called at
the stage Office 10 know how could he accom-.
modated on that route, and we were informed thar
We could stay IN town over night. aud start in the
morning al half past { o'clock. and overiak. the
pa' ket al HullidaysbuIg. This arrangement suited
us much better, aud We went back the first office
/ 10 make the change, passage had been secured
for several on our IL, ket We were assured by the
! clerk or agent that the stage would not overiakc
the boat at II. by some or 5 hours, that the rad
was very rough & they must necessarily drive slow e.
/ that The canal route a cheap and much The
most comfortable, &c, SC, and as we had companv
| going by canal, we concluded 10 try H. We arrnr.
DINGHY leR Pittsburgh about9 O'Clock, aud when we
came TO the lodging iart, found that IL was a
Packd indeed; and we packed away like ba.
con IN n smoke house. O. what q crowd, we fell
its effects yet tho Two weeks have passed 10y since
Well, we got through the night after ilshiO~.
and by dint Of erking and pulling and tfigging we
I eNtrcaiSd our feet from the pile of the same male.
| RIAL into which they had been thrown The proceed
/ ing night, an after long and critical search, we
succeeded Ia finding our boots, Ohio all were not
81 successful n the hat line; one gentleman was
minus hat,) aud after much effort we at length
squeezed our way 10 the deck. when we were ena-
hled 20 breathe once more the pure air u was in.
/ deed real jam Upon inquiry VIC learned that
/ the company had made arrangements with the cap.
tain 10 board the passengers on ms Gown hook. -
This explained the whoe matter at once. The
company, after having what they can from travel
ers, turn them To the captains that they in re-
turn. may pick them clean as circumstances will
admit, and the more lac has, the greater the fleece,
aud this u the Iuducemcn TO crowd IN passengers
pell nell ull the boat will contain no more Some
Of the captains appear polite enough 70 he sure
Nhle Others treat their passengers as though they
were then slaves. Wellaiier all cur suficrngs we
/ arrived Al Hollidayshurg by way Of the PIrt1gs
from the press aud found that tho Stage from Pits
burgh, had been IN some hours before us; 50 that
passengers who left the city twelve hours after we
dad, were some hours IN advance Of Us ut HOLIDAYS
] burg, nrid had also saved dollar or two ia expense
50 much for the stories Of agents clerks advertise
meuis &c. The crowd here oqusl to what it was
when we len fIltslu-gh. Well suffice II 10 say we
ouiliyod our troubles and arrived in Columbia some.
time after the cars had lef for Baltimore aud here
we lost a whole day. Great accommodation, to be
sure. Tor travellers 10 haslcM
But we found very accnmmod ltng landlord and
mndcraie charges and we would recommend Mr.
Blacks house To the patronage Of the travelling
community. may be known by the big Willow
tree AT iis corner. Well, here we are IN Bl'iimlre
aud able. notwithstanding the many affections we
have passed through, 10 tell our sIhrriuss TO the
travelling public that those ourueying from The west
10 BilImorc and Washington, may have timely war.
nlng. lille more Of an accommodating spirit
among drivers, agents. &c on the Wheeling route
"ouii be sure 10 turn the travel IN that dmccliOn.
Respectfully,
The above came 10 signed by several travel.
lers. now in BItmIre, but with the request not to
publish their names unless it was deemed essential
to the establishment Of the truth.