Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-03-12

WHEELING AND BAITINDRI

w NANL.
Ma wLARroS There is evidently n wrong
feeling existing from the business men Of BIlIimsr-
toward Wheeling. AMI consequently to the
general injury OF the place-at lea-t. there isa very
injurious policy pursued by those Of the farmer to-
wards those Of the latter place.
IL mast b, evident to every Al at all ae4ulin-
ted with the geography Ut our Ouuty,-ln the
location and extent of cur pablo in. provsmelts-
that Baltimore and Wheeling are the natural con.
tubuiOrs to eacl, others wealth. equal, rs much
isd even more 81, than Pl,,laielph4e aud Pittsburgh
are to each other: Yet. we fnI a totally different
course of policy pursued from Baltimore ioward.
Wheeling than IS from Philadelphia t, wards Plus
burgh.
InPhilidelpha. the notes of tho Pitish-rgh n ,nk-.
At this lime. are received at par or nelrl, o.. AMI al
ways have becn-while those Of " Keeling are De.
low par from ~ to Is per cent in Il Ltinpre, there
by AIN II preventing our merch1uts from making
their purchases, or any par, Of them. owing TO the
ruinous rates Of eIchlngo eItcted between B,lti-
more aud this place. Thi. elnno, be caused by any
antofcIni Iencs irlm the B .Irim ,rs t, tl,e Wheel
ing Banks. or anydoubis Of their eaiire solvency-
more Ih~n there should cIist between the Philadel
phia and Pitt burgh Blnks-or Il you will take The
trouble 10 compare notes. yon will End that tho
Wheeling Bink-. compared with those OF Blliirnorc
vie quite rs Evorably a, those Of I, Pittsburgh do with
the Phiiadel'a d mks. Rates of exchange between
This city snd Phila. are 8 per cent One inevitable
result arising from this slate Of things must be the
driving of our business men entirely away from the
Baltimore market to seek their Groceries in New
4 nrI-,p. 49,. l.,b. C...k. - -
er. aud prices equally as fivoable-and 10 Phils
delphia for their Dry Gods. from The same cause..
This is nottli-,hs GrwIrling merchants OF Bal
'imore. for ON. reasons best known to thcm.elve,
send every package OF gods they possibly can to
Pitisb1rgh in preference to Whreling-and it is bu.
a few days since a leamsier tried hard to get them
10 send the goods here instead Of Pittsburgh. oHar
ing to haul them At In. same price, but they relus
ed.
Now, why B fillmore men take this stand ogains
Wheeling. Tint always has drown her business to
them. and favor, not only our deadly nva !. but
those who must and who do. throw all their inlu.
ence To PIilil,lphil, tho mural deadly rival OF
Baltimore, is more than ] can possibly imagine
That there -. al least. soma apparent cause for il
there can be ne doubt, for men seldom commit Sd
suicidal an net, as the BilIimpre merchants are com
hitting ia lhia mlter. without having some cause
for doing 81. Thit cause ,honld be known. am
that immediately, TOO, aud the proper correction ap
piled at once.
The Mnnoneahela improvement from Browns
vile. ] see. is attracting spms attention in BIluimore
and already goods have been shipped to Pittsburgh
by that route-when 10 n PERSIA who will. for a
moment. reflect on the matter. il must be evident
that neither Time. cheapness nor certainty can be
The object in their dung so--ior surely none will
deny that goods can he brought on in the same wa
CONS frUm Brownsville here in less time. and surel,
at as low n rate. as they can be by that improve
meni, having. by thai route. 10 be twice transship
red-and a great plTi OF the year. owing, either q
ice or low water. they can certainly Nc shipped iron
his place 10 ports below. when they cannot b
from Pittsburgh. and always at as low u rate an,
generally lower.
] do hope that some more able pen will TAX,
hold Of lhIa maiIer-fOr | am anxious To see justic
done 10 it-and our citizens aroused TO the deep ne
eessiiy Of M msdiarely looking TO their best interest
WHEELING.