Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-03-05
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence Of ne Pit.5urg GaSeps.


DEAR SIR--We have been engaged 10
day upon bill Of the creates, impor ,anc,
10 our State and particularly to your own
City that relative TO the extension of tn.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Cum,
berland TO Pittsburg. The bill was called
up Yesterday in tho Senate. but some pri
vate bills Obtained the preference, and i,
was not until ibis morning. that The cues.
ton came up fairly for discussion, wher
Mr.. Darsie offered the following amend,
ment, viz:
Provided, however, That by the accep
taRce Of The provisions of this act, the SAID
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
shall be bound,u upon the completion OF ,hi,
road to Piusb,rg, to psrnit the Common.
wealth Of Pennsylvania. the Franklin
hail Road Company, or any other Rail
Road Company or Companies which are
or shall be Incorporated by the Lsg lsla
ture OF this State 10 connect with the said
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road at any
point within the State Of Mary land or Wiz
ginia upon the same terms and conditions
as such connexion is ailo wed in Pennsyl-
wanna, under the act to " hich this is sup
plement.
Mr.. Darsie stated tbath had never a.
rose under greater sense Of responsible.
ny, which the great importance OF this
bill was we'll calculated 10 arouse. lie
proceeded to detail the legislative action
since the question arose, referring to the
act OF 1888, the preamble OF which he
read as giving tho views Of the Legisla.
iure at that ume---a bilfwhich had been
supported by Messrs. Foulkrod aud RAIN.
now members Of the Senate. and pa ssed
by the irng vote Of rs TO Ii in the
House. This act gave the right of way
with proyiso that, if Pi,sbure was II
selected as the terminus, a branch should
be made to that City.
10 1889 an extension OF the time wa,
granted coupled with such one rous proyis
ions as 10 amount 10 prohibition ia the
view Of the Company-no, only rsoui.
ring 'heIr consent to any connexion with
o'h'r roads we might choose 10 ask, bu,
compelling her TO sue in the Legislatures
OF Their SIates, Tor their consent 10 such
connexion; by that law we retain contra,
OF the tolls, and they were not allowed 10
charge less than four cents ne, ion nor
mil', making the Toll on a ton of coal
from Cumberland 10 Baltimore from as 90
10 500 Thus were the COMPANY com
PEELED 10 seek other routes to the Ohio
RIVER, without the lim-I:s Of Pennsyl,
'anIa-oiher routes wero found, or
we should have had no application
'uth as Is now pending. They sur.
veyed no less than three rou,es-o one To-
smother to Middle Island
and third to Fishing Crock, some ,hiuv
miles below Wheeling. The Compony
made no application hers--lhey wen, 10
Inc Virginia Legislature, and Ind ,bey
succeeded there last winter, the question
would not have arisen in H1rrisbnrE. #
vas however, again brought before the
leg ''ainfe OF Virginia al iis present Sos.
non and bill passed allowing them IN
'aver'e us territory, giving Them ten
years TO complete The rond, with The sins
gle restriction that, should another tern
nus be selected, they shall construct
Dad ihefeffom 70 Wheeling.
The Company has alfsndy spen, more
han eight millions Of doIia 70 upon tho
oad, and have now ih rec millions of bonds l
there can be- no doubt Of their
mention 10 proceed 10 The comp elton Of
helf ro9d TO the Ohio nj an early doy.
Mr. Darsls thea spoke of The gfcai sd
anhse Ut canal over railroad trsnsoor.