Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-17

considerable of these companies, Ohe Mary.
ianu Mining Company. to transport, ia an,
hually Increasing quantities, Ia the extent of
o23OO tons of coal. which, together with
what the other companies. including the
Mount Savage Company, will contribute may
amount within year or two, To 100 600 tons
or upwards. The transportation of this large
tonnage, which will be swcllcd by consider
able amount oi other heavy commodities,
from the outer depot To tide water. has occu-
pied the serious attention of the board: and.
under tile, df,linsucc 81 the city. approved
Aprh ~, 1919, they lave lad surveys Of all
the practicable routes, made duting the jiast
summer, and have full report upon tlicin
rsnA Inc engineer department, which they
have now upper consideration.
Subsequent To the last annunl report, the
attention of the board was called by n,inict
gus petitions from persons engaged i'm the
Hour trade, To the fact that, in consequence of
the low rates oil toll charged by the Chesapeake
anu Ohio Canal, that article was being rapid
ly diverted from this market to the District of
Columbia; and, praying that the board would
reduce the rate upon the railroad, To such a
polnt rs would prevent that divetsioni
The flour trade has always been considetetl
ct Importance To the prosperity of the city OF
Baltimore: and, as long as the communication
with the interior was kept up by turnpikes
almost the entife Product Of Maryland, and 81
a considerable portion of PENNSYLVANIA and
Virginia. was brought To this market This
circumstance, as il well known Ia those fan,i
liar with tile early history of this city. contri-
buted essentially To its rapid lncfease in com
mcrce, wealth md population; but the coii-
stfuction oi the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
along the western border of Maryland, and of
tIl.s( 1,.,l
bersburg to Philadelphia had already diverted
a very considerable portion of the Article from
this market; SD that the inspections of several
years past, instead of increasing with the
growth aud settlement of the country. are
scarcely equal 10 those of a very early period.
Any further diversion of this important trade
was. therefore, regarded with alarm: and I'M
uer the circumstances of the case, the board
deemed II To b. their duty to- consider the an
pications made tn them for reduction ~,
tolls, not sd much with reference To profit a.
To the preservation of the trade. II was cyi
DEBT also that. IL this pa,tlclaf Article were
diverted To another market. very consider
able portion oi business necessarily connected
WIN II, and growing out of it, would also be
diverted; and the result would prove not only
very serious injury, to.thc city, but am abso.
iute loss To company of the revenue which
might otherwise be derived from the return
trade. 1t was, therefore, fcs6ltcd that the
rates oil toll upon this article, should be re-
duccd along that portion of the road which is
adjacent To the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal tn
such point as would compensate for the ex
pense oi tansportion. 90.
III Is believed that this measure has had the
salutary influence expected from it, and there
Is reason tn anticipate that, when the mills
will be enabled to grind, the quantity of flour
which will be brought tn this market during
the present s'lison, will be materially in
creased.
Complaints having been. for some time.
made by the public on account of the rate of
iarc charged upon THIS branch, the legislature
oi Maryland, at it's last Session, authorized the
boofd To reduce, the fare, IN lis discretion. To
point not bel9iv 81 80 for the entire dis
lance between the cities of Baltimore and
Washington; to go into effect ON the LIST of
June. last The board, feeling the responsible
NY thereby devolved upon them, for a time
hcs'tated tn conform i'm any despee 10 tie
provisions OF the law believing AS they did that
TIE experiments made with low fares unou
roads passing through dense population, oc-
cupicd chiefly in mechanical or commercial
pursuits, could not with safety be- applied TO
one which penetrated IA district where the
population was sparse, and occupied almost
entirely with agriculture. 1t is due, however.
10 many oil tbs gentlemen of the board. To say
tliat they entertained different opinion; aud
that, although the deficiency which would
occur by the reduction of the fare nigh, not
Dc made UP froD,-t increased traSel drawn
from the immediate line of tile road. ySt.tL
contended that such increase would occur
hom other Quarters more remote, the inevita-
Die tendency OF low fares being to create
travel A majority of the board, ut length.
consented To max; the experiment of a lower
rate and, at their regular meeting i'm July. re-
solved TO reduce the iare to two dollars both
ior the through and round trip tickets. The
result oi this experiment was such as ,o con-
vince those who had previously doubted. of
Their error, inasmuch as the revenue, so far
rom being diminished, was actually increased
over that OF the corresponding period last
year ana, that too while the line of stages
winch mad existed Tor some time between the
TWO cities continued TO- run with no very
s.hSip'e dimmutlon of travel Under these
circumstances, the board, being. AT the same
time, sensible that The round trip ticket was.
III many instances, made use OF for the most
'raudu'ent imposition, caused estimates To be-
made oi what would be the State OF the reye /,
nue. u the ldTc were reduced To four cents per
mlle; the round trip discontinued, and the
stages Withdrawn. These estimates were
sufficiently satisfactory to justify the expert
ment OF a further reduction; and. accordingly
az 'helr regular monthly meeting in Septem-
Der, it-was determined that. from and after the
loti OF that Month, the lare should be reduced
TO 81 JO between the two cities. or an the
rate oil tour cents per mile, and the round trim
iicRet discontinued. The short time which
mas elapsed since the adoption of this policy.
uo's not AFFORD perhaps, a sufficient test OF
us correctness; but up to this time the number
OF passengers IS considerably augmented. and
lIe revcnuc has maniiestly increased over tl,at
oi tnc corresponding period of last year.
onc ol The r. suits arising from the reduc-
non u 'he rate OF larc, OF by no means inferior
consequence, will he found in the fact that
one oi TIC most serious objections To granting
We We nSht ol way on the part of the State of
virginia viii beentirely obviated So in,por-
thh'' indeed was it considered by the leaisla-
luIt o. 'iat state at It's hast session, that twas
hi'uc special condition, in the law mass II
ON thdt occasion that tho C,,, 80 an -.