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

legations To the State, the city of Baltimore
WOULD have less lSlit TO complain. whatever
might be- the INJURY she suffered i'm Other ,,s.
poets; but whcl, she washeavily taxed for ,he
CONSTRUCTION oi work which, at the same
l'me, deprived her oil the means OF paying that
tax, the evil Was one which it Mas s,,uuo,,d
would readily call for the interference of the
State, the only authority which could exercise
sufficient control over. the subject Accor.
dinSiy,an opportunity was alluded by certain
heterogeneous propoundcd by the Senate. al
the last session, To present the views and wish
rs vi this COMPANY mi fcsafd ID mutual adj
Jtlstmcnt oi tolls between the two companies
upon all the articles which might be- offered
lor transportation. Acopy OF the answer to
these iilterr'gatorics will be found appended
10 ,i's report From the answer To the sec.
ond hitetrog.toiy it will b. observed thai dis
coihpany Was willing to enter Into am arrany,.
ment by which the canal should enjoy the ex-
elusive transportation of coal, lion and s,tch
arucies as III was supposed at the period of its
commencement, would belong legitimatelv In
H. provided the canal company would ni,ce
such rates upon other articles. the nro I,,cc Of
the soil, as would afford some revenue ~ The
stale IN case they were carried by the canal
or otherwise be transferred to the railroad
Noaction OF the Legislature grew out of this
propos'uoh, and the whole subject remains in
it's original state. ~
Sccond-Or THE WAsmNGToN Roam
The affairs OF the Washington road NJ.
shown by the statements ID and f.. as tollox.
The statement ID shcws ON The debit side
,he cost oi toad real estate engines and ,.rs
10 De 81 900; cash in the hands az ot,;cer,
SiZ2.o'; cash on hand SIS. :SpS I5. p,ak;,g
81 tbs, l3l OF; and on the crr,lii s;d,, 60
81 ,6oO,0Oo annuity account S25 .OOO. dino tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad S6.OIl Is. and
revenue, Tor balance of this account. & 573Se
81, making 81 ,73S, 49, OF.
statement T. shews the aiiiount received for
'.e transportation oil passengers and meychay-
uZ.,, Tor the year ending 3Olh of S.ptemh.r
1913. TO be SOS, Sl3 b2, and the cxnrnsns ni II
every description Sll3.7lS g7.I
These statement shcw the ne, earn;ncs e.,
Ine year ending The 30th ultimo. To be- sos
"a w. nearly SIX per cent upon the capital:
winch added tn the surplus d, the nrecr,;ny
year, amounting Ia Sill ,793 10. make an a.'7
grcgate of Sl06,SS9 81. {
VI tliis sum, the board divided three dnllors
per share M April last: and they have dr,cr-
mined To divide the same amount for Inc s;x
months ending the 30th ultimo. payablc nm
and alter the Isl of November next
The sum paid tothe State for The six months
from the lst July 1914, to the LIST oI Janmayy
iSlo, being one fifth of the gross REGENTS from
passengers, amounted To Si7 POI 50, and from,
me Isl OF Januaiy 1913, To the LIST of July
699 i3. 'oo'''''' T'o'
IL VIII be observed that if To this SIM of
S''o' 500 W, be added Sg3 600. The anjou,, 81
dividend to be received by the State from tho
washington road; $4,000, the dividend IN
DC received from the Main Stem: 81 .26g 60
regularly reunited 10 London as the intercs,
ON io,2o0, the amount of the sterlimS bonds
|o'u on account OF the States substitution nj
81 ,ooo,O oO=it will be seen that. durino tho
year, the State has received the aggregate sum
OF So7 1863 Oh, being nearly nine ner cant
upon her investment m both roads
Inc slight decrease in the gross receipts of
'hiS road during the past year, as compared
WIN tlosc OF the year previous. will he oc
counted Tor from the circumstance TIA, n,n,er
GUS Poii.icai conventions Were held i'm this
1ty during the spring and summer of lSii
winch contributed very largely 20 the extraor
hinary receipts of the road: AS comnarnd
with the year 1873 tiicfc appears TO be
steady increase in the revenue derived from
ordinary sources; and il is believed that tin,
present rates OF fare, combined with the fact
mat The stages which have heretofore been
running M competition with This road. have
been withdrawn, will have The effect of ma
mrially increasing il for the future.
Conclusion TO- mOrroip