Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-04-12

The minority Of the committee on In =,
and navigation and Internal Improves
Deut To whom was referred Senate Bill,
No. |, entitled IAN Act to author ze the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company To
construct Railroad throu. Pennsylva.
MIA. in n direction from Baltlm ,re 10 the
Ohio river ut the city OF Pittsburgh"
would be- leave 10 r'pou their dissent
from the conclusion TO which Il IN 'jori;y
Of that committee have arrived.
The Bill proposes TO give the said com.
panY permission TO extend its railroad
from Cumbc rland. in the s,a,e Of Mary
land, its present tcruint alton. through |
Pennsy lvania, by the Youshiogheny |
route 10 the Ohio river ct Pilshurgh.-
The minority OF the committee wish i, to
DC distinctly understood, that this appli |
cation comes from our o,ca citiscas, in
western Pennsylvania, who ask no new
grant but a renewal OF what two prece-
ding Leg 'slaiuFes had heretofore granted
them. The company appears To be in
different, II not hostile 20 this apple uion.
The original Pennsylvania charter TO
This company, approved the eth Frbrua-
~, 1928. passed the House OF Represents
a,ivcs by vote OF Yeas rs. 10 nays IA
the Senate by yeas "a, nays 5 The
supplement to this act approved the 90
OF June, 1889 extending he time for the
completion of this road appears to have
passed without even call vi the yeas aud
nays. The original charter Of 1928, had
been accepted by the company which re.
quircd them TO extend this road to Pitis-
burg. The supp ement Of 1880. con aim
cd new and oncrous restrictions which
the comptny have a,wiys regarded rs
;nadmissible and iantamount TO "a prohi-
bition TO eater Pennsylvania. The pro-
visions OF that act have erected barriers
along The southern line Of our state,
more formidable than even The ALE gheny
mountain chain. The com panv consider
ing themselves released by that act, from
all obligations 10 Pennsylvania, have
since 1910 had their engineers employed
in seeking GU, other more 'uthern routes
by which their road might reach their
orig nal deslinaiion-,he Oaio river with
out entering Pennsylvania. These ex-
P'o'A'ions have resulted in the actual sur
, vey OF four di,'iuct practicable routes to
the Ohio river, 10 wit: heeling, Fish,
ing creek, Middle Island and Parkers>
burg. The minority OF your co nmit,ce
therefore, conceive, tina, an entirely dif.
ferent state of affairs now exists. from
what there did in 1889, when the act was
passed. The extension Of the b ,ltim IRE
and Ohio railroad TO tho Ohio river, is
not IN the power Of Pennsy lvania TO pre-.
vent-whatever effect its completion will
have whatever resul'sare to ensue from
lis competition with the public works Of
Pennsyivania-wc must encounter.
| IL is The part OF " sdon hen TO give
this road tina terminus which will aff' rd
the greatest :ocal advantages TO our o,on
sinsens-and do the ieas. injury TO on
~ of your commiiteef Bu nhtS The ! ml!nofl,
what is PROPOSED in ths prescnt, hi. ~.
r otis pefmission S a matter Of right-this
rail road was authorized con 'elnnc--..,,..
= ouslv with the main l,"" our pubic
'mprovcma".-, "ts part aud parcel OF
The design. in connecting The eastern cit.
les with The valley OF the Oaiu; and The
faith OF he State has been twice pledged
oy her legislation, TO carry out this d.
sign. These considerations presen; slrono
) claims TO the Legislature. why this per,
mission should be granted.
The southwestern counties Of the S,a,e
through which this railroad is proposed
TO be loca ed, distance Of $50 miles
hive strong local claims upon the lcpisla.
ture. The entire va legs Of the Monon.
sahelA al d Youghioghrny, those garden
sEo's oil western Pennsylvania, have been
iiItle bineiitled by our public works.
Y Their tnrnpikcs were once The princi>
pal channels connassing the east and west.
The re! "ion watch PnusJurp bears In
Tn" agricultural, manufacturing and com.
"erria' interest of western Pennsylvania
should he carefully considered. Tb,,
CITY IS The market for mos. of The suroI,s
production Of The western coun,;.s ond
hence whatever affects Its Interests, mn.,
affect the interest Of the western
'he STATE generally, not only so. I'm, Tho
expenditure OF Some $500 1000, necessa
70 INC construction OF This r,iIroad
wo",d create demand for labor and ag'
''c"l'urai products; give active circuia
uon 20 capital. and thus largely benefit our
e''%'h' ana our state treasury. the IL.
eIests OF pntsburg are deeply identified
WIN The trade Of the great we, ern vii
icy. and with the business ON our n,LI;o
works: withdrawing he peog,anh-
'cai advantages which The PenDsyivan,,
canal possesses, being the sbor e., ROM.
rom the mississippi valley to the sa,~
ooard; II hisnever commanded one to,,b |
" me surplus agricultural products sen,
W mlrket from that valIey--Ne ORLEANS
ny me MISSISSIPPI river--and New Yn,L
oy her canal and the lakes, carries off
nine ten:hs OF western productions.
The agricultural statistics orthe Unisd
states fot 1874, contained in the enc,
OF me Commissioner Of Patents. shows
mat the Mississippi valley produces nm
nuaIly about 400 900 900 Of bushels nd
wheat rye, corn, oats. barley buck wbea
ana potatoes aud nearly 100000 900 of
Pouoos OF hemp, cotton, sug " and tob,c.
co. 10 say nothing OF is cattle. IL mol
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