Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-06
From the Baltimore AiDeriesn.
MDRTAT

To the Senate and House Of Reprssentafres of The Com
nonpe6LH Of PeHasyioania:
The memorial OF the Board Of Trade OF the city Of Pits
burg respectfully sheweth-Tbat, in 1928, an act was
passed authorizing the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad comua
ny to construct railroad through this State directo
from Baltimore 10 the Ohio ryer" In this the follow
ing (among other estrcons introduced Sin case the
said railroad shall not terminate the Oho river in the
vicinity Of Pittsburgh, IL shall be the duty the Company
TO construct. simultaneously, lateral railroad upon the
principles and plans OF main railroad 30 ns In
the city Of Pitsburg with the main railroad
This provision, together with Others and especially
Que by which the ull night secured this commonwealth
or any 81 her citizens, companies who may hefea
be authorized by the Legislature 10 with the
said railroad, at any point within this Commonwealth
seems quite sufficient 10 State and lis citizens
against any injustice from the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
company, and yet manifest that liberal spirit which In.
States Of this Union should display towards each
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company assenteJ TO the
terms OF this act, commenced the work and Prosecuted
with all the means within Its control Its extension
Flushing. On the 10Th OF June 1882 supplement 10
THIS act extending the time for the completion Of the rail-
road until the attn OF February lsI7 but adding
new restrictions, was passed.
not necessary that memorslisis should ente into
sboured discussion of the merits Ut these new resr
hons-h sufhcient TO say, that the Baltimore and Ohio
Tahroad company have regarded them altogether mad
mssibe and iantamount prohibition TO enter this State
Since the date Of the passage OF that ae the has
ceased TO cast lie longing upon the rich valleys Of the
foughiogany and Monongahela the provisions that "A.
have created barrier along southern line more diff
esli 70 overcome than either rivers and the
company has been driven by Irresistible necessity TO
other routes TO the Ohio.
Since 1870. the Engineers OF the company have been
potng every part Of the country lying between
toe Little hanawha, and the Penusylyan line These Z
porstCns have been entirely successful and have otcd
beyond oil doubt that various routes from Cumberland 10
The OHIO, without entering the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania. are practicable.
VI 10 under circumstances that your memorio.,s
nos approach your honorable bodies The discuyety f
these various practicable the Ohio river itbo,t
entering this State has produced an entirely different sno
OF things from that which oGsed when the act of Is3g
W." passed lhen u was believed thst the foilrOnd could
not feaeh me ONO ryef, the channel Of trade with
out passing through the Keystone and the Legislature f
hsfyesr may have displayed worldly wisdom in tho CON
ditons then imposed.
30 ioug % your memora,is believed that the
had no eter route TO the Ohio River they never
your honorable bodies with any applieatons ~, 49,, -
The meoibefs 81 the Board Of Trade are all P,nnsyiya
mans, having no pafiaas for corporation eXist,ng no
yond oar own State bounds, and felt no restrt thaI ,
Legislature OF that year avaod itself Of the syn.,,d ~,
eesues OF the railroad company drive even h,ro bar
gain.
That company, however, considered the terms ~, a.
vere-it considered that acceptance ~ the condt "A
The aw Of 1889 would be act Of moral suieid, a,d "A
course, rejected them. There remained then 10 tst
psny bot one sefnsve, 10 procure from the Legislator,
Of Nrgnis "ur'hcr lime for the extension of their road
thrOvsh ih-f STATE within the its II the o,igp, eba,,e,
showing the Company 60 strike the Ohio river n si,
not lover" fhsn Psrhersburg.
The very able and ushed President OF th,t con,
psny hes been Richmond Tor many weeks pfessg unt
NE steuucr vf mat Legislature hi. earnest memorial
oil sst tact aud talent which charscte 80 M To .,,
pose bs he VIII fail 20 his application would b. rs,insI
he SKIS ~ Inst Legislature nancy n, Subscription =,
sscckno tusrsnee bat meIey the ITssge q consume,
tor railroad, extending from hundred and .gh,
% tee haodred ssd twenty three miles through that sta
y 'hs Ono To reject such an application would nsr