Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-05-08

THE RAILROADS UF BALTIMORE.
The editor OF lbs Railroad Journal has re-
emily made visit 10 Balimore. and this is
u account of what be hss seen:
A amble through. End about The outskitts
#, this enletpri>iug ana beautiful CITY. Jh-
asst week. gives ITS a better idea ol its ad
eantages. aud rapid growth. thtn we have
heretofore entertained. To Justly appreciate
ft> beautiful position and rapid growth. ami
Increasing business. il j. necessary to spend
} lays in rambling through its strcpis-uot uu-
frequently obstruc;ed by boxes and bales OF
goods, turned out ready 20 b. sent to The raii-
DAD depots, where, on their arrival, there Is
sometimes great difficulty in getting near
F. nough 10 unload. tor the crowd of carts and
|. lrays-aud also through the suburbs oi Tue
lty, where, in almost every direction, Will
'e found numerous new streets land out ami
'aved, and new buildings Ia course oil cree
ion.
The undulating surface of the ground, and
he apparent attention given to the Cleanll-
less OF the streets. together with the good
aste displayed in the buildings. render Balti-
I more a desirable residence and her natural
advantages as a seaport. together with her
ailroads-now sure to be extended. SO as to
the other, BY means Of the PENNSYLVANIA Cen
trail road, at Pittsburgh surely make
Baltimore. al no distant day, place OF i'm
mense business and wealth.
Had Baltimore delayed the commencement
Of her railroad few years--as did Boston
until the subject was better unJer=tood--until
others had made the necessary experiments
until the subject Of iocomotion had been
fairly tried--it j. probable that, With the
same outlay already incurred. her noble works
| would now b. much nearer completion than
| they are. Yet, great as have been her losses
| from being pioAcCr in the cause. and discou-
raging as have been the delays in the extension
OF her great work, she may now look with
confidence 10 its early resumption; its steady
and rapid improvement until il reaches the
Ohio; and its yiyiiylng influences upon her
! permanent prosperity.
A resident OF New York. and even OF Phi
ladelphla, can now hardly appreciate tie adj
yantages oi Baltimore as a place OF business
but the lime icih come when Baltimore viii
be better known, and more justly appreciated
! than al present.
| We cannot. however, close this brief no.
lice OF Baltimore. without giving utteranc,
TO the opinion, that her councils and OF courst
her citizens, are not liberal-not even just
in their requirements Of the railroad compa
Eies to use horst power 10 SO great an exten
as they do. The additional expense incurred
! by use OF horse power cannot De less thar
! from rty 10 fifty Thousand dollars year Il
! the three railroad companies in Baltimore
This might be tolerated. if any considerable
good was thereby secured to the citizens
which we do not believe--and therefore W.
would urge upon the councils TIE adoption
OF measures which viii allow the use-unde
proper restrictions--oi locomotive power, d
far as it may be safely done.
+ We perceive that the Baltimore and Obi
company have commenced work upon thei
! branch road for the purpose OF delivering coal
| and heavy lreights, on ship-bJard withou
! hauling their cars through the city by hors
power FMS branch DIVORCES from the mail
| road, about a mile south OF Mt. Clare, 0
outer depot: and viii, we presume, be car
ned up on grade which will enable them t
discharge coal in The cheapest manner.
/ 1T is understood that portions OF the wor
| beyond Cumberland. or in extension, will b
put under contract at au early period-an
we trust it will be 50 aud that then there WI
be no further Interruption 10 the work INT
it is completed.