Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-11-25
BALTIMORE AND HER RAILROADS.

Fl II AFAAAha 49,
81 We perceive that our worthy friend OF
the Pittsburgh Gazette has commenced again
his old work OF endeayofing to salt the Bal
4 timareans into another scheme Of connection
with Pittsburgh by rail road. He sings the
], Old svren song. end as the Baltimore eomps-
b nv have fully determined to make Wheeling
i the terminus Of their main road, the present
4 policy of he Pilisburgher is TO divide the
= forces ia Baltimore aud bus ritter away the
: energies Of the cify until the main work is
! los. in the gener! conflict for precedence
1 The present scheme is TO extend the York rail
4 rosd to Hsrri-burgh, and thus. as is predicted,
make a connection with Pittsburgh.
1t is scarcely possible ior any one not fully
conversant with the productions Of the west
TO know !how entirely iIiile must be any
such Effort on the part Of Baltimore 10 obtain
any portion Of western trade. When will IT
be possible to complete The central rail road 10
Pittsburgh \ yearago we esteemed hat work
as one Of probable progress; bat the dereloPe-
ments Of the last twelve months have been
such as to neaken the confidence of is ar
dent friends in Its prospects; But even should
il be made Tie whole policy OF the state will
be directed toa ards preventing the diversion
of trade from the state line towards Phila
detphia. Baltimore would then secure but a
a very small proportion OF trode from the
west. BIT even should Baltimore secure a
fair proportion Of whut trade Pittsburgh has
TO send east, the item would be a smsll one
for Baltimore. The productions OF The terri
tory dependant upon Pittsburgh for a market
are very limited, and the great body OF that
produce which goes east from Pittsburgh for
market, is taised al and below that point al
which il is proposed TO terminate the Bali
more and Ohio rail road. The tobacco, wheat,
pork beef &c. are principally produced, op-
posite and below this city, and when the road
is made here will be taken direct to Balti-
more.
The policy Of Baltimore, as well as the
company, is TO direct all available energies to
the prompt construction OF this great work
neither looking 10 the right hand nor to the
left until il is accomplished. She viii then
have an outlet to the west which will defy
competition.
We are glad to learn from reliable sources
that the present direction OF the company are
using the most Jealous e~xertions 10 put under
contact a section this side of Cumberland
during the present winter, and that o.her and
more strenuous exertions than have been
made will now be directed toward the COM
pletion OF the work TO the Ohio river. The
present president OF the company has the most
unlimited confidence OF the public in his ca
paeily, energy and probity, and he can hardly
fail 10 enlist ia behalf OF the work the zeal of
all who can exercise any influence upon its
progress.
We believe that the directors Of the COM
pany now well understand mat Whenever tho
ground is broken tow ards the west from Cum
berland . successful impetus will be given to
the road west from this city, and that it will
be completed before the road can reach the
river, opening a large, productive and popu-
lous country. the great network Of Ohio rail
roads and the shortest possible route from the
eastern maIls TO the western fields 1t is
this that Baltimore has ever been aiming for
and this which II eau win by a proper appli-
cation Of its energies.