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BArrrxoRR, April Il, 1877
Mr. JoHx KEARsLEY-S1: Yours per mail. and
yours per Mr.. A. Robinson, were both received and
made every information could, having advisedswith
six Of the principal -four buyers their opinions:were
bearing on the same expectation and on the fame
circumstances have acted on the advice ass you
will perceive by the enclosed account The small
quantity that shipping and the great quantity that
is daily coming in, has completely overrpn theseam
Of the buyers in general and our banks will not dis
count paper for them, owing TO the heavy pressure
they labor under-cosequently all kinds OF business
lis extremely dull Flour sold this day at $3l coln-
try paper, and hangs very heavy at that price; y Is
the opinion Of all the Flour buyers II will be lover,
owing TO the great and pressing want Of cash, and
with what Is expected down II win not obtain bet
ter price than is now given. 1t has not been higher
than Sl4 out Of the stores this month"; and that was
Mt GO days credit and some parcels has sold at i3i
cash.
You win, therefore. perceive | have acted IN the
best manner possible for your interest
Sir, accept my best respects. Yours &c
THO. B. BAKER
p s. Our Spring vessels have not arrived, AL
though we are in daily expectation Of them, which
wiz bring us full assortment when they arrive.
cola.ssoxnErez az - Fai.e Parse :
BALTIMORE and Ohio Railroad Buiiaiags a. MIR.
tnsbrg Station Bsnefeia infiaescs upon he T6srn
and eouniy-SPseuiati0a N Land ord zbsrn Lob.
@e., &c.
Travel upon the Rail Road still On the increase a
is also the transportation Of Coal and Merchandise
Taking general view Of the working u this road with
hundred and seventy iocosnotiuss and Grss oasa,
foe hdred cars, all single track one would hard
" believe that such feat in rail reading could hs 10
eomplshed Yet tits done, and well deas aad 18th
degree Of afey too to the travelling public, not to
felt any ether road, Of anything like capacity or
extent, in the country For Ibis judcicds
Of the road, under such Disadvantages. arising from ne
enormous amount Of business done . single sck tie
people indebted TO The ability snd energy ofths
Of the road The principal ofcers are VIM Par
ker, General Superintendent; L. n. Cole. Master u
Transportation Samael J. Hayes. Master q Machine
~; Wendcll Bcllman Master Of Road and Coastruc-
tor Of Budinss and Bridges. and Joseph Browu suPer
visor q sias gentenea who are IN every particular
qualified foEhe stations they GIL with % much ,blity
We are decidedly opposed to what many term " nsws
paper Puing. but b instance Of ikis knd. whsre
nea have the management Of rail road or any eshss
PEOPLE at stake; vhsa such individuals fa dis
charge their duty, think they should be held up be-
fore the people N contempt; and on the other hand.
when. BY great industry and perseverance, these eff
GERS accomplish more than many would expsct in pro-
tectng the lives Of the people and meeting the wishes
q the esmnuaiy We should b willing 70 sssord tAsS
At this station there eoarse q ccusrusiioe
two splendid baildiags-eae Diagonal Engine House.
$50 fset in diametsf-whsn fnished, il will be .sodsi
piece Of Architecture eonbning strsngth with
The other VIII b repair shop for Iocouoives and
very large and neat. wen durable Building
100 By 200 feet. Still another Engine House will 81
built shortly. Of the sze and style a the enc now
building al OF which were dedgned By w. Bolinaa,
/ Esq., Master Of Road
uNpGTUlouUCuIH
Mr.. B. l. Jacobs. agsat. and Mr. William Edwards.
superintendent q the machinery department two more
faishf end gentlemanly eheers Be fouad IL
station was rst e.iablshed a. 6rs oass he machine
shop opened with twelve men requires $50 10 de
the work done By - a that time. From what We can
pleymeaf in the dierenf deparmest q he Staten;
and aboat 500 arrive and depart daily tks bsr-
den trains. Ths ra rcd has sdded 1000 70 the
popalatica a MartnsbarE within the last four ysars
The operations Of The COMPANY a this point haze bsea
the means q greatly improving The iowa snd sicinity.
We iasrns1 Kat ever 2o9 Asasss h.zs besa bsil,
year psi. snd he number Increasing sssry zesF
SIN he demand for dvellngs continlcs All - bar
Fsa, rocky Lard lying The rzl roai that fsw
sers. has bssa lately and very readily suii, u s1.ll
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