The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-12
From The Baltimore American, Aug 10.
BaIlImOrc and Ohio Railroad

UllO TaIT
road held ihelr regular monhy meeting yes erday after
noon The report OF The business done by The road dn
ing tbe month OF July Submitted to The board ans
Is as follows;
Msrnor0nda 0f business upoa The Baiffmoys md bo y
road for The moaM ~ July, ls53--Ihe aiia,
eassnardy mo hs city Of iiulere Of ihs pin
epGIsa2iss, has been as Jofiows
buk - ions; coal, 2o12os ions; fire brick, lss tons
Hour 2o51S barrels; grain l62 tons granite 6yS ious
iron, Oil tons IRON and manganese, 3i5I ard and
bil bales; soapsone I7l tons lime SIS tons Live stock
y'zi 3s77 hogs, 1913 i696 sheep. illh tons; ~
hol,es and mules 57k tens GO horned eae, ss ION.
meal and shorts, 81 toms pork and bacon 1874 tons TO-
oacco. 2276 hogsbesds vhi,key, 27l barrels tisc
Gus hay, "a tons flour from Wahngon branch
The revenue i.r the month has been follows
Main stem. Washington Toal
For passengers s42sls 70 s2i,s7i So s6lIss 80
For Height I2i, $50 IL t. g. 2y0 10 l1I I22 81
1910 AZ 27.l7o s. 1891 q
AS compared with thr receipts Of july 1852 The in
crease Of revenue o The road is 55 1913 &C The whole
OF lhs increase is derived from The business OF The main
sen the receipts Of The Washington branch in July Of
~ exceeding BY " aei So hose OF the past month, and
stem $572lS 40, The receipts OF july 1852 were as
follows: On The main stem $2S,205 20 for passengers
and S7e1l6 % Tor freigl--,haking So6,922 oe and
on ihe Washington branch S21,5l6 n for passengers
and $i,4S GO for freight--nakiDg sos 665 G7 Total
gross receipts, S35 ,3s7 50. a taT 1ss 'E t"
lbe result exhibited by comparison Of the returns of
The prese Mt month with those Of The corresponding uerod
ot last year is fully favorable could have been ex
pected. ibe almost unrxamped low Stage OF wafer,
continuing through an unusual long tmn has caused
suspension OF navigation tbe Ohio that greatly militia
ted against the road, throwing on the other routes both
passenger and freight traffic that would have otherwise
ascended the river to Wheeling
During the session OF the board YESTERDAY we under
stand That several important matters under conside
a,ion l he proposed arrangement with the Wheeling
Union Steamboat Line, 10 which referred yesterday
was presented 10 the attention Of the board by the
mittee oi gentlemen from Wheeling. The propositions
made by these gentlemen, behalf of the stock
on the Union ne are according our iDfomaion hrsi
The continuance OF the arrangement that has heretofore
existed between the railroad company and the Union line
and second the extension OF The come xoas Of thai
line with hrsclnss boats plying The Ohio aEd Misss-
srpl rivers, by which regular communication between
ST. Louis and New Orleans and other important nterme-
date points with Baltimore, would be established, and
Tor which hroughck cts to be issued al rates that
would command the largest share Of the river trade and
travel he Union llne TO form these necessary connex-
IONS on the Tlve ask in return from The railroad compa
ny guarantee OF such of travel and freight
westward daily would insure them a repayment OF
The expenses OF their boats The downward trips. they
taking charge Of and attending TO- the procurement OF
euch amount of freight and travel eastward as would
cover their outlay on The upward tsirs.
This, we learn, was the substance OF the propositions
submitted, though perhaps entirely correct
in some minor points The board was engaged for some
time in their consideration, and finally, by majority
Tour votes, decided against giving the guarantee for
tain daily nount OF freight and travel westward,
asked for by the committee of he Union Line This
regarded rejecting the propositions OF the Union Line
and unless ihe views OF he directors changed The
alternative will be presented by the Of that line
OF union with the Ptlsburg steamboat interest thus
making Wheeling mere stopping place for these boats
and not, as now, their point Of arrival and departure
The question OF the sireght determinations was not
before the board, the committee whom the matter was
referred not having yet reported. t.5a
resolution v as adopted authorizing the Immediate
construction OF double track the entire distance from
Piedmont, twenty miles west OF Cumberland, to
Baltimore
The board adjourned 10 NEE, again this morning