Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-06
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Some time since We were induced to give our
yiieiys ON the above subject, and insso dong We
appealed to the impartial judgment Of the citizens
az Baltimore; We asked that they would thorough
lyinyergate this subject Our interests ere iden-
teal with thoss of Baltimore, tn great measure9
is an, injury to them 50 must It lie to us. We
had no particular interests to protect. We con-
siderel it question Of great importance, and ask
a. for II a fair consideration. That the subject
has not been understo by the majority who OPP
posed it is eyidentas zoe ktdo. They have frankly
admitted the fact Andthat etrtaiss ntsrested par
ties hare been detive IN Creating en- excitement (al-
together unnecessary Is beyond qaestion.
We had no desire to enterJins a newspape cons
troYersy; nor shall we; but wished theq question at
issue to stand or fall on is own merits. The Bal
timoreans must not forget that we take deep ipr
terest in the Road, and its successful working,
and we claim to be the fast friends Of baltimore.
Nor are we pIesumptous enough to say, we are cor
rect in our views; we think our position strong
one, both for the welfare Of the Road and fer the
citizens OF Baltimore. But the ppmises we oc-
oupy aIe based on false grounds, we are open to
conviction; nor would we again revert to this SUBJ
|iect, were 1t not for communication which APP
peared in the Baltimore tsTimes,'' signed stAlmyn
Of 1921, q and the tenor of said communica-
ton is proof conclusive, we were correct in say
ing the question was not understood in Baltimore
and the writer of that article should have dated
himself from the gear one. We will show beyond
all cayil that he neither understood the question,
but that he also has made the most erroneous
statements. Hearwhat he says: 81 propose, with
the little experience have, to show tManufactu-
rers some faetsn The writer gives sufficient evl-
dence that he writes from selintersst, and betrays
his callini-a flour faetOr-aIid at once brings IS
sue with that portion Of the Baltimore citizens
And, 4Oefe his statements tTTe, we would at once
admit him correct in the view he takes Of this
question; but we most unhesitatingly and emphat-
ically pronouce them false and calculated TO strup
q feeling injurious to Baltimore and this city. He
says he twill not rely upon assertions only, but
refer us to Statistics and proceeds to give US fg-
ures. Where, we ask, did he etthem? And hOiO
can he publish as facts, WHAT'S wrong in every par
ticular? Did he rely upon reports7 or did he ex-
anime for himself We will take the statistics OF
mAlmyn of 1927 and show the falsiy of his state
ments. He alleges that Flour was transported by
the through Discrimination System" to Philadel-
phia at 20 cents per barrel, and also says he will
cite us to an instance where -four dealer ceased
consisning his flour to Baltimore, because of said
discrimination. Ne deny both statemeHtsa and dare
aAlmyn,, TO the proof. We make no assertions
which we viii not prove; and we viii state as q
fact, that nepey in a single Instance SGs flour been
carried 10 PhiladslphG at 20 cents, but the con-
tray4, the price charged to Phtadslpkia By tte
| I,n Lee, -
barrel giving difference Of 10 cents per barrel in
tauOr of Baltimore against Philadelphia! Again,
"Almyn of 1922 says he evil introduce US TO the
man who was prompted by his interests to send to
Philadelphia, from the above named discrimination
of 10 cents per barrel, and that his neighbors had
sent thousands of barrels of flour and other pro-
duce to Philadelphia that Baltimore would have
received had not the through system existed"
We will prove this, an entire perpertiOn Of facts
We have been at some pains to examine into this
matter, from the fact we that were startled by the
bold assertions of 'sAlmyn of 1927 and presnm-
ed we had been imposed upon by our authority
We propose now 10 show, who is in error. We
nO,D state smphateally, that not barrel Of hOtn
has been diperted from the baltimore market. AL
the Flour carried by the through line toPhiladel-
phia does not amount to -Four Thousand bqrrsL
IN 8 slonths. And, we are at liberty to usethe
names of the shippers, which we do, for fear %
myn of 1921" might doubt our statement, Chi
own having proven so very ertoneous,l and t.
prove what credit is to be given to him when he
says 50 much trade has been diverted from Balti
more. iHa tal6s
We have called aud examined the books o
the line, from which we gain the following, and
which is thetotal amount of Flour carried by the
although Line.s We give now the names of
the shippers and the amount paid per barrel, to
Philadelphia: