Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-08-25
IT,, Railroad Taiid Convention

TIE Baltimore sun makes the following re
marks in relation to the Convention Of repre-en-
tatiycs Of the several great railroad line between
the East aud the We-t, which has Iaeis been
in session in sssa iafk.
", ar Lad to learn tlat tine practical com
pl,j-ou, aHlch a. II wrre. was brought ahant bt
tween these great works during the sitting 81
the invention. resulted IN milking IA most n
yaraJ,oimprcssiun In regard 10 the Baltimore \
Ohio Railrpad The fsefs ELECTED on both side.
we are informed. WIZ calculated Il impar 10
the reprc-, ntatYcs ana Friends ii The Bmttmorr
r,ud policy oi decided satisfaction.
The impression which was before obtaining
that the Baltimore road WIS in most adranta-
gcou. condition generally. mol only with refer
cncc Ia track ana equipments, but also the per
ccntagc OF nett earning compared with hs
great competitors il j. i1tanatrd is none the les
strong. to say the Iea,t for anything that wa-
6nuged in connection with this convention.
We learn ia addition to the resolves, ttdt tie
average advance of about ten per cent.on trelghts
wa, under the resolutions aathorsing mutual
rate~ between the companies .lnal, agreed upon
by the parties 10 whom the arrangement oi tie
"details and elns fcations under tint head was
ia convention committed. The proper officers
OF the several roads mud committees were shll
engaged on this business in New York. The
increase of charges it is designed to emb ldy III
the Now winter rates which will be out from the
middle of November to the lst of December
Lust winter they went into effect on the ist Of
Dccombcr when the heavy provision aud pro
ducc trade set IN from the Wcst
With regard 10 the speed on tho scrcral rouds
there was considerable discussion, and The rro=
rr-cutgliycs of the Baltimore rond having suits
tnctorily shown that 10 reduction III the rate WI
necessary or desirable on their road, that matter
s44t for the New orll companies Ia settle
r. Al Ill,
nearer TO the West thnn either Of the other onst.
crn cities, had obyiated the necessity oil any
such excessive speed on our road rs tho Nv
Work lines had rcsorted TO- aud which they had
found Improbable on account ri It's destru 'tlNe=
moss to the track and 10 locomotives and car.
A q proof of This H. fuet cnme out that, out ot
about 80 locomotives on the Erie railroad, some
10 were ou The average, under rePmfs IN the
work shops, while on the Baltimore road it is
understood that out of 207 engines in use, thote
ere seldom moro lhau from IL 10 - engines un=
der repairs.
The New York ronds haye agreed with oaa M.
ether to add two hours 10 their running tne br-
tween New York and Buffalo aud New ofl and
Dunkirk The Eric and the NV York Central
rouds,on which tho present passenger tare nom
Now York 20 Their termnations west L. - III the
year round, hnNc determined upon an inerease o
- cents for s,llvmo1-aad Of : 30 for winter 0u
the through ticket from New York Ia Cincinnati
lytjch VIII be So the rato OF moreno Ia tho re9
cnuo Of these roads will be in. somewhat hrger
proportion. This through rate ri = from Ne"
York 10 Cincinnati applies to the Baltimore anu
Ohio and prnnsy lvana ratlroads also. The par
ton thereof aeerpias h the Balamo.e road for
fare from Baltimore II lis western terminus
at Whcong,is. we presume, II be estimated cn
the pToportiunale length ofthe baltimore aud Ohio
railroad to the whole ROUTE our read extending
over 30 miles Of tine s,}3 hetaeen New orl and
Cincinnati, via baltimore,a from Wheeling, va
tolumbu over tte Central Ohio road.