Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-29
SATURDAY MORNING, April %. 1854. .
Central lohio Railro.aa. z..l -.

We are IN receipt of the reply of President
Sullivan to the charges preferred against him by
the citizens of Evansville, and regret that its
length precludes us from publishing it. Having
published the proceedings at GAINESVILLE, we in
tended to publish his reply, but are ptecuded for
the reasons above stated. We shall enleayot to
give our readers synopsis of his reply and insert
such portions of it as are necessary to a proper
understanding of the whole. In the first place he
states that while the entire subscription of Mus
kingum county, was but 100000 the amount
paid for construction, exclusive ofrai machinery
and repairs has not been less than S670 900, while
the cash paid in on subscriptions &C., does not
reach $780, 900. He then proceeds to an exami-
nation of the charges preferred against him by
Messrs. Il. and F. Blandy. They charged that he
had been unfrendly TO their interests and had been
attempting 10 crush the enterprise in its infancy,
that he had exceeded his authority by purchasing
four engines East, when he had authority TO pur-
chase only one. He shows an order of his board
tospurchase four, that under it he contracted for
four from the Newcastle Company, and when
they tailed to complete the two last according to
contract, he declined taking them, and purchased
the last two from the GAINESVILLE works. As TO the
other engines alluded to in the chill of intlict-
ment," Mr.. Sullivan contracted with sIessrs.
Smith & Perkins for twelve coal burning freight
engines, at less than he could have gotten them in
New England. but he says they are far cheaper in
the end, as coal engines will save about one-third
Of transportation expense through coal region,
that these engines are OF asupellor model. They
also agree to suffer their engines to be tried thirty
days before acceptance, which, Mr.. s.. says the
Messrs. H. have constantly refused to do. MIS-.
states that these engines four tons heavier than
two coalburners purchased Of Blandy, and cost de-
liyered, about $50 more, and in The judgment of
the superintendent having $4,000 more work on
each than the Blandy engine. Mir. S. thinks the
capacity of the Alexandra Smith & Perkins,
engine about 80 per cent greater than the Blandy
engiae. Another lot of engines were purchased IN
Taunton. Mr.. S. says they are first class while
the BIandy engines are second class. (cass refers
to power not inish,l that the difference in price is
usually about $1,000, while the Taunton engines,
first class, cost on 10 months credit, but $500 more
each than the cash price of Blandy's second class
Mr.. S. then proceeds 10 the Smith, Douglas s.
Co., "indictment." In 1852 the Railroad Comma
ny made contract with this firm for making all
The cars needed for the next four years. Col. s.
claims that they long since forfeited that contract
by not filling an order according 10 contract, &c.
The contract has this clause:
t'In consideration of the conditions, said second
party the Railroad Company agree for the term
OF four years aforesaid, to order from said Douglas
Smith q Co., all the cars which said second party
may need for the term Aforesaid, except such as
the said second party may wish 10 build i'll their
own shops, either models, or for the purpose OF
keeping employed the workmen kent up by said
second party as proper force fer repairs and Tile
construction ofother work for the Road or stations
oisaid company; GndaisO ereept such cases as may
eTer occasionally for more fdrorabte terms of PAY.
Hsnt than idfrst party toil submit to. - -
s.s.For the cars which may be built in pursuance
oil the foregoing PROVISIONS, the said company will
pay such prices (wlththe benefit o: equally as ia
voIab;e terms oil paymenD as cars of t"e same Kind
and quality can be. purchased for from other re-
sponsible manufacturers in ohio.,
.sMessrs Douglae, Smith & Co., claimed that uu-
der this contract they were 10 see the bids of all
Others, and ayetherefusal atthe lowest bid. Col.
Sullivan differed with them. In 1853 Messrs.
Douglas, Smith& Co. were notified that the Com
pany wanted So passenger, mail and baggage
cans and 46o burden cars, 10 contract for on cred
itof s, 9, 10 and 10 months, with interest after
delivery. They finally contracted for ten passen-
ger, three express and three baggage cars at $685.,
500. Their bid for the burden cars was for house
cars $40 each, cattle and coal cars 500 each,
and for platform cars s635 each, stating thatlin
making that offer they were i.anticipatine The
very lowest possible figure of anyresponsble house
in ohio.'' Mr.. Sullivan finally contracted with
White, Small & Co., of York, to be built at Bell
air, IN Ohio, as follows: 200 house cars at S575,
200 coal and cattle at s575, and so platform cars
at's4so each, making in all s254, 800; while the
bdof Douglas. Smith & Co, exceeded that sum
for same work SIS. Jos. He then .fpitches inn on
Mr.. Blandy, and after reciprocatng his personali.
ties passes to the 5000 900 of stock alleged to be
sham sold TO secure his election. This he asserts
and offers to prove was bona fde. The last charge
is that of speculation at Bellair. Upon this SUBJ
jeet We give Mr.. Sullivan's own account; making
no comments otherthan TO say il differs materially
from the report ofAlr. Gallagher. Mr.. g. states that
a meeting of the board was called at which "Col.
s. proposed to vest the Title to the Harris farm
himself and Others, on ccnditons''; one OF which
was that the company would loan them the money
for. first payment, &c. Now Col. Sullivan shows
the he and Messrs. Welsh and Wright, before any
such meeting, purchasedthe Harris farm with the
money of the company, as TO the first payment,
Cfor which they gave their. note to the comnany1.
then gave their note for.the deferred payments.
and then tenders donation OF the lands NECESSARY
&C., the company. But we must forbear COM
ments at present, the length oftlis article pre
vents of our 50 doing. We have endeayored 10. do
Col full Justice IN this abstract, and think The
interest of the company ton hfs statemeat) have
been guarded in his action with Messts. BIandy
and Messrs. Douglas, Smith & Co., while as to his
"speculations" weleave him 70 speak for himself.
We should have published the Report of the COM
mttee, but did moi see ii in time. and do not pub
ish MI us statement about the Harris farm as it
materially differs fromtha Of Col. Sullivan:
Prior TO the location of ~. I; 49, -. ~
from Cambridge 10 the Ohio, and for The SAKE of
securing depot grounds on low terms, I male an
pllcatlon at The mouth of Wheeling Geek, at lie
noun o. ssehiah9nIs reekaad also opposite tlie
for lands In applying to Mr. Harris, .. bo ~ nsi
the land adlpining BeiIair, upon " hch the Gnr,