Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-20
TRADE AND TRAVEL BE
TWEEN BALTINIORE- AND THE
WEST.


Notwithstanding the serious distractions IT.
terposing from the frequent SHOWS and the ex-
tremely low temperature that have prevailed of
late a considerable treiShting business is now
successfully carried on by railroad between Bal
timore and Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis and
Cincinnati.
The Little Miami road fran Cincinnati to Co
lumbus, and the Cincinnati, Wilmington and
GAINESVILLE road from Cincinnati to GAINESVILLE are
both engaged in carrying freight from Cincinnati
to the Central Ohio Railroad which being entire
" free from its former chronic difficulty-the
Ecaying in of Cambridge tunnels now doing a
larger and more regular freighting business than
it has heretofore done.
The Cincinnati, Wilmington and GAINESVILLE
roa.. has been running through to GAINESVILLE for
about one month past, but has already given sat
islactory evidenceth it is to beno mean adjunct
to the business of the Central Ohio and Baltimore
and Ohio Roads. The tonnage cars by both
routes from Cincinnati, (via Columbus and Will
mingt0nl are run through to the Ohio river at
Bellaire misunderstanding. During thelastthree
weeks the transfers Of freight, as we'll as passcn-
gers, have been made, between Bellaire and Ben
wood, upon the ice, which varies in thickness
there from two to six feet. For the last week the
average amount of freight in produce, besides
live stock, thus transferred to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was one hundred and ten tons
daily. The quantity ofmerchandiSe transferred
to the Central Ohio Road for tie same period
was sixty-five tons. For the present week, as
we are credibly advised, these amounts are in
creased On Tuesday 18th, twenty car loads,
or nearly two hundred tons were received from
the Central and fifteen loads of fine merchandise
delivered-being about one hundred tons.
Among the freight contracts under execution
by this route may be mentioned one for five hun
1reds tons boxed meats for Mcssrs. Reinan &
Sons, of Baltimore, intended for the New York
market, where it is sold on European account
The navigation between Baltimore and New
York being so effectually closed, the Baltimore
and Ohio and Central Ohio lines would assuredly'
have lost this and other trade but for the recent
arrangements they have perfected with the Phia-
delphia and the Camden and Amboy Railroad
by which they are now enabled to put freight
through in both directions between New York
and the west by railroad, thus giving the ship
pers choice of connecting lines, when choice
again offers.
The very serious effects of the cold upon the
engines and cars at this time, and for six weeks
past, greatly impairs the efficiency ofal our lines
We are well satisfied, however, that the route
under our consideration, while it has had its full
share Of the SHOWS and the chilling airs, has O.
yercome its extended and unusual difficulties
with as much success, and worked its way with
as much satisfaction to the public as any other
railroad, great or small, III this region at least
We have certainly had 10 deaths, nor serious
injuries even, to record throughout the long sea-
son of discomfort and perplexity through which
it il now progressing. -Balt 4merieNR.