Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-10-06

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/ wThe Railrcad Convention, which recent
! " met at Cincinnati, held "A adjourned session
at Cleveland on Thursday. The Baltimore and
/ Ohio Railroad was not represented al the latter
meeting, but the following important document,
which fully explains itself was presented from
the President:
orF1cE or 1HE BALI. i oHIo RAIlRoAD Co,
/ baltimore. Sept p, 1855.
! To The PrssiIeat or The CJaCeIliSOR Of ElsfeI'7
and WSstera REilr5zG Lines, CieeetHisd.
S1R:-With some doubts as TO the pToPTlety
Of making any eoupacts with competing lines
in establishing OF maintaining arbitrary rules
for their business, this Company sent its repre-
sentative to the late Convention at Cincinnati;
of which your meeting at Cleveland, on the lst
| of October, is an adjourned session. nus COM
PAW felt, however, that it was due TO its vest
crn frieudsin the Convention, with whom 1t en-
lows business relations, that they should be adj
viSed oft good disposition to continue, unbro-
ken its connection with them, II also desired to
explain to all parties represented, that while
disposed for good reasons, to enter into no COM
pact with competitors, it was anxious to secure
such return business as would compensate for
! all its l1b07g and at the same tine prevent 1t
/ from offering any unnecessary conflict with its
rivals to the detTiment Of the general railroad
! interests.
. Its reluctance TO become party TO further
compactS made in Convention, arises, IN the trst
place, from the conviction that ii is under no
present or probable future, necessity OF taking
such course in order to secure its necessity OF
business; and IN the second Place, because 1t does
not desire to blind itself to rules or conditions
which NAV conflict with the laws Of trade, or
which may deny TO it the rich results Of its well
recognized advantageous position and connec-
tons This reluctance is strengthened by the
/ known facility with which former compscts have
been broken, OF ueutralized By the bad faith or
the difference of thOSe who have found conyen-
I lent to ignore OF eyade them.
Without being disposed to arraign any party
as specially guilty of the infringement of previ-
Gus conventional agreements, this Company Is
I satisfied to know that your Convention is fully
aware that such violations have been made TO a
\ serious degree; and at the same time to assure
the Convention that i'll no instance has thtS COM
pq1y departed from its agreements until after
/ such agreements had become virtually annulled
/ BY the action of others. This latter statement
I is considered called for in view ofrecent attempts
made by guilty parties for selfish purposes to
direct the odium of the railroad community
| against this company A contradiction of the
| truth of the said statements confidently de-
fled.
4 While expressing the views Of this Company
it may be well indicate briefly, its policy regard
| ing the general subject of rates, rs follows;
| fTrsk-The establishment of such charges
for the transportation of freight and passengers
as viii enable it to pay the interest upon its
debt; make fair return to its stockholders; keep
the road in complete equipment and repair; and,
to 50 extend its facilities from time to time, rs to
enable it to continue serving the public with
| satisfaction.
Second.-In addition to the local business, to
haNrs oil $Hu
chief Atlantic cities and the principal competing
points in the Central and Southern States ofthe
] West
Thic7.-In the transportation of freight be,
tween Boston and New York and the West this
company viii fully maintain such rates as may
be agreed upou by the Railroad lines leading di,
rectly west from those places.
| FJIrth-In the transportation of freight be-
tween Philadelphia and the several competing
points in the West by any connecting route,
this Company will fully maintain such rates as
NAV from time to time he agreed to, or acted up
on, by, and between, thc Pennsylvania Central
road and this Company
Fith-In the transportation ofal freight and
passengers between Baltimore and the severa
competing points in the West, this Company
declares its right Of fixing the rate at such fig
urcs as (while offering no unfatrness toward.
lothersl will secure TO the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad its own legitimate trade, and to the city
of Baltimore the benefits to which she is justly
entitled from her geographical position in her
proximity with the great West.
To this Company and to the community Of
Baltimore, the policy thus indicated. and eS'
peciaily the fifth proposition,-is vital. No ri
valry OF antagonisIn can be allowed to prevail
against it, Except such as may alike conduce tc
the advantage Of Baltimore) and to maintain it
the Company is prepared IF necessity requires,
to sacrifice all other considerations.
In view Of the recent large crops, and the
present and prospective general prosperity Of the
country, this Company deems it advisable &c
establish the winter tariff on ireights at an ear.
lier date than usual, say upon the first day o.
November enSuing,-Ind expresses its willing
ness to conform to that or any other date upon
which the Convention may determine
The undersigned was desITous of presenting
the foregoing views in person, and regrets thai
the motion of his representatives at Cincinnati
to adjourn to Baltimore did not prevail inasmuct
as circumstances incidental to the expiration Of
the official year of the Company (3nth inst.) will
prevent his or their attendance at Cleveland.
Wishing the members of the Convention q
harmonious and satisfactory session, DESTROYS
that their labors may conduce to the advance
lncnt of the important interests they represent
and asking that that this paper may be spread
upon the journal Of the convention, he subScriGeS
himself respectfully your obedient servant,
C. BROOKS, President,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
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WINTERISG COws.--Wc find in the Rural New
Yorker an account of some experience related
ling cows, from which we take the following rs
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