Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
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OLARKsBuRG, FRIDAY, JUNE e6 ,s57.
The Railroads.

we are Rlau 70 see tuat tue puUltC Luluu
is becoming awakened to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company on the N. w.
Va. Road. That company always has.
and we imagine always will. discriminate
against the Northwestern Road as long
as it has it in its power. We have before
alluded tothe high rates charged upon
this road for certain kinds of freight
This has injured the business of our citi-
zens and the receipts of the road. The
Baltimore and Ohio company only receive
ing three.ffths of the receipts of the N.
w. Va. Road. OF course they prefer do
ing as large a portion of the business as
possible, upon the main stem, where they
receive all the proceeds of the road
This fact will be on incentive to that COM
pany 10 continue to discriminate against
this road as long as it is under its con
troll. We hope, however, that public
opinion, which is being called to the mat
ter, will compel the Baltimore company
to do justice to the N. w. Va. road. We
copy the following in regard to this mat
ter from the Parkersburg News. The
Gazette also has an article Of similar
import. .
Railroad Business and Management.
We publish elsewhere the monthly
statement Of the business of the Baltimore
and Ohio. Railroad for May. For the
first time the name Of the Northwestern
Virginia Railroad appears therein, coup.
led with a business OF $6,3I2, O9. This
sum will probably appear small to many
true friends Of the road in Baltimore and
elsewhere, and yet, did they know the
manner in which the road is managed, it
would not seem so surprising.
Before the completion Of the Northwes-
tern Virginia Railroad, it was generally
supposed that AS it would be the best,
shortest and quickest route for all South.
ern or Western transportation, therefore
all such freighls and business would be
sent over our road. 1t is now completed :,
and is said to be in excellent running or
der, capable of doing any amount OF bu-
siness that might offer. In addition to
this, the Ohio river has been in excellent
boating Stage ever since it has been com.
pleted, thus affUrding an unlimited oppor
tunity fer through business. .,..
Notwithstanding this, no through bu-
siress of any amount has gone over the
Dad from the West, and not pound if
we are correctly informed, has been
brought from the East. This could hard
y occur without a cause existing there
Tor. Passengers and shippers would not
by choice take longer and more expen>
sve route over a shorter and cheaper one,
il left TO follow their own unlettered will!
This privilege (of choosing which road
they would take, we have no hesitation
in saying. has not been accorded to them
! For long time the Baltimore IL Ohio
Railroad positively refused to ship through
freight or sell through tickets to be used
on the Northwestern Virginia road. And
even since it has been possible for the
public TO use our road at all except for
local purposes, it has been the steady and
universal aim Of the entire force of a gents
in the employ OF the Baltimore, company
(excepting those on our road TO dissuade
and force all of the trade and travel from
our branch on TO the main stem.
We might give instances in any nuns
Der, but time and space will not permit.
The fact as stated is known to every one
at all acquainted with the matter. Ex-
! cuses have been offered, first that the road
was not in order next that the company
had not suf1iciency Of rolling stock to
accommodate our road. then one thing
and then another. But all these in turn
have been exploded. and it is now appar-
ent that the only reason why more bust
ness was done. was because those who
controlled the Baltimore road had deter
mined to divert the trade away from this
its natural channel, by any and every
means in their power.
With the reasons for such a course, we
have but little to do. Public opinion has as.
signed various ones for it, all of which pro
duce the present unfortunate result. The
consequences are what are most to be con-
sldered. The first and prominent one to
us is the detriment it is working to the
Northwestern road in its future business
and prospects. An investment Of five
millions o! dollars has been made, which
is being rendered useless by the course
now pursued. The public are not allow
ed to use it 4; and if this course of cons
duct is persisted in, the tide of business
will soon flow permanently ia another di-
rectlon, which would if now free TO choose
for itself, go over our road to Baltimore.
ES We find the following going the
rounds of our KnowNothing exchanges ::
Prentice of the Louisville Journal. is
responsible for the following: The Wash
lngtOn Union says that the Democratic
party is very certain not to go to sleep.
Perhaps it cam: go to sleep for the same
reason that the Woman's babr conldn,L