Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-07

burgh, or in other words, at the means
employed by Mr.. Garrett to get control of
enough stock in the Pittsburgh and Com
nelIsville road to retard its completion,
and thus sacrifice the direct investment of
Baltimore in the road, to say nothing
about its 'great expectations" from a COM
pletion of the road to Cumberland. The
Mayor charges Mr.. Garrett with thus re-
tarding the Cumberland connection in
orderto sustain deprecated individual
interest in the Central Ohio road. We
quote as follows:
The president, in his recent speech, en-
deaVored to relieve himself from the re.
sPonsibility of the repeal of the Councils.
vile charter by the Legislature of Penn
sylvania. This will be a difficult task.
Two years ago he invested 81 $50 900 of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad earnings
(extorted from our citizens in exorbitant
treights) in the Central Ohio road TO secure
a deprecated individual interest of $780,
600. Hthis s., 25O, 600 had been expended
in putting the COnnellsville road under
contract, the repeal of this charter would
never have been thought of. s
Mayor Swami thinks that it was short
sighted policy when the Baltimore road at
Harper's Ferry and west of that place, was
first destroyed, to rebuild the road by that
route, instead of going round by Fort Fred
eriCk.
In mp frat annsal message three years
sinces 1.-THE first time the road was destroy
ed,) advised that it should be rebuilt
through Washington county, crossing the
Potomac above Fort Frederick, where the
river 10 not half the width it is at Harper's
Ferry. This suggestion, if followed, would
have placed the road where it could have
oeen easily protected. But it was treat
co az an lmPracticability, and we now find
the president recommending the building
OF road to Hagerstown, which passes
over tour-hfths of the same ground L
my suggestion had been, taken at the time
the Baltimore and Ohio road would have
saved from six to ten millions.
1t is given out in the message of the
Mayor that it is the present intention tc
extend the Connellsville road clear to Bal
timore, thus making it an opposition
line to the Baltimore and Ohio. Address
ing himself to Mr.. CARROTS proposition t,
build an independent line in connection
with the Baltimore and Ohio, through Ha
gerstown, which shall strike the main lin,
at Cumberland, Mr.. Swami says:
l would inform him that the iuteutio,
is TO continue the Connellsville road (which
starts at Pittsburgh through the heart o
the State Of Maryland, passing through
cumberland, Hancock and Hagerstown, Il
Baltimore. An instrumental survey of thi
route has been in progress for tbre
months. Thecountry has been thorough,
reconnoitered, and the result is OF the mos
satisfactory character.
We have given the foregoing extract
from Mayor Swann's message, as showing
one side of some matters that are deepl,
interesting to the people of this city an,
State. We presume that Mr.. Garrett i
able to say something, in response. Whel
ne does we will try and give the gist of i
to our readers. The affairs of the Bal,i
more and Ohio road have for long tim
been sort of smouIderiug volcanic FIRE
ready and waiting for some such eruption
as we now see. 1t is to be regretted tina
80 much ill feeling aud 80 much suspicion
exist in regard toits head management TIL,
great corporation has siuce the war been
going through such furnace of adversit,
as might, one would suppose, have puri
fed and purged it of all dissensions. Blu
such has not been thecase, we are sorry t,
say.