The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-16

John w. Garrett was reelected Pres
ident of the Baltimore * Ohio Road at
the meetingof the board on Wednesday
last. After his election he delivered an
able and interesting address to the di-
rectors, which we find in the Baltimore
papers. He devoted himself first to the
Interests of the Washington branch,
against which dead set has been and
is still being made by the Pennsylvania
Central and the Northern Central Roads.
Mr.. Garrett, of course, takes the view
that all necessary facilities for travel
and trade between Washington and the
North and the East are furnished by
the double track of the Baltimore Road.
With the experiences of the war before
us we must agree with him. 1t accom-
nodated the demands upon it through
out the contest, and certainly nOgreater
demands are likely to arise. The Wash
ington branch is SO completely under
the control of Congress, as respects its
powers, that we do not see howthe pub
lie is to be advantaged by criPpling its
resources. The address Of the newly
elected President, however, is chiefly
devoted to the future OF the Baltimore
Road in connection with new routes by
land and sea. He dweIls somewhat
upon the advantages of the project ed
cutoff from Point of Rocks TO Wash
ington, whereby passengers from the
West will no longer pass round the
Relay House elbow, but will save forty
six miles and nearly two hours time in
getting to the Capital. The double
track of the main road is to he pushed
vigorously on to Cumberland, where
connection is to be made by the
ConneIlsvilIe Road, when completed,
with Pittsburgh. Mr.. Garrett pre-
sents tempting picture to the citizens
OF Pittsburgh in this part of his ad-
dress. He flatters them with u glimpse
of what they are and may still more
become as great unparalleled Bur-
mingham community, If they but assist
him and his in crushing out all oppose
ton to the completion of the Connells-
vile Road. The Pennsylvania Road,
it must be known, is moving formida-
bly, against the project. We do not
to the Pittsburghers, and we certainly
think them very verdant if they suffer
the Pennsylvania road to mislead
them. A saving of seventy-two miles
10 Washington is the first result. They
are next afforded a shorter and more
natural route to Baltimore thus by the
Northern Central, and thus they get the
benefit of competing line from the
East, which they never have had as yet.
In every point OF view it will be a great
thing for Western Pennsylvania to fin
ish the Connellsville road from Cum
berland to Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Garrett sees in the future whole
empire OF territory made tributary to
the city of Baltimore by means of the
contrasts the distance between New
York and Cincinnati, and Baltimore
and Cincinnati, and finds saving of
nearly 300 miles in favor of Baltimore
All that is wanted to secure the great
foreign trade seeking an eastern outlet
from Cincinnati is the proper ocean fla
cIlities and they are now springing into
pieces of the road. The main line and
its connections are being strengthened
in every possible direction. Bridges
are being built across the Ohio both Mt
Benwood and Pnrkersburg, and, when
built, cars will go through to Cincin-
natl, and Chicago even, and all parts of
the West, without breaking bulk or
a
is in contemplation up tho Valley of
Virginia which shall tap the Virginia
Il Tennessee road and thus centre in
Baltimore the trade of Virginia, Ten
ncssee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana.
There are now upon the road 800 To-
comotivcs and 1000 cars. Seventy-tive
trains of all classes run upon the
baltimore division of the road every
day. The coal trade is immense and
growing. Twenty five hundred tons are
delivered in Baltimore every day at the
cost of 1919 and 81 per ton, or from
So % to 81 per ton less than thdsnme coal
delivered in New York, thus giving
steamers and factories at Baltimore n
decided advantage. More than half of
the coal delivered is used by steamers
and factories.
Take MIR. CARROTS address through
out and it is quite stRtcsmhnlike eff
fort. His generOliues are comprehen-
sivCAndpractical on paper, whatever the
details OF execution aud actual admin
istration in his Office may. be. His man
agement in this latter respect has notes
capped very severe censure in times past.
1.-The is narrow aud lame, howcver,os an
officer, tho vitality and wonderful in
herent merit OF the road itself is only
the more clearly manifest, for certainly
its history during the war was brilliant
beyond all comparison with any route
in the country. It's future is secure
If once given certain ocean outlet.
Then 1t has no competitor. The great
problem of a line to Europe is now
being solved successfully II We may
credit the address,
Spirit of the south.
Hon. John Forsyth, of Alabama, says
there must be u limit to the demands OF
the North upon the South. General
Philip Cook, of Georgia, a candldnte for