Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-19

the operations of the enemy through this
protracted war, has restored burnt engines
and butnt cars, and burnt bridges, and de.
stroyed passenger traipa, and destroyed
tracks, and machine shops, aud machine
ry-that this Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, that has risen over and over
again, upon extensive portions of its line,
from l!s ashes, in a manner to attract the
most favorable notice of the people of this
country and of Europe, ye: has been able
to work for the citizens Of Maryland and
| West Virginia, and for the trade of Balti-
more and for the coal trade, to the extent
of its ability at prices absolutely materially
lower than those charged in many cases by
railroads unconnected with the difficulties
of the war and removed from the localities
and scenes of danger and embarrassment
and the costly impediments and destruction
which have so frequently interfered with
the operations Of this road 2 And yet this
COMPANY, performing its transportation at
such rates, under such circumstances, and
tsncountering snsh losses and making ef
forts continuously such as to attract for it's
| officers and men the regard 6nd the most
complimentary appreciation of the Gov
ernment and of the people OF the whole
country, is attacked by the Mayor of Bal.
timore for injustice and outrage.
We further find the sMayoc attacking
the character and honor of the estimable
gentlemen who compose the Board. We
tiud him attacking especially the State
and City Directors as being ibflusuced by
corrupt means in connection with the man
agement Of this Company.
1t has been a source of much satisfac-
ton TO the President and many Directors
of this Company, year after year, when
gentlemen who entered this Board as pub
lie directors who bad been prejudiced
against the management and being urged
to apPrehend wrong and Injustice being
done to the community, have subsequently,
stated that as the various subjects connect.
ed with the policy Of the Company were
presented aud discussed, that they were
compelled to yield to the convictions of
their judgment, aud to approve aud en-
dorse that policy. They yielded to those
convictions by which it was proper for
them to be governed, as men solemnly
sworn to perform their duty to the best of
their skill and judgment as Directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
The history of the public direction in this
Company for years is one that requies no
support from this Chair. 1t is history
that requires no efforts on their behalf
Their action and their position in the COM
mainder of this Board, are not such that,
when statements are made contrary to fact,
this community will form an unfavorable
judgment of these gentlemen.
Whilst the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
has, under it's difficulties, transported
freights at comparatively low rates, who
does not understand the vastly increasing
expenses of the Company, irrespective of
its great losses by the WARP Who does
dot understand the effect OF gold at 22O as
bearing upon the expenses of a RAILROAD
For December che pay rolls amounted to
$277 900, being the largest cost for any
one month siRce its origin, and yet the
Company has ascOnt!nGed to do the work for
this community at relatively moderate
rates as compared With more favored roads.
a still stranger character of assertion
which has the appearance OF maiguity as
we'll as Injustice, and which it is iucou-
ceiveable should be made in reference to
the affairs of this Company in any spirit
that should govern the Mayor OF Balti-
more, are the remarks in connection with
the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad.
One assertion upon that subject is:
"The President and private stockholders
of the Baltimore and Ohio Road (mauy of
them Directors in the Connellsvilie Road,
have, with this investment of $4,000,
managed year after year to prevent the
city OF Baltimore from getting her interest
on her one million, until it has accumula.
ted to the enormous sum of 81 ,516,674.-
This management compels the tax payers
of Baltimore to pay the interest on this
amount, which is over $50 900 annually,
Is not this marvelious2 What are the
facts2 "The President and private stock
holders Of the Baltimore and Ohio road
many of them directors in the Connellsville
roadw Now, gentlemen, the plain facts of
this case are these: That no Director of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
ever been directo in the Pittsourg and
Connell5Ville company, under the present
administration, until the very recent cleo
tiou on the 5th of the past month, when
two directors 10 the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company, Messrs. Hopkins and
O'Donnell, were elected directors in the P
and @. r. r. from Baltimore, viz: Messrs.
Joseph R. Marston and W. W. Teylor-
apposnteeS of the Mayor-aud Messrs. Ben.
janin Dsfgrd and William T. Murdoch,
elected upon the general ticket. There
fore the charges OF the Mayor. are against
Messrs. Marston and Taylor and Messrs.
Deford and Murdoch, aud the citizens of
Pennsylvania of emine0ce aud character
who have constituted the remainder of that
Board. With the exception of a single in
dividual, aud he ouly to small extent,
not one of these Directors has ever been
known to hold share OF stock in tho Bal
timore and Ohio road. In this general
reeklessnes5 of assertions the further
| charges are mostly against the President Of
the Baltimore and Ohio road. Why? Is
Mr.. Garrett, Mr.. Detord2 Is any Director in
this Company Mr.. Murdoch or Mr. Marston
or Mr.. Taylor? What are the facts and
not the assertions which must govern this
case? Who was the President of the
Plttsburg aud CounellsvIlle COMPANY du-
ring the many years when these alleged
efforts practically to rob the city of BaI,i.
more were in progress2 Tue distinguished
Benjamin II. Latrobe, Esq, who had long
been the esteemed and trusted representa-
tive of the city, having its full support and
confidence, who had with great zsAl and
perseverance lsbored for years tor the inter
1 Al. ak.,.