New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-27
The BaItin,erc and Ohio Railroad ne .
Wer Agency.
To ne Edito, If The ~ Y. Tvibvre

To the EdifovV The ~ T. 1'ibvrH
SIR: Although much has been said, from time
10 time OF tho Baltimore and Ohio Railway in
ton with the WARRIOR. per force Of circumstances 1t
attracted much public attention. or earned and chal-
cnged rathers recent trip all OF its branches has
satisfied that the half has not been told Of Its i'm
meuse agency In behalf of the Government and the
Union cause. The same may be said OF the perils
which have been incurred in Its successful manage
ment, by all personally concerned therein. but more
especially that wondrous embodiment OF seepless vig
lance and untiring energy. William Prescott Smith the
Master Of Transportation. land a most noteworthy
fact about this gentleman ia that be seemed 70 act at all
times as one having living faith in the maxim tina, the
post Of honor the post Of danger When the pe grew
tbickest he was most ready to participate In tbem
withou, stopping to inquire whether the tecb,i
cal re lurecnts Of his office demanded that coar Of
him Hence the management. never failed to " ct each
fresh emergency as i arose. anu 10 maS,r IT; The
themselves from repettions Of their rail- upon The road
TO the degree Of frequency they wour have attempted
| under a less persevering manager emf
As the guerrlas stood upoo the precpitous sides of
the Alcghanies overooS,.g tho progress OF repairs
from day TO day. they We heard debating the expedi
ency Of repeating ths Interruptions to travel and trans
portaion. aud eiing to the conclusion that il was
nsees. to atteY, to do So because they said that
id Yankee smith, and his constructing gangs would
rebuild y" road faster than they could destroy H. any
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passing that glad TO observe that the fine bridge
ove the north branch of the Potomac west OF Cumber
nnd which the Rebels burned in isSs Is being re-
in hand for rebuilding the Companys extensive WORK
shops at Martinsburg West Virginia destroyed by
II srder Of Stonewall Jackson.
Tho Generalization Of the personre OF this road during
the peris incident to the frequent destruction OF the
track and rolling stock aud the raids upon the cars
0s d %ay % came 10
consider the risk nothing less than IN the direct
service OF the Government itself II not indeed greater
Hence not a few exchanged service on the road for
thai on the battlefield while others sought employ
ment on safer roads at high wages for employees OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad could always COM
mand hi h wages and constant employment elsewhere
because OF tho peculiar training they were known to
have undergone among the deep s6fses, Ana iss pre-
opitoas grades and the sudden and frequent curves Of
The track through the Alleghanes. It reasoned
and cOrrecty-that men. who had gained reputation
for trustworhness. engineers for example, on such
a railway as that might be safely trusted anywhere
else with property or ei And, because OF the aoso
Lutte necessity for constant watchfuness on such traok
tho very dangers OF tho route paraGoxical Us may
SEEM have made II the safest in the country anu given
il character US such among railroad employers ana
| 30 caused the competing demand for us empoy. re-
ferred to- whereby constant Generalization ana ire
quen and annoying changes in its Perso"ne nau oeen
made inevitable during the war But an VI .n' nas VI
restored 10 the safety regularity and facility Of opera
4 ton which characterized Il in ahte-war days.
i Some idea Of what the Baltimore and ONO Railway
has done during the war In the way Of transporting
soldiers alone to say nothing Of munitions and supplies
may be gathered from what has done since the LIST OF
June ony, for the retransportation Of soldiers from
Washington and elsewhere to the West and the North
The lowest fair estimate would put the number safely
returned to their homes mastering ont places dur
ing this brief space Of time at not much less than
quarter Of q million!
But not satisfied with what they have effected for the
Nation during the Rebelon-for which they ought 70
be held In everlasting remembrance by all loyal people
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company under the
lead Of their interchangeable President Mr. Garrett are
making preparations W extend their field Of usefulness
q still further.
7 On the nth inst. they commenced locating third
branch Of their great road This Is 10 extend FROM the
Point Of Rocks. Nd. 20 miles west Of Baltimore to
the City Of Washington requiring about 20 miles OF
track This survey IL ntrusted 70 Richard Randolph
civil engineer understood to have been