Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-18
THREE CENTS.

| Baltimore and Ohio Road has been using tie tax
PAYERS S5.N0,ttG for twelve years, for any purpose
they pleased and charging our citizens from two to
three times the price that would pay them well for
Transporting ton Of cOaI TO Baltimore thereby pre-
venting the manufacturer the mechanic and the
labOrnr from getting their fuel al Sc per ton and now
has the assurance to withhold 81 900 each wear Of the
interest on your s50l0OJO loan which viii amount to
the enormous deduction of 100000 bcfrre this
! company returns Your loan. In the meantime the
New York capitalists, looking forward to the compile
ton of the double t-'ck by the expenditure of the
&5GGiNa0 loan, prepare themselves to deliver three
millions OF tnus OF coal every year
They build railroads - 0"n 70 miles long from Cum
hcrlInd 70 the mines, provide themselves with en-
zines and ca : and have been prepared years TO
deliver this three millions ~ ioi of Goa! without cy
| psnluc additional dollar in machinery. roe
@ouhle track Is not made. and the THI r?ad brought
to Baltimore last year 81 600 tons Of coal about one
! eighth Of what the coal companies have prepared
themselves nine at re ght Of 81 20 per ton, when
it should he Sl7S per ton. Is j. not vdent that this
! enormous freight amounts {" prahibitory tarltT
| rests uf Cumberland will continue to submit To this
avaT,i, cd cver;. mountain ms. f.. So, : tbe,, Toi
rounsrt at some point With rcnu,yly ana railroad
Thy have expended .IndsCdS or thousands # dol
lars in repairns the canal which is clio ed half the
wear from ice and ;c breaking U' it, banks by spring
TcSGtS these daiagcs occur every spring and repairs
| must follow.
greater magnitude when refnc with what disas-
| rou5 results they have visited this community Sup
| rose doGblo track had he"u placed upon this road
| twelve years agG nd this three millions Of tons Of
| coal had hcen Gvhy in Ba umorc at paying
| price of Sis ton, what would have been tho
condition of Baltimore at this time: would not ler
| mercantile and manufacturing Interests with her
popua' ion been three times what they n"T are? Com
| pare the result IN PnlladelPhia where the Reading
| Road has made her depot: the point from whence all
| the north is supplied with anthracite coal. BAlti-
| would just aSccTaiuly have supplied them with
Cumberland coal if it had not been for the disastrous
policy Of the Baltimore and Ohio Road. In arecent
conversation with one Of the Committee Of Finance
| of the Baltimore and Ohio Road was informed that
| any manner they might feel disposed
! is =
and private stockholders of this company control
| this management entirely. and that merchants
| and manufacturers are compelled to submit to these
cytrayagaut feight5 ;Or the purpose Of placing such
an Immense sum Of money at the disposal of a few
Ediyi uHis. The same mpOsltlOuS extend over every
| department in the management of this road as we
! have shown applies to coal.
| upon nc seeking relief bu rcqdrstinr that their
names sh i not be mentioned, fearing the arbitrary
| control of this comrany.
| The CITY holds egh, and a half millions in this
| road and Is compelled to &cku"w ledge that she
give her yrrs the rctlct they ask, although
| rouil not have been made without their influence.
The State at large is suffering from tna outrageous
| mpOsitions Of this immense mon"poly, Ehlch II =
! we'll known is controlled by q selected num&er WHO
| amas5 private fortunes BY lis management.
| PIrTsEURG AND CoNSELLsylLLE RAILROAD.
The city of Bal more loaned this company 81 100000
| ia 1886. This amount was expended between Pitts
| burg and ConnesvilIc. except 100000 which
| pended on the Sand Patch tunnel in Pennsylvania
| icar Cumberland.
| The interest on this loan has been accommodating
! -lnre ii made. and now amounts TO SbN,5,0.
which makes the city S claim Sl,65o'5; for which She
holds FIRST mortgage the rOad, rolling stock and
! revenue. fho interest will Increase from this time
! orw RI at the rate Of Hl0i"O annually which the
| tax pa7c~ Las TO pay in each levy.
The claim of the Baltimore and Ohio road against
this company Is d""ut - ~, "i I'M, claim l3Qyy
| shares of Aegany stock. (which originally cost $50
per sharc,l W. purr'H. a. - cent per snare; the
.ntire cost IL tis i,l0 shares about eight thou
| sand dollars and gives the President and private
entire control Of the Conncllsvillc road.
| hp M 81 lent O
ucllsyillc road are chosen br thcm and of the
private stock directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
road in the CouuelsvilIa direction, and the grass
| ear-i0cS of this rad, amounting 10 1891 1896, IL
controlled by them The esslaturc of PENNSYLVANIA
| and Counclisviile railroad had been misusod and
abused by those who cvutruc ci i III not giving TIE
when the charter had been granted nearly thirty
years Determined to repeal it. This compelled these
parties controlling this road to defend the charter bat
they found that they had obtained p0 session of the
road il 4 manner that prevented them from having
any standing IN G9ur. ILGl theh aPpeait9 10 tne tl,y
t. give them position nv all""iu Inc defence Gi the
charter ID be made II tlc lic oS he city, which was
Tic immense claim held by the city Of s. G0S}75,
| every dollar of which had been cXncDdci I'm Penn
lv aula. c"uPc led her To protect ae cttlzsnS against
the repeal OF ch'r.er der which she had been M
| iucc.l TO make this loan. when the repeal might
| place her at the mercy Of unknown and perhaps
| irresponsible parties Tee President Of the Balti-
| uore and Ohio road lniscustruel the motives tLat
prompted this 'iiuu ai minated that the fear OF
bubble Indignation induced H. lie imlginel that be
| 4al us in an uHpc;t- tut gosi,iun, and determined
! IN tntc o-rry advantage Of a., forgetting that we
i hid So recc ty .ssjstal aa. ipou f,rl n orcl-
| -ioH he had oef.i i.-oJv.0 70, the citys claim,
| and yoHr predecessors had authurise sale pr vi
led better price could not he obtained. y 'et'"-
| offer rnr iy"l but Ii Wis not deemed sufficient
| and the impression p.r~Itisb that much bet
/ disposition ot this interest could br made;
cling strong desire iuat de- iaIllaorr and OHIO
road >..pr, fur -s this calm, warm friends + ,lr
| President were aszg. 20 call upon lin nd the
mos iT'ar,ilv man cr g. .u.jc sn otter yr .h in
tcros rhev ". -r infornri by the President hat-hc
ha'i 10 money 70 e&p"nd "A t"e pHitg',a, oi our
H. was reminded that he had r"ucy H. bid SSNdh7n
-or tho cits claim against the Northern CeFt,ai
was an object 20 be attained By this purcA I5c. IL
the President expected tu ret his ctIl uud h"I e
rs to usutrllZe al b s and got the GonnClhyllt
! claim at his own price J.. was iodcd:
the President, in his rcccu speech for the public.
mas found out that he l. IS large amount "i money
T. cNpt nj on this Jonncsyc road, and that it Is to
| Ja finished mmeliat, ly. 'omc two years ago " -
| I'm New y rk a director tho Fort Nayue and Chi
oago road, VIII, offered to furnish :itO}o0o TO build
| he C"nneiisyllle rOuG, a1 m outlet Tor the Fort
| Havuc and thcHeo, PROVIDED It would be continued
| from Cumberland to Baltimore ~ an ARRANGEMENT
| could he mtGe with inc Baltimore ad ohio road to
allow the freight coming overt to pay the same pce
per ton m'ie as freight coming over tic heelt
| OBJ. the Bali more and uuio road and positively re
fused, because he feared that the advantage in dis
! lance from Cu,uhcIland in iayur,f Pitsburg over
! Wheeling wCuid be detrimental to the i heellng
| branch.
am convinced from facts known to me that an in
|
oe rapiiy approaching conp.cii'h Il IL were nor pf
Tue violent Opposition that has always controlled Inc
President Of ne Baltimore and ONO road, packed by
| he luhuence0 o the powerful monopoly ne cont os'
| will This prOposlion the part 0t the CITY,
| provided am sustained by The co OrdM&:c branches
Ut the city government: II not" VIII! secure the Co
| uprrat II OF gentlemen VINO Tor wealth, intelligence
| and influence have no supcrOrS IN tins country; we
| @lIl purchase the claim OF the Baltimore and ONO
road against the COnneSye road, pay ing them cost
and interest for heir entire claim and give bond TO
put the road under contract witAh SIX moHtn9, ana
70 complete 1t II two year, FROM the tne Il = c"ra.
| mvIGt Ii will sci them the cl'y, clam az INST
suC COnuelisyllC road Tor SlUl.Ji less tudu COST ana
interest," ruvldcl they will put the road under m
tract within six months, and finish it IN two year,
If the President " wll not bis claim Or buy the
ify', claim and is determined IA the ity shall not
get any interest on her clam. and VIII nos make the
| road, he must AXE the rrspolslDI " Ior whaI may
| ,.cur after thirty days have elapsed.
Lam aware that report Is circulate that the 70 ID
| l., len out To- Con. FACTORS Iuis Is Il mistake and il
| }Ine to produce effect On" of his emp! yuCs "
ia nothing will be dine until tue suit IN PenusS va
! ma is determined. a Iew men are kept aJ work TO
the road.
WESTERN MARYLAND nArLgoAp.
| The extension of the Western Maryland Railroad
| to liagcrstown, Cumberland and rlttsours, would
| cU'tCr greater benefits upon this community tAaa
any event that could trdnsplre The construction OF
| miles HageTSt 'wu, IS mules to CumOcTland and
'Gmllls additional, would comPIvt" The ConnellSvle
road 10 Pl,,,Durs. Inis would make direct route
from Baltimore L. Pltsburs Ui 30 miles IN length,
winch Is nearly lOJ miles shorter than the distance
rom iial marc to Wheeling, and wou,d bring Us as
| 3nar To Cleve aud ou the lakes We to
| wheeling by TIE BlluuuTe and ONO ru.Ui.
| In my recent interviews with uafu,S anxious TO
| ILvc tins road made | am convinced that there Is
| Ioihmg prevent putting It under contract Within
the six mOAths rUt the opposition Of The man
,iscmuut Of the BluuUrc ANA OGIO road Ii the
West IN Maryland road was completed successfully
10 the iir.t second and thlri uvsts named or COM
. pc!s2I TO stop uagCrstuwn or Cumberland, 1t
wou'd still be profitable enterprise. The merchants
| Of iiaQcrstOwu and WASHINGTON county, he third
wheat-growHg county III the Union,l purchase their
goods in Philadelphia because they have Il railroad
to that point VII cI Is iSU miles length. IhG ct-
era MARY land road from her depot Bolton III Bal
tImore to HagerSto" Will DC but 81 mes III length,
aud would bring more trade 10 our cljy ON mat
section III NC than would pay the entire cost Vt
Ju1uIug the vsJcrn Mar land road.
The CHiZuLs OF " NaSuuI-. GA county being exceed
msy anxious lrT the I'm .edIatc uvmp cuun Ui ms
road have b, thGr energy luuuUeu tue ssidtuTU to
appoint OmIn Sl"Lcl> MuU are authorized lInd NAY
agreed L. .or>e bonds 10 JGt mount Ol SoVuuVu'
| and subscribe lOcN to the amount Ui oIoUWv. Inc
city of Baltimore has endorsed c-hhOJ ui me puuus
of the u estcru Mary land IL ud, WnItG mas been eA-
& | pended in its rrmpl 10 Union bridge Inc IN
| erusJ on these bonds hdS yecu Ia regularly. Inc
city las agreed .UI>s uyJJ u OuAuS u be cN-
| pended bctyyg. Il CiUn BIlise ana tie NdshILgJ n
| county line 800 W. - De suOs' lloeu il ucf
| by the Commissioners Oi Washington county l. On
y | condition that the Clly Da IAJre Win suoScrbs
/ | SuJayUlu stock. II tue city shall agree tU make
hi ~ desired subscTP ion sne viii have 10 Led uer
e | credit to This 2,tv UJ0, vhle ashIug Ton
| county will loaned Lef l.GUl% Tor Sa0u,GvU. \