The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-18

J The RAH.wAV COSvENTT0S which as
= sem6ied az Cleveland M rhe 1th in
stant vas one 0f the largest. and prom
is.d rO ne one nj the most important NJ
the kind thar has ever convened. N0
less rhsn Tvenrv-vvn Western roads
were represented. besides The Boston.
Worcester and Western. thr New York
Central. the Erie anu the Pennsylvania
Central. The main Questions nnder
consideration appear - have been The
same which were discussed Iy the meet
ing OF The --ear trunk lines last sum
uer. Al sIforr Wa maize n In away
with the fast freight system ss now
eonducre1i nv private parties under con-
tract with certain railroads. Il = 4
parasirical system. injurious alike 70 the
interests oi railroads and shippers. Il
was also proposed 20 abolish all free
passes gwen ON account Of freight re-
ceive,i. AMI an attempt was made 20 e5-
tabiish regular rates OF transportation,
especially on certain leading articles
The interests Uf Jhe different rompa-
niss were deemed ~ various Iud rleIT
views we're 80 widely apart. that Il vas
soon found there was little hope Of har-
monizing the conflicting clements. Al
ter 4 stormy debate. the Convention al
Iourned. rhe same day that il Net. with
out having effected anything, many
delegates even having lrft before The
close of the session.
There vas. however. one resolution
adopte,i. OF rather voted upon bv por-
sion OF The Convention. N 50 partisan i
character that u cannot faIl 20 attract
attention throughout the country gen
erallv II was a resolution proposing
I'd require prepayment Of all Trelghrs
shipped r-a the Baltimore snd Ohio
railroad. uuIrSs tins road should agree
"a certain terms dictated IN fact hv
other roads.
W. do not suppose that 4 resolution
20 passed viii ne regarded. even hy th-
roads which agreed Tpon II. for aur
length II time. 4 ~ all. EVEN 4 u
snOuld be. the Interests NJ shippers u
ship by the 7oai which offers them the
shortest. quickest anu cheapest route n
the ~eabOarIi Is - manifest that trade
win force Itself over this great mad II
spite NJ The petty inronveDiences crea-
ted by the ieaiousIes Ut ill-temp-rei =
vals.
Since the establishment nj Its Light
ming Express the Baltimore and Chin
railroad has brought the great markets
OF the West and East much cio--T 20
gether. n point III time. than thev have
been II any previous period. AMI II has
Afforded 20 Baltimore advantages ieei
de,ilv superior 70 those Of any other sea
board city. By recent improvements,
the transfer OF freights across the Ohio.
which formerly involved Iab0r, expense
and DELAY. has been greatly facilitated.
Heavy cars Are now run directly upon
boats. and freight IS TINS transferred
promptly anu without breaking 1ulk 20
ind from the tracks of connecting lines.
Where transhipmeut - necessary il =
done by Means Of shutes and other nec-
essarv appliances IN the most eIpesii-
tious manner tIrain. provisions and
bulky articles which veTr formerly
forced over other routes viii now seek
this channel. while rhe saving ut tine
effected by these improvements IN the
transit OF merchandise generally. Ind
the almost total absence Of that ire
duenr rehandling which - so injurious.
must give this route great advaatages
over the shorter and more broken road
cfits rivals An additional number of
cars mas already been placed upon the
Central Ohio Division 0f this line 20
meet the largely increased trade which
Baltimore may fairly anticipate from
the extensive facilities and advantages
thus offered To Western proinee men
and merchants