The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-23
The Baltimore d OhIo railroad Com
pany ana the Tax Question.
Fom ne Preston coanty Journal.

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The tax case pending between the B.
& O. r. R. Co. and the county of Mar
shall has been. decided by, the Circuit
Court of that county, and decided
against the Campany.-thec court affirm
ing the right of the county land it ap-
plies to all the counties through which
the road, passes, to.levy and collect
taxes from the, company the same as
any other Incorporated Company, or
indiyid duals. On every metertal point
In issue the decision Is adverse to the
Company. It now remains for them to
appeal 70 a higher tribunal, or pay the
taxes which have been assessed against
lsthsm in the several counties through
which their road passes. As etrthey
have not manifested their further in
.tantions in, the matter, ~ but we are of
opinion they will take their case before
higher court, though we believe they
will only pile up a;btll Of costs which
must be ultimately paid In addition to
the taxes and interest. -.
20 What can those men say now, and es-
pecially the members of the legislature,
| who favored the bill before that body
last winter rcompromising'th the interests
l,Of the State, by. taking indirectly from
j her treasury an enormous sum OF
money and transferring, it to the Golfers
4 ofthIs H9d9naninaoIs eoHpGllyt Do they
4 still believe "the courts must decide In
Il favor OF the company" How unrea-
II sona6le!, This is a question of tight,
I and we cannot see how any court could
decide otherwise. The company will
i probably try another pull ut the legis'
q lfAkuref mex winter, and We earnestly
hope the matter will be discussed, and
4 IL necessary, made an issue at the cleo
tion for delegates. Itshouh be remem
isbered that the bill was deleated In th'
House of Delegates (having passed the
Senate by a large majority oaky By Q
majority Of tlpo, and unless the peopll
take the matter In hRnds and elect mel
who will stand. .frtn, in resisting a meas
ure that will enrich this already
! wealthy company, out OF the pocketsn o
> a people who are necessarily overtaXed
: we must suffer the consequences. Th
same arguments will be used as wer
4 last wfnter-the principal argu
ment was that the company ha
been the means " of enhancin
9 the value Of the real estate 4adtHcen
!, 10 the road, &c. We never could, no
, can we yet appreciate this argument
q What obligations are we under TO tiIl
lcompany The benefit to our peOpl
is purely accidental. They have -p'
g CuliaE- love for our people. Look
: their discriminating gcharges agatns
,: US, and all other measures to Wrin
from US every dollar they possibly car
] They did not make the road for OF
3; benefit, but made it where It ts -
d cause in the providence Of God aud Il
Iegislation OF another State, they had
u make 1t where they did, or not make
: at all.I Pennsylvania Wonld moi. y
them go through her territory, and Y
: present routes with the terms OF !!
n- charter granted by the legislature
b Virginia; was their only choice; sno9
o; they take the case up we think y vi
be merely for the purpose Of trying
y, work exemption bill through Il
ID next Ie0isIature, and they mayytl
ar solaet6iSg 3 more eaieisnt than 5reePdt
70 - totbe members, for we do not hestta
e TO say We believe that Is what the pas
IS esEers given toF 6eSaTss aS tde Gie iS
g issued passes 70 those only Hgho yotedJ