The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-11

monthly Meeting efthe piveeters Of
the baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD
Company Address OF pres,deut
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Facts.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of tho
Board Of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, at Camden station. on
wednesday, President Garrett made a state.
ment In reference to the business Of the road,
interest: $50 "
within brief period the relations Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company have so mate
rally changed, and OPENINGS for q great In
crease OF the business Of Baltimore with cx-
tensiye and Important regions have been so
enectually secured by new connections, COM
Dlnations and contracts formed In the West,
that a statement In reference TO the agree.
ments and their effects will doubtless prove
interesting. The board will remember that
on the LIST OF July the contract with the San
dusky, Mansfield aud Newark Railroad Com
pany went Into operation. That line Ia ll0
miles In length, extending from Newark. on
the Central Ohio Division, to the city OF San.
dnsky, on Lake Erie. Passing under the
charge Of this company permanently, Il il
now known as the Lake Erie Division Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This road ex-
| S'es shioubh hNc VI tue. rlCncst ana most
| important counties Of the State of Ohio,
namely, Licking, Knox, Rlchland, Huron,
| and Erie.
The connections Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, through the Marietta and
Cincinnati road, under the contract which
has been recently made with the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, and Lafayette Railroad Com.
pany, are also proving Of highly interest
ing character. That road and its branches
/ oh IIa
ley, Decatur, Shelby, Dearborn, johnson,
Marion, Boon, Clinton, Tippecanoc, Frank.
lin, Wayne, and Henry counties, In indiana,
all oil which arc populous and fertile, and
Afford heavy and growing traffic.
These roads arc equally important In their
chains OF connections. The main line of the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette road
Is 1I9 miles in length. 1t operates leased
roado from Falkland (95 miles northwest
and from Valley Junction as miles west OF
| Clncinnati) to Hagerstown, 70 miles; and
from Cincinnati to Lawrenceburg, 25 miles,
making an aggregate Of 30l miles.
In addition TO these connections from Gin
cinnati, the Baltimore aud Ohio Company
has the most friendly relations with the Ohio
and Mississippi road, with which Ii Is trans.
aeling large reciprocal business between
Cincinnati and St. Louis.
Amidst the tremendous efforts and CON-
hlets OF the past few months OF the great
trunk lines, In connection with Western bust
ness, the power and capacity of the Balti-
more and Ohio road to maintain satisfactory
results under Its enlarged arrangements have
been exhibited.
IL Is interesting to note that the revenues
OF the Main Stem and branches, which in
the corresponding month In 1868 were In the
aggregate 800, $4,000, In the past month of
| AtlRQst. nOtwif haf n nd
difhculties In rates, amounted to 81, O38,-
I4.29, exhibiting an increase of s246, Isl, 80,
VI thls aiiount, however, $40, $500 yero
derived from the Lake Erie Division, De.
Quoting this sum, an increase OF S2O5, eos. 90
is shown In the general business Of the COM
pany.
The company has made special efforts
wt !ii the past year to afford increased ia
clllties and advantages for the passenger
business. Arrangements are In progress for
further improvements. The extensive
building being erected at Mount Glare for
the construction and quick repair Of passen.
ger cars Is rapidly approaching completion.
and large as they have been heretofore, tho
facilities Tor this work will be materially In
creased upon the completion OF that struc.
ture. In May last, ayalling at the earliest
practlcaDle period OF the completion of the
arching OF the tunnels on tho Parkersburp
branch, and Of the improved condition Of
the Marietta and Cincinnati road, this com
pany organized fast line, running betwIxt
Baltimore and Cincinnati In twenty-threc
hours and thirty minutes, a time unprece-
dented In the history of travel between
these cities. That line has been run with
marked success. 1t made the time with
great uniformity and safety In two hours
ana nity minutes less than the shortest time
cant schedule adopted by the Pennsylvania
road, our line still reaches Cincinnati two
hours and twenty minutes In advance of
thelr quickest time. The Baltimore and
ONO company also furnishes to travellers
from Washington to Cincinnati an adyan.
tage OF three hours and ten minutes In ad.
vance oil the quickest time by the Pennsyl-
wanna road: The result has been that the
road, with its increased advantages, IL. com
Portable cars, its line improved with superior
ron and large quantity of steel rails, lis
bridges and structures In the most perfect
condition, and the singular safety aud i'm
munlty from accidents, has not only in
creased It's ordinary business, but has at
tracted very large traffic from the city of
New York and the New England States.
The facilities and economies which BALI.
more now possesses In connection with its
European steamship arrangements, and lis
lines OF steamers to every important Southern
port, continue TO attract great attention In
the west as well as abroad. The company
has been Informed that number of extern.
sive houses, which have heretofore had their
relations almost exclusively with New York.
are about organizing houses and branches
10 the city OF Baltimore, In order to avail of
the economies and advantages of this port.
IT. Is justly stated that the absence of n
facility offered elsewhere-of an extensive
grain elevator-ls q disadvantage to this
market. Whilst 1t would seem that the en-
terprise OF others should have, as we had
hoped, supplied this requirement, vet, as an
injurious delay Is occurring, the president Ia
prepared TO recommend TO the board that
TINS company, In addition to It's various an
extensive works In progress, shall undertake
TO build irst-class elevator, and thus fur-
nish an essential facility for this important
trade.
The company has continued not only to
enlarge its equipment for coal tonnage. but
has built largely of cars with compromise
wheels to meet the requirements upon
western roads OF n different gauge. Our
arrangements to increase our equipment con-
tinue tob be OF character commensurate with
the prospects of a constantly charging bust.
ness.
Subsequent to the remarks of Mr.. Garrett,
the board unanimously adopted resolution
approving the suggestion of the president,
and authorizing the construction OF first.
class elevator upon the company's property
at LoIust Point.
BALE OF LAND IN VIRGINTA.-Forest Hill.
the farm Of Mr.. Robert Mckenzie, one mile
from Gordousyllle, and containing SAC acres,
was sold on Wednesday last to Mr., Peter
9. Mcintyre, of New York, for $50 per acre,
cash. N'
The steamship The Queen arrived at |
queenstown, from New York, on Thursday.
MARRIED..
-H0uGHTON In West Newton, Mas
September s by Rev. Henry N. King, Of Bostop,
HESRnF KING, Of West Newton, to Miss j ! ioh-
ENcB HordHTcN, ofWashingtOn. d. G. No cards
THoMAs-wHITB- on the 9Th Instant, by Rex
r. Gray. sAhrRL THOMAS ard ARTEMssIl h
VAUGHN-FLINT.- On the 9th instant, by Raw
Dr. Gray, PRANK W, YAUUnS and LogIE y
FLIsr, all Of Washington.
oARRlhoN-DAVls,-A the church Of the As.
Genson, September 0. by the Rev. Mr. sOutLRals
yyoHS II. GAhRisOs, Of Stafford county, Va and
Miss JESSIE DAVE, Of Washington, D. D.
Under takers.
hl@iARD I. HARVEY. ALONzO A. MARI,