The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-27
STREET QUOTATIONS.
Half-Past Five o,CIoek r. VI.
MARYLAND.

Growth of Baltim0re-Sale Of II Gas Com
pany Brooklynites-JOnes' EnIls-The
Constwise Trnde-Sportin9 Ahairs-NIining
SpecuIati0n-P0litical AAalrs-~Then t ricals-
Internal improvements.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 25, 1870.
Baltimore has become considerable city since
came here quarter Of q century ago. Then she
numbered little over one hundred thousand In.
habtants; now her population, by the recent census,
Is nearly two hundred and seventy thousand which,
it is believed, falls short AZ least fifty thousand
Not satisfied with the United States Marshals re-
turns, our City Council has authorized a retaking,
SO as to save metropolis from being called the
sixth city III the Union, when hitherto she had the
honor OF ranking third. IL is not to
be expected, however, that the government at
Washington will be regulated by our private or
municipal count. The presumption is If we show
pretty conclusively larger population than the late
canvass gives u.s. there will be order 60 retake IL.
SALE OF A GAS COMPANY TO BRooKLYNITEs.
The recent sale OF the old Baltimore Gas Company
to company or certain persons In Brooklyn, N Y,
has caused vast amount OF talk, speculation and
considerable dissatisfaction. They represented
to nave sold out for the handsome rouna sum OF
three million dollars. This transfer or sae-ifit be
real-was undoubtedly made by the old company
because OF the opposition they dreaded In the new
Peoples Company, composed chiefly OF New York
ers or which mas been and Is being built mainly by
New York capital
II Is alleged there Is no connection whatever be-
tween the old and companies in the recent sale;
that they are entirely separate and distinct and III
positive opposition. The new company has some
thirty miles OF mains laid In the upper section of the
city and are putting down more. They are ready
NEARLY so) 10 supply persons with gas at cheaper
rates than the Old monopoly were eXacting.
Considerable numbers have agreed TO take 1t In
order 70 encourage opposition There were very
many who had become sorely aggreved az the old
company not so much on account OF
never being able to obtain redress when over
charges or alleged mistakes occurred against them.
1t was an immense aud intense monopoly, and,
being wholly independent did pretty much az it
pleased From TINS ana some other causes the
Peoples Company came into existence Had the
old ioges managed better been more civil and ac-
commodating and reduced their prices, the new
company would never have existed, There Is how
ever strong suspicion thai The late sale OF their
works Is merely a change OF base, inesse, whereby
management. seemingly In Brooklyn interests
There others who suspect both companies Will
soon be amalgamated and therebyjhe dear people
placed under more hopeless ana scathng mo.
may not be the case. The gas business here has
been enormously profitable to stockholders paying
about fifty per cent clear dividends annually.
JONES' FALLS.
Within q few days past Ross Winans the million
mare machnist, and father OF Thomas Wnans
| VINO made an immense fortune IN Russia, has, upon
his responsibility. come into the field suppes T.
| ing new and very plausible plans for improving
| jones' Falls, about which so nuch has been said
/ and If the existing project be carried out, viii
| san movements, &C., $10,0o0.000 continuing also
fat ofces and arordng long contracts for years TO
\ come. IL IL now very probable the City Council
baylDg lts eyes open WA AA4Ql " change NE