The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-29
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL CON.
u. VENTION.
BALTIMoRE, Sept. IS.

1nu NbtlOubl CummeEClhl COuNeuuOl
assembled alto o'clock this morning.
Isaac Hinckley, President Of the Phila
delphia, Wilmington q Baltimore Rail
road, appeared and took his seat as dele
: gate,
Resolutions were offered relative tC
making Pittsburgh q port of entry and
establishing bonded warehouses there, and
also in relation to the speedy completion
OF the Washington u Ohio railroad, from
Washington city to the Ohio river.
AIr. Howard, of Missouri, offered reso'
luton calling the attention Of Congress to
the increasing power of the great railroad
corporations OF the country, their absOrp.
tion of all other lines OF road and the me-
cessity of restricting their powers by the
establishment Of national tTaif on fares
and frelghts.
Ex.GOV. Slannerd submitted the report
of the Committee on Railroads,
Ex.GOv. Stannard, Of Mo, submitted
the report OF the Committee on Railroads,
embodied in the following resolutions
lst, Resoloed, That this Convention re-
commend to railroad transportation COM
panies to so reduce their local rates,
freight and passenger, as to give them
near proportion to through rates
I'd. ReSOlued, That an International com
mercial spirit should prevail between the
different States in granting reciprocal
rights OF way across their territory to all
railroads. and that air line roads from
Cincinnati to Chattanooga would con-
duce to the general welfare, especially
to that of the South, this Convention dis
claiming nny purpose TO indicate the
authority under which said air line rail-
road should bO built.
3D.. ReSOlUei, That this Convention is
fully persuaded OF the plausibility and
desirability Of the railroad chain extend.
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
lying entirely to the south of the Central
Pacific, and will most heartily hail its
completion as practicable and necessary
portion Of the treaty of the National
railroad system. Mr.. Stannard also sub.
mitted the report of the subcommittee on
narrow guage railroads The report
states that this class of road must be-
come valuable in bringing into railroad
connection sections of our country where
tho physical geography of the same
would make the construction Of wide
guage roads impracticable, either from
Its great cost or the spArseness Of the
population and recommend in view OF
the great importance Of thesubject and
tho lack Of reliable information the
appointment by the Convention Of spc- |
clal committee Of five to report to the next |
Convention. In addition to this report,
the committee express u decided con.
Viction that whatever guNgc be decided
upon that uniformity would be most con.
ducive TO the interests Of all, and recon.
mend the construction Of air lines.
The report and resolutions excited con.
siderable debate, but were finally adopted. |
Judge Hammond, of Georgia offered
q resolution to the effect that the States |
and localities which had not already |
adopted the system Of public schools be
recommended to do 80 at once. Adopted. |
Mr.. Kennnrd, Of Louisiana from the |
Committee on Interior Lines Of water
communication submitted report. The
report says: A careful review oi the
evidence obtained from exhausted ex.
periments in removing bars from the
mouth Of the Mississippi river satisfies
the committee that dredging is at best,
only D temporary expedient and ship |
canal connection OF the Mississippi river
with the ocean Is o anational commercial
necessity that should be constructed and
maintained at national cost, free of tolls.
Concluding with resolution that Con.
gress at It's next session should appro.
priate four million dollars for tho work
and providing for apeCial committee
to press this recommendation on Con.
grcss On the subject Of the James River
and Kanawha Canal and the improve.
ment Of the navigation Of the Ohio River
the report endorses the action Of the Lou.
isvilIe and Cincinnati Conventions, and
renews the appeal Tor aid from Congress
for aship canal between the Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays. The report, after
briefly recitipg the importance. Of this
work, which will be onlythiFty.two miles
in length, and rendering the lvoyage lig-
tween Baltimore and European ports one
hundred and eighty,three miles shorter,
recommends that Congress be memo.
fialized TO direct survey Of the proposed
improvement, and Il found practicable
order the canal to be constructed.
Reverdy johnson addressed the Con-
vention on the subject, after which an ad-
journment was taken till s o'clockP.N