The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-09
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Rail Road.
To the Editors Ofthc IntcllIgeneer.

To the Editors ofthe Intclllgeneer.
In your paper Of Saturday notice a re-
ply TO my short article Of Friday. l was
glad to see II not only for the reason that
the subject Is important, but for the
further reason that II Is known u oil our
people that your paper, while vehicle
for the free interchange Of opinion, Is al'
ways open not only for communication,
but for full editorial criticisms on the
charges and rascalities Of the Balti'
more & Rail Road Company. Since the
article OF Thursday. in the Register, tue
writer OF this article hRs been frequently
approached in active words by parties IN
the interest Of the 3. & o. K. L. Co
desiring 10 know what be meant by thai
article To them all, he had hut one an
swer TO make, viz: "Ihdt tie city Of Wheel
inc had been since 1853, tho Sldres and III
Se!S Of tho Baltimore d Ohio Railroad
Company, and that il tNaS his desire 10 SeI
them relltpad from that HlrdldOm." This Il
my cardinal purpose. l wish TO sec II
done over the head Of the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad monopoly, We can do Il
and at no cost. Your correspondent o.
Saturday says that "H' thinks it adyisa
bic that Wheeling keep, up her warfare
with the Baltimore Is Ohio Railroad"
N" thinks no such thing. On the contrary
al" thinks that Wheeling should end that
warfare by making the Baltimore u Ohio
road, by means Of competition, do her
that Justice which for eighteen years has
been refused her. This Is what N" wants
A point Is attempted 10 be made against
the P. G. & 81. Louis r. X, because
they do not make this road on their OWE
hook. This Is cool, and could only come
from the Baltimore& Ohio Railroad Of
iS agents. Why do not they at once
make the Hempleld through to Wes'
NewtonG Why want our aid? The sim
pie fact Is that the Pa. Central has had L
he approached TO do for US what he pro
poses. She has better purposes to which
she eau devote her funds, extending west
II man wants to build u house cost
ing 5000, and has but $4,000, will
he not give mortgage for $1,000
to build 1t, TO the man who will
lend him the money! A word more
Every shipper to the northwest now
knows that Wheeling Is hardly in thC
ring. Give her this word, let her know
that her cars, loaded here, will be unship
ped only in Chicago, or in San francisco
and her shippers will see where they
stand. Look further and see her CarS
loaded here, bound South, unlOaled only
In New Orleans and then our people will
see what this road Is, and proposes to be
You may be reduced. You may fall tC
vote; you may neglect your interests, which
even II all be lost will be a tax only Of BIC
Of Ons cent on the dollar. II 1t Is, remem
Der that the fault Is your own, that you have
been fairly warned, and that with your
selves and the B. s 0. r. r rests the re
suit. A prominent real estate owner to
day announced that he was opposed to al
additional taxation, and that he wOul(
turn off" any hands who voted for thiI
or any other road. If this is to DO Oul
system the sooner we know 1t the better
For my own part, while a taxpayer to thu
amount Of $1,000 in the county O
Ohio and $4,000 in the county o
Brooke, cannot but think tha
the true interests Of both counties require
and demand the construction Of road
which, while it will tap and control the
exhorbitAnt lreights Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, SO long charged injurious
" to Wheeling shippers, will at tue sunni
time open up to Wheeling the trade ant
the inexhauStible coal fields OF Brooke
which will ere long be moro than needet
by the stable factories OF Wheeling.
cannot see how any unbiased man car
vote against this road as proposed, tn
only road Wheeling has ever had which
she can truly call her Olsn. II.