The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-17
THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1871.


We regret being obliged to say that our
citizens have been unpleasantly disap-
pointed bysome recent changes in the run
ming Of trains on the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad, in respect to their connections
with this city. We noticed a week ago
that two through fast trains, the Cincin
natl Express and Fast line, were taken Of
the main stem and started from Parkers
burg instead Of Wheeling, obliginl
Wheeling passengers for the east to maxi
q change of cars at Grafton. Now TIT
trains connecting with those two traIn'
instead of being started from this city ar'
started from Columbus and run through
toGfalton, not coming up to hiscIIy OF all
The only through train now from wheel
ing TO Baltimore is the mail, which leaves
the city at the unreasonable hour 81
midnight and arrives at the still more
inconyunient hour of 9 O'Clock IN Tue
morning; and even this train is also TO be
taken away from Wheeling in a few
days and run from Columbus to Grafton.
We shall then have no trains at all except
the Cumberland Accommodation and the
little "dlnkcy," which runs, wrong end
before, down to BGnwood. A passenger
from Wheeling will thus have TO ride
from here to BenwOOd on . third class
car, and make two changes of cars, TO say
nothing of the vexatiOus waiting for
trains, before he can get on train going
directly to Baltimore. The same Is true
olpassengers coming to Wheelingi and
we learn that quite commotion occur
red at BenwoOd yesterday among passen.
gers who were set aiOot there instead Of
being brought on up 10 this city.
Wheeling Is thus left on switch with
onlya filthy little train run over it, to
connect her with railroads east and west
Now we submit to Mr.. JOHN W. GAR.
RETT, ms we do to our own citizens,
whether this is fair dealing towards this
city. Mr.. GARRETT was quite recently an
applicant for valuable fayors ut the hands
Of this municipality. Those IavOrS we're
freely granted, in accordance with the
wish of nearly all our people. We under.
stood Mr.. GARRETT gave the committee
Of Council, who waited on him, ample as.
surancos Of the purposes Of his company
to do the fair thing by this city. Assur.
ances of this kind were very freely given
by the officials Of the company stationed
at this point Our people were led to ex.
pect that an era of mutual good feeling
and mutual benefits was TO follow the
granting Of free right of wAy through
the city II was upon the faith Of these
assurances that we urged the Council TO
be generous towards the company, and
upon this faith that they were generous.
Now, we should like to know Il Mr..
GARRETT considers 1t q fair return to take
away all our trains and leave Us, as late
arrangements do virtually nm n switch.
We should like to know whether his OF.
ficials here were parties to the fraud that
has been praCtised on our city, or wheth-
or they were deceived and imposed on too
by their superiOrs. .''"
We suggest that the ordinance grant.
ing the right Of way is not immntable as
the laws of the Modes and Persians The
power that gave the grant can take II
away, Il good cause appear
Doubtless Il must appear now To many
who could not see It before, that Wheel.
ing made mistake Inst spring In not vo'
ting subscription to the road mp the
Panhandle. So long us We have n single
line Of road, so long are We nj It's mercy
II We Ind short connection with the
Pennsylvania road such rs the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling, Il Kentucky road would
give, we should be quite Independent Of
Mr.. GARRETT and his Bcnwood switch.
Now the question for our people Is how
long will they submit to the present state
of affairs without an effort at re-
liei. II Mr.. GARRETT Is going Il
pursue the policy towards Wheeling tina
has just been developed, the sooner VI
make up our minds TO look for another
outlet the better. viii our people b.
content with o switch and ono.horst
"dinkey" to Benwood, or will they go Il
work and dig way out to the world ID
another directiOnH
1t Is too late we suppose TO re.submit tC
our people at the election on the Oath the
question Of q subscription to the Pan
handle road, as n notice Of 80 days is re
quired; but we hope that steps will b.
Immediately taken TO afford our people I
chance to vote again on that question a
soon as II may be done. II We are no
mistaken the result will be very diIeren
from The result last spring.