The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-26
Thai Railroad Committee.

Az klGlA AlANNtibb
in our local column, the Supervisors au'
thorized their President to appoint a COM
mittee of three gentlemen to interview
Thomas A. Scott, President Of the Pitts
hurgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway
Company, and Learn definitely the best
terms that Company would agree to in
conjunction with this county, in building
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky
road from the Brooke county line to this
city. The suggestion for this committee
was first made public in the Register, II
looked fair enough on the face, but we
have learned to be suspicious of things
originating in that quarter and preferred
to await the appointment of the commit
tee before commenting. The committee
was announced yesterday and the an,
nouncement may be found in our 'oc"i
columns.
Now, it clearly appears, from the COM
position of the Committee, that the whole
thing was trick The appointments
have undoubtedly been made in the In
terest of the Baltimore Il Ohio Compa'
nv for majority OF the Committee are
thoroughly subservicnt to that Company
while the third is at least not in posi-.
ton to oppose It's demands. What does
Mr.. SALISBURY, as President OF the
Board OF Supervisors, mean by appointing
n committee of this kind, to promote an
enterprise which the Baltimore & Ohio Is
naturally and utterly opposed toy Has
he acted in good fifth by the people
whom he pretends to represent in the
marerY Isit probable these gentlemen
will find ii practicable to bring negotia'
tlations with Mr.. sCOTT to any issue bene'
fetal to the project? Do they want to
do any such thing? Did Mr.. SALISBURY
expect they would, when he appointed
them Was the Register party to the
fraud, or WIS It's suggestion taken advan'
tage Of? These are questions the people
ofthiScity are asking and have a right to
ask.
Is there not good reason to conclude
that this committee has been fixed up by
President SALISBURY for the express pur.
pose OF embarrassing any attempt 10 ne
gotiate with Mr., SCOTT, (by sending to
him men who don't want any negotiation
to be successfully and Of thwarting the
purpose which the people of this city now
almost unanimously seek to ciIGCt9 II
Mr. SALISBURY thinks he can satisfy our
readers OF the contrary, our columns arc
ut his service.
Docs 1t not seem hard that our people
find themselves driven to fight this gigan.
tic corporation, the Baltimore Il Ohio
Company, at every point. Not only docs
ii discriminate against our business and
travel, forget its obligations Of reciprocity
and lalsily its promises, but It assumes
tOdiCtate what We may do or not do with
our own money in caring for our own In.
terests. Because Of course so much
pains would not have been taken to I'll
this Committee with the special friends
Of that Company unless at the wish Of
some OF It's authorities, expressed or I'm.
dGrstood. Are tho people of this city
and county so completely in the grasp
Of that corporation MS such u
state OF facts would imply? Shall we
not subscribe to and build any railroad we
choose without permission Of the Balti.
more & OhioY 1t really looks as If II were
time 10 ask the question. We have dc.
sired that this Company should have eve.
ry advantage and facility the city could
with any sort Of propriety grant. But VIC
have not desired, and do not, to sec the
Company own the city and her people to
sec II by interference and intrigue check
and thwart them at every step they take
toescape its rapaClty and to obtain better
facilities than II affords them.
Why did not the President Of the Su
pervisors appoint committee of men
who were friendly to the projected enter.
prise There are plenty of them, quite as
well fitted in every way rs the gentlemen
appointed.
We trust our people will not submit to
he deirauded and thwarted in this way,
and that they will take energetic steps TO
see that Mr.SCOTris speedily interviewed
by men who want this road built and
who would labor with zeal to effect mn ar.
rangement with Mr.. SCorT by which
we may have the assistance Of
the powerful company. with which
he Is connected. A committee of our
best citizens, who are friendly to the
enterprise, ought N be appointed for this
purpose. How can ii be dOne2 viii they
volunteer, or should there be citizens
mecting2 Then the B. 4 o. committee
can go on, or stay ut home, rs they pre-
fer. II n committee of reputable citizens
can obtain from Mr. SCorr proposition
that our people can adopt, tue work wilt
go on, and those WHO attempt to obstruct
II will find II all the worse for themselves.
THE Iavorite theory OF biologists, that
this globe on which we live Is In It's int.
rlor II mass Of molten rock covered with a
comparatively thin crust OF solid matter,
has been seriously called in question by
some recent speCulatlons. The thickness
Tor thinhess) heretofore assigned to the