South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15
Meeting of Stock Men.

dleion, Hampshire and Mineral counties, held at
the Court-house in Moorcfeld, on tn 5.h day Of
May, 1874, pursuant to notice.
On motion OF +. 3. Wel'0u, Daniel r. Mcneil,
Esq, was called to the Chair, and Charles Will
lisms, of Grant comfy, and Joseph Vanmete- OF
Hardy. were appointed Secretaries.
On motion Of john r Peerce, # Mineral, the
Chairman was requested 10 appoint a Committee
Of five, TO draw up preamble aud resolutions
setting forth the grievances Of citizens of the a
bove named counties, who ship their stock over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. John T.
Peerce and J. W. Vandiver, Of Mineral Thomas
Maslin, Z. b. Welton and An. InskeeP, Of Hardy.
After some time, the Committee returned, and
their Chairman, John r Peerce, Esq, made the
following report
Whereas, the stock men particularly, and cit
izens generally, OF the counties of Mineral, Har-
dyi Hampshire, Grant aud Pendleton, have long
felt greatly aggrieved by the unjust dis,rimina.
uon upon the part of the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad Company, against the citizens of these
counties OF this State, in the shipment OF stock,
and the transportation ofthe products of our soil
generally.
And whereas, we have uumstakable evidence
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
have lin violation Of their charter been shipping
stock over their road from PaIkersburg and
Wneeling TO Baltimore, and also TO Philadelphia
q distance of over four huudred miles, at Il less
price per car than that charged boy this same
Company, from stations adj tceut to us-to the
city OF Baltimore, which is not over two hundred
miles.
And whereas We have also unmistakaLle evil
dence that these unjust determinations are not
confined 10 the shipment of stock alone; but that
the same principles Of injustice have been prac-
in 10 tray rtat iny tl,
products Of our soil, and in the shipment OF the
goods 10 our merchants thereby diminishing
the value Of our products and at the same time
enhancing the price Of goods 10 us, by which ey-
cry citizen of this section Cf the State is made the
subject of these unjust Determinations There
fore be ii resolved,
LIST. That we do not ask, or demand, the same
rate of charges per mile for the shipment Of our
products or the transportation of our goods, as
that charged from the far West or indeed from
the western boundary of this State We new
ertheless, do ask and demand that the charges
for transportation from New Creek station and
Green Spring, including the stations between
those points to Baltimore City and from the city
of Baltimore to those points, shall not be more
than two-thirds Of the amount charged for freight
of the same kind shipped to and from the Ohio
river
Ind Resolved, that whilst the charges for stock
cara from Parkersburg or Wheeling to Baltimore
City were sixty dollars, were willing to pay
TOT lIe transportation OF our stock TO the
point at the rate of forty dollars per car of equal
capacity, or two .thirds the freight bill on one
half the distance
But since the reduction of charges from those
points to fifty dollars per car we would ask and
demand n propUrtonate reduction GU our freight
TO bear the game proportion A. proposed to charge
from the Ohio river. And this we will continue
to ask and demand.
3rd. Resolved, that we recognize the right of
the stock men OF our section TO charter stock
car or cars at or from any point West. through
TO Baltimore lily, Philadelphia or NewYork with
the implied or expressed privilege (Which all
shippers of stock rom the West havel Of unloa l.
ing at New Creek or Patterson's Creek there to
be reloaded with other stock or sold TO other
parties for that purpose a privilege which west
ern stock men nls5 hayc,) and taken 20 Bal,i-
more, Philadelphia or the point to which said
charge whatever, ether than as agreed in the o.
rlgnal Cout5act--aud "A recognition Of this priu-
cipc, we both ask and demand NJ the hand of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
18th. Resolved that a Committee OF llree be
appointed to correspond with or, if necessary, 10
visit the authorities Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad COMPANY, the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company, and other competing lines Of railroads.
To the eastern cities, with view TO n redress Of
these our grievances, and 10 rcEort the result of
their action to a meeting 10 he held at Moo.cfcll
on the 2ud day Of June, 1914.
9th. Resolved, that in the event of q refusal
upon The part OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
road Company, &C other competing line Of roads
to recognize the principles of equity and Justice
embodied and set forth in the foregoing rcsolu-
tons we bind ourselves TO drive our siocl over
The Turnpikes of our country 10 such Railroad
or Roads ms accord to us these privileges, or, if
need he, over our Public Roads TO the market of
our choice
J. r. PIERCE, CnAIRMAx.
After discussion, in which Mossrs. Pcerce,
+. Il. Welton, John W Dufcy, Thomas Masin,
and others participated the preamble and rcso-
lutions, recommended by the Committee, were a
doptcd unanimously.
On motion or Cbas Williams, Esq, the Chair
appointed Messrs Thomas Maslin, r Peerce
and 7. 3. Weltou, the Committee required by the
Tn resolution
On motion the Moorcfed, Romney and New
Greek papers were requested to publish the pro.
ceedings Of Che meeting
On motion, adjourned to meet at the same
placc,-on the End day Of June next
d r.. MCNEIL, PnEs'r
CnAs WILLIAMS .y,r,u