Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-27
chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

The c. & O. Canal was noniualIy opcbe for
business yesterday, but no coal was shipped.
Ii is probable that even ii the freight aud toll
questions were arranged TO the satisfaction of
ulI parties, no coal would be shipped for sever
al weeks, Wing to the canal beiug INSTRUCTED
by ice. We were lUtormed last evening by an
experienced canal mau that the ice on 1.-THE
pools, on the Fourteen mile level, cast of
Hancock, Is fifteen inches 10 thick ness aud may
block that part of the emanuel for month to
come.
1.-The Georgetown reporter the Washington
Star, rcvwing the situation, recommends a re-
IucIion by the canal Of fifteen cents in the tolls,
by the boatmeD OF ten cents in freghts, and
the shippers of four or five cents in trippages
| we presume.
"The Maryland coal company have shipped
| from Georgetown to eastern ports 900 tons
| IF coal of the stock held over from last season.
I'VE understand that the Georgetown steam
err, belonging to Mr.. Adkins left Georgetown
| for Cumberland on the 231 inst, but has not
set arrived here.
with he object of the canal meeting to be
held to-day We are III thorough sympathy, aud
while We do not approve OF The tucthod adopt
ed to express to the caual authorities he views
Of our people. we are 10 hopes that more good
|
do would be to try to reason with the caua
board, for We hope that they are not deaf to
that kind OF appeal. And when il shall have
been made to appear, Us eau readily be done,
that The Interests Of this section, (which sup
plies the life blood OF the caual, aud consc
queutly OF the caual ITSELF demands that the
tolls should he 50 reduced as to prevent trade all
going to the railroads, zee are hopeful that the
management Of The caual will, when thus ad-
dressed as TO their reason, take such action as
will conform IN surrounding circumstances, aud
continue the rrade Of the caual.
Pr contra. writer ir the Baltimore Sun OF
this moruiug says: Attention has baen called
70 one or two articles, commenting upon the
acinn OF the canal board 10 reducing the cost
OF transporting coal on that work. The object
ut thcS, articles seems to be TO create the In =
pres>on that the President and DIR ctors #
The canal have so djusttd their charges as to
compel the trade to seek The Baltimore and
Ol.io Railroad as the m ost cc>uimlcal outlet.
1t is no new thing for misrepresentation and
abuse o. the President and Directors Of the
caEu 10 come from some sources ut Cumberland
1t will be rememf cred that in 1873, when the
lis were increased from 46 tn 81 cents, it Was
then chsrg d tnnt the chral WAS sold out, and
yet thu result de .ru:stra.e1 the wisdom OF the
Canal Board, rs tn: trade Of the cana; constant
ly increased, while the ate Of Maryland made
at Toast one hundred thousand dollars by it,
"Now thatthe Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
reduced its charges Is cents on il long ION tr IN
Cumberland to Baltimore, and the canal hns
made ~ reduction Of only cents, the same
chargi mad Of selling out the cana.
'To ascertain the true state OF the case let us
compare tho cost vi transporting coal By the
Baltimore and Ohio rallrosd and the canal and
see if there is any ground for such charges
The reduced charges By the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad on long ton OF coal from Cum
bertrand to Locust Point is...............""-S2 80
Average wharfage ............................ Is
Total by railroad ................~........$$2 IS
The canal charges during the past year were
made rs follows:
The Canal company received for tolls. $50 81
| Wharf owners Ut mberland .............. tS
Boatmcn for transportation, average........ ! 80
! Wharf owners - GcurgetoW rs
Making total cost by canal. ...............S2 10
; Which shows that, notwithstanding tn heavy
reduction ON the part Of the railroad there is
/ still difference In favor OF the canal of twenty
six cents II ton, which possibly Is not enough 10
secure fair proportion of the Ide to the canal.
! To meet this what has the Canal Company
| done? They secured sutti lent wharf facilities
at Cum erland and have reduced the cost of
| wharfage and tolls from fity-nne to fifty one
cents. At the sam" time the boatmen, who r."
| ceived last year 81 50 y ton recognizing, a. the
Canal Company has, the necessity for conces-
| sions have reduced their charges ten cents Il
| ton, or to 81 D. while the cost oI trans terriny
| from canal boats to vessels ut Georgetown has
| been reduced two cents ton Which makes the
| total reduction via canal twenty cents ton
| The reduced charges by canal for coal, there
| fore are:
To Canal Company, for wharfage and tollS.S 81
To boatmen for Trails porting coal. communion. 70
Trsnshlppnp at GEORGETOWN ............. 23
Total cost BY canal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 80
Making the difference III lavur of the Canal for
! 1876 iorty-six cents ton which surely is u sutti
cicnt difference TO secure the canal its fair pro-
portion of the trade If this is so, then it may
| BIZ asked why these attacks upon the Canal
! Board The answer simply is bee .use the
wharf owners, bratmeu and all other interests
who arn connected with the trade of the canal
now rs always, expect the company to make all
| the reduction; they none--a proposition when
! the present management, fortunately Tor the
| State, seem not to appreciate.
FIRES The dwelling house of Mr.. Thomas
Croxton, in Iappahanuock Essex county, was
burned Oh the 22d Instant. Nearly all his turnl-
turc was saved Insured Tor st 900.
MIR. Charles Kennedy, Vt Stafford comfy,
lost all his cron, oats, &c, ADD outhonses on the
night ol Saturday, the 2Oth-supposed to have
| been accidental
COMMUNICATED.
10 passing aloug Fairfax to Prince street,
yesterday, found our very worthy aud eff,
cieDt Superintendent Of Police doing something