Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-07
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad vs. g..
Chesapeake and Ohio Cana! ''te

Chesapeake and Osl:o C.ua!. 'Ae
Mr. German, president Of tic Chasar,.:,
and Ohio canal, addressed letter uli;r de,,
of March 81 TO Mr.. Garrett, p:csdsn. Of tio
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad, 10 ralererc, =
the course of the latter corporation ir enSaar.
orng 10 divert shipments Of coal from the cana.
to The railroad by Offering rebate and siniI.~
cutting" in favor Of such transfers.
Mr.. Garrett has made lengthy reply, uDio,
date OF May 5, in which he reviews the his.orr
aud present status OF the two corporaticns, T.,
does not ignore Mr.. Germans appeal that the
two great works Of internal improvements are
OF practical and pecuniary interest to NIary.
snderS; he comedies that they are such. BIZ
| no details macy statistics to show that, IS "a
the canal, it is feeder to Georgetown aud Al
exaDdria, not to Maryland. That as Originally
contemplated. the canals outlet was 10 be q
Baltimore, but that its practical working il in
no wise beneficial to Baltimo-o-in fact, 90,
| traryWse.
Without acknowledging or dsay.6s IT,, 81
legged "cut:iDg" rates as against tie canal
ireightiug Of coal, Mr.. Garrett: proceed: t. .I,v
that any Discrimination OF tolls iG the Coz! iraA.
10 favor Of he Baltimore and OAio rtIr12I
virtually 10 favor Of Baltimore city. and a. 81.
entire State, if by such Discrimination the c5,.
traffic can be diverted to Baltimore.
Such diversion, it is alleged, is productive O.!
employment to many Thousands CT laborsrs, &C;
only 10 Baltimore, bu. ell along the line OF III.
railroad. And it ls q means Of withdrawn,
from ''outside interests tina! product wMc!.
should enufe very properly to citizens Of IT,
State from the large Investments lG1y ;:,ya
made 10 the Baltimore and Ohio r4iro4@.
Mr.. Garrett docs not deny that sial..a- ;.
vestments have been made in the Cheagp.,.a
and Ohio Canal, but he enGeavo.5 20 rla.
that these latter Investments are not rroda-.
tive to Maryland iavestors-ttat the Nmlt...
outcrop Of such investments; accrCG 10 C.u...
of all the profits can be made available a.!
profitable to Maryland only ya the I!atim.rr
and Ohio Railroad as coal carrier.
Such desideratum IS not - - :.s.n-ags'.
The city Of Baltimore is taxed to pay ra9!,
than one half of the iaterost on 81 .Guo. Goa g..
the debt Of the cana! to the State, while na!:h.,
Georgetown or Alexandria rays oac cen; ra
that debt Tor construction OF fh" c.nal, from
which they reap large harvest. In 5'iCh giar.
what is the duly 81 !ha Baltimore ana Ola.
|
OF the State CT Maryland? iau.ady ~.
destroy the Statcs largest and m0ss implrtaa.
traffic BY allowing extreme DISCRIMINATION, !. .
system Of tolls by the canal which inr., a.l.,
benefit of GEORGETOWN and A!eyantr;3
The relations Of the State and the E,.tio,,..
and Ohio Railroad are intimate a,:,l cylr,.7:
nariIy valuable. those Of he Safe AMI IT,
cana, are eyncusi?c, and ar. n.,t p?ay.r,.f.',
Of mueh fruitiop, II must De AIRED to h...
loWab!c, therefore, that the cf1!., 81 H., mi
rnad comnaDv 10 augment ~ yrytau.> .~,
conscoucptly the States rrveGucs are nm
if thew he within Icgal bounds. And Nr a.
rctt concadps that those LaunJs .h,rI; ,,...r
rohIv inclndn tho Siatr's o,n,rr, in;,.,.t .r a.
canal. but that they >hou,i hy Il, i,.-;g..: 80.
the latter to ovcrshaiow the former.
The comptro!ler's report f.: t., La. bs,..
year shows the canal indebted to The STATE 3"
the sum OF 1000 900 10 stocks aud aoaIs @...
Sl4 344 4q5. s33 for uupaid lutcrrs., Al. j..r.
is no evidence tn at the canal has ever pa!i r..
samount for relief Of the ta5paycrs GE r. E.a,..
while the nrospect OF uny ,uca result is ras.
much 10 the far future: whereas tue Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad has pa! the State Oil IT.
100000 subscription to the Washington
Branch road alone S7,QSl ,j22 -
The object of the railroad Company IL IT. q.
legged discrimination is merely IL ,!eycrt til
coal trade to Baltimore, and ihu- gl9a cpT.Jy.
meut here to thousands OF men, Is wa A. T.
add vastly to the city 8 Commercial! Imp1r'oGe'.
Uolcss it clu accomplish this Object HE en-
paoy will be obliged to discharge thon'nat' IF.
Its employees eli along It's route ai!t co3' ]'''.
Of is workshops n"w employing EuH!re"5 q
skilled workmen. Il Is estimated 'Aat nai.;
the new assessment law Baltimore cry 81
have TO pay e. per c.. OF the coiI:c tax '"'a 20.
the State. Therefore the business rr159 -
nrcscrrci and in n, way car tMis l., nor, 81.
tcctuaIiy done than by ma'n'ain'nt c!Hy,.'.
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