Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-04-26


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sest Ne trade fsm bsiae divestsl ilsm
The canal. Therefore I do not hesi1sAe
- recommead thst . proper reduelion
u tolls be at,once made, and antA6itT
be given 10 make such faF1her reaac-
ton - the exiesney Of The trsds nay
densad, end that say pe1uc1ioa tlat 8
made shall apply 10 al Il eur caslsm-
ers alike. II b possible that this esa-
peny might temporarily sAke more 30
sey BY nakise special rates with par
ticular companies. bnt 1 feeasa such a
arrangement, - highly Injurious 10 I'll
interests. impolitic and unwise. Il win
be much better for ~ to realise less
money this year and let an Cur csstom-
ers know that each is On equality with
the other, than to gain asSew thousand
dollars and destroy confdence.
II the board concur in my suggestions
a. to the necessity fos reanctiop in opr
charges, the question arises, what re-
duction shall be made To determine
that question It will b nseessesy b give
the comparative cost BY railroad and ea-
nal from some mines, and here il 10 pro-
per to say that If the canal could have
the coal delivered from the mines to
boat at Cumberland at the same rate per
ton per nile n does thu Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company We would not be
embarrassed by cut rates.
At the session Of the Geaeral Assem-
bly, IN act was passed (chspter GAY
amending the charter Of the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, which reduced the cost one cent
. ton per mile. The validity ofthat act
has recently been affirmed BY the Court
Of Appeals, but for which the canal
would not be in q position to obtain
enough tonnage or revenue 10 pay the
salaries Of the employees. 49,, ,.-
The cost Of transportation is - fol-
lows: .t-.....F. ....e.-
Take the Borden shafl, which i The
most favorably located ccnpany to the
canal, other than the Consolidated COM
pany. II ..gs.
The distance from mine to canal is
90 miles.
Cost from mine on Cumberland and
P.railroad company, Acts. per ton, 40
Tolls and terminal facilities, 4S
Freight to bostmen (lowest) go
Transfer to Gsorgstown. 10
Total cost on board Of vessels st -,
Georgetown, l...as- -. 81 81
The cost by the Baltinore and Ohio
company from the same, mine (Bor-
den shaft), from mine to Cumberland,
20 miles, At 20 cents per ton. 40
Baltimore and Ohio rates, assuming
that the drawback is 20 cents.
would be, 81 50
Wharfage at Locust Point, sa Is
Whole cost on board Of vessels At
Baltimore, s, % IA
Showing > di6ere.c. in favor, of canal
on coal from Borden shaft on, ton Of
2.240 pounds Of -, II
Take the Caledonia mine Of the Amer.
,can company, which, is a miles from
Piedmont, on the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad. the cost, de-
liyered at Piedmont. u miles at 8
cents per mile, la
From Piedmont to Cumberland by
Baltimore & Ohio railroad charges,
with drawback, 80
4s}
The cost from same mine to canal
BY Cumberiand & P. railroad, 81
Difference agsinst the canal, l3&
From same to Baliimore-Cost on
Cumberland b P. railroad, l31
Cost by Baltimore & Ohio railroad
from Piedmont to Locust Point. 81
Wharfage, IS
.als1
From Caledonia mine to Ceorgetown
BY canal-from mine 10 Cumber-
land. 81
Freight, 90
Tolls and terminal faeilifies. ~
Transfer st Ceorgetown. 10
-aa eo,1
A difference 10 favor Of canal Of only
5& cents ton.
The cost from other mines varies in
proportion to their distance from Cum
berland. In some cases the difference
in favor Of the canal i possibly sun
cient to enable rs to retnin our trade:
but il 10 beyond question absolutely me-
cessary for us TO reduce oar charges to
retain the trade from tie greater por-
ton Of our customers. I tkisk, there
fore, thst . reduction of 3 ceats ton,
in coaneeticn with other reduetioas that
Gan be made, will be- su1leient q this
time, bat authority should Be given 10
make such further reductions ss may be
found necessary.
In making even the reduction pro-
posed Il will leave the cansl with bare-
" revenue euf6cient 10 pay current ex-
pen.es. and coohnue its improvements,
but Il would be far better for the COM
pany 10 retain its-trsde. even at . loss,
ih.s 10 permit b tcpesslh9S eeher chan
nels. As it - within ~ powes of The
Legislsiure of the Siass tsprovide leg
islation which viii in part prevent the
railrosds ffom disesin5aaE1ng ogaiast the
State xosh, noae eaA 49, hat sAe