The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-05-19


During the years 1869 1870 1871 and 1877 the rates
OF both railroad and canal were the same In lsGs
In 1873 The rates by canal were increased from &c
cents To 81 cents per ton the railroad rates remaining
unchanged. This increrse In rates was only made
after consultation with you. and was maintained
until $50, when your company reduced Us rates from
s.S per gross ton nom Cumberland 10 Locust Point
" sl reduction of y cents per ton, without noti
Tying the canal company OF such action, when the
cents per ton.
In 1876 your company again reduced It's rates as
cents per ton, OF from 20 To 22 cents, without giving
the canal company any notice, This compelled II
further reduction on our part OF cents per lon
which let our tolls for that year II cents per ton;
that y Will be observed that there was gross reuc
ton IN the charges your company from 1865 10
1876 OF $50 per ton, while the reduction by the canal
during that time was only 81 cents per ton. While
II might be fairly asserted that your company from
1863 To 1873, did discriminate against Baltimore IL
certainly cannot be pretended that the rates Of this
company ever made such discrimination.
but, In addition To your published rates for 1876
We were credibly informed, and We believe IL Is not
now denied that you privately offered 20 the gencr
al trade reduction, in the form ola drawback OF
is cents II ton below your published rates SO anx-
Ous were we 10 maintain our good relations that
passed this act Of aggression with the hope that
you would recognize not only its great injustice %
this company but the additional fact that It tended
In small degree 10 the demora zatlOn OF the coal
tmdc, and that the policy would not be repeated.
II Is right 10 notice one or two other statements
contained In your communication which, though
not germnne to the question raised by US as To rates
involves, rs you say interests of great Importance TO
the people OF Maryland, and which bear especially
upon the commercial interests of the chief city Of
our state.
You ask IN substance why should the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company deliver coal ut Georgetown
and Alexandria at less rate than the Baltimore and
ohio Railroad Company delivers II To the eitizens OF
Baltimore?
You furtherask: ~ it tho interest OF the state Of
Maryland " destroy, practically, one OF the largest
anu most Important uhlhca % ls great Sly nnuchcI
port by allowing extreme determinations IN sys.
ten OF tolls by canal whch u can govern 10 or,ier
" transfer ts trade 70 tnat eai ana 'o lhe cities
vi nc1IgeppMh anu 1ieAaii,tila ,
We nave already SHOWN thht tne canal company
mas MOI disseminated hgaihst ,he baltnore and
Vhl9 COMPANY; ohdet VIZ egisiatio o. sarylanl
Nligilua niu " tne ohi,cu tpihlict
between these parties ihe canal mas lts terminus at
1eoIgetowh IN me Dlslrct vi aoluihbia: y = me
dhty OF the canal plaru 70 nalage ihe Mork under
the terms Of the contract under which 4 was built
anu tnat D1Atu nas Ignl W ask mat snal DC sus'
lahed ~ hie performance OF us uuy ny lhe people
Buy u you desire 70 maintain the Proposition that
inc sule oi mAIy ai,n ntnet VINO
OF the greatest work OF is kind on this continent LAP
lles q wieh MY M,.l'l We SIe oi MnIyanu
s,n a9onI1n " s,,n te ny tslou W naklns
" uepli,ne UTE .no,a ~ peIiis W non
ssl Neilhood upon y OF ,heir meals OF suDsisenee
pt,ah uuNn ulo various lhIests uepehuNu upon II
~ ia rum NV, s, ~ ~,
uoh W tn NUN ~ ny leaslg
shG bi.llnoLe hIlu Oilio .iIoaa company wlthout
I,aI loI tns S,Iylig ',vne OF lnal I9Elo neprNe
W iaIineis ol AIegahs Mnsnteloni IFyueIlek anu
MONTGOMERY counties 81 this cheap outlet ior the
pIVuugE OF ulelt lhh9s', hnu Hhe 70 Your company
W W % In, M .ie M iIoi tiAt S.tsl1n
" -, tns o i ~ suen ial ~, ~ 1oui Suhpg nlkht
eleyt ', ea,ge tneuii WIN no power, as YOU olnlhi
~ the ~ ,ills slats 70 cuntroi your char'
g ana sAll 10 A. tns SIMPLY necause the prolee-
ors OF THIS work located hyc miles OF twithin the
erIlln,y which tle sua.e OF Aaryan coded 70 the
geneIA goNetihhent III lhe ,ltuohA eApilhl q
no iaNor rom the people OF the state or It's chief
commercial p, aa1,.It, Guy ~, oo.n,., =,
Of urif ~ ni se. nv ~ WV elate
9, maryland 70 me canal anu the Baltinore and
Sy lsivni W w., uo tne a ~ tnas ue stats
M investen nc pIihcipal sum OF s'u1VO IN STOCK
mn ~ oi wy .li, anu nat .ne sata = IN lts
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o'v ,s,, wy lv,e , y, ts ,I OF tne staie