The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-22

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load, and at other times sl7 50. These
charges occurred during the year,
1865-6-7. From Cranberry Summit
have been paying SI7 so per car load,
from Oakland SIS so, and from swantoWn
Sll so. These cars were loaded 10 about
their full capacity Of 10000 pounds each,
From Cumberland 10 Keyser J have been
required 10 pay 1870 per car load for
lumber.
O. W. PAXTON.
Mr.. George w. Paxton, 4 citizen Of
Keyser, alter being sworn, said: l have
been In Keyser for eleven years, on the
10Th OF March last. Ny business Is that
OF a lime burner. I have manufactured
in that time about 3l0,l25 bushels Of
lime, about nine.tenths Of which goes
over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. A
car load Of lime in Parkerlburg is worth
S25, while the freight on the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Is S54 90. Al Wheeling
itiS worth S25, and the freight is S5S 40;
at Clarksburg II is worth S25, freight$ $50;
at Grafton it Is worth S25, freight S234 40.
Two hundred and City bushels $50 lbs. TO
the bushel) equals 10000 lbs.-G car load.
Twenty bushels OF lime at Tunneltou Is
worth SIS 90, freight S. 90. The freight
per car load for lime from Reyper to
Piedmont Is S. per car. The freight on
lime burnt by me Is Of such higher rate
than when brought into this State from
other States that / am unable TO compete
with foreign lines, although / can burn
and deliver 1t At my kiln very much
cheaper than manufacturers in other
States al manufacture and deliver II at
their kilns. The farmers on the ALE.
ghanies are very anxiousito use lime az a
fertilizer, but are prohibited from doing
so by reason OF the exorbitant freights
charged by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road. The charges stated above are at
the rate Of 8 cents per ton per mile, ex-
cept to Piedmont
AR. %PRiTcHARD, OF MARION.
Mr.. Pfilchard, a citizen OF Marion
county, after being duly sworn, said: |
am u large shipper Of slaves (shooks) and
am shipping at present from Warrington
TO the Monongahela River, a distance Of
IS miles. l ship by the car load. For
transportation 1 have paid. prior 10 The
9th Of March, S11 so per car load Of
10000 lbs. Since that time l have OBJ
tanned 4 special rate, and pay s. so per
car load Of 10000 lbs. In the summer Of
1873 l paid I'll SO per al load, while
parties who shipped from Glovers Gap,
seven miles further west, paid $40 per car
load. 1 pay from Warrington 10 Bali.
more $45 per car load.
NE. JfFPERs, OF HARRItoS.
John NJ. Jefers, a citizen Of Harrison
county, residing aud doing business at
Salem, after being sworn, said: 1 am
agent OF the B. & .. Railroad, doing their
business and handling the freightreceived
there. l find, under the last law Of the
State, a notice is required to be given to
the consignor that the goods are at the
depot before he, the agent, can charge
anything for storage. 1t is worth more
to notify them than the charges for stor.
age amount to, and 1t sometimes occurs
that property Is in store for ten days be-
fore the party TO whom II is consigned
receives 1t. Parties very often deny re-
ceiving the notice, and thus prevent me
from collecting any charges without proof
OF notice. The amount charged for stor-
age upon articles ia generally so small
that il will not justify a suit TO recover it.
In attempting TO classify the freights un-
der the law Of 1928, I find that the
same articles are included in different
classes, and there being q contradiction, ]
am unable 10 determine to which class
they belong and find It difficult to mani.
fest goods. | received compensation from
the company for manifesting goods, sell.
ing tickets, and like duties. l received
compensation from the consignors for
storage. after the article had remained
III the warehouse t~wenty.four hours,
and after twenty.four hours notice,
whenever the parties admit that they
have had notice. / am governed in max
ing my charges for freight and passen.
gers, by the Instructions OF the company,
and not by the law Of 1928. I:charge
from Salem TO Cherry Camp, a distance
Of two miles, not less than rs centson any
article however small. For u car load |
would charge S.. / charge TO Clarks.
burg, assistance Of fourteen miles, 8! cents
per hundred pounds. From Salem to
Long Run, 4 distance Of 81 miles, the
charges would be about l cents per hun.
bred. l have always ~endeavored to
charge not exceeding s cents per ton per
mile, except that my lowest charge Is 90
cents for any article. From Salem to
Smilhson 1 charge not to exceed 8 cents
per hundred. Since ! received the com.
panyis circular, dated July II, 1877, |
have been governed by II. The agents
along the line Of the road have made arr
engagements for the transaction Of their
business under the old Law. The law Of
1928 very materially Affects their in
terests and depreciates their property.
The charges for transportation OF lumber
under the instructions Of the company
are greater than prescribed by the law OF
1923. So far as my charges for storage
OF freight IL concerned, 1 am governed by
the law OF 1872 8; but in charges for
transportation [ am governed by the com.
pany. Since the reception OF the circular
OF July II, 1877, / would not charge the
IS per car load without instructions from
the company.
JOINT I. LATHAM, OF TAYLOR COUNTY.
John T. Latham, 4 citizen OF Taylor
county, after being sworn, said, l am
Freight Clerk at Grafton for the B. 4 o.
K. r. Our rates to Fetterman are $40
Of a cent per hundred. On 10000 pounds
TO Fetterman 1t would be so cents, by the
car load for short distances charge
S. per car under the instructions Of the
company. am governed by the tariff
sheet Of 1904 and special Instructions
since. This tariff has been very materi-
ally modified by special rates to different
points. Our rates from here TO Balti-
more are 40 cents per hundred on fourth
class; third class, 90; second class, so;
frat class, 95. For lumber TO Baltimore
81 so per ton per car load. From here
to Piedmont, fourth class, q; third
class, IS; second and first, 90.
81 ALLAN, OF TAYLOR.
s. L. Allen, a citizen Of Taylor county
and resident OF Grafton, being sworn
said: / received a shipment from Phila.