The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-04-20
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The Be- o. n. n. Investigation.

SIVoSu Ahs IoOVAs W h1hIuS GtluCHIe IVA
tho present, the last place Of their sit
ting being at ClarksbHrg on Tuesday o!
last week. At that place large nun.
Der Of business men reported 10 the
committee, and the evidence taken was
quite volumiaous and important, The
one shameful act is brought out pronli
ncntly, and it is supported by ample
evidence, thut the whole policy Of this
road Discriminate against the people
and the industries of West Virginia
Goods arc carried by this corporation.
without regard to distance, from any
POINT outside Of West Virginia to any
point on the road in West Virginia, for
less money than the same frcis ht is
carried q like distance from one point
to another within the State. For 10.
stance The Company charges greater
sum to carry freight from Parkersburg
to ClurksGrrg, (bOth these towns being
within the Statc), than it charges for
carrying the same freight from Mari.
ettp, Ohio. ria parkCrsburg to Clarks.
burg, or from Cincinnati 10 CIarksburc.
1t charges more for carrying articles
Of merchandise say FROM Moundsyillc
to Grafton than it does for carrying the
same freight from GAINESVILLE, or Mans.
field, or even Chicago,sia Mouulsville,
to Grafton.
On this point We present the sworn
testimony Of Mr.. J. 7. Osborn, Of
Clarksburg, which is, by tho way, only
cOrroboratiye of tue testimony Of all the
witnesses that were examined at every
point at which the Committee sat.
Mr.. Osborn is in tho foundry business
at Cla,ksburg. lie said:
Ipay on iron from Baltimore s. 90
per ton; from Wheeling So % per
ton; from Pittsburg IS 90 per ton
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The railroad company diicrlm'natcs
50 against Wheeling that 1t amounts
almost to perturbation TO got goods
from Wheeling, W. Va. The tFclghts
to this place arc lover IRON New York.
PennsylSania, Maryland, and Ono
than from points in our own State.
My freight from MchcespOFt, "a
arc carried here via OIL Cumberland
over tho baltimore aud oh1o railroad
II We had rates OF transportation
such as other states have our country
Woulc equal Massachusetts III few
years as a great manufacturing State
| have Travelled grea' deal over The
United Stntes' and ErVc visited the
thriving manufacturing sections oil Oul
country anu have moi seen anywhere t
locality which affords greater nnsrra
facilities Tor manufactures thaa West
Virginia Thriving industrious towns
are spF'hgIng up on tho lines Of rail-
roads in the North and West while
west virginia with decidedly supc'
rior natural advantages rema'us stag
nant and undevcl"pcd' This a'r
conhd0ns' Is caused principally by tho
constant discrimination OF the Balii'
moro and OHIO railroad against manu-
facturerS and shippers In tacs' the
industries oil the Stale arc represscd by
this policy Of tho road. ! AM thor
oughly satisfied that it the Baltimore