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

THE B. & o. ROAD.
An Abstract Of the Evidence TIA.
ken nj Various Points by the
Legislative Committee in
Regard 10 OVercharges
and Discrimination.
The Record that Will be submit
ted 10 the Next Legislature.
THE B. & o. ROAD.
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ME. John Janney, a citizen Of Berkeley
county, residing In Martinsburg, and do.
Ing business as a dealer in agricultural
implements, fertilizers and coal, after
first being duly sworn, said, that the Bal.
timore & Ohio Railroad charges the came
gross amount per ton for the ~transporta.
ton Of coal from Keystone & Piedmont
to Martinsburg, that 1t charges from the
same point 10 Locust Point Baltimore
and Harrisonburg, Va, the charge being
81 81 per ton. l am decidedly Of the
opinion that this coal ought to be trans
ported from Piedmont to Martinsburg
at The rate Of 81 % per ton. ! paid the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for trans.
porting n car load Of core from Mar
tinsburg to Baltimore about the 9Th day
Of February, 1877, containing about 4OS
bushels, the sum Of S45. Ipaid the pro-
ducer about 40 cents per buShel for that
corn. / pay s25 per a load on salt and
fertilizers from Baltimore to Martins.
burg. 1 paid in September, 1877, for
transportation per car load Of 10000 lbs.
from St. Louis to Martinsburg Ss4, and
from Chicago 10 M~artinsburg in August,
1877, per car load Of $4,000 lbs. s75 per
car load. Since tue opening Of the Cum.
berland Valley Railroad to M%artinsburg
the rates Of ireights on the B. & o. r. R.,
on general merchandise, have been lie.
duced from 40 cents to % cents per hun.
dred from Baltimore to Martinsburg.
Iasked the agent Of the D. & o. r. r
10 grant me special, or lower rates, than
their usual charges for transportation, rs
/ wasshipping q considerable quantity Of
corr TO different stations upon said road.
This the agent for the B. Il o. X. R. de.
clined 10 do unless l would enter into
& contract 10 ship no. less than a certain
specified amount. II / would enter into
such a contract the road would grant NE
the lower rates desired. This declined
to do, and was required 10 pay the usual
rates.
BARNETT CUsRwA's EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Barnett Cushwa, a citizen and real.
dent Of Berkeley county, after being duly
sworn, said Prior 10 the opening Of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, the charges
for shipping flour owe the D. & o. R, r.,
from MartinSburg 10 Baltimore, was 60
cent? per barrel b. the a load. Since
that time the Company charges for such
transportation at the rate Of SO cents per
barrel for car loads OF not lees than 100
barrels. II | would ship LEES than 100
barrels at one time l would be compelled
to pay a higher rate for transportation.
JOHN BuGHLs' EVIDENCE.
Mr.. John Hughes, a citizen Of Keyser,
Mineral county, alter first being sworn,
said: / sm engaged 10 general merchan.
diring at Keyser. The B. & o. Railroad
charge me, for transportation Of furni-
tnre from Marietta, o, 10 Keyser, a dis
lance Of 1914 miles, % cents per hundred
weight; from Parkersburg and Wheeling
the company charge me, for Transports.
ton Of furniture, SOC per hundred, double,
making 81 IS per hundred; from Wheel.
ing TO this place, a distance Of $50 miles,
The company charge me SOC per barrel
for -four and Csc Per hundred on heavy
groceries, such as. sugar, molasses and
coffee from Wheeling 10 this place the
company charge me 69c per hundred on
hrst-class freight, and from Toledo, o, !
paid Soc per hundred on the same class Of
freight aud 25c per hundred for fourth.
class freight; from Mansfield and Zanes-
vile, O., the company charge me 45c per
barrel for transportation Of flour; from
Martinsburg to Keyser, u distance Of l0l
miles, 1 have TO pay 50c per barrel freight
on flour in lots Of twenty barrels and 69c
per barrel for lots less than twenty; upon
stoves from Wheeling to this place | pay
69c per hundred, and from Wheeling TO
Piedmont 4Sc per hundred, thence to this
place 2Ic per hundred, making 45!c per
hundred where 1 frat ship 10 Piedmont
and then reship 10 this place, By the
policy OF the company in discriminating
against manufacturers and shippers
within this State, merchants and con-
sumers are driven 10 other States for
their supplies, when We would much pre-.
fer to buy from citizens oil our own
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