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

them and not for himself; that SO Tar as
be was concerned, the weights and rates
OF freight bills have always been put
upon his bill when requested.
c. T. HANsHAw, OF TAYLOR.
G. I. Hanshaw, a citizen Of Taylor
county, and \ resident Of Grafton, alter
being sworn, said: I an q merchant
and do a great deal Of shipping over the
B. & o. Railroad. / received flour from
Landensville, two miles west Of Cameron,
"a miles from this place, and pay freight
ut the rate Of 80 cents per barrel. From
Zaneyille, Q, to this place, 4 distance Of
40 miles, I pay 80 cents per barrel. I
paid on one tierce Of hams from Chicsgo
10 this place 80 cents per hundred. l
sometimes ship from the East through to
Wheeling and then back to Grafton, and
and thereby ave freights.
THos. v. HOWARD, OF GRAFTON.
Thomas v. Howard, a citizen Of Graf
ton, after being sworn said: / am in the
lumber business and have . Jaw mill at
Grafton; l ship lumber TO Cumberland
and Baltimore. We pay S38, per car
load from here to Cumberland; and TO
Baltimore S4s, per car load. A part Of
last year we had q better rate than that
ending on the LIST day Of January; viz $50
to Cumberland; S45 to Baltimore with 4
drawback OF $40 from Baltimore. The
capacity OF the different mills in the
vicinity Of Grafton to manufacture lum.
Der is about twenty million feet per an.
mum; but they do not make one-fourth
that amount. The estimated cost OF the
cheaper quantity OF wild oak, lumber de-
liyered on the cars here Is from Sl2 90 to
$l3 per thousand feet. Four thousand
feet OF green white oak Is considered 4
car load. We can't ship this lumber to
Cumberland or Baltimore from the fact
that the ireights will consume the in
creased price 10 those cities. l was offer
ed q contract for a bill Of lumber
Of the class above described by al
friend In Philadelphia. They offered
TO pay $25 per thousand de-
livered in Philadelphia. The best
rates we could get were Sl5 per thousand
for freight, hence we could not accept the
contract This lumber was for switch
timbers for railroad tracks. Our best
quality Of poplar lumber costs from SIG
to Sl8 per thousand on the cars here.
We get Tor this lumber in Cumberland
from 800 TO So per thousand feet, aud in
Baltimore we get about S25 per thou
sand feet. We ship very little oak lum.
Der east on account OF the high rates OF
freight. First class white oak lumber In
Baltimore for wheel.wrights is worth
from $25 to $50. This lumber on the
cars at this place would be worth abont
$l5, with \ very small margin at that
price. II this llmber could be put into
the markets OF either Baltimore or Phila-
delphia at $50 per car the mills would
run 10 their full capacity and afford q
reasonable profit TO their owners. OF il
this lumber could be shipped west at the
same rates the same results would fol.
low-s00 feet Of dry poplar lumber will
make a car load.
COL. BAYaA's STATEMENT.
Col. Bayha, Of Summit Point, states as
follows ::
Regarding determinations from our
point we pay IS cents on merchandise
from Baltimore, while the rate Of Mar
iinsburg Is only 20 cents. | received the
evidence from Mr.. Russell in the General
Freight Office IN Baltimore. wanted to
send some goods to Summit Point for my
family. Col. Cashwa was with me at the
time. He asked me 80 cents per hundred
pounds.
Mr.. Cashwa asked, 40 you not ship
for 20 cents TO Martinsburg" He an
swered, ayes, we have competition there"
| We have also to pay the same rate from
my point, as the rate from Chicago 10
Baltimore On grain. l also complain
that there Is no place TO receive or store
grain or produce at the Summit Point
depot. The consequence ia that our
wagons are detained for hours-frequent-
lySirom the fact that the cars are often
of on the switch, q distance from the
platform, and have TO wait for an engine
10 place them in d position to be loaded
I frequently haul grain to the depot,
aud Sm compelled TO haul II home
again owing 10 the lack OF Ia
cflities. Again when we deliver our
grain at the depot, they don't give us a
receipt but simply a form reading some.
what 10 this way, "a load OF grain sup.
posed 10 weigh (-)subject 70 re-weight
on arrival at BALTIMORE We ship TO
Baltimore, and lose by this means on an
average Of from five TO ak bushels to the
car-sometimes even as much as ten
bushels. l once asked the agent to weigh
my grain and give me n receipt. "Ifld do
co." he said, III will charge you special
rates-for less than car loads. l have
not only to weigh the grain myself, but
have to send two men TO unload II. The
grain has often TO stand open all night
without being locked up. 1 weigh every
bushel hat leaves my farm. | again
complain that they allow purchasers
along the road a rebate whilst farmers
have to pay the regular rates. One oil
the agents told me that he would give me
the Baltimore price on my grain. He
said be could do this from the fact that
he was allowed Il rebate. I wrote q let
ter of complaint last fall 10 Mr.. Keyser
and showed il 10 the agent, and sent 4
copy to Mr.. Ayerill. Mr.. Ayerill an.
swered that he would see me regarding It
but failed TO do SO. Mr.. Keyser answered
that he made the statement up and sent
1t to Mr.. Butler.
cHAs. s. sENsEsEY, OF WHEELING.
Mr.. Chas. s. s~enseney, 4 citizen Of
Wheeling, and a member Of the firm Of
Joseph Bell & Co. manufacturers Of stoves
&C., after being sworn, said: Weship =
large quantity OF our manufactures over
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad 10 almost
all points between Wheeling and Staun-
ton Wa. From Wheeling to stauntonin
quantities Of less than 5000 pounds,
wa pay freight at the rate Of 43 cents per
hundred and upon goods exceeding 5000
10 our manifest our rates are much lower
and are as cheap rs any body could ask.
The rates 10 H%arrisonburg and Woodstock
are the same. Some four weeks ugo, the
rates To any point on the Valley railroad,
this side OF Staunton, were 95 cents per
hundred poundE; but then rates have re-
Gently been reduced to 4S cents per hun.
dred pounds. Al Martinsburg, Cumber-
land and Piedmont the rates are 4S cents
per hundred pounds. Last fall the tates
10 Keyser were much higher than 10 Pied.
mont, consequently goods intended Tor
Keyser were first shipped TO Piedmont
aud then re-shiPped 10 Reyser. Goods