The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-06
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.D.4s;I Of Vice President Keyser Before
The Jrtnt Railroad Committee OF the
legislature Yesterday.
GESrLEuES:-l am here this morning in
response to your invitation, us the repre-.
sentative Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
pad Company, to confer in reference, to
the local tariffs Of the company, and to see
five can devise some means by which the
unfortunate difficulties ut present existing,
can be amicahy adjusted.
| desire to express the qualification it
affords me to meet this Joint Committee,
believing us do that u full investigation
olth facts connected with the company's
policy toward the State, will disabuse
yOurmindso the impressions which seem
OpeyaiI, that the company has in the
past, and is now pursuing a course mimi
cal to the interests OF your people.
In the first place desire to say that the
allegations made that the issuing OF the
circular Of February 95th, was done with
aview to intimidatc the Legislature, and
ina spirit of defiance, are entirely insor.
rect, and without Il shadow OF foundation.
This circular was Issued ut the instance
and under the advice OF the cOmpany's
counsel, two eminent lawyers ofthis State,
familiar with the terms OF the company's
charter, and assure you TINT their advice
vas reluctantly adopted by the officers OF
the company, who were all aware that the
withdrawal Of special rates, and the rails
iag Of the Wheeling rates to the maxim
um OF the local, il persisted in, must Of
necessity seriously derange tho business
interests on the line, and ut the chief com
nerCiAl city OF the State.
The legislature having seen fit, in the
TU Tdrrraio resolution, TO indicate de.
termination that the company must adj
here TO the strict and technical construc.
ton Of its charter, and to withdraw the
privilege, which custom had heretofore
accorded the company OF making special
ntes TO meet the necessities OF the ship.
Pen over its ROAD, the company had no
Ctler alternative hut to respectfully sub.
nit.
lnow desire to discuss the whole sub
g5tna spirit Of irankness, imbued US /
iaVi'h the tirIn conviction that more nc.
t1ate Information on your part OF the
actual relations existing between the par
YES must not only dOaway with all preju-
dlct but mnSt satisfy your committee that
such legislation as Is proposed can but re-
MIiln widespread disaster to oil our in
terestS; and desire to ask the committee,
Alter allowing me to submit the views OF
The company, and such evidence as | think
Necessary to sustain them. that they will
'a!'v and freely present all the alleged
grievances complained OF by their cOnstitu-
eas N order th0t they may be carefully
considered, aud, where necessary be cor.
tTl@I however, feel entirely confident
mat shall he able TO present so pluin
aSe Tor your consideration as will satisfy
yOG that, by issuing the new tariff, and
making such special rates rs the exigencies
Ol OaS'less OH the line require, the com.
pny will remove all possible ground Of
complaint.
Now, in the first place propose TO ex.
anime the new tariIl, and refer 10 the
passenger which have in my hand, and
SE the committee whether there are any
%E!MPaInts us to the rates imposed by It?
Ms basel upon n uniform rate of three
Wlts Ws Fef mile the governing rate between
Da!tmGre and Chicago, and tho same rate
Ss S adopted by all the roads within the
SaIe of Ohio.
SoI' joEnson--"l believe that the now
;Saslale iSt.le OF passenger rates is entirely sat
Slss'ory to the people"
Nr. Keyser continues: am Glad to
aeaF II, and will therefore drop that
ennch OF the subject.
.no% come to the freight tariffs, and
R,sse lassr u n y1n with n copy Of the new tariff
sSuTl NarcII lst, TO which ] ask yonr
careful attention. ~
III otSer, in the first place, to enable
you 70 lorm some correct estimate of the
@eFlIS OF thlSMrilF. | have had prepared
sM;ISlemCnt showing comparison OF It
tSM Me tariffs now in operation on the
Wut trunk Lines east OF the Ohio river,
Sau Sn jr Tlso showing 4 comparison with The
wv wv ltahE Lines west Of the river; and in
T,SSL TaS, 70 make i still more plain and intel.
Ss.Ge ,C.: ! havedividcd mp the distances in.
s', Sa'.'eaSc stretches, comparing the local
'ae 0l each Of these Trnnk Lines
~, IIsSn soe'e mileage subdivisions with tie
;rSvI j. a. 'atG! OF the Baltimore & Ohio Road
Jsr'S' J"eS' Virginia, and have added con.
STI,s %nseI =, statement showing in brief the re.
mSr 's ,.' VI !nese comparisons; and, that you
rss,S Sc'Ily the correctness Of these state.
r@nias % have brought with me printed
fsir. fr,vS OF the local tariffs OF the roads re,
So,"..,' ''s" ,lo' aud ask the gentlemen OF the
sr% sr%tts'uecio ~ look carefully into tho figures
al Sf Etttlty them, but hope become salts
l%", lN,onb'le Tue correctness Of the conclusions
,ior ,irTSppSe S.H 10 draw from them. As the cues
LssS.SS LSuS oeen rliRdin both houses, and as 4
d0e' dVSeN ~! openly asserted that the new tariff
n,s, ,S .ot make any material reluotion II
|, 1 NSoa y compared with the old, / thinl
ISS ISSTpef to submit a COPY Of the old taritE
Sru,a. ask SSk Your careful attention to tbl
neT M y S"u SIaSSiiiCations OF the old ant
The ro.l " oHser TO sustain the assertion o
t6p i"iahy 4" that not only a large reduc
nlia we rate Of each class has beer
SasscO,yn. lltat reduction in the genera
iS,SvasIon has also been made and I'M
Me agEeEate thCsc tw.o soJno,;s,,' ~, ~,