The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-16

granted you upon the great bulk Of 20
traffic or transportation to and from h
Great West, but whatever rate you M
FIX for that trade, you must grant the san
: rate to the citizens Of this State" f'f
THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.
Thus did the General Assembly embra
the golden opportunity 10 secure
Wheeling land TO other parts OF the Stat
as weshall see hereaiter)a land her products
position ofequallty with the Commoditi
OF the great West In their race for Il
Eastern markets. She has the undoubtt
right 10 have her citizens and proper
transported between Wheeling and Bali
more at the same rate per mile that
granted TO the citizens OF Cincinnati
Chicago and st. Louis. The original act
incorporation fixed, and all Subsequer
acts, recognize the western terminus Of th
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Obi
river, and without the consent OF the Lei
stature, the company cannot change III
location Of their western terminus. /
contemplation Of law their road ends at O
.on the Ohio river" II Is admitted tina
i Western freight and passengers ar
brought to this western terminus by pr
yate individuals or common carriers, owe
which the b. & o. X. r. Co. had no con
troll, then the company ls required to gran
10 the city OF Wheeling the same rates o
charges for transportation East that sh
grants TO the Western freight and passen
gers.
But i is claimed that II the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad Company go into the Stat,
Of Ohio and purchase or lease railroad
connecting with their road, and transpor
freight and passengers from Western
states continuously over such leased roaG
and the Baltimore& Ohio Railroad, within
or through this State, then we have nc
right to enquire into the rate OF charges
from tho shipping points In the Western
States to Its destination or point OF consign
ment or the pro.rate charge for transpofta
ton through this State. We submit that I'M
proposition is wholly inleiensible, Car
the company change the law OF the State
without the consent Of the Legislature
Can Il change the law OF It's creation with,
out the consent Of the creator? Can Il
avoid the requirements OF the law by
such device? Can 1t do indirectly what
1t cannot do directly Fors long number
Of years the Central Ohio Railroad was
managed as connecting line with, but
entirely Independent OF the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad. During all this time
iirelghts and passengers going to and com.
ing from baltimore were delivered to and
received from the Central Ohio Railroad at
BenwQod, and the rates OF charges for the
same over the latter road must DO the same,
It Is admitted, as the rates between Wheel.
ing and Baltimore. Now what effect did
the leasing OF the Central Ohio by the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company have
upon the law in this case7, 4hsolutely
none. It GOULD not phange the legal ler.
minus OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ana therefore could not abrogate or change
The law relating TO the legal terminus.
From the law therefore we deduce
THE FOLLOWING RULE.
The BIZ 0. Railroad COmpany mus. u,.v.
GiN, deermhe gl dGelaR he irt III rats '1 o.
charges or 70 te charged from time 10 time for
freighil and passengers bst,usen
BGtt'P!9rf gn9 qRg pqinl On Heir sid rad as
IcFnet by Me tauS Of lflylnia, iriLain a direct
distance q fle miles from lie Ohio riyer, lrItett.
e sald passengers and jreights be received or dl.
ttered bvsaid company from or 10 anu indirid.
ldt or common carrier or corporation under
Metr ConIrg 9r QttFptse, and bgpjng "a ascer.
aimed, delermipsI and declared saitl rate, Ney
nua Charge Tho same rate for tgansporiill0
fretghts and passengers betueen IYheeltnq and
Baltimore. ~
DEDUCTIONS PROM ruE RUIZ.
1t will be observed that in all these acts
me ,r:4te Ct transportation Is nat tixed &C.
::ordlng TO the DISTANCE, that Is, one rate
Tor q long DISTANCE and another and a Cif.
I.ercnt rate toF Q short distance, but It ia
liked at SO much per mile, whether the
distance be long or short. These laws do
not recognize any difference between
what is known as through and way"
passengers and treightS, and do nat author.
Ize any dlnerenGes In the rate per mile,
whether the distance transported be one
mile or one hundred miles. -'',.0
The proYiso Of the Gih section Of March
Y istf, paHtalGea still mora stringent re.
strlctions upon the company in the exer-
clse Of Its powers to charge for transporta.
vent the company from CHARGING , - re
lSiss mus lnpalrlng the facilities 10 he
gained ~ our citizens eF reason Of the
y OF the road; and depriving
them Of the natural advantages they DOS.
sessed by reason Of their proIimity 10 the
aasEsth markets. The fertility Of the soil
and the low price Of lands would enable
Jug farmer IN the West to produce an I'M
m t. Quantity 81 agricultural products at
cGs' iar Oelow what 1t would cost Vir-
S j. ~ farmer 70 produce like artifles, and
! 'Ila TatlloaA Go@pany weEo pleased to
" ~ T. S?M,u Dy unjust and arbitrary
hring him into a sS;nsn tne virginia farmer
lie Svnatasn .uth ious competition with
,sIoJ taS o ~ .p Drs!.lren. Inc grg'nian
1IfEon5S " 4n sppFSM '4yaF lgaM tAe road,
~ H4y hAEs aeen llstly entitled
IoLcr o %S "aS pttVate properly mad been
I5o non % aPprOFL,sG % Us own use by
rant S SG tItIyI sitE she company h9a been
persons and property upon Ills N great I INK.
lie thoroughlare; but lie had a riSht IN" to
protection against invidious discrimina.
ion against him by this corporation. This
proYiso most effectqally ACCOMPANIES The
object. " " ''.."s Us ''''''tff w III