Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-05-28
sincere.
THE Coal Trade Journal says ::

are working, anu these only W III NV
orders.
And this is the end of all that
tempest in the Meyersdals teapot
last winter. After succeeding in
blacklegging themselves down to the
Clearfeld rate upon the plea that
their salvation depended upon the
blacklegs, they come up now whining
atout the Pennsylvania railroad, etc.
When we hear from them again-how.
ever, let our own miners take warn
ing that promises of more work at lie 8
wages do not always pan out, and
then the blame is laid upon some
thing out of reach.
The conclusion of the Board of
Public Works, reached on the 18th
inst, published in the Baltimore Sun
Friday of last week, appears upon
our first page, together with letter
to the governor from tho president of
the canal company.
The text of the conclusion was
found by the enterprising and thought
full reporter in "Gov. Hamilton own
handwriting" 1t is, moreover, a
prosy display of the terms of execu-
tive capitula'ion to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company-a sing-song
monody whose burden is-"the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company,
having agreed" ETC., the Board
holds" recommends" "orlers,"
as the case may tie, thus and so.
What the result would have been if
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany had not agreed to SO many al
legged "amicable and lair solutions OF
the present differences" Is not state
This paper is followed by strong
perspicuous statement from Mr.. Cor
man. Readers of the JOURNAL will
discover that its position throughout
is sustained by the latter's very ag-
greasive and conclusive arguments.
In general way and without hostil-
ity to any railroad corporation, it is
decisively set forth that no company
has or can have ercluSive privileges,
and in this case particularly that the
new'road has undoubted legal rights
which the State should protect and
maintain.
We are more than ever convinced
that, whatever the issue of this great
controversy, the new road manage
ment o,res IL, not only to Itself, lm TO
the people, to reject TO the last moment
oftime any and every proposal, CT COM
promise, Which ,muotres abandonment
gifts hgalrigh to cross at grade
In the printed reports of the Board
Of Public Works proposed compro
mise of the railroad imbroglo it is
observed that wherever the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company objected"
to suggestion, it was, as a matter Of
courss, dropped. Even the hint 10
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad company to afford the con-
nection with their track, when met by
the inevitable objection was treat
ed like hot potato.
Why Z?
Ostensibly because those companies
enjoy immunities Of which they can
not be Invested.
At the same time the Board saw
proper TO "recommend," yea, "earntst-
~ recommend" yea more, "moSt ear
nestly recommend" in the interest OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
pany's own "amicable and fair solu-
tion Of the present differences" that
the new read management should
abandon ALL it had contested for and
gained-i,s climacteric object he
right to cross at grade
All the clap-trap about the "Balti-
more and Ohio railroad comr any
having agreed TO so and SO, goes for
little more than subtle eff TT to Sc.
duce public criticism into lodging Che
responsibility Of negative results u! on
the other side.
The right to cross at grade belongs
10 the Georges Creek and Cumberland
railroad company by title clear as
monday. Why should they abandon
it9 Why should they be required to
abandon it by competitor who has
no right to prevent its exercise, or by
Board that should be appropriated
as to interests, impartial as to claims,
but memorable as to lawful rights2
A similar privilege is guaranteed by