The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-21
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/ h"p ' .J ,J,e c. ( +. road at this
stt tSts,."'. 9, ,.,,, received last month va was
| Ldss5'4 t''S ,I,;S C.ph receipts Sfs,'
p' ', ,.rp, may suppose that this
ant ,s,,ep tie number OF cars re-
GsfHN .uA the ears sent away
eio! eio,..,n,. .s.s ,i,ge balance Of trade
',''5s ',,s ':aa.t die Martins 81, Ferry RI,
p % - 4 nj. !, r5t'i~ etse-At least no, ;,
vieial,', ~. I"y ,,pp, 4. might be inferred
tOt'I Nv" ,,,... The cars received at
;.,, tt'a 'as% 'sig: ! .nst deal OF raw mate
nA %' ~, wv "a, aa!y their manufactured
and n.s Ts MI iioalt,c all the ears received
pfo4|s |f,rI haleI With manufactured
d'Ia',. ~. = IL. not follow that they SO
t., .n,,r. Many them on the con-
s,g s,t = js,s oa!4 with coal soal ''Gm S'a,,lhs the
n's.. nGl ,l,uts to Martins Ferry, further t,
'u'. ,r,, An immcuseamount OF coal
wv. ..,n. Ale in the cars employed TO
~, s e,rs ioa that rSsion to the vari.
VIZ, ',,a,5, d this region. Still, OF course,
Wv # ,!cm q hack empty, and this
~, ,'I' ,,k iyiira,cs The necessity, so far as
he rs!pel is conccrHed, OF en-.
.o,,, in, sscll a policy on its part toward
as will increase return
,,,,,a. Ch@ytransporla,ion, more than
,,y an, esrncy, stimulates the develop.
ntutoi fa,aasl nsourrrs, Even with the
,,,s,a p>oarc ci Ills region for manu-.
.trrss, they voa'd have lain dor.
c,r, br, b; the i.lc. tia: they were OH the
,,uE, ola nayi.lhte river. And now that
,jlr,at, haze - largely superseded the
iyc, in lie transportation OF tonnage, the
VI Development Of the resources OF this
alI4y lies with them. Ii the product of
cr manufacturing concerns was more
e1,yeqral to The ireightroom required to
rim, certain kinds Of raw material here,
l,s siyin. the cars Il. letter distribution
iri.jlts the cost oi freight could be
literally reduced. Railroads like ships
,,sirc relGn ctr.oeS in order to divide
e cost o;the voyage. II ships 60 back
i!h deal ballast they must tax the return
~ al the higher ior the expenses OF the
qli trip. And SO with railroads. II
iirOa.ls would look 1t their true interests
Involve! in the encouragement OF the
1elopuent OF the natural resources local
The N.ion they traverse, they would
.ii EpasuTe and paving traffic both in
.ish; anil passengers. This was the
iHcipG lail down in Gouii's letter to
witt lecenl'y Published in our columns.
reap transportation not ouly multiplies
.ish,, butt tends directly to material i'll
eae in population. thus providing not
Ny milk tEt crcaill in the way OF q pay
{, Business Tor railroads. One OF the
roHget points made against the B. 4 O.
ss1sgmcHs in West Virginia has been
ha, its l'liNyil regard 10 local rates was
'sA thai n9'h!Rs in the way oil ou.grow.h
business Has stimulated along its line.
Tas not wiling TO SOW seed this year and
p the crop next year or the year after.
Hcr, lie a ship carrying dead ballast
way, the local freight had to be taxed
make up ior the expenses OF the round
. This policy has been arraigncd rs
orHd, and there is no doubt that it is
'rad. Cheap local transportation is the
meafs upon which y railroad can rely
4 EuHaacnt business at fair rates.