Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-23

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fective and modern machinery, aud all
the property of the company IN excel
lent condition. He was cordially well
coined at all points, and the most friend
~ appreciation expressed Of the Baltl-
more and Ohio road andof the cityof Bal
timore. The rapid strides of this port in
increasing its export and import busi-
ness, its growth in population and
wealth, with its improved navigation,
now having twenty five feet Of channel,
which is being improved by the action
of Congress granting the necessary APP
preparations to twenty-seven feet, thus
placing it at this high standard, so that
here after the largest that
can enter the port of
New York will meet ample facilities
and accommodations in the great har-
Tor at the head of the Chesapeake-are
all understood and marked.
The desire throughout the West is in
tense for competing ports upon the sea-
board, so that economy and rapidity In
handling shall reduce. through COMPETE
tive efforts for the trade, the charges TO
the consumer and the producer. Thus
the bonds of common interest,
strengthened by the requirements ofthe
enormous traffic between East and
West, create desire for increased COM
nerce over the lines of the Baltimore
and Ohio between Baltimore and the
great western centres of trade.
DETRIMENTAL BATES.
The recent discussions in Eastern and
Western cities, before the Advisory
Commission appointed to examine the
subject OF difierential rates between the
West and the chief cities of the Attain
tic seaboard, has attracted great atten-
ton. The investigation connected with
this subject have demonstrated anu
made generally known the enormous
geographical advantages of Baltimore,
and the great fact has been proven that
through its cheap coal, which literally
crops out at SO many points upon us
lines, the Baltimore and Ohio road had
for many years transported, and could
continue to transport, merchandise at
less cost per ton per mile than the New
York roads. For this reason increased
attention is given generally to the adj
vantages and economy of enlarging the
trade of the West with Baltimore. The
president had the satisfaction of stating
that not only were the lines OF the COM
pany in superior condition, but that the
plant had been greatly enlarged and
THE FACILITIES OF THE COMPANY
are now so great as to enable it to ham
die an immensely increased traffic.
The general policy of the company in
abOlishing the systems by which mid
die men had 50 long interviewed be-
tween the railways and the public in
services which could be better perform
ed by the railway companies, with di-
rect responsibility to those who en-
ployed them, received universal APP
prevail.
FIGHTING a MONOPOLY.
The improved and excellent accom-
modatious prepared by the company in
furnishing parlor and sleeping cars of
most modern and perfect description,
exclusively owning and working item;
the substitution of the Baltimore aud
Ohio Express" throughout its lines and
immediate connections, with a perfect
and approved service uncOnnected with
separate express companies; and par
ticulariy the establishment of great in
dependent telegraph saytem, with the
most effective and best appliance for
service to the public, as we'll as for its
own uses, met the strongest appreciation
and endorsement. The conviction on
this subject, universally expressed, was
that a single cOmpany-the Western
Union-claiming to represent a capital
of eighty millions OF dollars, and at
tempting to grasp the whole business of
the country, was most undesirable
monopoly, and that energetic and Wig
orOus competition, for the vas uses by
the people of the telegraph, was to be
hailed rs an incalculable benefit, when,
in response to inquiries, the president
stated at Chicago, ut st. Louis, Cincin-
natl and Other cities that the state
ments (which he was informed had
been frequently and recently made that
the Baltimore and Ohio Company was
about disposing of its entire telegraph
system to the great monopoly were
absolutely untrue, and that the basis
were equally false when hostile agents
had threatened the prOprietOrs of news
papers, especially who were using the
facilities of the Baltimore and Ohio tele-
graph, that, unless they transferred the
selvice to their organization, when the
Baltimore and OHIO telegraph was, as it
soon would be, absorbed by them, those
parties should suffer from increased
charges. In direct contradiction of all
such statements they were informed
that this company had deliberately de-
termined to maintain the absolute in
dependence of its telegraph system;
that it now owned and controlled thor
0ughly equipped superior lines between
Baltimore and Washington and all the
chief cities of the West, and that it was
arranging for cooperative relationS
through railway Companies to all the
centres of business in the South, and
that it was now rapidly constructing
first-class lines from Baltimore to Phil
adelphia and New York, and etfecting
such connections as would enable 1t to
maintain firmly and successfully its in
dependence as great competing or.
ganiZatlon.
CABLE COMPANIES COMBINATION.
During this period a combination of
the cable companies between Europe
and America has been effected by
which the rates for this important bus
iness have been suddenly doubled. Mer-
chants and representatives of the press,
largely interested, were informed that
a new cable line would be constructed
uuconnected with the companies which
had thus combined; that it would be ar
ranged to connect with the Baltimore
and Ohio system, and that it would
probably be landed on the shores of the
Chesapeake, and be permanently con-
nected as competing line to the COM
bined organization, and at reduced
rates, with the Baltimore and Ohio and
European Cable Company. The state
ment that the Congress of the United
States had, for the purpose of encourage
ing competition, given authority to rail-
way companies to construct lines OF
telegraph and furnish telegraph service
for the people, not only upon their own
railways, but through their states, 50
that no technical or hostile directors
with effective working
was received With great interest. Tue
perfect success of the telegraph lines
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company
attracted much favorable comment. 1t
was stated in Chicago that through
their direct lines, extending from rooms
of the Produce Exchange to those of the
Corn and Flour Exchange of Baltimore,