The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-21

6.1sIli baltimore sun winch rarely pre-
sunes 10 say n critical word Of any kind in
4 regard 10 the management OF the Baltimore
,fand Ohio road, Is moved at last 10 berate
( It's want OF public spirit, or even enlight.
4 ene,l seli.intercst, in the carriage OF the
\ mails. 1t shows that when even the OBJ
z portuniiy is offered to It by the Post Office
department to compete with mails from
New York aud Philadelphia, It will persist
Sin arranging It's schedule so that Baltimore
mails shall not be delivered along the road
1 al seasonablc hours. For instance, us n
specimen Of its tardy and old ioeyish spirit,
sit Starts out u postal car from Baltimore at
$50 in the morning, which stops over at
3slIarper's Ferry and Marinsburg for the
Il train that leaves Baltimore ut $50 i. u.
The difference In enterprise, and in their
/ appreciation OF what is due the public,
( is shown by the way schedules orc ar.
Z ranged on the New York Central 4 Penn.
4 sylyania lines. For instance, the morning
mail from New York is delivered Mt Alba.
my, l42 miles ut $50 A. ". and at Roches.
Ster, 30i miles, at .i:40 r. NJ, and at Buffalo,
i 4l0 miles, at 100 r. ~. So also on the
i the Pennsylvania road, the morning mail
A from New York is delivered at Harrisburg,
z jos miles, ut II A. ". and at
Pittsburgh, Al miles, at 500 r. NJ
but on the slow going road wagons Of the
eB.&O. the morning mail from Baltimore is
mot delivered as far west rs Martinsburg
Iii miles, until 1900 =. NJ, or until after
1.-THE morning mail from Philadelphia has
4 reached that place. Nor does it reach
4 Cumberland, 1S5 miles, until 1886 =. ". nor
Grafton, o0i miles, until 7:aa7 i. ~, nor
Wheeling, 303 miles, until 1885 midnight.
3f This is Mr.. CARROTS idea Of enterprise.
lit is characteristic Of the way he has always
/ run his road. lie ought to have on the
] top Of his postal cars the old rusty and
: worm eaten sign that used TO overlians the
y Office Of "Robert Garrett & Sons" rs a
i motto. The remarks OF the san apply to
L the way the mails are run from this city.
The first train in the morning starts at l:35,
and on this the morning papers must 20,
containing only part OF the news OF the
day, or else they must wait over until S:45
ssand miss connections Mt Grafton. The
;1:& train is not mail train and carries
&only packages for news agents. Regular
subscribers cannot get their papers by it. 1t
serves no business interests OF this city
whatever. The remarks OF the Sun in re.
gard to Baltimore under this head apply
also to Wheeling. 1t says:
~ The San recently pointed out the indis.
Ssoluble nature OF the tic which Joins The
Interests Of Il city with the early delivery Of
Sthe mails, showing that city competing
with Others for business cannot afford 10
send out its business letters, market re-
ports, news and advertisements an hour
earlier than its competitor. 1t would be
easy. to show that railroad is directly con-
2cerned in the creation Of early fnst mails
between 1t metropolitan terminus and The
territory over which its extends its trunk
and branches. Fast mails facilitate bust
1 ness, and on every dollars worth of bust
mess the railroad gets its percentage. F.
I'M Mr. Garrett ought to heed these gentle
words Of the Sun. He ought to recognize
how hard it is for q Baltimore paper 10
work itself up to the point Of Gliding him
even in a gingerly way, and therefore that
its delicate protests must necessarily mean
much more than I'm ordinary criticism.
sMr. Garrett ought not to so manage bis
road as to make everybody wish he was
relieved and the road turned over to some.
body who is imbued with the spirit Of
modern times. And, finally, Mr.. Garret
ought to think enough Of the public inter
sests at this end Of the line TO give the peo-
pie train East at five or six in tho morn.
ing.