The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-06
T.. VI. A. =. rREuGMTAGE.
And the Competition Involved
Between Pittsburgh
and Wheeling.

MoRGANrowN, Feb. 20.=There is
no little interest manifest upon the
part of the business men of the town
concerning the effect the new rail
road will have on the business of
this section. With the opening of
the road the cost of shipping goods
either from Fairmont, Fairchance or
by river was very much reduced.
The cutting of freight is now between
the boats and the b. & O. Company
As yet prices for shipping have not
been fully determined. and this
chaotic state is in no small degree
productive of the uneasiness.
Formerly Pittsburg had a monop-
oily of the trade in this section which
was made accessible to them by the
river This was true notwithstand-
ing that all the locks ON the river
below are not finished which com
PEELED merchandise at times To he
sent ON fiat boats. This at times of
course was not productive of general
satisfaction, and out of this fact the
b. &. O. may gain the carrying trade
to some extent provided the freight
age from Wheeling and Pittshurg
were practically the same. To men
ton Wheeling in this connection
may cause a look of surprise to he
pictured on the countenances of
those who have not thought over the
situation BY the F., NJ. d F., that
city is placed on an equal footing
with Pittsburg to contend for the
trade in this section The cost of
shipping goods from Pittsburg by
river and from Wheeling by rail has
not yet been fully determined and
this fact is source of no little
trouble both to the travelling com
mercial men of the two cities and
our merchants. The matter of
freight will decide the question
which city will control. But small
difference in favor of Wheeling will
not cause our merchants to buy
from there as soon as might be sus-
pccted Some OF the Pittshurg
wholesale men say they will sell ut n
smaller profit than formerly under
the existing circumstances. The f.,
NJ. d p. road will be completed to
Unontown, Pennsylvania, It distance
of twenty five miles in short time,
where it will connect with a track OF
the b. IL o. that runs TO Pittsburg,
When this is done the skipping from
that city will be much increased
1t is their intention to hold the trade
here until that is done, if they arc
compelled to do so at small disad
vantage.
When the question of freightage
is determined upon, if Wheeling is
given show their business men will
Immediately take advantage of it.
While the road is, as it is, incomplete
is the time for the business men oi
that city to get in their good work
and secure II foot-hold.
Sometime ago our merchants
bought considerable amount OF
hardware and nails from Wheeling
but more recently Pittsburg has, te
a large extent, gained this, not on
account of furnishing superior
product, but the cost of shipping
caused the change.
The trade in this section is Ger
tainly worth gaining. Quite re
gion of territory is opened up by tho
new road and merchants for miles
back will have their goods shipped
to some point along the line. This
in connection with the trade at this
point furnishes quite an extensive
and desirable market. Correspond
ence Of the Register.