The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-04
DURHAM RECORDER
Il. Q. HACKNEY. Editor. Pro.
WEDNESDAY May 4, 1892.
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO.
This Road Will Sell Cheap Tick
cts TO Millions or Acres OF
Free Land to be Opened.


ritory will be thrown open to
settlers. Those contemplating
availing themselves of this OPP
portunity to secure free homes
will find the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad the quickest route from
any point in the East to the In
dian Territory. Four trains
daily from New York. Philadel-
phia, Chester, Wilmington,
Baltimore. Washington, Cum
berland, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
and all intermediate stations.
All persons contemplating set
Ting at any point in the West,
however distant, are requested
to write to Chas. o. Scull, GEN
eral Passenger Agent, B. & o..
r. R., Baltimore, Nd, for full
information as to rates, times Of
trains, and sleeping-car accom-
modatlons from any point East
to any point West.
The freight facilities The
REcoRDRR would specially call
the attention of our tobacco
manufacturers, leaf dealers &C.,
to this road-those wishing to
make the quickest time.
Under the efficient manage.
ment of Mr.. Mayer, the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Chas. 0. Scull,
General Passenger Agent, the
road has been changed in a
most wonderful way. II was
our pleasure a few days months
ago to pass over this road and
we found every thing that mon
ey and skill could do for the
convenience and comfort of the
travelling public Fast vestibule
cars provided with the comforts
that make each passenger feel
Xix a prince. In speaking Of
the President Of the road and its
rapid growth as one Of the great
estthoroughfares Of the country
a paper recently said:
The extraordinary recovery of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road in little more than four
wears from apparent insolvency
70 tile declaration Of . 20 per
cent. stock dividend, or near 5
per cent. for every year of de-
ferred dividends, the whole re p.
presented by cash or property
added, attests both the vitality
OF the property and the efficiency
Of Charles +. Mayer, the Presi.
dent. He is understood to have
been selected by Miss Mary Gar.
rstt, as the legatee OF very
great stecK interest IN this prop.
erfy, 70 repair the damages 81
the past and raise the instru-
mentality TO the standard OF the
best railroad civilization. The
fact was that the old manage
ment took from the road both
its earnings and its betterments
and strained every thing TO make
a great dividend showing, issu.
ing bonds where stock should
have been issued. The stock Ii
now with the stock dividend only
$3.50. co. 900, while the clear pro.
fits Of the company were alone
$1,000, 900 last year. or II per
cent. Mr.. Mayer spent S6,2DO,.
900 last year upon equipment,
track and structures. The Pitts.
burg and Chicago Junction
Line will be open next spring,
making the shortest and most
central and newest line from
East 70 West. Itlnay be asked
who il Charles u. Mayer He is
the grandson Of o Holland, Am.
sterdam, Junior merchant, who
came TO Baltimore in 1854. This
man was the Wurtemburg Con.
sul-General also, and was de-
scended frem mercantile fam.
lily at Ulm, Germany. lilo had
three sons, Lewis, Charles
and Colonel Bfantz Mayer, the
second a lawyer, the latter an
historian and regular army Off.
Ger. Lewis Mayer, father Of our
railway President, went TO uni
yersities in Europe, and return
ed to begin the development Of
large Anthracite coal properties
In Pennsylvania patrimonial in
the family. He married at
Lancaster, Penn, his cousin,
Susan o. Mayer, daughter Of a
merchant and State Senator
there. The son, Charles "
married in 1896, Susan Douglas
Keim, daughterof Hon. George