The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-24
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Answer u Charge of ExtortIun-Ratcs
That are Very Liberal.
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Answer u charge OF ENtOftlun-lutCb
That IRE Very Liberal.
10 tic Editor Of the lntelliJcacGr.
Sm:-A writer in tho Mews OF this
morning, over the signature OF "Close
Observer" makes some statements re-
garding tho rates OF fare on our road,
which are not only ridiCulously false,
but arc calculated-as was, no doubt,
the object OF the writer-to mislead
and prejudice the public.
observer commences by stating
that he is "a daily rider" on the
Wheeling and Elm Grove railroad, con-
tinues by saying that the rate OF fare
for five miles is 80 cents and concludes
with the remarkable observation that
"this is robbing the working man from
procuring n cheap home for himself"
Allow us to state that no daily rider
for five miles pays thirty cents per
round trip on our road, and any state.
ment to the contrary is false. Wheel
ing Park is five and a half miles from
u station, by our line, or eleven miles
round trip, and our rate Of fare, round
trip, is but twenty-five cents, while the
round trip rate for q single ticket to
Elm Grove, q fifteen mile ride, is but
thirty cents. But no daily rider" pays
these prices, which are for occasional or
transient passengers. If Observer is a
daily rider and has ordinary business
sense, ho either buys u fifty trip book,
good for himself or any member OF his
family until 1t is used up, or a sixtytrip
monthly ticket, good only for himself
mot transiorable) and rides for n small
fraction OF the regular rates, us follows:p
II he travels between tho city and
Elm Grove, seven miles and u half each
way, or fifteen miles for the round trip,
he pays but twelve cents each way on
his fifty trip book, or but eight and one
quarter cents each way on his sixty
trip card, or twenty-four cents for the
round trip in the one case, and sixteen
and one.half cents for the round trip in
the other, tho distance being fifteen
miles. II he rides between the city aud
tho Park, h0 pays ten cents each way
in the ono case, and but six and one.
half cents each way in tho other, or
twenty and thirteen cents, respect
lively, for the round trip. II he
rides between Wheeling and Pleasant
Valley no pays but eight cents
each way OH the fifty trip book, and but
six cents each way on the sixty trip
card, the round trip being nine miles
by our line; and ii he rides between
Wheeling and Altenheim, he pays but
six aud one.halt cents on the fifty trip
book, and hut i've aud one-hali cents
each way on tho sixty trip card, the
round trip distance being seven miles,
while il ho goes to and from Fulton, he
pays but four and one.half cents each
way, or nine cents for the round trip.
These rates not only prove conclusivcly
that the published statement OF "Closo
Observer" are false, but they will com.
pare favorRbly, viewed in tho light Of
public interest, with tho rates u any
other road.
Tho Wheeling and Elm Groyb rail-
road makes long hauls, II trayerscs, for
the most part, a sparsely settled soc.
ton, where people do not Jump on and
of the cars every few hundred yards,
10 In q built.up city. IL sturts, Ns u
rule, with Its load made up whom IL
leaves the city station, and passengers
arc dropped off along tho limo until tho
other terminus Is reached, very low
pdOIllOl hu u AulNt bpNlhllE Nlu CWTH SIl
route for q way station further out tho
lino, Whether Its faro per milo Is lg-
ured from tho city to Fulton or from
tho city to Elm Grove, tho first named
boing four and ono.half miles round
trip from the city station and tho lat.
ter lilcOn miles for tho round trip, It's
mileage will be found lower than tho
average rate OF fare paid In tho city or
between tho city aud Ohio towns, and
II docs not lie III tho mouth Of "Closu
Observer" to disprove II by any such
statement rs that published this morn.
ing--that no makes daily rides" OH
our limo at tho rate Of 80 cents for u
tivc.mito round trip.
In addition to tho Communication tick
Ots and books, referred TO above, the
road issues school card, emitting the
holder 10 two rides every day, for 81 80
per month, or D cents each way from
Wheeling TO tho Grove, and also u
special round trip ticket, allowing stop.