Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1877 — Baltimore’s Losses by the Strike. [ARTICLE]

Baltimore’s Losses by the Strike.

Attention Jias been called in the Gctzette a number of times to the serious losses, caused by the strike on the Baltimore and Ohio road, to nearly every industry and branch of trade, wholesale and retail. It is of course impossible to estimate witli absolute accuracy the amount of loss, in dollars and emits. Inquiry by the Gazette into this question makes it certain, however, that it does not fall short of several million dollars. The railroad company itself has done no freight business, its passenger traffic has fallen off to a mere nothing, and freight of “all kinds, detained at various points, has suffered more or less damage, some of it having been rendered utterly worthless. The railroad property near Mount Clare destroyed by fire was alone valued at about $50,000 and the loss by other causes has been at least $500,000. The petroleum trade has been one of the greatest sufferers. The loss to this branch of trade may be put down at SIOO,OOO, the loss to the grain trade at $50,000, to the coal trade at $25,000, to the wholesale liquor trade at $50,000, to tlie liquor saloon&at $50,000 (estimating that the 500 saloons made an average of only $lO a day), to the cattle trade at $60,000, and to other trades at $500,000. Besides these items are to be considered the cost of the burning of the sash factories near President street depot, $50,000; the maintenance of tlie troops, $25,000, and of the special police, ©IO,OOO. Thora aro, furthermore, to be taken into account the stoppage of manufacturing, and consequently of wages, the effect of this upon the retail trades, and another item is presented. of not less than $1300,000. This makes a grand total of nearly $2,000,000, a sum that will, it is believed, come with - in the actual figures could they be positively ascertained. The following table will show more clearly an approximate estimate of the losses incurred by the various trades: Baltimore and Ohio, by fire f 50,000 Baltimore and Ohio, other causes 500.000 Petroleum trade IOOjOOO Grain trade 50,000 Coal trade 25.000 Wholesale liquor trade 50,1)00 Retail trade 50,0< 0 Cattle trade 60,000 Other trades (including hotels) 500,000 Sash factories burned 50,000 Maintenance of troops 25,000 Special police 15,000 Wages, retail trades, etc 300,000 Total $1,775,000 —Baltimore Gazette.