Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-13

THE RAIL ROAD FIGHT-lt is said that J. Ed
gar Thompson, the President Of the Pennsylvania
Central characlerizes the ruinous competition be.
tween the different rail roads from the West to the
East, an "insane" policy. Aud yet it is understood
To be the Pennsylvania Central, in conjunction with
The Cleveland g. Pittsburgh R. r. that opened the
war by cutting down of fare and Tieght to the low
rates now presiding
The object of this insane" conduct is well un-
ders.oood to be to withdraw from the Lake Shore
Line the through business from the West, so long
courted and sought after, but without avail. II is
therefore interesting TO note the comments Of
Pennsylvanians upon this state OF thngs as
brought about by their own favorite road. The
Pittsburgh GGzette, the oldest and the eading
press OF western Pennsylvania, thus decidedly
condemns the conduct Of their own Rail Way
manager 1t says with reference to the low rates
of through freight
II owe do not fear contradictions when we say that
| the Pennsylvania Road would be better of TO day,
! II il had never struggled 20 obtain this tIade IL
time past, and It Is losing money, now, on every
pound of it which It Is now carrying. THIS loss
Il makes up by srtOrtons on as local trade, and
! thus ITS best Customers are made 10 pay bonus 10
4 Utc company 70 eHuDto ~ 20 40 dtVShtB OhsAHtse
IN us competitions Nth other roads.
Again, after referring to the very low passenger
rates from Cleveland as advertised by the Cleye
land & Erie and the Cleveland & Pittsburg Road
the same paper adds;
Here we have but one route eastward and the
difference IL shown In the following rates, which
we extract from a haudbill recently issued by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
"Fare from Plitsburg-IO New York, $500
to Philadelphia, $1,000 to Baltimore $3.50,
Cleveland is l5O miles north west OF Pithburg
and yet this road is taking passengers to Phia
ldelphia and New York from Hers--a distance lbt
miles greater-at 50 less than from here. The fart
from Cleveland to Pittsburgh, TO those unfortunate
passengers who wish Ia pass only from one city L
the other is 50, IS, but the company which car
ries at this price, carries in the same cars passen
gers for New York aud Philadelphia at 81, rs Th'
fareirnm here oPhiladeph fthe passenger shoul'
have the vi luck 20 buy his ticket IN Pittsburg q
Sl0aud the man paying this price willprobably rld
all the way beside one who has bought his ticke
, in Cleveland aud from whom the company Wll
receive only S5,25l Thus the company carries tw
classes OF passengers IN the same cars, from one
a which it exacts full rates and from be other
0 which II demands only half rates The Cleveland
t CT can ride from Pittsburg 10 Philadelphia 70
S5,25; the PittsburgeT must pay elOl
II 1t would be useless to multiply words Ia expo
. sing such injustice as this The facts speak loud
j, ly enough.
r There is but one way TO remedy this injustice
and that Is to send TO Cleveland for tickets TO Phi
* adephia and New York 80 long as this insanit
prevails, The Pittsburger who wants TO 90 ca
3 will be fool he pays full rates when he can
for half price by sending to Cleveland Tor b
d ticket. .... ......