Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-26
"Not War but Busiuess.-

Under this head q writer in the Baltimore
American defends the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company from the charge of constantly max
ing railroad war upon the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to the inconvenience OF
passengers. He says:
:" 1t has been repeatedly stated, and well sub
stantiated, that the Baltimore and Potomac
road was built through the instrumentality OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, because
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
absolutely and persistently refused to grant
fair and reasonable facilities to the travel and
business OF the former through and south of our
city. The last-named company would not sell
tickets, or permit then TO be sold where it had
control, over any of the Pennsylvania lines ami
il assumed the right TO say to that organization
which had completed great railroad syste N to
Baltimore that beyond this point it should not,
In any shape or manner. extend its facilities to
the people. The Pennsylvania company would
not and could not submit to this dictation, an;
caused the new road, at heavy expense, to be-
built TO Washington, connecting here with its
lines East, North, and West. Having built
this road, it was only natural that the
pay, and they therefore ran through trains over
IT from the National Capital to all important
points. But they did not stop any trains run by
the Baltimore and Ohio. These were continued
between New York and Washington over the
Philadelphia, Wilmington Snd Baltimore and
the New Jersey roads, as long as they carried
passengers enough to pay the expenses of trans
porting them. THIS, unfortunately, was not
very long, and the number of trains was red lcei
to one. the night line, which was kept on until
the 2lst inst, when experience had clearly
proven that even this one could not secure PAS
sengers enough TO pay the two companies over
whose roads it ran FOR transporting it. and it was
discontinued. So far from the PENNSYLVANIA
company making any war upon its rival here.
it always has sold, and does now, sell ticket,
and check baggage at its offices, east of Phila
nelphia, over the Baltimore and Ohio road. t.
Washington and the South and West to al
PARSONS who desire them.
I his fairness is met by the last named COM
psny absolutely refusing TO sell tickets at its Of
Noes over the Pennsylvania companys lines
al when it had the monopoly of the southern
&C INJECTIONS few years ago, it would not sell
or permit the sale of tickets over the Pennsyl-
Vania loads, even to local stations.
So far as the public can perceive, this is not
railroad WAT on the part Of the Pennsylvani
Company, but a mere me- ...a5f g. business Th~
policy ii adopts is to offer the best possible ac-
commodations to the travelling public, wher-
ever its lines extend, and thus secure patronage
When it was interfered with last summer, be-
tween Washington and New York, it improyised
the "Air- Line Route" via York, Pa, and more
than held its own against a forced rivalry. This
paSter stroke Of railroad arrangement 1,,uon.
strated that ihefe we're more ways than one OF
getting north and east from Baltimore, and tina.
no new monopoly could be created on that line.
1t is hardly necessary, therefore, to announce
that no such movement is to be attempted"