Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-10
EELHLEeT0E. DEL.
"Wednesday AfteFnocns sept. 10.
TIE RAILROAD CONTEST, AND WHAT HUsI
re BONE

WEDNESDAY ArtGFuoous Sopts I've
THE RAILROAD CONTEST, AND WHAT KUsr
BE BONE.
The temporary peace among the four parties
concerned in the New York and Wilmington rail- |
way contest, It is thought by intelligent OBJ |
servers, will not continnelong. The PennsylvaniA
Company lie 90 intimately allied to the Baltimore
and Potomac line, and the latter is 90 bitterly |
antagonists to the Baltimore and Ohio, that
peace cannot be permanently maintained. The
present calm is hollow truce.
Several of the prominent newspapers OF the
country. Including our neighbor. the Baltimore
American. have recently reviewed the rumors Of
new movements Published by the COMMERCIAL,
and the American says -
''It is pretty we'll understood in railway circles
that the Pennsylvania Railroad would have re-
fused TO continue throueh-rate arrangements
with the Baltimore and ohio upon the compile
tion Of the through line via the Union and BAltt
more and Potomac tunnels copying in this re-
spect the policy Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad when It hsi the advantage, bad not
unusual influences interfered. From the bitter
that the Pennsylvania railroad will forego its ad-
vantage long,"
The fact is that the PcnnsylvsniA Company
has tired of it's efforts to secure the control OF
the Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore
road. The Boston stockholders, who hold
controlling interest are satisfied with the road,
as they well may be-, and content with its steady
return of eight per cent. year, paid out Of
fairly earned surplus Under the liberal man
agement of Mr. Hinckley the great Darby Inn
provement is completed, and the road placed in
n situation to develop an immense local psssen-
ger traffic, and the prospect is favorable for
return of ten per cent. 8 ysar, before very long.
The Boston gentlemen, consequently, won't sell,
and won't lease on such terms ~ the Pennsyl-
vania Corporation offers.
The latter is therefore building its own road
between Baltimore and Philadelphia II has
been repeatedly stated that line, which was
surveyed year ago, by way Of West Chester
and Oxford, TO Belair and Towsontown, ,connf It :
ing with the Northern Central road. is now being
rapidly and quietly-slmost secretly-construct-
ed. AL good indications are, that this line.
whether started originally in the interest of the
Pennsylvania road or not, has fallen or is fall
ing into its control. 1t may be assumed, in the
FIRST place, that the charter, under which the por
ton in Pennsylvania is being constructed-known
As the "JuniAta and State Line Railroad
grants such extensive franchises as could not be
obtained from the Pennsylvania Legislature,
without the consent OF the Pennsylvsnia Rail
road Such things are not permitted under the
1igilAnt eye Of Mr.. Samuel Moon. Again, it is
proposed to connect with the Northern Contra,
corporation which is identical with the Penn
sylvaniA and it is further proposed to unite at or
near West Chester, with the West Chester and
Philadelphia road, which, if all reports be not
false, is now in the control of the Pennsylvania
corporation.
This new line, therefore. between Baltimore
and Washington, we believe is, or will be, the
connecting link in the through line from New
York to Washington. which the PennsylvAnii
company desires. 1t already has it's road Il
Philadelphia, and this link will carry it to BAlti
more it has its tunnel through that city, and it
Potomac road TO Washington.
When such 3 completed route is made up
what then ? First discrimination against the P.
W. 4 BIS passengers and freight, delivered a
MAntus. in favor Of that coming by T Lair an,
West Chester. Second, through tickets, sold il
New York, for Baltimore and points South, viii
be by West Chester and Belair. Third, all tn
freight aud passengers, either way, of the Balti
more and Ohio road will get less favorable term
between Philadelphis and New York, than thos
Of the Baltimore and Potomac road.
One further deduction may as well be made
We indicated it to the PhilAdA., Whining ton ,
Baltimore corporation, three months ago. It'll
simply, that another road, friendly to it, or un
der its control, must be had between Philadel
phiA and New York. This will solve the pre-
plem- The Baltimore 4 Ohio will, of course
back such an enterprise. The p, W., Il B.
rich, and it has the movement OF immens
freightage. It's item Of fruit, alone, ia heav
one. From one million to two and half mil
lions Of baskets Of peaches come over it's trbu
tary, the Delaware Line, for delivery to the Ne
York market, all OF which it now gives to tn
PennsylvaniA Road, but would transfer to it
own connection, if it had one,
Lastly, it may as we'll be said and understood
that whatever may be the actual value, aft,
travel, Of Jay Gould's Ferry Route, between Ne
York and Baltimore, it is not possible for it
compete, all the year round, in sto ms and ic
with such roads as the Philadephia and Trento
and Philadelphia, Wilmington Baltimore.
may carry great many peaches, and it mi
have considerable passenger business, duriI
the Summer months, but it cannot be reli ed upo
at all times and in all seasons, as a steady, sur
safe route, for the immense passenger an
freight bushes OF this section Of the Atlant
ssaboArd.
The best escape for the B. 4 o., and p, W.
d. out Of the contest which will be renewed 500
is to build their own road betwe en- Phiadelph
and New York.
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