Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-07-03
senseless Gush ON Dead-headism.
We copy the following from. the Fort
Wayne Ind| Gazette:

Wayne Qnd.y Gazette:
There is great deal of senseless gush in
the newspapers at present, as it seems to
US, concerning the ''dead-head" system, so
long in use among the different railways.
The Chicago Times proposes to extend its
sympathy to those railway officials that are
trying to abolish the system, and some of
the other papers, with a great flourish of
trumpets, propose to lend their aid in
bringing about the proposed reform. This
is about as silly an expenditure ofsympa-
/ thy as we have ever seen. Don't the Times
know very we'll that if it is not for the in
terest of the railways to grant any more
passes" they will stop doing so without
aid from the newspapers? And that if
the railways consider it for their interest
to grant ''passes" they will continue to do
50 in spite of the newspapers? Or does
the Times suppose that railway corpora
tions have been in the habit, heretofore of
of giving out 'passes" purely on philan-
thropic grounds, irrespective Of all advan-
tages to themselves? Probably the Times
judges all railway officials by those who
live in Chicago, whose extreme piety and
philanthropy always did seriously embar-
rass them in managing railways.
The Two Through Railroad Lines.
The Baltimore Sun of Tuesday says
The opening of the new line of railroad
from Washington to New York via the
Baltimore and Potomac, the Northern Cen
trail and the Pennsylvania railroads-the
connection being formed here by means of
the tunnel through the northwestern Sec
ton of the city-attracts considerable at
tention abroad. We notice that the mis-
take, however, is pretty generally made
that this tunnel does away with the ''clum-
sy method" as it is termed, of running cars
through the streets of the city from the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
depot to the Baltimore and Ohio Compa-
ny's depot, though the fact appears to be
recognized that the tunnel is not used by
the Baltimore and Ohio road, and is in the
interest now of other roads. The Phila-
deiphia, Wilmington and Baltimore, and
the Baltimore and Ohio companies main
tain their old arrangements and relations,
transferring their cars and passengers thro'
the streets on the south side of the city by
the use of horses, while the new through
line of the Baltimore and Potomac and the
Northern Central and their Pennsylvania
connections, convey theirs by way of the
tunnel, though having more roundabout
and hence longer route through to New
York from this city. When the Union
tunnel, now so near completion, shall be
finished, their cars may also pass under
ground around also to the northeast and
southeast sides of the city. The New York
Tribune, referring to this subject, says
1.-THE completion of the great connecting
railway tunnels through Baltimore not only
increase the facilities for commerce of one
of New York's rivals, but gives us new
and rival route to Baltimore and Washing
ton. The work has been prosecuted with
an energy which the public will recognize.
Two express trains commenced running
from Jersey city over the new route Mon
day. yesterday, occupying nine hours in
the journey from New York to Washing
ton" Other roads, including the Balti-
more and Ohio, have the privilege of using
the tunnel by paying the requisite tolls on
an agreed arrangement.