Smyrna times., 1873-09-17

Between New YORK AND WASHINGTON
The great question of through travel between
New York and Washington, as now being
fought out between Tom Scott and John W.
Garrett, is subject that interests US in this
locality because of its possible contingencies
The p. w. < B. Company holds the balance
of power, as between the two great corporations
now struggling for the control of this through
travel. Both Scott and Garrett have to run
their through trains over the F., W. & BIS
track, and each would like to have the exclusive
privilege In this direction, to the exclusion OF
the other. But the p, w. 4 B. keeps both
parties at bay. and seems to be quietly milking
the cow while the two rivals are tugging away,
one at the horns, the other at the tail In the
meantime all sorts of predictions are made
about said rivals first that Scott has captured
the p, W. & B. next that Garrett has the
inside track next, that Scott. is tired of fool
ing with the incorrigible p, w. & B., and is
building road of his own next that Garrett,
seeing the bow of promise in the Bombay
Hook road, has seized upon it and sol we'd the
problem, and SO on. Just for the curiosity in
the matter we will give batch of such infor
nation as we find it in our exchages.
The Wilmington Commercial is emphatic
The Commercial says The Pennsylvania r.
r. Company has tired of it's efforts to secure
the control of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore road. The Boston stockholders are
satisfied with the road, and content with it,
steady return OF eight per cent. The Pa. Co
is therefore building its own road between
Baltimore and Philadelp lphia. 1t has been re
peatedy stated that line, which was surveyed
a year ago, by way of Westchester and Oxford
to Belsir and Towsontown, connecting will
the Northern Central road, is now beinj
rapidly and quietly-almOst secre;ly-con
structed.
A Washington special to the Cincinnati
Commercial says:
Tom Scott has achieved another triumph
over Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road by contracting with the management o
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltmor
railroad, by which the Baltimors and Potoma
road, the new branch of the Pennsy lvani
Central will have the exclusive right to ru
their trains over that road. This gives tn
Pennsylvania Central control of the onl
direct line between here and New York, the
having control of the New Jersey roads, an
will compel the Baltimore and Ohio railroad I
seek out a new outlet to New York, part of tn
way by water
The New York Commercial advertiser says
In view of the bitterness with which tn
Scott and Garrett railroad quarrel has bee
conducted it is not improbable that Scott wi
reach some understanding with the Phade
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore people, an
secure some exclusive privileges. The resu
of that would be to drive Garrett into sout
New Jersey for his New York connection wit
Baltimore. The New Jersey Southern raj
road will probably be completed to Baltimol
by the middle of October, and will be col
nected in any event with the Baltimore an
Ohio railroad But the latter company il
tends building road all the way from Bait
more to New York through Maryland, Del
ware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Th
sharper the competitor between railroads Il
better it is for the public and building II
New Jersey Southern railroad has already p,
the price of fare to Philadelphia down fro
50 % to 81 25 per passenger"
Here are three statements one stating tn
Scott has abandoned all efforts at control, all
ther that he has secured control, and anoth
that he will do SO. Which is correct2