Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-07-22

| from Congress. Then they COM
menced work. and before they had
gone far Mr. Scott came along, paid
! the owners of the franchise (seven or
eight in number) $4,000 apiece, and
| built the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road, between Baltimore, Washington,
and point near Occoquan. 1t has
been completed for several months, but
| the connecting tunnel in Baltimore
was finished only few days ago. It
was necessary up to last week to land
| passengers over two miles from the
heart of Baltimore, and for that reason
the road was not much patronized as
| local road between Baltimore and
Washington. Last week
THE TUNNEL IN BALTIMORE
was completed to a connection with
the Northern Central railroad, owned
by the Pennsylvania Company. On
Sunday night a train started from
here by way of Philadelphia, Lancas-
ter, York, and Baltimore to Washing
ton, over a through route owned by
the Pennsylvania roads (old Camden
and Amboy) to West Philadelphia !;
thence by Pennsylvania and Northern
Central to Lancaster. York, and Bal
timore thence by Baltimore and Po-
tomac to Washington. 1t avoids the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad and the Union railroad
OF BaltimOre-leaving Wilmington
out of the route. 1t is forty-seven
miles further, but makes the same
time as the old road. The trip to
Washington is made in eight hours
This road gains an advantage in time
over the other by steaming through
the tunnel instead of using horses
through the city of Baltimore, and
this in good part effects the difference
in length Of the route. Next comes
JOHN W. GARRETT.
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company.
If Mr.. Scott has laid his hand on San
Francisco and New Orleans from Phil
adelphia and New York, Mr. Garrett
a slower and more conservative man,
has exhibited his greatness by grasp
ing San Francisco and New Orleans
from Baltimore and Philadelphia. =
Here is man for quarter of a CEN
fury has studied the law OF travel, and
been more or less a practical railroad
er, In Baltimore Mr.. Garrett is as
much a leader at business and intel
lectuai gatherings as any man in that
city, and his opinion is cherished as a
prOverb. While Scott combines the
dash and steady executive ability for
new enterprises, and GOuld's lean
foOtstep leaves its imprint on " all
street. Garrett sits quietly in his office,
He is man of powerful nerve, whose
large brain is supported by an extra
ordinary physique and 30 pounds of
flesh. He plots and plans and exc
cutes, but his conservative judgment
is, When set in opposition to such an
active man as Scott,
LITTLE SLOW FOR THE OCCASION.
He erected solid base for the great
fortune he has gathered about him,
and his stockholders rub their hands
in glee as the big dividends come roll
ling in. But when Mr.. Scott loomed
up he had q foeman that necessarily
aroused his energies to their utmost,
and the great connections and i'm
prcVements he should long ago have
all been made since they became an
absolute necessity to the preservation
of the riches that centered in his COM
pany. 1t will take him a year or two
W w " LAT HC A. usiil,y QSISI lHinS u p
on; and in the mean time Scott has
leaped as a greyhound upon the scene
TO carry Off share of the honOrs and
profits that Garrett might have borne
along. The Washington branch of
Baltimore and Ohio railroad carried
soldiers and supplies enough during
the war to make a great corporation
wealthy, and the regular business was
so much more profit. Garrett fought
off all railroad schemes between those
cities by holding them ir the Mary
land Legislature till Forney's party
finished up the Baltimore and Potomac
charter, as above described.
Then
SCOTT WENT TO VICTORY
till he ran his first train of the New
York and Washington line on Sunday
last, and the competition is now in
dead earnest.
There is a company in Baltimore
known as the Union Line of Railway.
1t owns tunnel, nearly completed,
| around the city, and expected either
Garrett or Scott, and in fact both, to
use it, to get them over to the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad depot. Garrett has built his
freight line TO depot at the ware
house on Locust Point, and will ferry
them across to Canton. Scott in
tended to build an immense elevator
on the Canton Campany's property,
and give a Baltimore outlet to his road
there. But he seems to think the
Canton Company wants too much
money for the place, and the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Company having turned a decidedly
pleasant face toward Garrett, Scott
has about determined TO use
! the road he owns from
the Washington connection to New
York, and avoid both the Canton and
Wilmington companies. For long
time Nh Garrett was in doubt wheth-
err he would secure the Wilmington
road in its interests 1t seemed as if
the company wanted to treat with
| Scott, but they agreed at last 10 treat
with both alike and carry the cars OF
either at an equal rate. Scott at last
demurred to this, and having a road
of bis own around grew independent
and used it. The Wilmington road
must now stick to Garrett and to
Scots local station freight. And just
here arises
ANOTHER INTERESTING FEATURE.
Mr.. Garrett has good opportunity
and the disposition to use the New
Jersey Southern road, between Balti-
more and New York, owned by the
jaw Gould party. Then he has fran
chise that will let his company all the
wav from Baltimore into Jersey City.
1t is probable that he will build his
road in a short time, and thus give US
three competing lines of railroad be-
tween New York, Philadelphia. Bal
timore, and Washington. South of
Washington the Robinson, Malone,
and McCready parties are all working
hand-in-gloye with Garrett, or for his
interest as against Scott, and the prob
abilities are that it will not be long be-
fore the baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will own or control
through southern connection, and
thus give