Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-12
RAILROAD KlNGS-SCOTT, GARRETT, GOULD
GRANDEUR OF SCHEMES AND CONFLICTS
SOUTHERN ROUTES AND CONNECTIONS
CoNpENp!OUS HISTORY OF RAIL
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SOUTHERN Routes AND CONNECTIONS
CONTENTIOUS HISTORY OF RAIL
ROADING IN TIE u. 5.
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
The railroad routes South-bcing the pied
mont Route" the Coast Route aud the
Great Southern Mail Route have sys,ema-
tized matters SO that they now make the trip
to New Orleans in seventy-four hours, 1t Is
interesting to look into this subject, now that
travel from the South to this city is so great,
and see what is doing to complete our connec-
tous in that quarter. The men who are bat
ting for the mastery in that direction are
Messrs Thomas \. Scott. John w. Garrett
and Jay Gould. 1t is difficult to separate the
works from the men, so first We take
THOMAS a. SCOTT,
of the Pennsylvania railroad. Starting from
New York we have Mr.. Scott'S connections
through to New Orleans. They are made up
by the Camden and Amboy, and nearly all the
across or part across Jersey railroads that point
southerly from here. In going to New Orleans
over this line there were, until recently, eleven
changes of cars These were at Washington,
. Aouia Creek Richmond, Petersburg, Weldon,
Wilmington, n. c., kiogsville. Augusta, At
anta Montgomery aud Mobile. Now there are
only Two, and in about three weeks, when the
Atlantic road is to be finished, the trip between
New York and New Orleans will be accomplish
ed without single change Of cars Strenuous
efforts have for years been made to get a
through connection under one ownership be-
tween New York and Washington. The war
came between the time when railroads began
their great career Of success and the time they
yot uuder full sail. During that period the
prosperous North and West hurried them
along. while the depressed South suffered in
the railroad line as we'll as other lines OF busl.
ness. When the war closed there were North
ern competitors that looked southwark, and it
appears that Mr.. Scott stepped forward
MORE BOLDLY THAN THE REST.
He built, leased and bought, and succeeded
south of Washington till now he ownsy or rath
er the Pennsylvania Road owns or has leased
route aud branches to New Orleans, except
the road from Aqua Greek to Richmond Isl
miles,, and trom Mobile to New Orleans (l4O
milesj The former belongs to the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Company, who
own the Chesapeake Bay steamers, and the
latter to the Morgans, who own tue Gulf steam
c1s Both these are making money, and Will
not sell out or perpetually lease to Scott. BY
passing a free railroad law at the next session
ofthe Virginia Legislature he hopes to clrcum-
vent the Bay Line people and build connec-
ton between Aauia Greek and Richmond.
Mr. John NJ Robinson, Gen. William Malone
and Mr. n L. McCready, representing IN Vlr-
ginia the Bay Line of steamers, and Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. the AT
lantic and Mississippi Consolidated Line, aud
the Old Dominion Steamship Company, are
FIGHTING SCOTT AND FAvoRlNG GARRETT.
AS for the Mobile and New Orleans road, the
Morpans will not sell it. The route is in con-
,nuous marsh, and it would not pay Scott to
build there as long as he can rent Morgan 8
road at anything like reasonable figure There
is no connection through to New Orleans own
ed by one company. The Pennsylvania Gen
tIal comes nearer that than any other. ln ad-
ditou, the Great Southern Mail route and the
Coast Line both run considerable distance
over the Pennsylvania Company's lines, and
could be stopped 10y refusal Of the latter to let
them run after the end OF short leases or by
votes in the directories, owned by the Penusy-
vania Company and its friends. The simple
fact is, so far as control goes that Mr.. Thomas
A. Scott to-day controls all the through rail
communications south of Washington to New
Orleans, directly or indirectly. The first step
otopposition to that great railroad king, MIR.
John ". Garrett, was in 1866 or 1867, when
COL John w. Forney and a number Of others
10 Washington picked up, from the possession
Of an old canal boatman in Maryland.
AN OLD CHARTER FOR RAILROAD.
Mr. Clinton Lloyd was the moving and respon-
siblc spirit in that affair. They let the owner
IN, and, putting money into the scheme, Sc
cured necessary amendments and extensions
irom the Maryland Legislature, and the rights
Of entry into Washington from Congress. Then
they commenced work, and before they bad
gone far, Mr.. Scott came along paid the own,
ers OF the franchise (seven or eight 10 numberl
$4,000 apiece, and built the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, between Baltimore, Wash
ington, and point near Occoquan. 1t has
been completed for several months, but the
connecting tunnel in Baltimore was finished
only few days ago. 1t was necessary up to
last week to laud passengers over two miles
from the heart of Baltimore, and for that
reason the road was not much patronlztd as
local road between Baltimore and Washington.
Last week.
THE TUNNEL IN BALTIMORE
was completed to connection with the North
rn central Railroad. owned by the Pennsyl-
s,. sn.a company On Sunday night a train
c.s,os c.Ieo from here by way of Philadelphia, Ian
or", ouSset' \ 1ork and Baltimore to Washington,
min through route owned by the PennSylva-
xrIran; a.alI'oad Company. 1t goes by the Penn
w., W,aN'a d toad (od Camden and Amboy) to
and nd Sor,h rr,hhllaae,!phia, thence by Pennsylvania
I paI. ;'of'hern Central to Lancaster, York and
- ,'aiuim0re; vi thence by Baltimore and Potomac
wv W ashlugtou. 1t avoids the Philadelphia
III fm1li!miogon and Baltimore Railroad and the
unson railroad of misunderstanding Viii
miinston out of the route It is forty-seven
i9 nii1eS further, but makes the same time as the
o!u road The trip to Washington is made in
.lsht . hours: This road gains an advantage in
ume over the other by steaming through the
u eI6oe 20 instead of using horses through the city
=! Hs Baltimore, and this in good part affects the
u'llerence iu length of 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 Philadelphia and New
1ork, Mr.. Garrett, slower and more conser-