The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-21
HOW THE R+ILROAD
ENDED.


The baltimore and Ohio and Penn
sylyania in Amity-Histery OF the
Dimculty-Terms of the Adjust
ment.
Reported for the Baltimore Sun.
As we briefly indicated in the Sun OF
Wednesday, the war which has been
wagirg between the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Conn
pauies for four months past is BOW
ended, the terms of adjustment, which
have been amicably agreed upon, to 20
into effect on Monday next. The
history Of the causes which led to the
very serious quarrel between these
great companies. and the basis upon
which it was finally settled, are inter
esting. Upon the opening OF the Bel
timore and Potomac road in July last,
the Pennsylvania Company, controll-
ing the line between New York and
Washington, via York, Pa, opened
that route for through travel, ignoring
the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore and Baltimore and Ohio
roads. This line was much longer
than that via Philadelphia, and it was
understood was resorted to only with
the view OF obtaining favorable terms
through the Union tunnel, (passinl
through Baltimore,) and affecting sat
isiactory arrangements with the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Com pauy for a connection at Bayview
on the eastern border OF this city
Upon accomplishing these results the
Pennsylvania Company abandoned the
York route, and then began its efforts
to divert the new route via Bayview and
Union and Potomac tunnels the entire
passenger business between New York
Philadelphia and Washington. This
scheme was temporarily Interrupted by
the freshet 10 August, which did grea'
damage to the Baltimore and Potomac
road, it did not injure materially the ole
and substantial road OF the Baltimore
and Ohio between this city and Wash
ipgton.
In September, however, the Penn
sylvsnia Company, controlling the
New York end OF the route, (the roac
through New Jersey,) by persisten
efforts managed to get into their car'
nearly all the passengers South bound
and carried them through by the Bal
,imore and Potomac line. From
Washington, however, where the old
established route was better known,
passengers preferred the double track
road OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, and the singular fea'
ture was presented of almost the entire
South bound business going via th'
Baltimore and Potomac, and tina
North bound via the Baltimore an
Ohio route, obliging the roads between
Baltimore saud New York to haul il
reverse directions, many passenger car
almost empty. This continued during
the autumn, with numerous embarrass
menrs to the passengers seeking III
Baltimore and Ohio road, such as re-
curing them to change cara at point
upon The route, sending baggage to tn
wrong depot at Washington; but stll
it seemed impossible, so long as tn
cars OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Com
pany were permitted to run upon tn
New Jersey road, for the PennsyIva
mia Com PAW to" secure the absolute
control OF the coveted business between
New York and Washington. In vle7
of this the Pennsylvauia road adopted
} q summary plan, and inflicted o bio,
) upon its rival which it was hoped woul
settle the difficulty. The Baltimoi
and Ohio Company was according
notified that from and after the tollo,
;no day the cars of that road wou
not be run upon the New Jerse
roads, and a few days subsequent
' this notice was followed by the issue {
circular to railroad compani'
throughout the United States that II
the tickets OF the Baltimore and Oh
; Railroad Company would not be recsl
!. nized nor baggage by that road checi
!. ed over the line between New fol
and Philadelphia. ~,
The war then begun in earnest. II
|. Baltimore and Ohio Company notlh
j the Peupsylvapia Company that unie
J: tho Objectionable orders were wit
J; drawn and arrangements substitute
by which the Baltimore and Ohio Cor
2 papy would obtain fare share OF =
9 travel, and the contract be respect
which required six months notice 0
fore through arrangements could &c q
rogated, retalliatory arrangemer
!, would be adopted. This threat n
having the desired effect the Baltimo
= and Ohio Company, in last Decemb'
reduced the rates on western threui
travel about one hal. the theory beil
that az this route did comparative
little through passenger business, 81
the Pennsylvsnis Company four tin
as much a the Baltimore and Oh
AZ a war measure the result woI