The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-17
THE RAILROAD TROUBLE.

COMPANY REVIEW OF THE POSITION.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16. 1875.
On receipt OF the communication OF President
Garrett, Of the Baltimore and ONO Railroad, Col
onel Scott iorwarded the following reply
JoHs W. GARRErr President OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company Baltimore, Ma
was received too late 10 be answered yesterday by
modla,c attention. ana personal friend 10 whom
you had iessrSoaeA ,S copy 81 your me ss
woGd repy this morning II was WIN surprise there
pcrs OF io-day. But a LILLE reelection has satisfied
that Il was intended no DOUBT more for the papers Than
unusual course WHICH YOU have pursued.
state your messase ana you iurther agreed with
Messrs. yanderbi Jewett Chaplin myself AMI oiner
prepared 10 commit your-ei 10 what was snown
Lad time to examine It since your return you pre-
pared 10 say that sou would pledge your company 10
Boston and New YORK and that lhos, rom philadelphia
geographical distance beng preserved those ciIes.
Had this agreement been carried out by your company
man m paiway e tbat tbi has not been done and
abundant evidence Of that TACT can be gwen at any
think the unfair statement you gave OF that inter-
view to the press, before the gentlemen who were
present hal hne to reach their homes on ducs express
trains, pretty good evaence that you had no pur
pose OF keeping tue pledge 50 soemny given though we
Early in April last the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany rmed that your officers we're prepared TO
make an equitable and lair aleni, in relation
loo i or tbroag6 and that II was desired to divide
passenger business between Washing on and New YORK
oieers fnciadins myself ana the officers Of Phiia
Ss hneaey aSd nna amael n FELTON, went 70 Your
ONCE N sana ore on april ~ iss ana a mere aEeed
with distinct clear ana honorable unders landing that
s9G aisi on @ensr
aud osa or snG pe os m
difference 10 Phllade PIMA anu baiunore. nis we
hoRes eary phe
o. our eq 81 hs he dS %sn
TO the puoc because time has this company desired
alive. and which should be alike g all shippers, 50
that would DC maae ~ Sysf az
point livery person in the country ausacting busine 8
m ma n betr givc hs andsr the men
.ng system dhs MA Psen epeasa
months Their attempts in Boston View YORK:
uniafly and n' direct Violation Of your
personal agreement have been 20 numerous as s. TO
OF IL own business and Ais N ITS own way, and TO
running in connection VITA IL You may rest assured.
and OF TINS you are no dgup we @ bur
tween Chicago and Baltimore mad no influence Whatever
me regard me %on SS new Jersey
win osd 5Sm ySu5 sn p Mne % he ia
more and OHIO the same crms preclscy osio all s
% STa fonn asa BaIt l I Rairosa nc
The rate which you compsin OF IN, on
cen the &C ua cost OF the work done Tor your
business.
I'm New Jersey putting the cars on floats Transporting
tho cars 10 and from New York and finding very expen
sive wharves and warehouses there and doing the
ha.dIins and delivery of the trade cannot IN my juda
mont ne done the incident thereto paid
Tor The 1--WE hundred charged tor tins fryce
Nv reference the reports Of this company you wn SCI
that he cost of moving freight franc the New fori
division with grades OF but twentvsix feet 70 the mile
Is greater per per mile than on any otner poruof
OF our lines caused entirely ny heavy expcnalt re
needed az the and the cost Of receiving ana de
ilvering urafic. We desire no profit from any o. on
connecting ines this terminal charge and up 10 thl