The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-17
THE FEATURES OF THE RAIL-
ROAD WAR.

The Pennsylvania Roads Method
q snpaSing thS y sM a,,i , nma
Ihe Other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cutting Oi Rates Promised.
Tho New York Times says tho pros
poets now aro that, instead OF an agree
ment between the PennSylvania Central
and Baltimore q Ohio Roads, there will
10 general railroad war In tho course oil
afew weeks, In which rates will DO cut to
very low figures At the beginning Of
the fight between the above mentioned
roads compact was entered into between
Pennsylvania Central, New York Central
and Eric Roads, ny which tho two latter
were to maintain tho schedule established
by tho Saratoga Combination, and tho
former was permitted to secretly cut nn'
der those rates In order that 1t might DO
enabled to bring tho baltimore " ono
Railroad to terms, In accordance win
this understanding the agents oil the Varl'
Gus lines out OF this city working under
tho control Of tho Pennsylvania Central,
the Blue line, the Star line, tho Empire
line, &cg-recciYed instructions to go into
the market and make tho best bargains
they could, but to get all the freight Of
icring, no matter at what discount
As low as siSty'liVe cents to CHI
ago was taken. Tho result was
that everything for the West that did not
go through the Baltimore 4 Ohio Office
found ia way to tho lines controlled by
tho Pennsylvania Central. New York
Central and Erie began to grumblc, and
President Jewett, OF the lalter road, made
vain attempt to induce President Gar
rett, OF tho Baltimore & Ohio road, to
discontinue tho fight, Tho Eric and
the Central then changed their tactics,
and began to flood the Office Of tho Penn
sylyania Road with complaints against
its agents. All that was effected by this
VIVA an order from the managers Of tho
Empire Line to their agent to stop cutting
III Ia 49,, n. ,,,o so,o,o,,o Schodulc
anu hO'u ou' 'O' 'n0 ''D'"', ~ "s ~, Vs.
This was three weeks ago Meantime tue
cutting by the other lines continued, and
an dil Tho loss of freiphtto Eric md New
~. r..,..t rrwo 'sooL, ,ro Er;o IN.
AoFA Seh''"" wv "se"' "sO' N''s ., ~"
able TO stand 1t any longer, began cul'lh
secretly, and during the past two days
Nav York Central has followed suit. The
nst,,.,a...G Oi,io noonio o.o nIoo,cJ md.
bal''pioFe% on,o poOp,V at' r,e% ,S, w." ~.
announce their determination 10 keep 'he
fun up until Erie and Central are forced
IN come opeuly into the fight, which can.
~, ho a Ian, limo INV Of coursc. Mr..
NV =. AZ w." - . . ..', A.. 49,. s,a.o.
dossler, Alr. Ie"e's' ana Tue o'heI repre-
sentatives OF the roads In question, arc
not ready 10 admit these facts, but they
.so oo.oI,t N c;vo than onlv n mild do.
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ma. " .i.a,; 1a ' ,,,,, , ,t"s rtait
" aa , SAp'I ,Las, '''"' Wv ''N' ~
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,. 1"e 4' i "'"p"'' VI ""'0'N'
1ThOre Ia prospect Of general rail.
road war. When tho Baltimore 4 Ohio
and Pennsylvania Roads ltiarrelleu, tne
.as'er a Mas Gou1 ~, ,Iv u fpoipSts
agreed mon with the Erie and Central
Roads. The Pennsylvania Road, IN Try.
Ing to take custom away from tho BAIT aIti
mof tl an ti Vny t trs agd iho CsStrSl
and tbe Two latter have now begun to I'm.
tlerbid the Pennsylvania. We thus find
that the action o. President uarreit IN ,. re-
h1. ,,Ss ~ ,hS Mans V II VSHdoS Iowctt
md Scott for maintaining hieh prices.
FreightS between this city and the West
are to be cheap for some time 10 come. comne,
H. r VI, bs;rs Sbont o III tTSrsbSnts arc
indebted 10 Nj. Garrett and the lIalti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company.
Tho position Of affairs at Baltimore
affords no indication Of any prospects Of
settlement OF the difficulties between
the Baltimore 4 Ohio and Pennsylvania
companies. Both roads arc still PURSUE
ing the line of policy inaugurHted by
them nearly month ago, when tho war
commenced, neither side showing the
least indication TO yield one iota' pro'i'
dent Garrett OF tho baltimore " ohlo'
was at Charleston, South Carolina, on sat-
utday. Various sutmises have been nado
as to the real object Of his tour. Some
say II was undertaken for tho benefit oil
his health, others that he has gone to
make a thorough inspection Of The South
ern railroads, while one gentleman corr
nocted with the Pennsylvania Company IL
quite sure that Mr.. Garrett Ia simply cleo
tionecFiBs with a view 10 tho next prcsi-
Joncv fTh,s nv;j nnbc ia nf tho opinion
ue"Vy ~ $50. 80 , - - 49, sal,