The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-16
THE RAILROAD WAR.
Reviewing tho Results OF the Con-
teSt..AIl Parties Satisfied.


Reviewing tho Results OF the Con-
teSt.-AIl Parties Satisfied.
BALTIMORE, April l4.-Thcrc are no
new developments to report in cOnnec'
ton with the railroad war between the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore 4 Ohio
Companies. The officials Of both roads,
however, do not exhibit that oxuberance
Of spirits they did a week or two ago, be-
fore the Erie and the other trunk lines
entered the fight, 1t Is clear that neither
the Baltimore 4 Ohio nor the Pcnnsyl-
vunia Companies are doing the passenger
and freight business at present that they
were before the general cutting Of rates,
Large numbers Of passengers, however,
from New York to the West are still go.
ing by way OF Baltimore in preference to
tho Erie or New York Central routes on
account of the saving in fare effected.
For instance, the cut rate Of the PGnnsyl-
vania and Erie Companies to Chicago
from New York is SIS. The Chicago
bound passenger from New York Can
reach Baltimore for 50 %. II he finishes
his trip by way Of the Pennsylvania
Road, his wholetare will Sl4@, which
Is 50 Is less than the Chicago cut rate Of
the Pennsylvania and Erie Companies at
New York. II, when arriving at lialti-
more he buys good.until. ticket via
the Baltimore 4 Ohio, his fare from
New York to Chicago will be SIG %.
Baltimore Y Ohio thrOngl tickets to chi.
cage can be be purchased in New York at
this rate, which Is 81 % less than the
rates Of other trunk lines. The ticket
officials Of the Pennsylvania Company
state that 1t Ia now nm everyday occur
renee Tor numbers OF their New York
passengers to get Of the cars at Union
Depot, and supply themselves wi III tickets
toChiCagO and other Western points, have
their baggage rcChcckcd from baltimore
70 Chicago and proceed on their journey.
The average traveller Will always suffer
Ihe little Inconvenience entaiIed by the
procedure to save 50 70. The Baltimore
officials OF ..
THE PENNsYIivANiA COMPANY
are confident in claiming that, taking al
things into consideration, they have the
best OF the fight 80 far. They say that
great olltcry has been made by tho Balti.
more 4 Ohio Company against limited
tickets without any good or substantial
reason for doing 30. i1tis true that onr
cut-rato tickets are limited" say the
Pennsylvania people, "but abundance Of
time Is allowed passengers TO complete
their trims. II any delay Is caused by nc.
ciients or through connections being
missed. the time 40 lost il allowed the
passenger" Mr.. Sam I. DeFord, the
Agent of the Pennsylvania
Company, expresses entire satisfaction al
the result Of his scheme recently put into
effect at IEarpcr's Ferry, to induce Wes-
tern.bound messengers from tho Valley Of
Virginia to 20 via the Pennsylvania Rail.
road, lIarper's Ferry, ~ Is well known,
to n local point on the Baltimore and Ohio;
and how Mr., DeFOnl's project ia carried
out Inns been heretofore explained, The
OHlClulN oil
THE BALTIMORE AND ONO
Company are also very positive in assert. !
inc lint they have bcei, 40 far decidedly
ahead in tlle contest. Their passenger and
freight business Tor March, they say, has
never been eouallcd by the transactions Of
nny one month since tho rond WINS bnilt,
Notwithstanding the prCatly reduced rates
they have been enabled, on account Of tho
increase in the number Of passengers and
amount Of freight carried, to realize n
handsome profit, This will be good news
10 those anxious stockholders Who imat.
inei that their next Scmi.annual dividend
would amount 10 iust nothing at ali on
account Of The war, One Of the baltimore
md Ohio ticket officials stated that the
greatest percentage Of increase in the
.rayel between any two points was shown
II that between Chicago and Philadelphia,
This iadt, they allepe, tic Pehhsylydnla
officials are fully aware Of, and
ire extremely sensitive onihe subiectI for