, 1875-02-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Pennsylvania Road Still Refuses
10 Reduce Its Rates.
It Does Not Fear Competition from
Chicago.
Prospects for Wisconsin Rail-
road Legislation.


THE HoSTILlTIES.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD srANnB uHNorEp.
Az regards tho fight between tho baltimore 1;
Ohio Tailroad and tho pennHylvania Isaiirohd,
tho former laB still everything it's own way IN
this city. Tho latter Company rofuBcB to reduce
its rates from this city to tho Enst at present,
giving rs roaBon that lilo rates established by
tho Baltimore t. Ohio arc sntcidnl oncs, and It is
better to carry no passengers at all. From st.
1.ouis and Cincinnati, tho managers claim, tho
cliai'ccs and patronage OF the two conpAnos hro
about alike, and honco thoy had 10 follow suit In
thoso citics and II they lost money on those
rates lilo Baltimore d Ohio woutd loso money
a1so. But from this city tho case Ii entirely
different, and tho competition OF tho Baltimore
Il Ohio does not hurt them "a mich as
from tho aforementioned points, Tho Company
has, lowovor, revoked tllo order reducing tho
rates from st. Louis to Now York, and ro-cstat,-
llshcd tho old rate, which Is S27. Tile peunByl-
vania t,ai'road Company has done ths to pre-
Won't the reduction OF Now York ratea BY other
r1fE TICKET AnEHra.
Tho Gcneral Ticlet and Passenger Agents Of
MI tho roa.ls !oaduE from, this city to tho Last
and Wcat held q naouting yesterday morning. at
thS oil;o of !he passenger naont Of tue lsool;
making their monthly comparisons OF sheet
ratoa. After talking m hour rr no On tho situa-
tiot,, it was decided, lit viow OF tho exHtlnR dill
culties and tho unsettled state of affairs,
moddlo with thu ratcs ut ircscnt. Mr.:
Myers, the GoncEnl Paasougor Agunt of
tho pittahurg. Fort Wayne 4 Clacago Aailroal,
announced that hin road would: for the proacnt,
make no reduction FROM this city to points Enst.
Should this road, howeyor, bo compelled to nako
a reduction, they would roducc only to Phsla-
dclpl,ia. Baltimore, aud Washington, but wonld
maintain thet rates to No" York ut al! hhzartla.
1n ylow OF this statement. tho PASSENGER asonts
Of tho Lake Bhoro & Michigrn Southern and
Michigan Central Railroads stated that they
would tnalntail their rateR as long aH no re1Ho-
ton to Nav York was made by the pehnsylyana
Isailrnad. An far as tho Philadelphia baltimore,
md Washington rates woro concerned, they did
not caro- muoi, ~ thcir ttnlc to those places was
rather small. Dut It may 10 TINT the pas
se9nEer, agents src fixing tho wrong
reduced oa 10th tho Pennsylvania md baltimore
d Ohio to 412, thon nEl tho Now York paHRetlgerH
haTo to do is to buy ticket to Philadelphia,
wl,4te they cnn purchase local itckot to Now
York nt *.I.25, which will make the ratio for tlio
while ll.o present ratc is 2aa2. II will therefore
be seen that aa aooh as tho ponnBylyauia Natt-
road Company reduces to Philadelphia md 1}al-
tiuore al tho ronds hevo to reduce tholr rates to
they l,aee to rldo two or three l'o,tsg longer II
ti,oy can Rayc 81 on tue trip. Tho fnnin reason
tho ronda are holding baok is TINT m carly net
aoJsnv sst Of o,ntat ts p;Tfasn Tn toas ae,s dss !. +
winter, mil but fow Of tnom NO abio 70 follow
tho Baltimore l. Ohio in such 4 largo reduction,
and hence their earlieat dsaro to havo difficulties
should lavo to bo Undo to the latter road.
THE BALTtMoltr OHIO
has sold over $o0,0ntl wottl, Of uckota dutIng
tl.a last two daya ;Tt'rsdsfy sll tho tieketa Oh
uIY wha procured, At1l tl,oy were buuglt up iio
hot cakes. The office uaa crowded from lnprn-
Ing Till night With pcrsons eagor to lay in stock
Of cllcap tickota to tho East Numbor1eas peo-
would Government bonds, intending to sell tbem
again at good profit Wien tho old rates nro
ttalh established. Tho speculation will. how
eYor, prove rather dsasrolis o1o II tho Com.
panY shnuld decide to maintain theae ratea all
nlong. ..-.
Bhhuld tho war bccotne general, tho Michigan
Central will undoubtedly suffer tho lehst of MI
the Inca loading to tho East. While all tho
aldto, ttstH road would only hayo to bear Aalf of
1t, owing to tic fight betwdeh tho Grant Trunk
qnd Great Wcstern Railways. Either Of these
Two e9'anee;ttIf,ng l!n9s q tho altcgau centfat
rolncttoh. :This ls probably ahothvr roanot, Willy
tho pauusylyan[a Railroad ia 30 reluctant to 1o-
II IL i,dw believed that
Ttr pNE1aI1r RATEa
from the Wost 10 tho East will bo maintained By
oil tho llhos. Mr. Wa1sh the Chicago agont Of
tho Baltimore Il Ohio Hailzoad, received dis
patch Yesterday tnssrGstnR him to atrictly adhere
tl6y sl.on!d be broken BY so.tio btlor li,,o than
thclrs. Tltete ID but Ilftlo freight siirbad at
ptenonst shtppetb holding lack III the hopo Of i
reduction. Il they, however, become convinced
ttat ae Tcdttctio Will ssko place, goods viii un-
d weok.