Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-26

s cents per ton per mile 10 one and forty-one
hundredths I'm 1873"
,,I The amos most peculiar phase OF this contest is
Baltimore and Ohio manaepncpt thaf ffrv
shall be allowed the unObStructed use. on,
psilsn SAr own terms, oi he line OF Pennsylvania
railroad between PHILADELPHIA and New
FORK as wei aS of the terminal facilities
owned and To Crea. extent created tfrprp nv
me fennSylvsnia kailrosd Company. They
demand that New York shall De- cSnsi,ere.f
IS the terminus of their mad although thew
nave not loot OF track within iSS miles II
@ @snat city, and never contributed a dollar, In
any shape, toward the building roadway 10
~ or IN payment OF any facilities provided
Ihere. When the Pennsylvania Railrnad
lo0nd that its facilities required an
PAID for D., and it has expended nillions in
IhpfoNlhg what II first secured. n the ola
l slase, "thai man can DO what he viii with
i IL oMh, i worth anything. 10 would seem
that this company IL under no obiISatioD
human or divine. TO bestow these a.fN-antagss
upon rival when that rival was never
known 10 rcciprOcate a favor except unier
compulsion, nor extend a courtesy eNrcnt
frOm necessity. fs
THE PUBLIC SAFE WHILE THE WAR IS
wAGED.
In this contest between railroad line. II iS
important for the public To know that no
matter how long IL may continue or now
hOtly 10 may Dc wagei, their Interests or c,pu-
Nenience cannot suffer. The Pennsylvania
railroad Company is not, az any pnlnt de-
pendent upon the Baltimore and Oaio for
IsciLtieS or connections. It's lines connect,
as has already been shown. with Washing
Ton Clty and all points I'm the South. aud tisiS
connection j., In all respects superior 10 the
route ownea And operated by its rival Tney
also connect New York, by way OF Phlladef-
pnla, with every portion OF the West and
passenger over these lines can reach NexV
00rleabS, galveston, or any other SOUTH
western city. - cNpeiitiOuSiy and com fort
ably aS II no rival attempted 20 block their
way. 30 perfect L. the system under The ,n,,-
trol OF the Pennsylvania RailrOad Company
- .lfDf has -
To inconvenience or cmbarraSS the travsitns
public IN the II IghtoSt degree while counhafe
ing the asgreS iOGS and bad faith of its an
tagOniSi. tnat they have PLACED on sale. AT
all principal Eastern Offices. tickets 10 fhe
West, by way oi Baltimore and Washing
ton, over their own lines, at regular through
rates. for the accommodation of those whoSs,
inclination OF business leads them 20 visit
those cities. The arrangements for freight
transportation are equally perfect extend
ing 10 Baltimore. where the Northern Cen
tIal Hallway Is increasing H. terminal facIli-
lies az heavy cost, thus giving the business
OF that city accommodate pns equal 10 he
.Sg .SSlgesl possible demands trade, relieving
Ilat Trade from many eNactionS and un us.S-
tOhahly benenting a large porfion of
The local traffic OF Maryland and
y AA,Tglnla, ny freeing IL nom excessive
charges made by the Baltimore aud Ohio.
As The pennsylvania Railroad Company now
haS connections 10 Ere terick HagerSipvrn
anu Cumberland. in Maryland; 10 Martins
burg and Wheeling, in West Virginia and Ia
CohnellSNiile, in Pennsylvania-Inlp
local points which, until recently. have heen
under the control Ol the Baltimore and Ohio
monopoly viii give To these communities
reasonable rates on an trafic n the neDple Of
the states indicated will give this subject of
local rates the attention 10 deserves and 10
promote their own interests. will see thai am
business localities on the line Of the Ralti-
more aud Ohio Railroad. east of the Ohio
RIVER are served on reasonable aud pquitablfs
terms, an eNacting monopoly will b forever
broken up and naughty corporation which
now charges a. much for Transporting bag of
coHee on hOg>head of sugar from Baltimore
10 frederICk aS ID does from Rtimore 10
Chlcago or 81 Louis, viii be compelled 10
deal justly and fairly with many commune
tes over which u has long tyrannized. It il
a tact, easily SubStantiated by fndiSputable
evidence. tnat the local tariff OF the Baltf
more aud Ohio - much higher than that of
any other similarly situated railroad in
America. and GO is time for the people de-
pendent upon - lines Ia take such action as
VIII secure proper care OF. aud conSidera-
ilOn Tor. their intcreStS-a cOnSummatlon at
which the public will heartily rejoice
Lei the battle. then. go on until the people
are SallSned and sound common sense prp
walls IN the management OF all great rail-
ways, az the bottom of which must always
be found reasonable aud fair protection 10
local tTade.-Nesr lOrt Tribune FeJ "a 1875