The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-09
THE RAILROAD WAR.

VIII the War End?-ElIeet Of the
Comblt Interchangeable Present
Condition Of Travel.
BALTIMORE, April I'll "a the opinion
Of many railroad men that the war will
not continue much longer. Commencing
as it did between the Bultimore & Ohio
and Pennsylvania Companies, there are
now involved in it the Erie and Hudson
River in the East, and nearly every
prominent road running out of Chicago
St. Louis, Cincinnati and other Western
cities. While the Baltimore & Ohio and
Pennsylvania Companies had all the cut
ting in passenger rates to themselves, the
travel on the competing lines gradually
diminished, until the latter were forced to
enter the field themselves. As they are
now making as low rates, or nearly so, al
either the Baltimore 4 Ohio or Pennsyl.
yania Company, it is natural to suppose
that the travel will be more distributed,
which will OF course decrease the receipts
OF the two last named companies. As these
two roads have been doing the bulk OF the
passenger business, it is not surprising to
hear their officials claiming that even at
the cut rates they are making more
money than before the war. II is con.
ceded by all well informed railroad men
that it will now be losing business all
around, which will have the effect OF
forcing those interested to bring about n
settlement A ticket official OF
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
was asked yesterday how the reduction
OF Western passenger rates on Monday by
the Erie and Pennsylvania Companies at
New York and Philadelphia had effected
his company's business at those points.
He replied that he could perceive no diff.
ference at all, but that on the contrary
they had taken on Monday one hundred
and thirty.fye passengers from New
York and Philadelphia, which he consid.
cred very good days work. Some OF
the Baltimore and Ohio officials were
exceedingly jubilant over this announce
ment, which they thought indicated that
the combination made by the Erie and
Pennsylvania Companies against the Bal
timore and Ohio would only result in an
other substantial victory for the latter.
The aggregate OF the passengers from
New York and Philadelphia yesterday
via the Baltimore and Ohio was about
ninety, which showed considerable fall
ing Off from that Of the day preceding,
This was not thought, however, TO be one
Of the effects Of the new movement, but
was only caused by it being dull day
for all three roads. The Baltimore and
Ohio Company have sent number Of
handbills to
IARPER's FERRY
for distribution for the purpose Of coun.
teracting those Of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. These hand.bills read as follows
ABeware Of the tickets sold at the special
rates named by the would.be monopoly in
their epistle yclept war Bulletin The
tickets for which they give rates are lin.
tied, or good only for twenty.four to forty
eight hours. The old reliable Baltimore
4 Ohio don't sell that class Of tickets.
They only sell tickets good until used
Under the cheap freight rates on crude oil
Of the Pennsylvania Company,
BALTIMORE REFINERs
continue to be very busy. There are at
present nine rcfneries in this city in full
operation, oil having contracts on hand.
This is Il pleasing fact to record when 1t
il taken into consideration that for sew
eral months before March 18th all these
reiineries were closed on account Of the
high freight rate on crude oil. One Of
these reiiners said yesterday that this nc
tivity OF the Baltimore retneries would Of
course diminish the amount Of Pitts
burgh refined oil brought here by the
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