, 1875-02-24

rach rond having two through trains botweon
Washington md New York. There Ia IN liner
nloco ct read in tl!o country ,lau ths double.
trnoh limo nf tho Baltimore II Ohio 1tohi botwcen
Washington md Baltimore, wLernar, tho ltaltl-
moro Il rotouao 1loat il s'ngio trnek: ia not yet
ilrn,y ecttlelanA as suffered greatly from lrca-
lIo agal,,rt it, ~ that TIN baltimore t Ohio load
ttill maintains monopoly Of locnl tsavol ho-
tween baltimore and Washington. During tho
tight tho tonuHylysa ls9sd Initial its tlsaots
current lamand. whlo tho 15aitiniorn Quo
l1oad sold It's tckess freely without limit, 80 that
gront numbers were taken up III speculation. Il
tho road That, notwithstanding this wl,olo
cutting OF rates. at,tl notwithstanding the gcn-
eral depression of buainoss, H. report for tic
fiscal year ond!ng so!t. 20. 1871, ana thus ILL.,
inRa Ut $3.50. .439.76 ont Of \ groaR reyenno OF
.14,Di7, ,0oD.42. and that its nat earnings for thn
lunin atom shnwol AT actual inorcaso over tho
| preceding year Of $93, 36i w.
TIE PRESENT F1uttr
| il nnty rarbtttlon Of tho one above described,
aggravated, however, by the completion OF tlio
baltimore K Oho's line TO Chicago. II is being
| VAHel by the baltimore X Ohio to compel tue
pci,nAylvAnia lsuad to rcopou communication for
| II with Now York. Tho noat CALLING thing az all
| to Scutt ia, that after a twelve years fight, III
va"tago, at o. tho Baltimore ( Chic Toad should
solu rook OF It. financial condition, compel him
| to forsSo II. Thus, In his letter Of tho 18th
nst., ho aays to Onrrctt:
You havo unit foot of rMlWny nor dollars worth
joyod lhroaGis business connections md arrangements
most Unfair .st yoa should attempt ~ tho ill.,
icatr In yor nlcsaaye to cnarce otiar srtiNa sato
pncy lila: night rcs,it In great injury to tho property
! they rcprearut
| Az TO TIE IMMEDIATE cArpE
OF scott'B action III cutting or tho baltimore 4
Ohio Hoad from Now York, It IL doubtless duo to
afYkfi fi3n nf A.
Ohio Koad. At the tlmo Of tho baltimore con-
ference, when tho otheF rnilrond tnasnates on.
d.avorod to PRESS t,c baltimore 4 0hio Road
,s vac nroseat a. to
tlsn policy Of lis road to tho wrier IN this wiso:
~ This roa1 Inns uesor btEneh any comp9cts OF
thu Hort, aud mover will. VIC moan to do o,lr
own b'aHncrs in our own way, aud at such rntoa
al wo cnooso to establish Wo do. not
Will. to war with anybody, nor will NO
Intentionally provoke ono, but nu road Or conlbl-
na'ion Of roads sl,ail dictate to ~ tho terms W
un. which wo shull do our own business" Mr.
King presided over rho vast interests Of tho lsas-
tnore l. OHIO 1load during tho long period Of
Mr. Gasrott'B absence ln Europe. III accordanco
with tho settled policy uf htA road, he rofused TO
bo present ut tho Saratoga conference. and the
baltimore conforouco was virtually un appeal
from bin dccesion to Mr.. Garrett, who had lust
returned homo. and tho result was Tint Tho latter
inaoraed his action aud renf0tlnca Ills decision.
Thcae declarations OF policy hnva but one lnoan-
ing, and that IL, that the dictatorship Of the
Pennsylvania Ioad IN thn Wcst has been btuhen,
and that te cheap sates Of tho Baltimore 4
It llns bcen
IN runsuANo. OF THIS POLICY
that 1t rodncod rates from the Woet, and al,
through, from mokivca Of policy, rofraining
from overt action ia tho East, whslo It's New
York conuuciion IL under control uf the Penn.
nylyants ltailroad, 1t has been woll understood
by tho buBluess community that very favorable
ratCs could bo obtalutl from its agonta. and cut
ting has been going OH for Homo timo between
the aEenta OF tho two roadD. An nmuslnE i'll
etnnco rocontly occurred IN the caso OF the
: Kttalfy troupe. WHO desired transportation to
rittsburg. Its manager vert to tho agent ol
ths Pennsylvania Road, mud obtained tho Hrccia
1atos allowed to Theatrical companica Tho
agent WAS afterwards surprlhed to lind that they
went by tho baltimore q Uh,o hSad' aha or n,
batter ratos from tho latter road and
had sold. h,s tickets to. "sealper,
!! making . profit On the transaotion,
tho ronnsylyaMla Company controls 7.oO0 miles
Of road and that AZ lle hns telegraphcI to eyorl
agcnt to liz things for tho Kiraltys whcueva
! they want 10 do husineso, ho thinks he will ge
At tic present writing hos.tllttcs arc still pro
grossiuG, Aaa
FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS
may be erpascd Y r. aecomndatio's I ss % pot sool
maso a.xangomcuts by which it receives troIgl..
In Now York, transporting it BY hoa to baltimoso
. whorc, by Its rnusalacent terminal facilities
tfauster H. made s,, directly y.ous 70 tue cars r.
! subject to suoh auspcnsionu a"y lonsc
. TIM, it can help, and tho writer hns goo
scason to belioyn that y has arcady eon5.o y
i Of & road now building, which will give 1t . lin
y from Philadelphia to New York III uncut a year
. 1u time, 1t will undoubtedly control itA own litlc
+ from Now York as vol ~ Iaiumore. to alt point
in tho Weas mud South.
An ruto,p1iso, which has not attracted au
la Nf
= asnl Wcat ii n plat! for ca!ablh'liIug
b ANOTHER nAlLnOAn CONNECTION
= hetween Chlcngp and baltimore, which will b
ss s naoso oa osa asa Il
). line bosweon ConsraA and Pttsburg IL :nislIet
. aud connection nludo via tho Oonnelsv,i'o ROUTE
!. There il road Anowu IT. Maryland @ ~ tho Wehl
:. III that Slate 10 baltimore. i il al.uot
. ? = mere political concern, tno'sforo in
x wretchcd condition. It attracted the atacnt'o
% Of Edward Vernon, tho woll-kpoWn railroad OF
J. pert aud oaitor OF tho american IaAod
y Manual who INV that by utilizing soao linoa q
= road already built, mud building some short col
n competition with tue Wost froln Baltimore. tra
q ycrhing both tho ltoad Top and CunboElan
70 coal regions. 4 company wa formed. wLic
lease of the o!.y's lntorest under certain cond
u tious, wlloh wore refused. s1nco thou lo la
y gouo to Europe IN tho in.orekts af sho sol'en'
q {, aud with MI understanding with scott on til
II subject. Whan 1t IL coAsidarpd how Htrong
III tho rivalry betwonn tho Dalti,nure Il Ohio lioa
70 aud tho Ionnsylval,a, aid how groAt iB III
's hbty OF tic former, It cannpt but bu perceive
that thn result will 20 far 10 tho settlement {
tho problem OF cleap.tFansporsatson.
10 10 RAILROAD DIRECTORS.
~ THEY IusT TIE utr1zEEs ov ILLlNols.
Ii IL &as Editor af 7'k< CAt'aga 1T1baM: