Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-17
The Railroad War.

The Railroad War.
Col Scott, president of the Pennsylvania
Raiiroad company. yesterday replied 10 The
letter written To him the hay previous bv
John W. Garrett. president OF the Baltimor-
aud ohio company. Mr.. Scoti accuses Mr.
Garrett with Having broken faith with a pre-
NiOuS agreement entered into rcSpec ing the
rates established by each OF the CONNECTING
lines between New York and Boston.
MR.. SCOTT SAYS.
This agreement has been repeatedly ylO-
lated by Your officers within Tie past two
months. Their attempts in Boston. New
! OrE. Philadelphia and Baltimore tD take
bus ness unfairly. and in direct violation oi
your OWL personal agreement, have been so
numerous aS to leave this company no other
remedy than TO take care of It's business on
its roads in It's own way, and To do what l.
right and fair To the public and 70 the roads
running IL connection with il. You NAV
rest assured, and Of this you are now w1ll
aware. u1at your action in fixing a rate OF -
cents per Too pounds between Chicago and
Baltimore had no influence whatever upoa
the action Of the other trunk lines.
Your statement IN regard To a monopoly
across New Jersey comes with a bad grace
from your company. when Our New York
and Philadelphia line has been open 10 tine
BaitilnoTe ana ONO on Tie same terms pre-
ciSely as to all its own connecting tines, i'm
Guiding the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad. The rates which YOU
complain OF as extraordinary on the New
York line for terminal expenses are not SUI
hclent to cover thC actual cost OF the work
done ion your business. The taking Of the
trade from the term mus OF our roads in New
Jersey. putting ears on floats. transferring
the ears TO and from New York. aud finding
very expensive wHarves and warehouses
there, and doing the handling and delivery
OF The trade. cannot. in my judgment. De done
and the expense incident thereto paid for the
five cts. per hundred charged for this service
We desire no profit from any OF our connect
ing lines on this terminal charge. and up 10
THIS time have nos received dollar With
your charge in Baltimore over your own
road through The streets for delivering ears
10 consignees Of $50 10 - 4 car, YOU a The
same time requiring the shippers 10 find
their own Wa chOUSeS and handle the buSi-
ness. 4 seems to me that YOU have but little
right TO complain OF the charge we make for
ia" q ordinary service ana the CXtEaOrii-
i.ary expense we incur RI New York IN doing
tlir work for your lines.
Your statement Ia regard 10 the protpctiDI
OF the states and interests which you seem o.
think are under N0UT charge, sound very pc
cUI'ariy coming from the president of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, which for a period
of over fifteen years declined to allow the
Northern Central and Pennsylvania rail
road companies and the lines connecting
with them and Om the northern and west
eTn states any facility by which they could
receipt passenger over your road, check his
baggage, or Till pound of freight 10 and
from the national capital / think the lime
for emagogueism in railway management
10 build IN personal fame az thc expense OF
! Orr neighbcTS has passed
SO far rs this company A. concerned you
may rely upOn it that We viii protect the
| business OF philadelphia, and place Balii-
more. New York and other points aC-e~Si -.
; by our lines on aH equitable and fair business
basis IN all matters relating u tr3nSpOi ia
uon over our own road. While We desire
moderate rates for the service performed. be
( lieving that ii is best for the public and for
the owners of railway property that thl +,
should be the case. we shall always bS ready
! TO take care OF our share OF the business oftIe
! country with rates aud facilities c4uaI 10
/ ihOse OF any other company.
An examination % :hC rtDbrts Of this COM
pany for the past year viii convince every
ialI minded man that The ;tvera ge rates for
[ transportation charged ana received by the
pennsylvania railroad company over its
lines are much below the average OF those
charged by the Baltimore and Ohio. II i
true that We give TO our local business mod
I crate and fair rates aS compared with those
YOU charge the people OF Maryland and Nir-
ginia The lines from Washington and Bal
tlmore 10 and from New York over our roads
shall De made quite as perfect for the con-
Yenience OF the public from this date. aS they
have ever been at any time i'm the paSj
There shall be no inconvenience whatever 10
the pubIlc by reason Of your effort 10 dc
Stroy the railway property OF any Other
parties. can Scarcely believe that the
public viii object to avoiding the delays Of
street hauling through Baltimore, and not
avail themselves OF the better facilities that
we propose they shall enjoy hereafter. The
Northern Central railway company will
during the present year, perfect its terminal
facilities at Baltimore so as 10 place that city
on full equality with others on the sea
board. and il will be the duty and interest of
the company whose lines terminate there To
give TO Baltimore line in every respect
equal, both as To- rates and facilities, to any
that the Baltimore and Ohio NAV be able 20
offer. You have no foo, of railway or a dol
lars worth OF property north OF Baltimore.
and yet you have enjoyed thorough business
connections and arrangements FOR the inter
change of traffic. There certainly never has
been time when you could have had the
use of the properties between Baltimore and
New York on reasonable and proper terms.
And IL seems TO me most unfair that you
SHOULD attempt, by the course indicated in
your message, TO cOerce other parties into
policy that might result in great injury TO
the property they represent.
MIR. GARRETT RESPONDS
The above letter, Mr.. Garrett says, Is
tissue OF gross Measurements and misrepre-
which he can readily demonstrate by IRE
fItable evidence; that President Scott's plan
of protecting the mercantile interests of Phil
adeIphia ana New York, by his attempted
pany, his most vigorous competitor for traffic,
will certainly prove the reverse Of satisfac-
tory TO the merchants of those cities.
Ia order TO compel the Pennsylvania roa'
to open the gateways OF commerce To tle
people OF Philadelphia and New Io-s for
the Baltimore and Ohio road and IL. connec-
lions, orders have been given oy the Balti-
more and Ohio company fo- an immense re-
duction of the passeiger rates between
Washington, Baltiplore and Philadelphia.
and the leading western cities, viz: Between
Chicago and Baltimore and Washington.
from S19 10 SO; between Cincinnati and Bal
timore and Washington. from Si6 TO $40: be-
tween ST Louis and Baltimore and Wash
ington, from S23 10 SIS; between Louisville
and Baltimore and Washington, from so To
si9; between Piitsburg and Baitimore and
Washington, from $3.50 TO Sc A similar re-
duction has also been made between Phila-