, 1875-01-01
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
Contest Between The Baltimore l. Ohio
and the Cincinnati Roads,
A Return to the Old Free-PasB
System.
The Union Depot.

CUTTING RATES 70 THE SOUTHEAST.
There ia / prospect Of q war between the Dal-
tiEnose + OHIO Railroad and wha. is known ~
tho kankakeo 4 Pan Handle rool line Tho
latter line ia composed Of the Eauhahee Lsno
and tue rittsbusg. Cinclnnati st. Louis Rail-
road. These two linea are The only ones in this
city leading direct to CINCINNATI. Formerly they
we're fighting each other. and consequently rates
to Cincinnati werc very low. While thia state Of
affaira WAS very acceptable TO the pnb-
lsc, 1t was very unsatisfactory to the
roads themselves. Thay therefore pooled
their intercAts, and ever alnce they have had
tLeis own way aR far as rates 10 Cincinnati and
the Southeast were concerned. Since then tho
baltimore 4: Ohio has leen completed, WHICH
read has equal il not better. iacinies for the
Cincinnati and tho Southern trade than tue pool
lines. Consequently. much Of the trade Of these
lines his been diverted to the Baltimore Ohio
Railroad To keep even with their dangerous
rival. the pool lines have lately made Ill arrange
/ ment With The Chesapeake 4 Ohio lsailroal,
| forming the Great Southern Dispatch Line. ty
from Chicago 10 Virginia and North Carollna
| At much lower rates than sny other, md tho new
| tafAtf, which was published IN The TRIBUNE .
| day or two ago, IL no low that no other road
| conld possibly compete and mako money. For
example. tho rate to Richmond, Va. vih this new
] line. ia 40 cents per cwt. Oh fourth-clRss aud
grain, whila the rate for the same articles ia IS
| cents to Baltimore. The rate to Norfolk. Which
route, while the rate the other lin es to New
York iB 40 cents, making difference Of but
centH between New York and Norfolk.
The baltimore OHIO ia no. considering
| neaAurea to make their rates 1tilI lower than
| those established by tho pew line. And as the
| Baltimore T. Ohio has m alt-rail route, nod the
Great Southern Dispatch has to tske its froGnt
| from Cincinnati to Huntington by steamer, there
| &..x l. l-..h -R 1&-F
test. But. beBidos having tho best line, tho
I Baltimore 4 Ohio has also the most money, and
can stand the fight much tho 'ongext. 1t Is
stated On good authority that tho new line was
Pennsylvaai. Railroad. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is the worst sufferer
from the competition Of the Baltimore d Ohio,
and therefore every obstacle il thrown in the
way Of this road to prevent 1t from gaining foot
| hold. The saratogs combination. It is claimed.
| vas engineered By Mr.. Scott for the game pur-
pose and Mr. Vanderbilt and the other tnagnates
arc beginning 10 $50 this. There ia no longer
Withdraw from tho continuation. and in less than
thirty DAYS Mr.. Scott will have to tgtt the BA1tl-
moro L Ohio Railroad alone.
FREE PASSES.
That the saratoga combination ID virtually
dead ia hes. shown by tho fact that the princi-
pal roads belonging to the combination are VIC
lat1ng tho agreement in every particular. They
do not do this clandestinely, but quite openly.
BY the terms Of the agreement, no free passes,
or paases At reduced rhtes, can be issued by any
Of the roads belonging to tho combination.
Mox Of the roads, however, DECLARE that they
regard to this matter just they please
While aone Of the roads intend to issus free
passes Unfortunately. aa bad been the custom
i few veArs ago, still they have signided their
intention to give passes TO such persons ~ tho
General Manager or Superintendent may doom
entitled to such FREQ rides. Some Of thesa roads
will also issue half-fare passes again to tho
ciergymep. The Michigan Central Railroad has
been the frat Of the combination roads to make
this change. The following blank form haH just
been prepared by this road which will have to
be signed by the ministers requiring such pasaos;
APPLICATION FOB HA1r-FARE PERMIT.
| hereby certify that I an clergyman at the
-- Church. residing st---tnd NC
tpay In charge OF congregation 1t thkt place its
settled pastor; that am soley engaged in the work
and duties Of : minister oy the GoApel, having no
other profession occupation, OF bnatneas and that In
tha ertnt Of removing from resignug my present
charge during he year la5. engaging In other bus
neea Will return tbs hAf-fAre permit furnished
on this application. hiaistera signaturo-------
Correct, --Agtut.
| --StatfDb.