Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-17
THE RAILWAY KINGS.
Tom Scott Replies Defiantly to
President Garrett.
Now for a Lively Time-=EhcOiirs
aging Prospects for
Cheap Rates.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-COl. ThOs.
A Scott, President of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, has written a letter in
reply to the telegram of President Garrett,
cf the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. After
accusing Garrett OF de1iagogism ard act
| ing in bad faith to the officers of other
trunk lines in regard to rates, Col. Scott
| goes on to say: Gas far as this company is
concerned, you may rely upon it that we
| will protect the business of Philadelphia,
and place Baltimore, New York and other
points accessible by our lines, on an
equitable and fair business basis
| In all matters relating to transportation
| over our road, while we desire moderate
rates for service performed, believing that
it is best for the public and for the il terests
of the railway PROPERTY that this should be
The case, we shall always be ready to take
care Of our share of the business Of the
country, with rates and facilities equal to
those Of any other company. The lines
from Washington and Baltimore to and
from New York, over our rOal, shall be
made quite as perfect for the convenience
OF the public from this date as they have
ever been at any time in the past. There
shall be no inconvenience whatever to the
public by reason Of your effort to destroy the
railway property of any other parties. The
Northern Central Railroad Company will,
during the present year, perfect its terminal
facilities at Baltimore, so as to place that
city on full equality with others on the
seaboard, and it will be the duty and in.
terest of the company whose line termi-
mates here 70 give to Baltimore a line in
every respect equal both az to rate and
facilities to any that the Baltimore aud
Ohio may be able to offer. 1t 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.
chromosomes to be adopted by the Ba,ti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company should
produce the results that you anticipate,
there viii be no difficulty in understanding
the motives which prompted such a oOurse,
and l believe the railway officers and stOrk-
holders that may be injured will hold you,
as President Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Road, responsible for this policy Of de-
struction. So far as this company is con-
cerned, it is abundantly able to take care
Of its interests and its stockholders"
The Baltimore and Ohio Cutting Pas
senger Rates.
BALTIMORE, Feb. IG.-There seems no
prospect al present that the war between
TIE Pennsylvania and Baltimore ard Ohio
will be recoucilea. President Garrett To-
night states that President ScOtt's telegram
Of to-day is a tissue Of gross misrepTesenta-
tons. In order to compel the Pennsylva
MIA road to reopen the gateWays Of COM
merce TO the people of Philadelphia and
New York for the Baltimore and Ohio
road and its connections, orders have been
given by the Baltimore and Ohio for an
immense reduction in passenger rates be
tween Washington, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia and the leading Western cities,
viz: Between Chicago and Balti-
more and Washington from $40
to SO; between Cincinnati and
Baltimore and Washington from SIC 10
$40; between st. Louis and Baltimore and
Washington from S23 to SIS; between |
Louisville and Washington from $3.50 to
six dollars. Similar reductions have been
made between Philadelphia and Chicago,
Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville and Pitts
burg. These reductions take effect at
once. Il is understood the Baltimore and
Ohio Company is arranging for a line Of
first-class steamships for the conveyance |
of freight between New York and Balti- |
more. All its Western connections have
to the Baltimore and Ohio |
Company that they will cheerfully cooper
ate in its policy throughout as long as the |
road continues to obstruCt its |
business to Philadelphia and New York.
All the Trunk Lines Affected.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16.-TLe Inter Ocean
tomorrow, will state that the Baltimore |
and Ohio Railroad will, unless a cOmprO- |
mise is effected with the Pennsylvania |
Railroad before ten o'clock tomorrow, re- |
duce its passenger rates both Eastward and |
Westward. Ii will also reduce its freight |
rates from the West to the East, as they |
have been reduced from the East to the |
West. This will involve all the other /
trunk lines running from the Mississippi |
Valley to the East. This determination Of |
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is the re-
suit of the correspondence between Presi- |
dent Garrett and Colonel Scott, yesterday
aud to-day.