The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-23
A RAILROAD UNPLEAsANrNEss.
PRESIDENT SCOTT PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO
PRESIDENT GARRETT.

PRESIDENT SCOTT PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO
PRESIDENT GARRETT.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 16.-Thos. Scott,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
has written letter in reply to the telegram
of President Garrett, of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. After accusing Garrett of
demagogism and acting in bad faith toward
the officers of the other trunk lines
in regard to rates. Col. Scott goes
on to say: AS far as this company is con-
cerned, 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 equita-
BILE and fair business basis, mall matters re-
lating to transportation over our own road.
While we desire moderate rates for service
performed, believing that it is best TOR the
public and for the interest of railway
prosperity 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 Wash
iugiOn and Baltimore, to and from New
York, over one road, 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 in
convenience whatever to the public
by reason of your effort to
destroy the railway property of any other
Company will, during the present year, per-
feet its terminal facilities at Baltimore, so as
to place that city on full equality with the
others on the seaboard and it will be the
duty and interest OF the company whose
line terminates here to give to
Baltimore line in every respect,
equal, both as to rates and facilities,
to any that the Baltimore 81 Ohio may be
ableto offer. 1t seems to me most unfair
that you should attempt by the course indi-
catedin your message to coerce other parties
into policy that might result in great in
measures to be adopted by the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Company
should produce the results that you
anticipsted, there will be no difficulty
in Understanding the motives which
prompted such a course, and / beHeve the
railway officers and stockholders that may
be injured will hold you, as president of the
Z. & o. road, responsible for this policy. of
destruction. So far as this company is con-
cecned it Ss abundantly able to take care of
it's interests and its stockholders.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.--The Inter-Ocean to-
morrow viii state that the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad will, unless a compromise is
effected With the Pennsylvania railroad be-
fore 10 O'Clock tomorrow, reduce its pasSen- =
ger rates both eastward and westward. It
will also reduce its freight rates from west
TO east as they have been reduced fcom east
to west. This will involve all the other
trunk lines running from the Mississippi
valley to the east. This determination OF
the Baltimore & Ohio is the result of the
cerrespor dence between President Garrett
and ColoEel Scott yesterday and to-day.
Geo. Grsncis A. Walker, OF Yale College,
late superintendent of the United states
census. says that the cenuses taken by the
half way between those taken by the gen.
eral government every decade are of the
utmost value ID the United States census
officara 40 shnIrinU the cansas of the mnxe=