New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-15
FEATURES OF THE RAILWAY WAR.

FEAlURE Ot 1ltE RAlLWA1 WAR;
BITTER CONTROVERSY AMONG NEw-ENGLAND AGENTS
HOW THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD CUTS UNDER
THE OTHER TRUNK INEs-THE LAKE ERIE
TRAFFIC.
The conflict between the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore and Ohio roads the one side. and the
Lake Shore and the Canadian railways on the other, is
carried with vigOr bitterness and there are very
few signs that either antagonist will give way The
bitterness OF the principal actors the strife has been
followed by personal attacks the part OF the subord
Mates and the time war Is carried on
between some OF tho officers Of the Baltimore and ONO
and the Pennsylvania roads IN NewEnSland When
the later Company withdrew their tickets from the
New York offices Of the Baltimore and OHIO road that
line reduced their from England to the West
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger agent demanded
from the ticket agents In New England the surrender OF
all the tickets Entrusted TO Them by the Baltimore ana
Ohio road This demand the ticket agents refused to
comply with unless ordered SO 10 do by the Baltimore
and Ohio road all moneys received from the sale OF
tickets were paid over TO tho road from which the tick
cts were received, without regard to the route over
which the passengers passed to their destna'
on Defeated in this effort tho agent OF the Pennsy'
vania road rushed into print, aud gave notice
the agents and the public that tickets sold by the
Baltimore Ohio road would not be received by tho
Pennsylvania road the fact that these
tickets had originally issued by tho latter road.
Although this stopped the sale of the Tickets the New
England agents refused to return them to the Pennsy
Company except through tho Baltimore aud Ouio
Company from which they bad been received Circulars
to agents In New-Engand traducng the Character Of
the passenger agents OF the Baltimore and OHIO road
issued this has led to savage newspaper war
In which the lie. and indirect. is freely given
The "scapers" appear 10 be making g0od prout OUT
OF redue Of the the Pennsylvania route
from the West to Baltimore By the Saratoga agreement
the three frank lines sell tickets at reduced prices
IL New York and the Pennsylvania road mas ceased 70
sell tickets Philadelphia and changed the reduction
TO through tickets from 10 Baltimore. Bat at Harris
burg the from the West obtain ticket 10
NewY0rk er 60 saving GO cents and several hours In
time by not going around by way or Baltimore, from
which place to NewYOrk the fare Is 80 90 Tue scalp
ers nand AT Harrisburg great numbers TO pur
chase the unused portion OF the through ticker, entng
the holder to convey from HARRISBURG TO Baltimore
aud Us the passenger realize aDou' ~ or luis poi
lion o. his ticket, he paws only from CINCINNATI, -
from Chicagior 81 from st. LOUIS, making the ehtfe
cost from ST. Louis NewYork gully sl2 20 Instead Oh
s?7 which Is the price OF through Ticket by the Tnuk
lines. As tins is virtually .'cyttlng under llS MN
matter or SURPRISE to many New-York merchants and
shippers roads do not protest against Inc
action OF the Pennsylvania road.
The Canadian rail ways arc beginning 10 see nat WHO
fighting among themselves they have raised up an OppO-
sion south of Lake Erie which Is nkey TO
take large portion OF ther PASSENGER trac anu
agents this city nave received unofficial Intelligence
that negotiations loot towards the resumption OF
rates Passengers by rival Canadian lines. Tue
Lake Shore road Is said DC party To this agree
e but continue tie reduced rates between
Buffalo in Michigan, until III Is considered
that Canadian roads, and their ally, the Michigan
Central, have been sufficiently punished