The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-28

Passenger Fares Will not 70
Back 10 What They We're
Prosperity Ol the baltimore
Road.
CHICAGO, May 20.
A reporter OF the Tribune had an in.
tcrview with President Garrett of the
Baltimore & Ohio road when here, Of
which the substance is given in to-days
issue Of that paper MS follows:
Mr.. Garrett said that It depended en-
tirGly on the Pennsylvania Railroad
managers to terminate the present con-
ilict. As far US he was concerned he
would never move an inch from the pO-
sition he had taken. As soon as tho
right was conceded to his road to enter
New York over the Pennsylvania Rail
road, as he had been doing for thirty
years, and to make such rates from Balti-
more and Chicago as he chose, ho was
ready for peace, and not sooner. lie
would not meddle with the rates from
Philadelphia and New York, and would
DO willing to maintain any rate the roads
at those points should adopt. He cared
but little for the New York and Philadel.
phia traffic his principal object being to
make Baltimore the principal outlet for
the produce from the Great West. Since
the completion Of his road to Chicago
the business OF Baltimore had received
great impetus, and property in that city
had largely advanced in value. The
Saratoga combination, which had been
gotten up to ruin the Baltimore u Ohio
Railroad had only served to establish
the road and give II standing in the
West which otherwise It could not have
obtained for many years. II had been
and wAs now
HIS FIRM OBJECT
to maintain the freight rates on fourth
class, the principal freight shipped from
the West, ut 35 cents per 100. This was
reasonable rate, and gave his COmpanya
fair profit The other lines had to sub
nit 10 this rate or there could be no
peace. They might go above or below
this rate II they chose, but he would not
bc Coerced by them into making u rate to
suit them lie intended to manage his
own business and not have II managed by
others. II was the interest Of the people
Of the West to support his road, for other
wise reasonable rates could not be main
tanned. The passenger rates were now
below paying figure, and would DO
raised again on the restoration OF peace.
But under no consideration would he con.
sent to raise them again to what they
we're before the war commenced. As far
as the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad was
concerned, II
COULD STAND WAR ANY LENGTH OF.
TIME
Its financial condition never was better
than nt present, aud the earnings were
daily increasing; still he regretted that
the war was severely injurlng other lines
and destroying American railroad seCuri.
ties abroad. The Erie Railroad was now
In such bad financial condition that II
would be forced into bankruptcy before
long. The Pennsylvania Rralroad, though
still Dragging about its earnings, was not
making money. The road had been los.
Ing immense amounts since the war began,
and such lite exhibition Of petty spite rs
refusing to carry the United States mail
from the Baltimore &Ohie depot would
help but little. lie had letter from the
postmuster.GenCral in regard to this
matter, Il few days ago, stating that, II the
Pennsylvania Railroad insisted upon this
measure, the Government would also
Withdraw the Western mails from that
rond. Though this war was at present
injuring great many Interests, still y
was his opinion that IN the end Il would
prove n great blessing and establish the
railroads in this country on n sonnder
and iirmcr basis than they had been on
heretofore.