New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-19
RAILROAD COMPLICATIONS
ANOTHER AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.


ANOTHER AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.
rx,r PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE
ROAD Forbidden TO BRING THROUGH oAh'
FROM ITS OWN STATION IN BALTiMoRf-ro'
srBLE INTERRUPTION OF THROUGH 'NArhL
CoNJEcTUREs AS TO THE FUTURE folAOi VI
TIE RIVAL RoADs-A FURTHER DEChhAsN VI
WESTWARD PASSENGER RATES
,rRop THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE Ihi'oNhI
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.-Ihe latest move
en, IN the contest the Presidents o. the rem
,ss "a pot,more and Ohio Railroads is a notifea-
Ton san, INV Col Scott to-day to President HiDckley OF
,no pnuadephin, wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
MAT no baggage, express, or passenger cars starting
from the President Street citation 10 Baltimore Will De
allowed 10 run through TO New-fork. This Is severe
blow az the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Road aud andeserved return for the attitude OF neu
Iyaty II has assumed Out there is way for Col Scott
a hit Mr. Garrett except the head OF this friendly
eorporstion. The notification amounts TO prohibiting
,he Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Company
from taking passengers express matter for
from its own terminal station 10 Baltimore, and Is H.
tended TO TO she Charless station, belong
tDg TO the Baltimore and Potomac Road for this portion
Of It's business The for this action on the part
nj Col Scott lies in the fact that the Baltimore and ONO
connects with the Philadelphia Wilmington and Batl
more at President-st. aud nowhere else. TIE STATION
ut ohatesst IL pesrly three miles distant from the
President Street depot ana Is coDfoUea py lne fenn
syvapia road which runs the Baltimore and Potomac
MI HincRey has asked for modineatien OF ooi o0V..
contemplated action. aud has telegraphed ADAMS fA
ress CompApy 10 order that they may prepare LOT 'ne
.er,ous undertaking OF transporting their Baltimore
goods ont 70 the Charles Street Station it not hpos
chile that Col Scott's course may result In pIe"K III
throneh travel between New-York and the eonth
at this point and at Baltimore. 10 ehtorce
The acceptance Of its cars from Its Baltimore
terminus the Philadelphia, Wilmington ana Baumore
may refuse the Pennsylvania RAILROADS. cars gong
,outh from NewYork and north from Washington, thus
making transfer OF passengers and baggage necessary
q. 0ray's Ferry near West Philadelphia, and also al
Raw View near Baltimore. President Hinckiey VIII not
he likely, however, 10 thus embron himseH WIN he
powerful neghbor unless he has no other recourse 10
MAINTAIN The rights OF his Company. Col. Scott Is In
Neg-York to-day His subordiDates cay that he VIII
wage the war to the bitter end and will carry out his
determination to shut OF his adversary from all access
% the North AT whatever cost 1t rumored to-day
That he meant 10 either buy the Philadelphia, Wi lining
Ton and Baltimore Railroad build parallel road so
as TO control unbroken line been New-fofk
md Washington; but welllnformed railroad
men, who are neutral in the quarrel, 40 not
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore were secured
petnS road and that if Scott should open new route
instead OF buying the old one the lateF %Suu 20
Wilmington and Baltimore Road TO remain IN the hands
present owners both parties OBTAIN tne USE vi ~
at ehesper rates than they could afford to Compel
ing lines for One important result Is predicted as
fhe outcome OF the contest, and that Is that
Ihs new line between this city ana New-IoIk
now building by the North Pennsylvania ana NEWER
sev Central Companies will be secured by the Batnore
and Ohio II this should be the case Garrett would baye
tic outlet to New York he has long wanted Inc iVal
roads would then have competing lines between New
York and Philadelphia as they now nave
between Baltimore aud Washington, and IT
would not be long before the neutral con
meeting link between Philadelphia and Baltimore
pressed by both upon both sides would sucCum6 TO the
influences OF the other. or course, whenever
party failed In the struggle for it possession, would
build new road. and the travelling public would thns
secure a second route all the way between the nerop-
Oils and the capitaa result which few would deploe;
~ tins CITY, the Baltimore and Ohio completes on equal
terms with the Pennsylvania road, having still the
privilege running through to Washington and TO
Western cities. To-day handbils were issued from It's
sfbce the of Chestnut and sevenhss headed
.OnCe More the Breach" and announcing lower rates
10 all principal points in the West Northwest, ana
Southwest. The new fares are To Pittsburgh, -,
instead of $40 the old fare to Chicago. S2, instead OF
SO Cincinnati, SlO instead OF SIS and 70 ST. Louis,
on. instead OF Sb.
These reductions met promptly by the Pennsyl
road, which announces the following rates from
NH