The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-23

ton OF your company, and that you approve
of that action, that the Baltimore &
Ohio Company will feel at liberty to adopt, |
and will adopt measures in reference to its
passenger rates and otherwise as will vindi-
cate It's ability to maintain it's rights, and to
secure equitable and just relations for its
business to all proper points. will be glad
to learn that the serious results that will
follow to many interests from the course
which will otherwise be forced upon this
company, and which no one will more sin
cerely regret than myself, may be averted
by the prompt correction OF the extraordi-
nary alleged action of your company, OF
which have been advised. (Signed)
JOHN w. GARRETT, President.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Is, 1875.
On the reception of President CARROTS
communication President Scott, of the
Pennsylvania road, sent the following re-
ply:
John w. Garrett, preside emit Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, Baltimore, Md:
/ have your remarkable message of Feb
ruary Is, which was received too late to be
answered yesterday, by reason of other en-
gagements which needed immediate atten-
ton, and a personal friend to whom you
had telegraphed copy OF your
message TO me wired you to that
effect, and that would reply this morning.
1t was with surprise, therefore, that say
your message to me published in the papers
OF to-day. Bot little reflection has salts
fed me that il was intended no doubt. more
for the papers than for myself and that this
is, perhaps, the explanation of the unusual
course which you have pursued. Onthe12th
OF November last you agreed to all you state
in your message, and you further agreed
with Messrs. Vanderbilt, Jewett, Chaplin,
myself and other parties who were present,
that while you were not prepared to commit
yourself to what was known as
THE SARATOGA COMPACT
as you had not had time to examine it since
your return, you were prepared to say that
you would pledge your company to main
tain the rates made from time to time to
and from Boston and New York, and that
those from Philadelphia and Baltimore
should also be maintained, the proper geo.
graphical differences being preserved to
those cities. Had this agreement
been carried out by your COM
pany in good faith, no one would have had
cause of complaint but it is notorious
fact, well known to every man in railway
life, that this has not been done, and
abundant evidence of that fact can be given
at any time. / think the unfair statement
you gave of that interview to the associated
press before the gentlemen who were present
had time to reach their homes on quick ex-
press trains was pretty good evidence that
you bad no purpose of keeping the
pledge so solemnly given, though we still
hoped it might be observed in accordance
with your promise.
Early in April last the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company was informed that your Off
GERS were prepared to make an equitable and
fair arrangement in relation TO all traffic
competition to the two companies, whether
local or through, and that i5 was desired to
divide the passenger business between Wash
ington end New York by giving to each
company two trans. A number of our of
m NV or11 he
the Philadelphia, Wilmington d Baltimore
road, represented by Mr. Hinckly and Mr.
Samuel M. FELTON,, went to your Office in
Baltimore, April IL, 1874, and there agreed
with your officers, upon an arrangements
for trains, with distinct, clear and honora-
bic understanding that
THE RATES ON BUSINESS
competitive to the lines of both companies,
whether for New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia or Baltimore, and whether local or
through, should be at all times maintained
in good faith, preserving the proper differ
euce to Philadelphia and Baltimore. This
we hoped your officers meant to carry out
in good faith, as it was clearly the interest
ofthe stockholders, not only of our COM
panies, but of the companies with
which we transacted business that
this should be done. 1t was just to the pub
desired to have rates beyond those which
are fairly renumerative and which should
be alike to all shippers, so that no
discrimination would be made in
favor of any party. and no drawback
or commission allowed at any point. Every
person in the country transacting business
with The leading roads would be thus treated
IA irly, and much. better satisfaction given
than under the then existing system. This
agreement has been repeatedly violated by
~. tt
Their attempts in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore to take business
unfairly and in direct violation of your own
personal agreement, have been so numerous
as TO leave this company no other remedy
than TO take care of its business on its roads
in its own way, and to do what is right and
fair TO the public and TO the roads running
in connection with it. You may rest assured,
and of this you are no doubt well aware, that
your action in fixing rate of thirty-five
cents per hundred between Chicago and Bal |
timore had no influence whatever upon the |
action of the other trunk lines. Your state |
ment in regard to a monopoly across New
Jersey comes with bad grace from your
company, when our New York and Phila-
delphia line has been open to the Baltimore |
d Ohio
ON THE SAME TERMS PRECISELY
as to all it's own connecting lines, including |
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore |
railroad. The rates which they complain of /
as extraordinary on the New York line for
terminal expenses are not sufficient to cover
the actual cost of the work done for your
business. The taking of the table from the |
terminus of our roads In New Jersey, put
ting cars on floats, transferring cars
to and from New York, and find
ing very extensive wharves and ware
houses there and doing the handling and
delivery of the trade, can not, in my judg-
inent, be done, and the expenses incident
thereto paid, for the five cents per one hun
dred pounds charged for the service. By
reference to the reports of the company, you
will see that the cost of moving freight
traffic on the New York division, with
grade of but 26 feet to the mile, is greater
per ton per mile, than on any other portion
OF our lines, caused entirely by heavy ex-
nandirnres naaded at the Terminus. and the