Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-18
The Railroad war.

LETTER FROM NIB. GARRETT no COL. scorr-No
BALr. OHIO Cans TO 90 OVER THE PENNA.
LINkS.
President John ". Garrett, Of tho Baltimore
4 Ohio railroad, sent on Monday lengthy des-
patch to Col Scott, Ut the PeunsylvApiA road,
complaining Of the lattsr's action in regard to
freight charges. He then says:
"This day advised that your company has re-
sorted to the use Of the present monopoly
through the Camden X Amboy railroad between
Philadelphia and New York to attempt 10 deprive
the public and the Baltimore and Ohio road Of
the convenient use Of that line by Withdrawing
the tickets for the through service by the liati-
more and Ohio road from our Offices in New
York and Now England. That you have also
| ordered that freight cars OF the baltimore and
Ohio road shall not pass over your tracks IN the
city OF PhiiAdelphia according TO usage from the
Philadelphia, Wilmington Baltimore Road to
points of delivery for the merchants and deal
ers OF Philadelphia and that You pro-
pose to put additional trains Of cars between
Washington and New York for the purpose OF
interfering with the business of the baltimore
aud OHIO Company, which passes over its Wash.
ington branch and western roads, After the Ok
perience OF the past can scarcely believe that
such action can meet the approval Of yourself.
| the thoughtful executive OF your great company,
and am prepared for the present to attribute it
to reckless subordinates. ! wish, however, to
say that the Baltimore and Ohio Company IL pre-
pared, ~ in December, 1873, to act promptly,
effectively, and, know. successfully, in main
tanning its rights ane interests.
Mr.. Garrett adds that
at is duo to the grave interests involved, to
state to you that, II l am correctly informed AZ
to the action OF your company, and that you APP
provo OF the action, that the Baltimore and Ohio
Company will feel at liberty to adopt and will
adopt such measures in reference to passenger
rates and otherwise, will vindicste it's ability
to maintain It's rights"
This sounds decidedly warlike. and Balti-
more dispatch, last night, says it is understood
there that on and after to-day, (Tuesday) no
cars Of the Baltimore and Ohio Road will DO al
lowed to pass over tho Pennsylvania Road to
New York.
PROGRESS OF THE CONTEST, YEsrERpAY--scurl
REPLIES TO GARRETT.
The events OF yesterday were not promising
OF compromise between the Baltimore anf
Ohio and the Pennsylvania Roads. Col Scot
sent caustic reply to Mr.. CARROTS telegram.
1t did not appear, yesterday, that the
ears of the i. & 0. Company, we're excluded
from the New Jersey link OF the through line
but passengers who started from Washington By
the former, were afraid they would be- and tina
they would have to
I NEW TICKETS AND CHANGE CARS,
at Philadelphia. At Baltimore it il believed TIL,
will be the case to-day. Very few through pas
sengers are now coming from Washington by the
Is. q U. There were not more than dozen
| yeetelNhS, UN TIC tram lsuNlik TIC NADlal III
o'clock.
The Baltimore american of this morning
SAYS
The Philadelphia and New York train to Wash
ngton, due at President street at Ito, wa,
somewhat late. 1t consisted OF United Slater
postal, one baggage, one pullman and two ordi
nary passenger coaches. There appeared to b'
No PASSENGERS IN THESE CARS
except in one Of the last two mentioned. Inqui
ries among them failed to discover any from New
. York. all questioned stating that they were from
' Philadelphia. 1t was understood afterward
:, that the train had been divided at Bayview, ant
. the through New York passengers to Washing
: ton sent via the Union and Baltimore and Pc
S tomac Roads to their destination.
y The United States mail from Philadelphia ant
e New York, due here at 10 Z. NJ, which the Post
+ Office officials have been in the habit of receiving
: at the President Street Depot, was delivered Ii
them last night at the Union Depot 1t is du,
t to the officials of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
: and Baltimore Railroad in this city TO say tina
y THEY DENY MOST POSITIVELY
= having any intention Of discriminating agains
. the Baltimore and OHIO in accedng to the dlrec
. tons of the Pennsylvania Central not to sci
: tickets via the Philadelphia, Wilmington Az
. Baltimore road for points further north of Phil
I adepha. They claim that a refusal OH thei
n part would have caused much Inconvenience
! and discomfort to passengers. They want to
n STAND PERFECTLY NEUTRAL
G in any difficulty that may arise between tn
Q Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio roads
r and will extend the same facilities to both TO
! the transportation Of their cars over the line o
] road between Baltimore and Philadelphia.
RETALIAToRY MEASURES
i The Baltimore and Ohio has comm enced re
: tallatlon by at once cutting passenger rates be
tween Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville
: and the Eastern cities from thirty to forty pei
q cent.