, 1875-02-18
THE GREAT WAR.


President CARROTS Characteristic reply to Col.
scost'a haugbsy letter, in ordering reduction OF
passenger fares 10 and from nll Western cities
las proved bombahcsl in the camp OF the cne-
my. No one thought for moment that 3,r.
Garrett would be 70 promp. in carrying out his
threat, aud lence when tile order can.o to make
ra.es from Chicago to Dal'tnorc aud Washington
$40, and to Philadelphia e12. everybody
was takou by surprise. aud many refused to be-
liove It, until rigus pit out at the Baltimore
i Ohio Railroad Office Informing the pdbc tlat
they eau purchaae tickots at the nb3yo rates.
From that time until evening the Baltimore l.
Ohio Office was crowded with people,
anxious to purchase tickets ut the 1e-
duced figures. AB a!ated above, tho other
lines leading to the East wera taken completely
by surprise, and knew not what action to tuae.
and up to last evening none OF them had yet re-
duced tleir rates. Yesterday morning Gou.
Meyers. tho General Iasaen4er Agout Of til.
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne t. Chicago Kallroad. tho
Chicago btanch OF tho PenEsyIvanla Rail. ond
Company, arrived in tpwn, nn. in tho afternoon
r TNiDuSE reporter called upon him to asuortaln
what action luis road would takr. Mt. MeyelH
stated tin: he Aal III yet leceiei Instructions
from Philadelphia, tut he did not think tllat hie
road woa.d take any notice of tAe reducIlan Ill
tue baltimore l. OHIO AnilroRd aB far al Chicago
"Aa cOHceEufE. IlGf miEuL IllaA D IE1uGtlbn
from st. Louis. Toledo. and indianapolis, na coul-
petition from thoHo points wAs DFtkcr than from
Chicago. but nothing detinic Inns vet been do
cidcd HIS road could uot Afford to carry pas
aenHers Ut the rates inhdc by tho Baltimore 4
OHIO, and it was better fDt lila roal to let tem
du all the Baltimore and Washington tralhe,
which WIS very slnall anyway.
6nould the Fcuu3ylsnula Railroad Company
attempt such thing Al TO make L Discrimination
IL favor Of st. Louis. Indianapolis. and otler
Western ptaces against this city, they will Boon
lcarn that they hHvo .nads
AHAD sIlsTtEE.
| The people Of Chicago will stand no such war
| fare NJ that, aud wn1tI At ouce withdraw all
their patio IRON tho Plttsburgtt Fort Wayne
| i: Cnlcogo, evep after the close OF tho present
3! war Besides such action would compel the Mlch-
| iHau Southern mud Aisniran Central Railroads
| to reIueo their rates. to New York. thus conpol-
IN; tho littabnrg. Fort waync d Chicay 90 to treat
! Chicago tha Eans - other cit'es. The Chicago
x Alton aud Illinois Ceutral would also hsvo 10
take measures to protect sLeis TT. Lonls trafflc
and rcduco their rates Il ON that city to Chicago.
| There is not tie least doubt, though tho roa1s
may do It reluctantly, that tho farcs from, Now
| York to Chicago auti vice versa viii be reduced
| by ali tho linus Ill h DAY or two. Tho Baltimore
l. Ohio las alsealv aunoancod that it will carry
| passeagern from No" fork to Chicago at a16.25
instead Of s22. The Western roads are all
favorable TO tho Baltimore L. OHIO, and will hclp
| 1t along as much ae possible. Tho fight will be
| bitter one mud 1nAy provo disastrous to num-
DEF ~ E4lu1AHc.
| Another REDUCTION OF THE pA1T.MonE ! OHIO.
| Sresla! Dis,,afh 10 3hf CA:c1ao tttoune.
| NEw YoMK4 Feo 17.-Tho railroad war orcned
hore III earueat today, ard it In BAfe to conclude
it will extend to all the trunk linca eventually.
Tho baltimore & Ohio Company has reduced
passenger fares In reply 10 the movo Of the
peulsylyania Railroad, tu refusing to take
freight over its lines for the fornor road. Tho
following arc a'nong the reductions West: To
Chicago, sl0.25, Instead Of a23; Cincinnati.
| e1825. instead Of s2o to Louisville, TlG25, in-
steal Of I'll; aud St. Louis s!1 25 insteal Of @27,
| making difference OF s55.75 In p,lce to all the
points named EXCEPT Cincinnati. Tbs Tennsyl-
| yaua R;i!soad has not yet reduced passenger
| rates to tie Weat. and the otficais hero say it
will not until the three trunk dues Of tho Sara
toga compact laya resolved OIL it. It is believed
that
| Joint ACTION WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW.
Tho depots In New York were to-day refusing
large quantities of freight for tie West by way
| OF the baltimore l. Ohio, Tho PenuHylyanla
| noad ofllciAs say that all such shipments
will be refused. They carry. Of course,
| as far IL Philadelphia, but Charge local
| rates, and deliver only ut their
| depot to tho trucks OF the baltimore / OHIO
Railroad Company. Thls vii! doubs;oss throw
much OF tho freight iuto the hands Of the Penn
| syvauia, Eric, and Now York Central lines
| Tho Baltitnors J. Ohio Company talk ef having
[ aoot Of steatnesa ready shortly to tAke freight
direct to their Baltimore terminus, Tho AFFAIR
| promises to become mo1e bitter and extsndei
| than ut present.