Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-19
The scott -Garre11 Railroad War.
ArEsT DEVELOPMENTS IN EALTIMo

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN BALTIMORE
AND ELSEWHERE.
The Baltimore Gazette of this morning 81 -.
interest IN iEe great railroad contest between
the Baltimore and OHIO and the PeIu>vIya-
MIA railroads had undergone little il any
abatement YESTERDAY. and the subject was
anXlOu>l y discussed in All its aspects in social
aS wei rs business circles. The promptnc>s
with which the Pennsylvania company
REDUCED IT'S PASSENGER RATES
~ the west to those OF the RaIfimor,. and
ono. induced many persons TO believe that
the lowest rates mad not been reached. F.
pecially was this the case with SpacuIafor.
in tickets who hc>itatad TO invest any con
siderable amount in the purchase OI tickets.
tearing that SlI.. further reduction would
he made mat would render such inyeS trne,lt,
uhlhOhtdDie. Nothing OF special interest
was developed during the day in connection
win The contest. except ihe reduction by the
Pennsylvania road of the rate OF care 10
Wheeling, West Virginia. 10 II. The object
OF this road. j. is stated, i'm reducing the fare
10 TINS point IS mat 10 - =: local UOiuf on the
baltimore ant ONO railroad, 10 which the
ldtlti l"th cilaFgt> so. There has been no
p.Tcepuble Increase OF the demand for tickets
by either road since tine reduction OF far.
The public take siedt interest in this contest
bl' lDe ''har times and the severity of IN.
weather probably prevent many persons
from awaiting themselves Gf the low charges
oI The IiNal companies 10 go west" Inquiry
in relation 10
WESTERN FREIGHT RATES.
shows that there II no change in the Situa-
ton IN inns respect, The competition Stfl
anCc Of the present lDs rates cannot bui
prove advantageous 10 The approaching
>pl4ug trade.
THE THROUGH TRAINS.
l. Thomas T. Sharp, master Of tranSpor-
iaiipl. TePlicd 10 an inquiry that there wa.
no c4i;tge III The condition OF affairs, except
lhaL "ii The pailor car trains from New York
iDi washington world in The future nJSS over
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad. O.her-
wise, he said. there was 10 change in the
through passenger travel.
4 M-T = -LHfr 70
NJ. y. GUiioId, general freight agent o.
"a" Baltimore and Ohio com pany. who has
l.e'H ~ New ork TO- some time in COnncc-
ton with the business Of the road, Yesterday
perfected arraE seuent> for the Shipment Of
freight ro'h ways from Baltimore 10 New
! OK VIA The steamers Of the Old Dominion
steamship company. TcleTamS 10 this effect
were sent by NJ. GuilfOrt Yesterday 10 the
cihcIaiS of the company Ia Baltimore. and j.
II understood the new arrangement viii 90
INTO effect a. soon aS possible.
FRFIGIiT RATES FROM CUMBERLAND
The Cumberland News OF yesterday. speak
~ 81 the contest between the roads. says
Ia tni> connection We VIII state that an agent
ol INC pennsylvania company was In our city
yesterday making arrangements. il was Un-
itT>tOOd. fol a large increase Of coal shin
meas nom his region to PhiIadelp phia and
elsewhere. he also announced reduction
OF freight rates between this CITY and the cas-!
more ami ohio railroad by Il reduction
THE VALLEY RAILROAD
\ committee oI the directors of the Valley
ialIIOsd OF Virginia are AT present in Balti-
more for the purpose OF arranging terms for
lease, which ii is expected will be effected
with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1t is
inousht mat the INJUNCTION suits of Rock
bridge and Lexington counties in regard to
The subscription of these counties to the stock
Of the Valley railroad will be Withdrawn i'm
SNORT tIme, whtch action will relieve the
foad irOm the cmbarTaSSmentS now weigh
plet.0n.