New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
FINANCIAL INTERESTS.

rHE COMPETITION OF TnR BALsiMo"s N 0'N
AND PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL @iiAoAo EV"
PANIEs-TrRoUGH TICKETS WITHDRAWN fNoA
THg FoRMER--INCoNvENIENcE To IhAVhiAho'
The war between the PenhsylVahia Ceh-
- paI,,more and Ohio Railroads. has assumed
go 49, IIo,o,.tore the contest has been confined 10
a., a. of freight from PHI adolpha or Baltimore
70 the West /; the Baltimore and ONO Company having
anned to The action Of the other Company, IN eutng
ander the rates BALTIMORE by reducing the rates
rom phta. Tue Pennsy lvania Railroad CON-
many believed that their rival could 10 affected ser
,usy in passenger traffic from NewYork and on satur
ssy issued orders for tneir agents here TO remove nom
The two offices OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Railtoad IN
,nis city all their through tickets to the West This
measure was carried into effect late on Saturday
&c appears that when the arrangement was mace Dc
tween roads the PENNSYLVANIA line 10 carry
passengers from HewYork TO connect with the oboer
road the PENNSYLVANIA Company reserved the night to
print the tickets aud allow The Baltimore and Omo ROAD
the proper pro rata for all through passengers Accord
mgly the PENNSYLVANIA Company considers that IL mas
the right 10 remove It's tickets whenever IL
pleases Orders also heen given TO the agents
OF that Company In this city not to issue any ne"
tickets by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1neso
have been sold heretofore from the Pennsylvania
Railroad Offices as matter OF convenience 10
patrons Tais orecr yesterday was implicitly oeeyed
II was therefore impossible 10 get any tickets Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yesterday at any OF the
Offices in CITY, aud the agents had TO adopt the
dsagreeabe of purchasing for their customers
ticket for Baltimore by the Pennsylvania Railroad and
giving in addition order on the Company IN Balt-
moro for issue Of further tickets to carry the passen
gers to their thereby causing travellers
and trouble. As the Pennsy lyania road Will
sot check baggage beyond BALTIMORE travellers will also
have their baggage checked afesa after
reaching that city.
reporter OF The TRIBUNE visited the Offices OF the
two companies yesterday order 10 ascertain the con-
don OF affairs and the prospect Of any early settic
Inent Of this difficulty Thomas Khkony, the
general New-York agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Earoad said yesterday that the proceeding was very
highhanded one the part Of the Pennsyvanis Rail
road end had given great amount OF trouble. lthad not
prevented the Company however, from sending their
patrons through from New-York before but 10 had
given the the trouble OF purchasing local tickets
to Baltimore where The traveller would have 10 obtain
fresh ticket. He thought that within
few days, perhaps tomorrow, the Baltimore
and Ohio Company would have their own
tickets for sale in Gew-YorR, and their agents here
would then only have the trouble Of purchasing tho
LEGAL tickets for the intervening distance. OF course
the Baltimore line would lose the bench of the pro rata
the Ter would be charged no moro than hereto
fore point along the road his company he said
was rich enough fight this question, md be could not
say 10 what this would lead where the fight might end
1t was not first time In at the Company had como in
conflict with the Pennsyv aDia road and Of the two he
thought the former beter able carry the fight than
the latter He vas awaiting advlcos from BALTIMORE as
10 the course which would have 30 be adopted by the
agents In this city.
CT Lamy, ticket agent OF the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad, at No. 26 Broadway, said that the PenDsyva-
MIA road in removing the ckets had caused some ser
ous but had no. stopped the sending on
Of through passenger He had no fear but that
Ia the end the Baltimore Ohio road would como out
victorious II could afford TO carry passengers cheaper
than the Pemnsy lvania road An officer OF tse same ra
road this city said that the freight trouble was nos
ended and # the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad refused 70 take
the freight from NewYork over Us portion OF the road
at the usual rates. believed the Baltimore Company
woud nut on line OF steamers between this port and
B,umorc and it would then be what sort OF con-
cf could bc cared There were plenty o. steamers
idle in this harOor thst couia 20 cn.Ftereu @ Tr %
irunk lines might find that the Baltimore ara ONO al
ro2d was L S psoe fsr Cheaper than any
a. those lines dare do. What could easily pe accom-
shed the Baltimore and ONO road would os nnan-
ci destruction The Other lines no Thought Ih5 Bal-
tuore ana OHIO road would not suecumo TO the Penu-
syyaDa road, not even whom backed up by It's allies,
the HewYOrk Central aud the Ere reads; he added,
that would instead be more NY thau eVgr,
and would certainly result n the breaking up ol Ihe
The IN is AZ the Office of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
at No Broadway said that they did not know why
the had been gwen 10 withdraw me tickets from
the Baltimore ard OAIo Railroad offices They had re-
opved ord,rs not to sell any through tickets by that
road and although the tickets had not been aethaly
WtuyaWn the sale mad been stOUped for the present
They were Of the fact that tAe agents OF be Bal
tmOre and ono road purchasing local tcKets ior
PhadelnAa and Baltimore; but as they PAD the reg
uar rates noting could be done TO prevent them. IL
generally understood thal the reason 1Or wlthIaW
ing the tickets was because the Baltimore ana Onlo
road had been cutting rates ;" but they had
never kuewn them TO do SO at any tlno since
the agreement had been made at least so far as New
" rk was concerned No Oriers had been received as
the restriction to STOP and the Penusylva-
MA agents were awaiting 9dyics IRON headquarters as
10 their future action The railroad ticket agents at the
diferent hotels in this city seemed TO be very ucn
pleased Ut which had TRANSFERRED aud said
that they would support the Baltimore and ONO road
s far as lay In Their power If they were only allowed 70
sell the tickets The arbitrary conduct or tue conDl-
nation railroads had made them ready TO co anyihhg
IN and of cOmpanles which would give the combination
battle ana they believed that II any road could do ~,
the Baltimore and ONO road could.