New-York tribune., 1875-02-17
uOSTILTTIES OPENED.

TIE CARS OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
NOT PERMITTED TO RUN OVER THE PENNsYLYA-
NIA-NO THROUGH TICKETS OR FREIGHT
CAUSES OF THE ooNFLICT-ATTITUDE OF TIE
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE
ROAD-ISCONVRNIENCEs TO THE PUBLIC.
lPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TnIBUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-The reopenng of
hosttes with the Baltimore and Ohio Rlilroad absorbs
the attention Of everybody from President TO
at the Offices OF tho Pennsylvania Railroad in tins city
An appl cations Col Scott for his version Of the
were met during the day by the response that he was
engaged upon reply to the letter addressed TO him.
which President Garrett 9egraphed to the newspapers
at midnight last night and that no would furnish the
reply to the press possible. AT the offices Of
tho elpbia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
also excites anxious interest that COM
pany standing the attitude Of small and peaceably
disposed man who finds himself between two gigantic
fellows each bent upon giving the other thrashng and
neither regarding the comfort OF the unfortunate third
party.
The war was opened to-day by the refusal OF the
Pennsy Railroad to allow the Baltimore and Ohio
cars TO run over Its line between Philadelphia a1d New
York and the Issuing OF instructions to its employees
take no freight, and issue tickets from the latter
place TO points the Baltimore aud Ohio road and to
honor no through tickets issued by that Company. The
action Of President Garrett in declining to join the Sar
aoga Combination, and bis persistence in fixing rates
other trunk lines, Is the Of this STEP Like all
troyerses this carried into ne wspa-
pers at once Garrett got the start in this kind OF
fare by the letter published in THE TRIBUNE this
ing.
Tho arrangement under which the Baltimore and
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads have been working OF
late as regards through travel between NewYok and
Washington made in April last, and ended in cou
don Of open hostility which had existed during the
previous Winter No wrtton contract made, but It
was verbally agreed between representatives OF the
rival roads president Hinckley OF the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad acting as the
mutual friendl that the through business should be d
vided equally two through trains being run daily
the Baltimore and Potomac Road to and from Washing
ton and two over the Baltimore and Ohio. To make
this equal division possible fourth train was put
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials say that this
q which they were not bound by fair bus
ness dealing TO make. Owning the line from NewYOrk
TO Philadelphia, and controlling the Baltimore and
Potomac road, there was no reason why the Pennsy-
yana Company should not have tho benefit OF all tho
traffic between New York and Washington II It choose
The attitude OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad is one OF strict neutrality Neither
OF the cOmbatants can bt the except over ut
shoulders and the consequence Is that In tho OF
the strugge 1t will get good many nndeserved knocks
which t Will have bear with what patience IL can
commend IL has been alternately coaxed and threat
ened by botn its powerful neghbors CoaIed to make
alliance with against the other, ana threatened
with rival parallel line when It refused as Il always
did President IIinckley said today that he should
course io was taxing or neither and he meant 10 sat
isry them both. lie should side with neither In the
quarrel, but should treat them both friends whose
differences he sincerely regretted
70 prevent the Baltimore and Ohio Road from get
ting any portion OF the travel from NewYork to
Washington, the Pennsylvania Company Will not sell
uckets or check baggage TO the Presiderts station
In Baltimore honor okets north issued that sta
zion Baltimore passengers thus forced 90 10
the Charess station in the eIlreme western out.nirts
Of tho city vhe her they will or not and the Phadel
pha, Wilmington aud Baltimore Road IL not permitted
10 haul passengers travelling on It's own line to
from It's depot IL II they came from or bound
TO points north OF Philadelphia II must surrender
them TO or accept them from the BALTIMORE and Poto
mac Road at Bay Wow Junction. and II their destina
tion Is Baltimore, they must be taken by that road to
Its station as Charlesstan Injustice which only
bo defended on the ground tnat all - fair In
Passengers from Baltimore to New-York must 90 to
Cbafcss 70 take train or their tickets will
no. DO EcceDtod Tho object vi tAls arrangement