New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
TIE RAILROdD FREIGHT WAR.

LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GARRETT OF rHH BALTI-
MORE AND ONO RAILROAD TO COL THOMAS A.
sCoTT-THE WISDOM OF HIS ACTION INDICATED.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 15,-JOhn w. Garrett
President of the Baltimore and OsiO Railrnad, to-day
addressed the following dispatch to President scStt OF
the Pennsylvania Road:
THOMAS A. SCOTT President P1Iddeiphk9' when
Presidents Vanderbilt Jrwet aud yourself waited
IN Baltimore the 18th Of NOvetH1er Last, the bd
timOre and ONO Company cordially agreed to the ao-
ishment OF all commissions on passenger aDd lre2nt
rates, and whilst declining - enter no your 5aratcsa
agreement, assented to the establishment ~ rases
b7 the New-YOrk Central. New-YoIk and Etc. a3d
Pennsylvania Companies between b"et0n NeV-hots,
Philadelphia and Western ctiss butno effort was made
by representatives Of your OmbinatiOn to eontret
the rates of the Baltimore and OHIO Company ostEees
Baltimore aud trade cenrers o the West connected
by ils lines On the opening road from Baltimore
~ Chicago, the Baltimore and Ohio Company nAed 80
ens per 100 pounds proper and ludcOus raie iOr
grain and Otber fouIIhcass freigLjs Detween Dalti.
and Chicago, and 1t was source OF
regret TO this Company that this action Was
deen med satisfactory by your combination and tnat
that period after various spasnonc tHOrIs LOT
much higher rates. dIsasrrously low rates were rom
time 10 time made hy your lines for the apparent p'F-
pose of CAUSING toe BALTIMORE ana ONO COMPANY W
aDandon Ihe bat under the circumstances according
10 judgment, reasonable tariff 1t lad adopted Ater
three months OF irregularities most dsastreus 10 Ae
large Interests Involved arm thrt your several com
panIes nave by UNANIMOUS action within rev uays
ma OaIo Read bel Geep Baltimore and CEicaro.
rates between this ely and EastGsn cite.
The Baltimore and OHIO Company ~ happy
openng of ITS read to Chicago thus vnGcsted TIE Bal
tmore aud OhIe COMPANY lad fixed rates fsom Balli-
more 10 hcsg 90 ana Other western points wigh wnle
low, were deemed by II ludoisuS ana nDt uHf6nune@
rative. On the ID iRst- ysar rePresena1iuyS oi.
TO all Western points at an esorrnous
percentage OF reduction upon ouc rates thus
Alter beng isned tie continuance Of tina attack
make these rates so uprelnnneratlyr that the
ONO Company would agree u make advances on
would violate is policy aud be
il. iulpuuaut deemed Ia 10 Dc
its dIty reduce the ratss III Radephl3 10 western
cses. 30 40 10 prove toyour Company 'Iat II vas ue
tefmined mainaIn It's reasonable and JUST fehcy In
reference it's rates between Baltimore ami ths west
A. you might very reasonably nave anuclpa'ea tne
rates- for freight in Philadelphia became as un-
rempneralive and your markHr as GemOraized as
your agents had caused those IN B2Itlpore 20 oe;
am th!s advised tHat Your Company has resored
To the OF it, present DOpopo!Y through me 'amdrh
and AmDoy Railroad bstwecn Philadelphia AMI New
YORK to attempt deprive the public AID the PAinore
and OHIO OF the convenient use VI tDat me- by
IAe tickets for the through service by the
Bal amOe and Ohio rOat from our Ctres IN Nos-lOrk,
ana New England that you ha7a also ordered t1i Tue
freight o. the Baltimore and OL9 Ioad sAali not
tracks in tie CITY OF PhauelphEi, ac-
corsng 10 usnge. from the PHILADELPHIA, wilmington
me-eLapts and dealers OF Philadelphia, and that
yov propose put additional trains OF cars between
ing Win the business the Baltimore and OHIO Com
panv. which passes oTer It's Washington oranch and
Western roads After the experencs VI the past can
scarcely believe that saeh action can meet me approval
of Yourself the hOugtu executive 9f your greaLCom-
pany ana am prepared Tor the present to attribute
10 ssy that the Baltimore and Ohio Company 10 pre-
pared as December. lS3 to ACT promptly, effectively
aud know successfully III maintaining lts rgnts ana
well those or the great States and cities
which Bd the Baltimore and ONO Road and lts connec-
lous their most valuable, eeOnOIcal, ana auNan-
"a geOus lines for thtP Dlslnfss apd intercourse
with eastern cities The Baltimore aud O1lo
Compa yielGed 10 the demands OF your present
MONOPOLY between philadelphia and New York by pay
ing the enormous ruute which you exact
OF four cents per 100 pounds terminal
charge ali freight going 10 and coming from
the City OF NevYOrk, rs we'll a. by pay Ing
for Io miles Of transportation WINE the actuI dis
% miles IL has also submitted 10 the
unsatisfactory OF Us interest In New
York New Eusla connection villa your nOn0p-
Oily New York and Philadelphia But II Is due
to tho interests involved 10 state
10 you that. If l AIN correctly informed as TO
the action OF your Company and hat You approve or
that action that BaluAOre aud oniO Company Will
feel as liberty 10 adopt will adopt such measures IN
reference TO its PASSENGER rates ana otherwise as
will viBdcate its ability TO maintain lis nights
and equitable and Just relations
for its business tU all proper Dotnts VIII De GlaO 10
that results thai VIII follow 10 many
The course which VIII oJAerwlse De forced
upon this Company, aud which Will more SIN
cerely regret Than myself. may be ayerted Dy inc
prompt CORRECTION Of the extraordinary alleged acl0n
Uf your Company, OF which bags been advised.
JOHN w. GARRETT President
Bdh.mOre Feb Is, 1S'i@
To this dispatch reply has been received by MY.
Garrett up 10 this hocr Q2 o'cloGk midnight but 1t Is
understood and after tomorrow cars Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Road will be allowed 70 pass
over the Pennsylvania Road to New-York.