The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
A RAILROAD WAR.
Garrett VS.. Tom Scott.
Baltimore and Ohio Trains Not Allowed
to Run between Philadelphia
and New York.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1G.-John w. Garrett,
President of the Baltimore and ONO Railroad,
has addressed letter to President Scott OF the
Pennsylvania road, which, after Justitylng the
course of the former road in the recent controv-
ersy and rivalry in regard to through rates,
concludes as follows;
II am advised that gour company has resort
ed to the use of its present monopoly OF the
Camden & AmbOy Railroad between fhlladel-
phia and New York to attempt to deprive the
public and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad of
convenient use of that line, by withdrawing
tickets for through service by the Baltimore ~
Ohio road from your offices in New YORK ana
New England; that you have also ordered that
the freight cars of the Baltimore & Ohio road
shall not pass over your tracks in Philadelphia,
according to usage, from the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore road to points OF de-
livery for the merchants and dealers OF Phlla,
delphia and that you propose TO put addItlohai
trains of cars between Washington and New
York, for the purpose of interfering with the
business of the Baltimore 81 Ohio Company,
which passes over its Washington branch and
western roads. wish to say that the Bati-
more q Ohio Company is prepared, as In De-
cember, 1873 to act promptly and effectively,
and L know successfully, in maintaining its
rights and interests, as well as those OF the
great state and cities which find the Baltimore
81 Ohio Railroad and its connections the most
valuable, economical and advantageous iDes
for their business intercourse with eastern
cities The Baltimore & Ohio Company has
yielded to the demands of your present monop
oily, between Philadelphia and New York, by
paying the enormous tribute which you exact
of four cents per 100 pounds, as terminal
charge on all frsights going to and coming
from New York, as well as by paying you for
100 miles of transportation while the actual
distance is |, IS than 80 miles. 1t has also sub
mtted to unsatisfactory representation OF its
interests in New York and New England, in
connection with your monopoly between New
York and Philadelphia; but it is due to the
grave interests involved to state to you that it
l am correctly informed as to the action OF
your company, and that if you approve OF that
action, the Baltimore & Ohio Company will
feel at liberty to adopt, and will adopt, such
measures in reference to its passing rates and
otherwise, as will vindicate its ability to main
tain its rights and to secure equitable and just
relations for it's business to al popular points"
II is understood that on and after to-day, no
cars of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will be
allowed to pass over the Pennsylvania road to
New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16-Tom Scott sent a
| long letter to President Garrett of the Balt-
more & Ohio Railroad to day, stating that
| while Garrett pledged his company to maintain
| the rates made from time to time to and from
| Boston and New York, he (Garrett) had not
| lived up to his agreement, which if had been
| done there would not have been any cause of
complaint.