Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
THE STEAMSHIP LIN rs.

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rails OF the Pennsylvania corpora
ton. develepes promisingly for
Baltimore. and demonstrates that
the war will not shut up OF demol-
ish anybody here, whatever 1t may
do in other quarters. The Boston
steamship William Crane has the
honor Of being the pioneer in the
present breach. She carried seven
carlonds of freight yesterday for
New York, brought from The West
by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road. The William Lawrence of
| the same line, due here tO-day, will
bring a large lot Of freight from
! Norfolk, some four hHndred tons
having accumulated there. In Bal
timore there will be over six hun
dred tons ready for the Lawrence
from the West, which she will take
from Baltimore on her return. The
offers in New York to the Balii-
more and Ohio agents of Western
| bound froiglts ar reported very
| heavy, and the West freight to
that port from Baltimore
equal to the capacity ofthe demand
will be fully met by enlarged pro-
vision. With cheaper rates than
any other line can live under, and
dispatch in handling ard determ-
ined energy to do the business, the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
uphold the pluck Of Baltimore,
backed, as she is by the great vest
and will take all New York will
send us When the harbors are un-
locked at the North and the spring
business is opened, and Western
freight gets to moving freely there
will be lively times here, no doubt.
! THE SITUATION IN PHILADEL-
/ PHIA.
The Philadelphia correspondent
of the New York Tribune, writing
under date of February IS. refer
ring to Mr.. SCOTS notification 10
Mr.. Hincley, president OF the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad, that no bagga., G or
express passenger cars starting
from the president-street depot in
Baltimore will be allowed to run
to New York, says:
This is q severe blow at the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad, and an undeserved
return for the attitude o neutrali-
| ty it has assumed, but there is no
way for Mr.. Scott TO hit Mr.. Gar
rett except over the head of the
friendly corporation.
Mr. Hinckley has asked for
modification of Mr.. Scott's contem-
platatcd action, and has telegraph
ed Adams Express Company in or
der that they may prepare for the
serious undertaking of transport
ing their Baltimore goods out to
the Charles-street station. 1t is not
impossible that Mr.. SCOTS course
may result in q break in through
travel between New York and the
South at this point and Baltimore.
TO enforce the acceptance of its
cars from the Baltimore tcrmi-
nus, the Baltimore, Wilmington
and Philadelphia may refuse the
Pennsylvania railroads ears going
south from New York and north
from Washington, thus making a
transfer of passengers and baggage
nece sary at Gray's Ferry, near
West Philadelphia, and also at
Bayview, near Baltimore. Presi-
dent Hinckley, will not be likely,
however, to thus embroil himself
with his powerful neighbor,unless
he has no o,her recourse tc mai,
tain the rights of his company.
1T was rumored that Mr.. Scott
intended either TO buy the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad or build parallel
road, SO as to control an unbrokeB
line between New York and
Washington but well-informed
railroad men who are neutral in
The quarrel, do not believe this
They say that if the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore were
secured by Scott, President Garrett
would at once build a competing
road, and that jfScott should open
a new route instead Of buying the
old one, the latter would get into
the hands of his rival. By allow
ing the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore road to remain in
the hands Of its present owners
both parties obtain the use of it at
cheaper rates than they could af-
ford 10 run competing lines for.
One important result is predicted
as the outcome of the contest, and
that is that the new line between
this city and New York, now build
ing by the Northern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey Central Companies
will be secured by the Baltimore
and Ohio. If this should be the
case, Garrett would have the out