The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-02
TROUBLE AMONG THE RAIL
WAYS.

1t is an i'll wind that blows no good
and the coming railway war will result
singularly enough if some benefits do
not accrue to somebody. The worst feat.
are about the past bellicose msneuvering
on the part of the great trunk lines, Is
that Wheeling has been LETT out in the
cold. Benefits in the way of cheso,
freights are distributed to the right and
to the left of US, et.."nary hspeth' OF good
Is it to shippers to and from this neck OF
the woods. Now, as the battles usually
begin and rage aercest between tae
Baltimore and Ohio and the New York
Central railroads, might we not expect
TO derive some of the fruits il he latter
line had direct communication with
Wheeling as is proposed by the extern
sion to Bridgeport of the Tuscarswss
Valley road. As in all things, time will
tell.
The Gazette OF Baltimore IN referring
to the fray, thinks it is the old story OF
violated agreement, and undertaking
each other In their sharp competition for
western freight. The New York press
is pretty we'll agreed that the response
bility rests upon the Baltimore ard Ohio
railroad. Mr.. Vanderbilt accuses Mr.
Garrett cf cutting the rates that had
been agreed upon, and which he claims
that he adhered to up to the time thst be
found them violated by the outer party.
Mr.. Vanderbilt admits, however, that now
he Is carrying freights slow as the Bsltl-
more and Ohio, and threatens to put them
down still lower; SO that whatever may
be the original cause Of the break in the
compact the war is now actually in pro.
gress, and a feeling seems to be klndled
that will make the fight vicious one. 1t
NAV be all the more fiercely contested
because it ls another disappointing fall
ure OF a peace that had been concluded
after full deliberation, and nothing seems
left but 70 fight it out 10 the
end. Some time ago when q war
between Turkey and Russia seemed
imminent, and the danger OF a general
European war appeared very great,
there was a quiet cessation of the rail-
road war by general consent. 1t was
believed ths. there would be vast ln-
crease in the esst-bound ireights, and
business for all the competing lines. But
when the war cloud began to clear away
in the East it began 10 lower again over
the railways, and st last they are arrsyed
once again in battle. There Is one
thing, however, which should be
noted in this connection. New York is
the angry side of the fight, and the. COM
plslnts come from Eer. We hear no
complaints from Mr.. Garrett. The rea-
son is probably this: that the grain re-
ceipts OF Philsdelphis and Baltimore in
creased all during the former railroad
wsr. while those OF New York decreased
and have continued to decline. 1t would,
therefore, seem that our city thrlves on
the war. or at least can stand 1t as long
as New York can.
Mr.. w. II. VANDERBILT, who has
stepped into the shoes OF his famous
progenitor hiss buckled on his armor aid
is again anxious to measure swords with
Mr.. GARRETT, who, he says, has violated
the agreement with the trunk lines, made
LAST December. Here is the way he
told New York Sun reporter
upon being shown newspaper
slip which sverred that he wan
pERB1Lr) had ssid Mr.. GARRETT had
broken faith, &c.
Il can't say that said all that tbst
paragraph contains" Mr.. Vanderbilt re-
/ piled. but in the main il Is true. The
Baltimore and Ohio people have certain y
cut the rates, sad we know II"
! Reportar-Bu. l understand that they
/ profess TO have gone below the schedules
in those cases only in which they had con.
tracts made prior TO the compact OF
December lsst-
| Mr.. Vanderbilt-Why, at that time
they told US they hsd no contrscts; We
said we had. Then, stterwsrd, they
came 70 US and wanted to see our con.
tracts. SHOW Us yours" We said. "Oh
we have noner "Then ours are none OF
your business"
Reporter-aow much are they under.
cutting the schedule!
Mr.. Vanierbilt-They are taking
freight for about what they can get.
Reporter-Has the Centeal adhered
strictly 10 the rates7
Mr.. Vanderbilt-Yee, strictly. And
80 hiss the Erie. The Central and Erie
have worked hand in had for the past two