The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-10
A Move ON tho Chess Board by the Bal.
timore ard Ohio Railroad.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December 0.-Some
strange rumors have been current in this
city for several days past in connection
with railroad matters, and bit OF gossip
that heard to-day is worth the tolls.
The controversy between the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad Company and
the Pennsylvania Railroad ut the time the
former acquired control over the Bound
Brook route to New York, is well known
and doubtless remembered by your read.
ers. 1t was on account OF an effort on the
part OF the Reading Railroad, though the
interest is acquired by the purchase OF the
Bound Brook route In the little connecting
railroad through the city OF Philadel-
phia and in which the Pennsylvania
Railroad holds an interest, to form
close alliance offensive and defen-
sive with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and establish at once another trans
continental trunk line with an admirable
entrance in New York. or course the
Pennsylvania Railroad opposed this move
with its utmost vigor, and has succeeded
at least in hanging the case up in the
courts for an indefinite period. In view
Of the fact that a portion OF this connect
ing railroad Is a part and parcel OF the
main line right OF way OF the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad, and it only consented to its
establishment and use in consideration
Of certain benefits it was to acquire,
Il can hardly be imagined that
they would willingly consent to the
use OF portion OF its main line
Il such use only brought it injury,
through the establishment OF powerful
competitor. The Baltimore and Ohio
Company would speedily build another
line through the city to connect with the
Bound Brook route, could they obtain the
right OF way; but at the time the public
park was established here the proviso was
cunningly arranged in the deeds, &C., that
no railroad should ever be allowed to
cross the parks, else the property would
revert to the original owners. 1t Is claimed
that the Pennsylvania Railroad, with an
eye to the future, manipulated this, and
forever built up barrier twelve miles
long TO shut out all competitors from the
city, or prevent them from crossing
this sacred ground on their way 10
the Metropolis. AS millions OF dollars
have already been spent by the people in
improving the park, which would be lost
to them should they grant any right oi
way through 1t to any railroad, the Penn.
sylvania Railroad has thus secured be.
yond peradventure the all powerful sup
portot the whole people in stamping out
ambitious competitors. But the Baltimore
and Ohio people feel sorely the need Of g
New York connection, and such they
must have, else they will suffer greatly il
the never-ending contests. Our citizen.
were astonished during the session OF the
last Legislature to learn that what seemed
very innocent, modest BILL tina
was offered for the consideration
and ratification OF the angus
bodies, supposed to incorporate
cross-town street railroad, might b,
construed 10 mean an elevated railroad
In its great simplicity 1t failed to STATE
whether It was to be built on the street,
or above them. II isnow discovered tha
} it failed to state specifically whether hors,
or steam power should be used. ON
would suppose these 10 he sufficiently
important elements In charter to b.
7 worth the words to express them, partiC
, llarly when words among politicians arr
usually 80 cheap. II is now broadly as
serted that the whole scheme Is none 9th
, er than atrick on the part Of the Baltimor
and Ohio people TO build full
! tedged elevated railroad across ou
city form connection IN this way witt
the Bound Brook route to New York an,
thus, by outwitting the Pennsylvani
Railroad, people run their through servic
to New York unmolested. It is said iurth
er that this idea presented itself to Mr.
Garrett on reading In the newspapers tha
Vanderbilt, In order to free himself fror
the prosecutions Of the citizens Of Roche.
l ter, n. Y, had prepared plans admittin
Z Of his raising htswhole railroad far aboy
I the traffic OF the city, and this, too, at lea
: expense than he could build q new lin
around 1t,