, 1880-05-22
THE RAILROADS.
Fast Trains In Competition for
Eastern Passenger Busi.
ness.
Complications in tho Trunk Limo
aud Missouri River Pools.
New Mexican Routts-1owa Railroad Nows
Notes at Homo and Abroad.
FAST TRAINS.


Tho Baltimore i Ohio 1satlroad will make
7 = new departure next Sunday w''lel, my
| llave tho effect Uf enttstng considerable
trouble between tlis roal aid the pennsyl-
vnnln. Heretofore tho Baltimore a. Ohio
I night train for tho Enst left Chicago Mt 0:40
y. Ill.,, wl,flo tic other rontls left at about y.
III. ny this arrangement trains ol, tho 1,altl-
more tG Ohio reached Baltimore md wash
| inKton Mt about tie same tme ns OF, the
PENNSYLVANIA, but rcnchcd New York lnlcl,
Inter, rs tho former r0ntl rnli direct to New.
York, while tho latter had to 60 by wny Of
Baltimore. Umler these circumstances tile
Baltimore Il Ohio could do but very little
passenger business for Now York, alll had
| to rely almost entirely OIL tho business to
nalttnore Washington, and local 7 points o..
4 Ohio to compete with tic other Eastern
trunk lines TOR tho Now York business, It's
managers have decided to run fast trniil
wha e, VII dths1 rsnc SSn Ssw f"TS % g. S 81 sf 5 ee s
vii ] esya s It '!; IT. T. @. IL. This vii enabs It.
by making. extra good til'lc, t1 reactl New
routes, and get to Baltimore mid WASHING
ton from seven 10 twelve hOurs quicker
tnn the trSins @ Of d'rso the other Eastt ,,',t
tle Baltimore 4 Ohio FOR tic baltimore and
Washington business. Mt decided ti1satlyan-
tnFe rs far rs the business t. to ..sn tl,ose
fore very likely that; # viii make some
time 10 Baltimore ald Washington as tho
iieretoforo nYi tha baltimore 4 Ohio was una
bio to compete for tlle New York passenger
business, rs itwas dependent an the PennSyl-
ynniA fur mn 0utletffom Philadelphia tn New
xGT nat hiatey T. as rn maGe a5ahgemfRMts
i 10 f!ln to New York independently tho en-
The BALTIMORE 4 Ohio has evidently ap-
etitrgetically. for passenger business fron
the West to thu Eastern seahoards tharl ligrc.
tofore, aild It llas certainly selected the right
:, 1t Is very likely TINT t1le other New York
lines will try to cut nilt tho Baltimore & Ohio
from having n full participation Of tho New
heretofore. jSncli netlon 81 tic part Of these
ronds would exactly, suit the lines west
from this city, who have bcen trying for
sotnc titne past to Induce ... the TIE @ roas East
ducing, the time sufficiently between Mis-
souri, River points md New York, yin Chi
cago, to make rs good time as tho roads run
f Seat @ 5 dsaso s III ats fSss6l Sy n6o so twes s
! hours. Tl,n Western roads are willing to
shorten their. time sufficiently to got in here
! about ID O'Clock mon, Instead Of at $40 r.
:: would lcaye At . Or 5 o'clock ., m, instead
g ct At into 0e!seS Ssw Y hsy sSe"t sSeta
coa' sGek d IN ea ae egennE hia H5ssa Of at
: : IDLY. Increasing tho speed OF their traiNs.
S,icll m arrn1tgclncnt. would hnye been
made before now but for the unwtlltngness
M and Ito to aeconmodato % % tll1lr Western :d eonnec s
tI0ns. Tho now departure Of tho Baltimore
= & Ohio will no doubt make. them. more
. anxious to help in bringing about tho do.
:, sired change. 49,.
TRUNK LINE TooL CoN1pL1cA-
, TIONs.
/ Owing to tho light business, tho Eastern
0 pool lines ilnd 1t very hard to eyen-np he!i
percentages III acco1dnnce with the poo
allotments. During tho "boom" few
o months ago some of the roads ran far ahead
Q Of their regular percentages and others ia,
behind. Those lines which were alsead thon
: have continued ahead ever since, and II
: ~yill bo almost impossible to adjust tho per
- centages for some months to come. Tht
!. ronds that are short ate principally the Van
tlerbilt lines,- Michigan Central and Lake
p Shore s. Michigan Southern. The lattel
il want tho baltimore & Ohio, which Is 1al
. nlseat, to turn over n portion Of It's busine5:
. t0 them, but the officials Of this road say thol
j have nothing to turn over, as they arc taking
very little new business In order to reduce
this surplus: The statement Of May 10 show
4 tie lovers" aud "siorts" Of 1lye pool l!ne: !,
:: tons short; Laxe Shore. 6,4e0 tons. short
7 7 Isis tons oyef; and Baltimore & Ohio ID 81;
tos over Tha 9st s9EpEish,ng 3p fsatEeof th
! tral sl0nl1 bo short 30 largo All amount wll!l'
1t formerly 1t was always fur ahead. II !!
IF claimed that tho. prlnelpal. cause Of this \
s sed ysfsSn u so &C 3 t po ne to q d S new SGfss csf
10 & Grand Trunk jsailway Before TIC CON
j. pletion Of this l!ne tlio Michigan Contra
i, used to get the bulk OF tho Grand Trlnl
" ness oyer tho Michigan Central, but 1t force
- tho bulk over Its now ,Ch!rRgo extonsion, b!
. why OF Valparaiso md Port Huron. Their
l. /. New York trunk lines allti the Grand Trunk
y and i !s only question OF time when opoi
yf lostiltt!es between these roads Will COM
.. ntenee. The trunk lines make weekly stnte
. ;rruic, but the Gratl. Trunk refuse
T. 10 make such report Tho. rctusa
.. ef pic Grand Trunk ls sall to ).
S oS 1 s dysa 5ya ae
Or line and how much over the Michigan Cent
1t ral II ia known, however, that the Gran
Trunk has nssn dolnF H. Eood, ,hn1 business oyc
to weeks, and It'd Inference If that the .Gran
70. Trunk must have Madespeclnl concessions
lis riyals This n,atter r. Viii broSglt up I'D Il
~ Investigation Mt the next meeting Of til
~ ~. t.ili9h Joints" ln New York, and will, n
sr Sr doubt, cause considerable bal blood It
y hnrlly probnbie that tito Grand Trun
u Will make q defense, as, frol
I'D what Gun be learned, .the manager
IL of this road are decidedly tlisgNste
II with tho Wnrkln0S of tho euHt-bDt1lIf nm
~ and aro anxious to wittdraw from tic cor
,,3 ae pact. Should it decide to take such coMrso
~ ~ fight 0n east-boun!l business can hardly
CO nVo1tiel, and freight rates Will tHke tuInbl
ut III StltD OF the etf0rta OF lle tfahk"ilne InR
as agurs to keep up tho present rites tllroug
he the summer, =.
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loo MISSOURI RIVER EDNIIsIICATrONI
ho il .rho r,no,t,1 ~ tha sout1,,ynstnrn Uoi1,.,
int | Anu 'ac1saAs y. s4o oou'""e9totH A1A."s
h9 | Association. Which Waa to Nav0 bcen held
t2!l t2!l this city next week, will have to be pos
~ ~ Dnnetl uttefjpft1v owing to the alleged |