The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-25
The p, w. & B. Railroad and Maryland
Interests.

In reply to y communication from Prin-
cess Anne, Md, which appeared in the Bal
timore Sun on Monday, charging the p, ".
4 r. Railroad as being inimic:il to Iialti-
more interests, and as throwing obstacles in
the way of travel to that city. Mr.. Enoch
Pratt, prominent Baltimore merchant, and
director of the road in question, has ad-
dressed the following lcttert TO the same jour
nal, in which, we think, he etfrctually dis
Anne correspondent.
Nessrs EditorS:-lour Princess Anne cor
respondent in Mondays Sun all through
speaks of the Philadelphia, Wilmington Il
Baltimore Railroad Company rs innical
to the interests of Baltimore and 10 the
Eastern Shore, which is very unjust. As
my name has been used in other notices, |
wish to say | have been in the direction of
the F.. w. x Il. Railroad Company for
about twenty-Seven years. | cannot think
any candid man in Baltimore will say !
would allow any thing done hlimical to the
Eastern Shore or Baltimore
by the laws of Maryland there are six
Maryland directors always in the p, w. n
i. Railroad Company, and if you will go
over the list for the past twenty-seven years
that appear would allow any inimica acts
more than myself Further, | assert that
Maryland directors have had the con1roll-
ing interest in the management of the road
in all these wears, notwithstanding she is
far short of Il controlling interest i'll the
stock. Further, ! ask any one TO say the
p, w. X Il. Railroad Company Is not one
of the best conducted roads in the country,
if it does not do everything possible to at
ford our city all the facilities i'll its power
i'll running rains and carrying passengers
in safety: and further, [ assert that Balti-
more labor is mainly employed on the road,
and largely furnishes supplies. Our me-
chanicS are often Sent to Philadelphia, us in
the contract of TWO or three hundred thou
sand dollars in building the depot there but
a few wears since: and further, our road
has expended over Il half million dollars
lately to relieve the city from the large
herof cars passing through Pratt street:
and further, assert that all the revenue
but Il small per cent III divilends-iS eX-
pended on the road for steel rails, equip
ments, &c, for the benefit OF the public.
In regard to the Elliton and Middletown
railroad no one can blame the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany Ten years ago ! offered the u per
cent bonds OF the Elkton and Middletown
railroad, endorsed by the p, w. Il. Il. Il.
Company, to built it, and personally spent
a good deal of time in trying To get capital
lists and merchants in the Eastern ShJre
trade to take them, but without success.
Notwithstanding my positive assertions
that the security was undoubted. could
get no one TO join me in taking them. The
bonds to-day would sell for lii. And fur
ther. four years ago several of our Mary
land directors tried again to build the road,
and after long and hard work we got $40,
600 subscribed. and now another effort is
being made The p. W. Il Is. Il. Il. Com
pany have had the surveys made at their
own cost and the road located at The i'll
stance of the Maryland directors: they have
agreed also tn give the Ekton and Middle
town road a traffic contract NJ less than cost
to run their road.
Your Princess Anne friend says the Della
ware road diScriminates i'll selling through
tickets, but his camdor fails to say they did
issue these through and round tickets till
his Princess Anne friends found out they
could buya through ticket to Baltimore and
at Wilmington sell the Baltimore ticket to
the Scalprrs, and thereby get to Philadel-
phia and New York at much less rate.
More than year ago the F., w. x Il.
/ Railroad Company bought the branch road
from from Newark 10 DE aware City for the
/ purpose of giving the Eastern ahQTC bet
| ter connection, and saving sixteen miles i'll
! distance: from unforeseen difficulties they
| haye not been able to have the title from
| the Pennsy lvania Railroad perfected, hut
! have hopes nj IT soon
! wish to add see i good deal Of blame
! cast on MI Hinokieg aud the H.. W. x u.
/ Railroad Company in the difficulty OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with the Penn
| Sylvania Railroad, and blame us for not
settling it. If the Baltimore and Ohio can l
! do it, | don't see how the expect Mr.. Hinck-
ley To. Onr road runs to Gray's Ferry, TO
| which point we can transport passengers
! and freight, but we are powerleSS to force
/ the Junction road To take it from us.
! 1t is true Mr.. Ilinckley is President OF
The Junction road, and he has Joined the
lt"ad,ng read il appointing 4 l;e;tdipg road
man rs superintendent. II lie falls 20 gel
the cars through can't S",: how the T., W.
* Is. Railroad Company can be blamed. Ii
the Baltimore and Ohio will settle the mat
ter with the Pennsylvania, road there vii
be no further difficulty, and TO aid them il
doing it We are running three extra locomu
tives to take the Baltimore and Ohio ears.
ENOCH PRATT.
EJI TJ., DIcy