, 1880-12-18
The FREIGHT BLOCKADE,
Tho Baltimore & Ohio Road Makes Another
Turn to Avoid tho Pcnnsylvania's
DISTINCTIONS at Philadelphia.
Tho Company Pulls On Line Of Steamships
Between Baltimore and Now York, and
Announces It's Readiness 10 tla.
ce1ye Ffefgh! Again.

Tllnt tt1 Pennsylvania 1sOatl should he
cited before The Court 10 show Gallse why the
prnber punishment he not visited upo,t 1t for
wlllful violation Of the decision rendered I'll
tho tnaiter u! the Junction Kuad IN plittadrl-
ptIlA cn,1 be no surprise here III Chicago As
well ns elsewhere throughout the connlry.
The course tl,e Pennsylvania has pursued
s'Eco tlie .rFinlnntl0n of lrgnl proceedings
md thu lAwful ,ssc bf the truck by tho f}altt-
lHprn Il Dlto i.t,atl l,As bGcn1nr familiar To
the reating an! travelling public. It Is wei!
liHre i U!ltn lIas !'re1l permitted tn uass over
thu trurk ll question Il, anything like rens0li
nblG tII't. The lust traln leaving New IorK
III Thu eyet lllE t,,lBses over elle junction ls0ni
night Is taken advantage Of, anll lGs! lights
mr. slnw. Mli ainDg tho truck for tho pl,r.
hose. only nf annoying the engineer aiHl
carsing frequent stopraEes. FOrn variation
and The like, are left sta,nl,tg, u,mn tho track,
lll tho delay thus occas! !Uiie.l lAs caused the
baltimore tS Ohio to arrLre In phi'at!elplILn
~ tile MHy from one tn 1D!tr lnlirs behind
tic @ Splendid t'S! tmcS Of tic IT, 1a @ Is u u + tic I
baltimore L. Ohio, alhl, though truths llaye
hpr1i, !ate vt times, Il has yery rnrnly sx-
crctlsd t'p an hp!;r. Nit'i t.relgl'.trnlns this
;hle II is results 10 tlie riyal road, alN! V.
IL UI,tn, rs Is we'll knUwl,, dues II trctl,t,,-
ttous freight business, and fgolh tic West ut
III {lS Sas" 1s tho ysxr y.rcts ths ysq " r, q 's
!is1cs. Tile principle Of the course Uf the
Pennsylvania upprnrs to he llat Of tho "tng
il tile mahger."-lt practically says to sl!e
sslippers ot the West, II y1'l won't ship
e e II III or r''; top soue out se' q Stw ' York. k
The Pennsylvania Inns for many years. In
fact from tIie tnsc Of Its existence, contrnIrd
the business between the East and thu West,
yIa, Philadelphia nlld Atlantic ct'ast cities.
putei ' tat I' inv i Tie Batiimore 4 0hi" has
beco.nc the lunst powerful competitor In t!s
entire territory, there appear? to E'e ~ end
So1n" dMys aSo tic Daltimorc i oliio Wis
forced. OWING TO tho trouble nt Philadelphia,
to give notice TO shippers TINT It c0l1Id 1ak1
n0 n,urc New York freight; this WINS n teltl-
p.rary protection agalns! tl,o further increase
time to plrfect Its arrangGnents fur the
transportation of this New York freight by
other CHANNELS. Yesterday tho linz wlss
"E1& o'se n tfos M 10 NsM inrks a rGaG @
iim!l., and New York. Tic wnler-front Of
the Baltimore Il Oloin Baltimore is tile nsost
extensive owned md controlled by my ono
.corlmrati0N III Baltimore. Fur years tllu road
Inns done Its C!HtErlnt business ut tho
wllnrvts at Locust Point, clntEt;nts stopping
FROM tlln steamers to thu trals Ut the Il. Il u.
q, the wlmrycs. Tile trcisht-sl!et[s at Locust
phtnt nre yeTy extensive Aild Ut q caplcity tu
tho tracks oi tAe rt,al renclllnE to the water
front are entirely Independent nf the tracks
through. the city, ntltt tho facilities for tho
l'nndl!n!E of frsiKht aTe all TINT could bo le-
steamers, md, where 1t III necessary not to
cisunEe bulk, tic cnrs cnll b9 rlI l1t,Du tho
ship Hilt! carried through, to New TURK City
int;ct. The regular t!nle of steamers between