The daily gazette., 1880-12-23
RAILROAD MATTERS.
DIRECTOR PRATT ON THE ATTI-
TUDR OF THE p, W. & 3. r. r.
TOWARDS MARYLAND.

DIRECTOR PRATT ON THE ATTI-
TUDE OF THE p, W. & 3. r. r.
TOWARDS MARYLAND.
Enoch Pratt, one Of the Balti-
more Directors Of the P, W. & b.
X. R., writes to the Baltimore
papers to deny the reports that the
p, w. & B. Il. r. Co. is hostile to
Maryland interests. Referring di-
rectly to the Elkton & Maryland
project, he says:
In regard to the Elkton and Mid
dletown railroad, no one can blame
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company. Ten
years ago offered the 6 per cent.
bonds OF the Elkton and Mlddletown
railroad, endorsed by the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, to build it, and
personally spent good deal of time
in trying to get capitalists and mer-
chants in the Eastern Shore trade
to take them, but without sue
cess. Notwithstanding my positive
assertions the security was undoubt-
ed, l could get no one to join me in
taking them. The bonds to-day
would sell for lis. And further,
four years ago several of our Mary
land directors tried again to build
the road, and after long and hard
work we got about $4,000 SUBJ
scribcd and now another effort 10
being made. The Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company have had the surveys made
at their own cost and the road
located at the instance Of the Mary
land directors they have agreed
also to give the Elkton and Middle
town road traffic contract at less
than cost 10 run their road.
Your Princess Anne friend says
the Delaware road discriminates in
selling through tickets, but his
candor fails to say they did issue
these through and round tickets
until his Princess Anne friends
found they could buy a through
ticket to Baltimore and at Whining
ton sell the Baltimore ticket to the
scalpers, and thereby get to Phila-
delphia and New York at q much
less rate.
More than a year ago the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company bought the
branch road from Newark 10 Della
ware City for the purpose of giving
the Eastern Shore a better con-
nection, and saving sixteen miles in
distance from unforeseen Difficult
ties they have not oeen able to have
the title from the Pennsylvania
Railroad perfected, but have hopes
Of it soon.
1 wish TO add: I see good deal
OF blame cast ON Mr.. Hinckley and
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company in the
difficulty of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad with the Pennsylvania rail-
road, and blame us for not settling
it. If the Baltimore and Ohio can't
do it, don't see how they expect
Mr.. Hinckley to. Our road runs to
Gray's Ferry, to which point we can
transport passengers and freight, but
we are powerless to force the juno
ton road to take it from us.
1t is true Mr.. Hinckley is presi-
dent of the Junction road, and he
has Joined the Reading road in ap-
pointing a Reading road man as
superintendent. If he fails to gel
the cars through can't see how the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Bal
timore railroad can be blamed. L
the Baltimore and Ohio will settle
the matter with the Pennsylvania
road, there will be no further diff
Guilty, and to aid them in doing it WI
are running three extra locomotives
to take the Baltimore and Ohit
cars.