Daily Republican., 1881-03-21
MAGLR0As R8OSEOrs.


spesulasfons - 20 the Mew Mead
from Baltimore to- Now YeSk.
From tho Philadelphia Sunday Times.
All sorts Of rumors are abroad about
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ss-
pecialiy about the building of new
road from Baltimore to Philadelphia te
connect with the Bound Brook route.
1t appears to be generally conceded
that Mr.. Garrett has resolved to secure
an Independent route TO New York and
does not intend to avail himself of the
concilistory disposition Of the Psnnsyl-
vania Railroad Company to give trans
portation over the Philadelphia, Viii.
mington and Baltimore Road at . min
imum expense. Still 1t is net supposed
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will be alone in the matter.
Whatever combination existed to pur-
chase a controlling interest in the
PhiladelpLis. Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad is interested in building
q competing line, although some who
we're ready TO go In and purchase thu
sto * of one of the best managed lines
in the country, paying an annual divi.
dend Of eight per cent, may not regard
with similar favor the investment OF
money in building an entirely new
road with aa uncertain future.
OEners of stock In both the Jersey
Central and North Pennsylvania Roads
the latter leased and operated by the
Reading Railroad Company, seek to
convey the impression that Jay Gould
and others are owners Of q large por.
ton OF the stock and are determined
upon utilizing the Jersey Central and
North Pennsylvania Railroads In Sc
curing an outlet to Nav York for their
Wabash system of roads, having
already made ARRANGEMENTS to have
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as
their Southern connection. They also
intimate that these interested parties
will lend their aid In building the new
line between Baltimore and Pnilsdel.
phia, but the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
road Company having the greatest in.
fersst will nave TO assu ne the rsspOn-
sibility aud indorse the bonds. As to
the route, cereful inquiry from vari.
ETY. OF sources, including persons in
Mr.. Gsrrett's confidence, leads to the
opinion that If it has been determined
upon it IL known only to the smallest
possible number of persons and they
are not likely to disclose 1t now. In
order to guard against having to pay
extravsgant sums for right Of way aud
to obviste other difficulties the Balti.
more and Ohio people have managed
al reAdy, with considerable clevsrness,
to create q doubt as to which OF three
routes they will choose.
With all that has been said about
the Delaware Western charter, and al
though an arrangement has certainly
bsen made by Mr.. Garrett with Colonel
McComb for the transfer of a majority
Of its stock, it is very doubtful il IT will
be made use Of at all. 1t is what ia
known IS granger charter" provid
ing that the rate Of transportation for
both freight and passengers shall b.
fixed by law, and no road with such re-
strictions could compete with another
untrammeled. Whatever direction may
b. taken this sids of the Susquehanna
river it is conceded on all hands that
Port Deposit will be the objective poin,
at which to cross the river. Almost
the whole Of any route from Baltimore
to Port Deposit would be ohssply con.
structed 80 far as the right of the way
ia concerned, as it is almost all swamp
land and uncultivatsd, but great deal
Of bridge building would be required.
The fact is we'll known that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company has
engineers out fer several weeks max
ing surveys probable of two or three
possible routes but 1t is doubtful if it
has bsen decided which is the most
feasible. The one which appears to be
the most practibls is the routs suggest.
cd some time ago by Eiward C. K Koight,
of this city, formerly president of the
New Jersey Central road. This invol-
yes simply the building of some fifty
miles Of road from opposite Port De-
posit to Down;ugton, there meeting
the Chester Valley branch of the Rsad-
ing Railroad, which, with a little
Strengthening from Edge Hill to Jenkin-
town, tbs southern terminus of the
Bound Brook Road, would give q line
a few miles shorter than the Philadsl
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore, but
would not give an entry for passengers
INTO Philadelphia. Arrangements for
bringing in freight and passengers
would have to be- made with the Read
ng Railroad. This route, it is essima-
sd, could be built for five millions OF
Il liars. Oficsrs of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company admit that the Bal
imors and OHIO Railroad Company has
determined uOon building an opposition
'oad.