Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-03
FIFTH EDITION
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~ p",,.s ana Facts Concerns.
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.,1 The ,l.,. Philadelphia Time, =,
commenting upon rsilrOass' r Of ca
says: No change has oaa nOvensp5|
Philadelphia, Wilmipou,s""ra ffsd in h
Railroad. In the eyes Of OFF, as, ana Bali
insns men who are interss Sst'a y ,p'ss
to look more and more ~ " u bsis
the road BY asyndica.s. ~ ,atetsss
Baltimore and Ohio 4, r, il !. Which Il,
speculative al piece of busins SsA, Y
Mr.. Thayer, Of Boston, ia y. In shidl
Gently or desisuedly =. - nv, e,Iasr inus|
part Of the scheme being 'iI !. h.
birds With l., one stone by o. tim. n u tvo
Delaware Western Legislation y. Y 81 "a,
same time soaring the penu Dssld attn
n. inioa compromise. So lsr y,tt.aaIli
actually been not a d0ssn a - ban
stock transferred. Mr.. Thsv. 'la's'
Ply contracted ont act with a syndicate a, u " 'a
nish 1900 shares Of psH',H t,
Wilmington and Bal.inO,s ss,, oss
is q majority Of the whole. A ''ss,I ,aa
90 large q block himself and II h 10 saI
influence with other owners i; vas 'aa
and Is a man Of such srs A. D Da.s'
as to be able to nav wa Tsaa
premium. IL ia probabls H., sslg
can carry out his design, bn, 'uM b
generally known that ks bss 90 a.l u Nv
ed to deliver at $40 a share bo tISa''a
on the alert and, with tbs ... ~
of President HiuOklsy that consul S'Dris ! u
not yet been secured, are snytbio v, ! ~
anxious to sell. President Tius, sl
asid publicly a few night, a., u,l's''
large dinner party that If spv Nv ", ~
Of gentlemen desired to buv o uuaSs
ing interest in the PLiladslDbiSs a NJ
mington and Baltimore RosS ,. VII y.
a share he could deliver ,hssta,s" ~ "
In IS hours. ''"k VIII
1t Is apparent TO railroad ma, u
the control Of The Ph'ladepa, wa STa'
mington and Baltimore RaiIro,i W, WI,
be Of no special advantage 10 tbs t pSs
more and Ohio people, except "A o Is,a'
by combination with the Rs,Si'h
two. thirds interest in The jnn,,!,'
Railroad, which is the Tbs,ma,.l
Pass to New York. As the psiiss3s., f
phia, Wilmington and BAl;iuor, Cav
pany has one third ownership IN ~.
Junction Railroad IL the Bal,Ino,s WV NJ
Ohio can get control OF It and toin "i !,
sue with the Reading it's way i, orsD
to New York. As matters stsna Ma
Baltimore and Ohio gets trspspor.,,.,
over the Philadslphis and WiImjrv,',
for q nominal charge and Therefore a.
have no reason for getting iudspapss-
entry into Philadelphia.
The uncertainty, however, and IN
knowledge that struggle i, in M
sress creates no little apprehensi.
among the Philadelphia and Wilma
ION clerical employees, several hupd,s
IN number, who believe that with IN
in the hands Of the Bali
more and Ohio Railroad they all vOpl!
have to 60. This Is thu policy Of M
Dad.
When they secured ooptrol 0! d,
ohio audMississippi they Rapidly chan,
ID all the men in every -deprtnesI E.
numerous transfers from Bali.
more. Their own shops outside Of Bali f.
pore are on such an immense scale and,
advantageous for their uses that III,
building OF cars and all such work 81 n
8 now done in Phila ielphia and vii, n
nipgton would be done there, and The ID
Establishments now in use would b.
'rokeu up and the employees uQuird
o seek other labor. Ths Philadelphia
md Wilmington employees .hereiole,s
man, are hopeful that no chsnge il
he management will ocerr.