Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-03
RAILROAD.
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
Monthly Meeting of the P., w.
& B. Directors
GARRETT AND HAVEN
Relations Of the Pennsylvania Road
to the Changed Condition Of
Affairs.
WILL 1T BE PROTECTED !?

the depot in this city yesterday week.
Among the directors present was Mr.
Thayer of Boston. Tine occasion was an
interesting Que, as the call for the meet
ing had gone out about ten days ago, be-
fore the change in the control of the road
had been thought OF outside Of Boston,
and most of the stockholders having
awakened to the new state OF things with
surprise. The meeting was theref fore one
which was participated in with peculiar
feelings by the old Board.
President Hinckey presided and one of
the first thingg to be done @as to fill two
vacancies in the Board, the doingof which
showed how things are changed. Robert
Garrett of the b. & o and George G.
Haven of the Nav Jersey Central were the
men elected TO the empty places, thus
giving the syndicate the necessary
representations in the Board
President Hinckley, in reply to a
question, said that the Boston stock
holders were pushed to the sale of
their stock by the ilibersl spirit of the
people and the press of Wilmington.
THE PENNSYLVANIA
The Philadelphia Tines Of Thursday
said
"Ihe syndicate formed in New York
having secured control Of the PhiIadel-
phia, Wilmington IL Baltimore Railroad,
the question of New York connections
with the South over the Bound Brook and
Pennsylvania railroad routes comes up in
n new form. While the former manage
ment was in power there could be no
doubt as to the policy which the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington u Baltimore Railroad
Company would pursue As the only
direct communication by rail with
the South, and having derived
peculiar privileges from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
the management of the road took the
stand some time ago that it could not do
otherwise than transport impartially aud
with ali possible dispatch whatever pas-
sengers OF freight there might be offered
them from other roads Il is yet held
that there is TO wel-founded reason why
that policy should not be continued, but
the fact that the syndicate which has
secured control OF the road was engineered
by the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Com
pany arouses some suspicion in certain
quarters. The reason of this is that the
Baltimore i Ohio has for years been seek
ing an outlet to New York and has shown
some bitter feeling in newspaper state
ments and otherwise because the Pennsyl-
vauia Company would not give
the unrestricted use of chat
portion of the junction railroad
which the Pennsylvania company claims
as its exclusive property. The Court de-
cided that this slink belonged to and should
bs operated by the Pennsylvania company,
while cars of other roads were to be trans
ported over it without discrimination but
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad did not up.
pear to be satisfied with this arrangement.
1t evidently wanted New York conntc-
ton pr culisriy its own, opeia,iug in Penn
syivsnis for its own benefit and the benefit
OF Baltimore AID New York. To such ao
arrangement the Pennsylvania railroad
would not consent. Hence the inference
III railroad circles yesterday was that the
Baltimore IL Ohio railroad by securing
control, il connection with It's allies in the
syndicate, of the Philadelphia and VIII
mington road, over which the Pennsyl-
vania company now runs its southern
trains, intends 10 force the Pennsylvania
company to aid it in doing that which is
claimed TO be clearly iuimicsl to the in
terests of the latter corporation.
WHAT THE RESULT WILL BE,
"This design has so far been indicated
that certain communications from Robert
Garrett, one of the vice presidents of the
Baltimore d Ohio railroad, and others
associated With him in the syndicate, to
officers of the Pennsylvania Company are
said to imply threat in that direction.
From an authoretve source the informe-
tion is derived that if any attempt is made
TO embarrass The business of the Pennsyl
yania railroad over the Philadelphia, Will
mington d Baltimore road or to interfere
with the transportation of its trains, as
they have heretofore been transported, the
Pennsylvania Company will Immediately
Withdraw its cars, and take both freight
and passengers, by way of York, over
their own line, by way Of the Northern
Central to Baltimore, aud the Baltimore 4
Potomac to Washington. The Pennsylya
MIA company will immediately upon any
such attempted interference, begin the
building of q connecting road between
Pomeroy on the Pennsylvania division,
situated Al miles from Philadelphia, to
Ashland, on the Northern Central railway,
SIX miles out of Baltimore, forming con-
tinuous route OF the same number of miles
rs the Phllsd-lpbiG, Wilmington & Bslti
more roed Onc4 tho Pennsylvania com
psny ia forced TO Withdraw from the Phil
adeiphiA, Wilmington IL Baltimore railroad
II will not halt nor take back steps until il
puts in operation another road to Baiti-
more and the South entirely under PeIn-
81 ivaEia Influences
After relating the history of the attempt
to secuTe the amendment to the Delaware
Wetteru charter in tho interests OF the b.
& o th wagering OF the B. IL o. and
the determined opposition of Col. Nc
Oomb TO any departure ftnm the original
agroement, Tbs full story of which has
been givon in the j uRNAL the Times
continues:
MIR. Roberts, president OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad, was summoned by tele
graph to New York TO consult with MIR.
Gould, MIR. Garrett and others of the
syndicate. Mr., Roberts was sick and could
not go, and Mr.. Cassatt, first vics presi-
dent, went inHtead MIR. Uassatt was in
iormed hat the syndicate hsi the option
Of purchasing the stock Of the Philadelphia
Wilmington aud Baltimore Rsilruad,
and before doing so desired to know
what arrangement the Pennsylvania Com
pgny would enter into respecting a division
OF freight and pass ug.r business TO and
from New York with the Beu1d. Brook
route. The syndicate desired to kuow
what policy the PtnnsyIvsnis railroad
would pursue. Mr. Oassatt told them that
the PenusJ lvaGia Company could not
enter Into any agreement differing from
the one that has always existed between it
ami tine p, w IL B. railroad ghis agree
nlent is, that in consideration of the Penn
sylyania railroad giving the Philadelphia
and Wilmington road ell its South bound
freight and passengers the Philadelphia
aud Wilmington must give the Pennsyl-
vania road the exclusive right to transport
it's freight and passengers bound esss of
Philadelphia. If the Philadelphia, Will
miugton & Baltimore objects to letting its
freight aid passengers going beyond
Philadelphia pass over the Pennsylvania
road, the Pennsylvania road will have to
cease giving its Southern business between
Philadelphia and Baltimore exclusively
into its control.
THE PENNsyLvANIA'5 COURSE
"When asked how the Pennsylvania
company could reach Baltimore by any
other way available, MIR. Cassatt said, with
great decision, that as soon as the need
was recognized the Pennsylvania company
would build another road. This closed
the interview. From expressions made by
Mr.. Gould the impression was made upon
Mr.. Cassatt that ne would not go into the
syndicate and face the opposition of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad II is supposed
taat MIR. Garrett must have had some con-
siderations which he afterwards pressed
upon MIR. Gould, since that gentleman
was won over and induced TO let his name