, 1881-03-10


NEW YoRK, March 0.-Mr. Robert Garrett,
Vice-Prcstdcnt of tho baltimore & Ohio llatl-
1Uad, WIS in New York to-tlay, hts visit being
prompted by the rccent purchase Ut the pht!a-
tlc!phlH. Wilmington & baltimore IaiIroal by
tho Pennsylvania Ratirond, Just IA II was br-
1iescd thAt tho purchase bud been rnade by Sir.
CARROTS own roat. Mr.. OArrett was foltn,i In
Wall street, md 1t was suggested to hin, thAt the
PonnsytvantA peoplu lHl secured tho railroad
link that gave bis roMd connection with Now
York, to which Nj. Garrett repiicd:
" The Pennsylvania Hnfrond announces Its
purchase OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington s;
uaitIlnoro.'
'You havo no rcnson to question tho corrcct-
ness of tho atatementf' was asked.
clnfiot ta!k to-day" waa tho briof respouso
~" VIII yon say whcthpr Or not tic Baltimore &
Dhlo propose to attempt any opposition to tho
carrying ont u this contract"
"iou Will please oxcuse me-" WINS tho rcbly
- thank you for visiting me, hut just now uln
1nnole to RlVo nny Information. Uood-by.".
Tho Vice-Pfesidcnt aaid ut tho Hotel I3ruus-
wick Tonight TINT 1t was still impossible for
nlm TO dtscuss tho matter III New YUrk co,,.
necaons Tor tho Ialtiu,urt l. Ohio. "Dut," he
esntiscantly added, ~ uiuy have something Of
Interest to say soon,"
itcfeEring to tue story teleyraphctl from paltl.
moro 1uesaay ntRht fatlnatlng that LII tho ab.
sence Of ILLS fnthor ho bud improperly managed
tho baltimore L. Ohio's tntescsts. air. Garrntt
sn!d tho statements thorotn wero manufactured
from who|c CLOTH, unti wcro etenriy malo In tho
dntorcst Of parties ialmiral to tho i!a,tIuore &
Ohio,
MT. Lcvl G. bird, OF Wilmington, Del. ono If
tho counsel OF tho Baltimore s. OHIO, wus In Now
YORK to-day In consultation with Mr. Garruss
1ir. D1Fd said thIt there Is plU question III ia thu
purchase Of tho Philadelphia, Wilmington l.
baltimore lsailroad by tho Pennsylvania Cuttrul,
There has boon n'ilght bctwoen Mr, Nathaniel
Thayer and President I1inokley, nnd Dir,
hinck!cy bus won. aIlyIug himself to tho inter-
ests OF the Pennsylvania. alt Is atatel by tho
Pcnusy4sanEa people," sat1 Mr.. u'r,, "thas
,ney afe 70 asaume tho management Of tho
Phiiadelphln, Wilmington d Nas!.noro about
no last ot April. next. hut tho fArt IL tiut
!heY ass.lne itillnadinte con1rol, though frsllIl
thy & very naiuro Of things hir. liInuktcy
~ tnu future " thu lHtl.uurc H Uflu In rer.ryj
r. r. &eaGSennns GS sa fY !att,noro 70 lhllAdelphIa,
Iark. For tho present, nt lcust, tr1ins viii
,uiur9un uI sq u asnl a,S oysr tho rhsdclpha VIZ
NArOad viii erab" fpc natInors stea,' 4 osIu ;o
ntssaSsFs s4ss S' fFefes e Ns
HoPa!s%, h. iar;I wjll net Drcak faiia viii viii
Ex"m;,gat,, TEotn 4ao. Thsy cannot ao..l q do
sthsso y oubt tint tho Iilti,'.nru 4 oIio Twill wii
t,me,a ss saaway ~ "f 3asir own l!,rngh fu,a la-
CHARTER rsmnsaately # they asE It ira1n the iol
",.n, ies0isatnro s' ~ t.cs chArtur hAs GcO,
snen ~ ,ayi.l,l. r1aa c1! n = McoMb secured H. wy
WESTERN, which runs ftuu Wilmington 10 i.nnI .
n,slf unnsnfx, f,o, = .i!stancu Ut twenty mIles, Is
9et4.' ehs Eoai ,sS u !. M,nTy1nI ,, po tho o.ar s
TINT ~ Sssentu u te why uf Il es'It.tct1ns l,an ~,
sGe ttn,!at1tlnhia, ~, Wilmington l. illini1ru.'
OF this tahrterf' "' P"oseos'o1
sIhat u Y question: nm uuublo to nuswcr ;,
VIZ tne frr!y, iasinncA III do no, even L,1,,,v
whether coi MeCon il willing to .lisso ~ hi
Go@tfM VI the l,siawaEu& Western. GrcNu.v i q
III? = ?aiae ~ ~ a~il!!nx that nc i.aI.iiaars
tia chn,tsry Hny ,,G G'aer company hl,M!l sccuFs
t,hs'usana , Y! shares Or thu delaware i Wc,tart
Us 1S money. 1t Would, of eoursu, lW MUCH te
t,, me aasnntago Ut tho l'cnusylvanla IL Il
s%n: S!,: w;t' ~ Its charter TOR extension ui,t
& Si ~ opposition road. but Ibis would uni,
ata.a not Prevent HI opposlton llnu through
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