, 1881-03-09
Eastern Circles Gossiping Over the
Sale Of the Philadelphia, vii.
mington & Baltimore.
Tho Goull Syndicate Completely Out
generated by tho Pennsylvania
Company.
Baltimore 4 Ohio Shut Out from Tho Bound
Brook Connection with New
York.
A Trick Attempted by scn1pora That
Eailed to Work.


nAtriMOl.E, March 9-lt IL generally ngreed
hero TINT tho Pennsylvania lintroad's capture nf
tho controlling interest Ia the Philadelphia VIII
mhgton & baltimore Nallroad. metns that
ltobert 0arrctt. Third VIcc-1rcstdnnt Of tho
baltimore & Ohio lsaltrond during tho nbsence
Of his father. John W. uhrrets, who
Is nnw In England, has been playing With sotnp
very war1a Goals OF IRE, and bud Ills fingers
bndly burned. When 1t was first announced
thMt he bud uttered n syni1fcuto with Gun1d nt
its hcH1, rnllrpnd ne,i said he would entnp
out nt tho Binnll end OF tho horn. and
now thoy shy he hAs ttfnse SO, for this action Of
tho Pennsylvania l,ai,rond COVERS not only tho
control OF thu Philadelphia. Wilmington &
baltimore, hut 1t 1s thought to cover as well tho
control Of tho neawnre Western bill lust passed
by tho Legislature ok TINT state. Col. MCombs
negotiations with tho Pennsylvania authorities
evidently hnyc this cnd in view. and. It this r.
accomplished, 1t will e.fcctuay bock tho jnltt-
moro 4 Ohio Kailroud Company In tho constrllc-
ton Of q competing ltuo between Philadelphia
Rnu New York. Baltimore merchants
have nothing good to say Of tho
management ur tho Baltimore s. Ohio, and
thiuk that tho check which tho Baltimore u
Ohio has received will be to tho 'nterest OF this
city. THO news OF tho action Of tho Fonnsyl-
vnnia 1tnllroad caused decline OF " IN DultI-
moro s. Ohlo stocks.
swetat Dt,patch to 1As Chteupo Tribune.
n.1rlMoRE, Md, Alnroh S.--Tho annuuncc-
mont that tho Pennsylvania lsallroad Company
bud secured II controlling interest In tho Fhiln-
dciphia, WILMINGTON & flalttmor0 HALLWAY C0in-
pauy, when It mud yencrA!ly been IcciIed that
tho Baltimore s. Ohio hnd captured tho prizc,
crcated great surprise In bus!ucs circles
hero to-llny. Considerable excitement
prevailed Mt Camden Station. Mr. Robert Gar-
rctt left carly ia tue tlny for Now York to louk
nftcr tho tntcrGstsof bis roa III tho xrunt struy-
Etu Tor supremacy between tho two mammoth
jE,t4t. rfd
nnti, was cosetc nll dny with tho othor ollclnls
ut Cns,dem Station.
When your representative asked Vice rrcsi.
| don't william kcyser what be tholtVht about tho
| turn ntfnirs hna tlkGn, ho rrpiiotl: "Well, the
Pennsylvania Itaiiroad Company sccns to havc
! secured controlling inierts. In tho philHdcl-
phta, Wilmington j. Baltimore 1toad; ut least
| torsho present."
"Would you bo willing to state how this WINS
| brought nbout?'' ttuorcd tho reporter.
ayes, l will tell you how. Tho baltimore &
| Ohio Halfway Company made contrtct with
| certain pRrties which myself saw drawn And
| sgntd, and now thoso parttcs hav0 violated
that contract. Some time since Mr. Unrrott ,lld
Mr.. l1nyen, tho lntter wealthy Now York
bunker, and representing tho Now Jersey Ccn-
| tral ltol.l, maIe contract with Mr. Nathaniel
| Thnycr, SECRETARY, OF nDRt3n, WIN hn1 been
identified With tho Philadelphia. Wilmington 4
Baltimore Company, for tho purchase Of llG,0W
| slarcs Of tho 1attcr Company ut tho ratio
OF SO per sharo. Tho arrangement WIS
| augYestcd by Mr. Enoch Pratt. Of tho rhlladcl-
| phia, Wl1nlinRton & Baltimore Company, and
pushed forward by hin Until comuIescd. That
contract was regularly executed. mud no doubt
| uxisteA 1T that ttne on tho part Ut
McssEs. Gurrett and tIHyen and THUR frlonds
OF rhnyer's absllty aud lutonton ct carryln9 CIT
| tho agreement to tho letter. At Tho instancn Of
| Atr. Thnycr both h1r. Garrett aud 1lr. Haven
rf Nh ttny tfkkt