Daily Republican., 1881-02-24
THIRD EDITION.
EFFOR ~ OF RIyAL RAILROADS.
The Contest In theDeaawaFeLeSss'
iatuEs for she Passage Of C"l. mo.


ton here Ia confusion worst coniouna
ed. The sale Of the Philadelphia viii
mington and Baltimore has wrought
ransformation in the aspect of affairs
that is as pefplexing as 1t Is lndicrous.
The P. ". & B. has passed into the
hands Of the Baltimore Il Ohio and the
great Mary land corporation no longer
wants new road. YET the bill IL
stil being pushed and the B. l. ..
looms up as its opposer. In this Is H.
seconded by tbs P. W. Il B., which is
nov no more as q corporation. 1t Ia
stated by the p. W, & B. folks thai
Vim. II. Vanderbilt and 8. J. Drexel,
Col. McCOmb's right hand men in the
Delaware seben e, have gone into Jay
Gould 8 pool. Vanderbilt denies this
and declares ne will build the new
line ii the bill Ia passed. Some say
tue PenHsy lvania is expected to assist
IN the pr, jet. Q hers declare that
tue syndicate has offered the Pennsyi.
vania road, for tbs purpose OF concilia
ton, all the freight Of the Delaware
road, the freight to be fixed by the
Pennsylvania corporation. all these
things have mixed these matters ny
worse than "buttercup' mixed up the
famous babes ia Plrsfore, but the
mem 2-r5 are net so dumbtou ded
by them as the lobby is 10y the sale OF
the P. W. 4 B.
The ttfaCt upon the lobby has batn
SO bew lldoripg hat the psld agents TO
influence legislation have been al SKIES
and sevens ever since they heard the
lunOr.
Here was body Of men, engaged on
one side or the otLer, numbering prco
ably Ole buudr d. In mary inBtano~s
they were engaged GU tbs contingency
Ice" plan, by which rhey we're 10 re-
oeive pay for IL air services Only in case
OF the success of the side on htoh the
were engaged. Aud So when the news
c ama that the B Il .. had purchased
the p. W. 4 B. the situation OF The
lobby may Ue imGgil ed
As 3 general, thing the dismay OF
these meu was only equaIled by the
OF Que OF the men re
" hen he heard tbs rumored ga cen
frm,d.
well, declare" said be. "Fcr
this thing to happen after sl the de-
clAratlons ! have heard on both sides
max S lie SO incrednlous that ! aLould
scarcely believe Gabriel II he blew his
Ths formal xithdraTal o. the b8la
more & OAio from ths Delaware IVES
tern blll took place to- tay. II was
read at the meeting OF The COMMITTEES
"a Corporations his afternoon and ID
IS follows:
BALrNohg, Feb. q, 1881.
ICN. FETRR ROBINSON, chairman OF the
CVmmi,t tee GA Corporations, House
Of K prosertAuves OF Delaware, Do
vel:
Sir understand that your commit |
ee will neel on Ike 23l instant tU
olsider the proposed auebdneul &c
lie charter Of the Delaware Western
a,IroaA Company.
peh leave 10 inform you that the
3auuure x Ouio Railroad company
.s.s wlibdlAwn from tho advocacy OF
hat amen0mont, aud now wish 10
LACe bnriiy the !, a6ons whioh ed
0 such IA action upon the part OF this
o4 pauy.
A. tue opening Of your legislative
rssion tuere werv i've measures pro
,osed author ziug the construction Of
IL y ralIroad Through D-iawsrt-Jne,
IL amendment TO tie Delaware Yves
ern charter, the Otuer d pilL iAoOrpo
a1ing a Lew COMPANY.
Auer a fnll consideration Of both bills
he pslumore aid OAio Company de.
ermiued tuat II proper ARRANGEMENTS
ouid be made win the owuers OF the
Delaware Western railroad, the amend
uent to their charter would best serve
he purpose OF tue persons who, in con-
seton with this company, had ar
ansed for building a new line betw esu
Salumors ana PhlladeIpais, and, &C
ordinkly, Col. Ii. S. McGoub repre-.
entius the parties Controlling the
took q the Delaware Western rail
Dad, made a proposition which was
'ntirely acceptable and satisfactory to
he company and its friends, and we
teoidet 70 Join that company In advo
iaulug betOrs the Legislature OF Della
Y are, the amendment which passed
he Senate and is nov before your Oom.
nittee.
Mr., John W. Davis, assis.a 10 th q
Woe president OF this ooLs pany, visited
Dover ana iuIiy explained TO the nem-
osrs OF the two houses the poeltion OF
.4e company towards that anne nd ment;
aud |, myself, Addressed a oommu aica
ron 10 tie counsel of the l.. W. Com
pauy to that effect, that the b. 4 0. K
I. COMPANY. and those iuk.r.st.d with