Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-01
GARRETT AND WANDER
BILT.
President Garrett Makes q Pub
lie Reply to Vanderbilt.

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lie Reply To Vanderbilt.
NEW YoRK, September 30 0-President
Garrett OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad has made public his reply to
President Vanderbilt Of the New York
Central Railroad. President Garfield
saws: Instead Of the B. & o. Railroad
cutting on every one hundred pounds
il l)Ider to get even eight per cent. OF
New York business, as Vanderbilt has
stated, it is shown that hampered and
restricted as it has been with other
companies paying large rebates the
merchants of New York and the mer-
chants Of the south and southwest and
west find it to their interest to use this
route for the benefit OF their trade and
of the commerce Of New York and the
commerce OF the country. The man
ayers of the B. & D Company believe
that il tho direct and valuable facilities
OF the Baltimore and Ohio road (more
direct auu mure valuable In many cases
for the reason that it penetrates farther
than any other line) could be fairly and
properly used by the merchants OF New
York instead OF 81 per cent, - per cent
of the business OF New York would be
commanded by that route. President
Vanderbilt says what right has the Bal
timore and Ohio to any New York
business at all? 1t is not New York
road, and is not entitled to any OF itS
business. Roads 10 Baltimore and Phil
adelphia have built up these ports at an
expense to this city. 1t is about time
that an end was put to it. Ga the same
theory what right has the New York
Central road to any Boston bust
ness? The New York Central
in some sense is not, Boston road. The
Baltimore and Ohio road terminates at
Baltimore, l85 miles from Baltimore,
and has direct connecting roads between
Baltimore and New York. The New
York Central and Hudson River road
terminates at Hudson river, and it uses
the Boston and Albany road for POI
miles to reach Boston further. While
the Baltimore and Ohio reaches directly
through its own lines, many points great
of entreports and centers OF trade in the
west which the New York Central does
not reach by its own lines. Shall any
one question the right of the New York
Central road to do business
at Pittsburgh or Columbus,
at Cincinnati or Louisville,
on the st. Louis or any OF the numer-
GUS points which the New York Central
road does even profess to reach by its
lines; "but roads 10 Baltimore and to
Philadelphia" says President Wander
bilt, "hsve built up those ports at the
expense of this city" How true is the
statement? Look at the marvellous opu-
lence and progress OF the metropolis of
the new world, New York; but is it to
| be the only city in the United States
that is toEprosper sad progress? Are
States and cities south and southwest
aud west TO depend on one city, that
great city of Manhattan Island? Van
derbilt says the New York Central r 'ad
is we'll satisfied as things stand. ave
are doing great deal OF work, and get,
ting out money. The Central held its
own in both freight and passenger bus
| mess for a little while, any way. am
perfectly satisfied, and when people get
tired of this thing they can come - Ine
! have no propositions TO oder
What is the effect of this statement?
1t means though other lines may fail to
make money, that at even prices such
are the aggregate local and other trade
at the command OF the New York e n
trsl, that line will be prosperipg mid
| the disaster of other companies rnus
he practically endorses the wisdom and
foresight OF the capitalists VINO have de
termined to build parallel line from
New York to Buffalo and vest >"rely
President Vandelier has not 50 drluded
himself as TO believe his efforts to pre-
vent the construction OF rival rnc 10
the New York Central road are in the
| interests Of the people OF the S.lta Of
New York or merchants OF New York
| city. What New York wsats ia q line
parallel to the New York Central. What