Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-09

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Now ats she PeHns slyanta
It is SONS what difficult 10 keep Al
with the rapid movements OF the lead
ing railroad men who seem to carr!
railroads in their pockets and holt
them out for sale upon every favorable
advantage. The last move is the Hos
surprising Of all and shows that tAt
CARROTS Of the Baltimore and Ohio sft
40 match for the shreWd President and
msnagers ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad
Some things which looked very donht'
iul before look perfectly clear now. We
sss now why it was that the Pennsy]-
vauia railroad was apparently 80 easy
and disiuterestej about the transfer Of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore 10 the Baltimore and Ohio
road. We see Low why it Was that the
more a certain newspaper in this city
maintained that the Baltimore and
Ohio road had urdisputed possession o,
the Philadelphia, Wilmington auj
Baltimore road, the more other papers
equally wslI-informed maintained that
thr reverse was the case. There seems
to bs no doubt now however that the
r. W. & 3, road has really passed into
the hands Of the PsnnsylvSnia road.
There are genuine and healthy indica-
ti0ps that such is the case that did moi
mark the other reported transfer, and
from all appearances we might as we'll
come TO the conclusion that we are W.
der a new King and that King the
Pennsylvania railroad. After all it
seems that MI. Thayer did not have
the influence attributed to him, and Us
could not mske good his promise to the
Baltimore and Ohio Company. No
Doubt he intended TO convey the stock
promised, but when he came to ASK
others to sell he was surprised to find
that they had minds Of thsir own, and
could not he induced to follow Nj.
Thayer and sell stock for SO PER share
on which they we're receiving animal
II eight per cent.
The Pennsylvania completely upset
the plan Of the Boston mixer. by en-
tsrjng the market and Offering SIS
share. This brought the required an
swer and the Pennsylvania quietly
gobbled up the P, W.. & B. The ques-
ton is, how will this transfer affect
Wilmington Will our city be better
Of now than under the B. & o. man
agemsnt' That is something for the
future to reveal yet, but it Is not like.
! ~ that aay peroeptible change will bs
made. What the people Of Whining
ton want ia a competing line OF raj.
road, and as she Is more likely 10 get Il
now than nnder the other combination,
Iuh citizens have no reason to regret
the last change. The Baltimore and
Ohio is more completely cut of from
Philsde phis and New York now than
before. 1t must have line somehow
to these cities, and We can see of no
other way than for it to fall back on
the old original plan and como through
Delaware by 'ayoriug . combination
with Col. II. S. McComb's Delaware
| Western road. We are inclined te
think that this coup de etat, by ths
Pennsylvania road, will only sharper
tbs appetite Of the B. & o. road ant
stimulate it TO more aggT essive polio.
, and q more fem determination to rsaol
Philadelphia and New York on its owi
: lime. This being the case the B. & c
, Unjust once nore become popular wit
the citizens of Wilmington, not becaus
Ii. Ia tbs Baltimore and Ohio railroad
mot because our people have any mo
D love for it than they have for Il
q | Pennsylvania, but because 1t Is Il
com pany that will Jet give Delaware
. competing line.