Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-23
THIRD EDITION.
kOLD FOR SUkE.

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When the REPUBLICAN, went to press
yesterday there were grave douots az
to the truth of the rnm0rs ofthe change
having been effected, bu. now the mis's
have sufficiently cleared away to war
rant the positive announcement that
the p, w. & B. Railroad management
has passed into the hands of the Baln'
more Il Ohio railroad.
II seems that as far back as last
Thursday there began 10 be indications
of change VT ich were mot known by
any persons in She city but Col. Il. S,
McComb, George II. Bates, Bsq., and
William NJ. Candy, the latter the Pres
ident of the Delaware Western railroad
and on Fridsy by invitation these gen
tlemen met Robert Garrett, third vice
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
road, In New York City, where they
found that negotiations were in pro
gress with the Boston stockholders OF
the P, W. & b. railroad TO purchase q
controlling interest in the stock, the
purchasers being a pool headed by Jay
Gruld, the New Jersey Central and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad The fol-
lowing telegram from Col. hcComb TO q
prominent citizen Of Philadelphia shows
~ osrneo,lv the CO, rro,ested against
the proposed TRANSACTION.
New YORK, Feb. 22-l0 a. MI met
uavo,, and Gsrrett at & last evening
49,, nronos;,ior was verbal not wri'
,an No. .s inots,sd If shonId have bean.
"a =. - ,bis Eat Vavsn and car
A.. 80 ~ ~ oor,rol ~ stock ~
w 4 D a, N nrt,irg nc al, IN and
norhinr ,b;S wsrts, ars 10 nm, II N
i1o vs. rssr;rs ,ha MOI, and taking
- ~ r. tr,nra fo, tho msnaos.
oaan' - ,ho nronar,v wbisb ,hsv are n
IN ~ ao1,roi ~ tha s,noL nou
ntnrId unda,stsnd 10 be b,hiud
., :, - 800 hsl3 0nosrl.t;nn
nothing else. Later in the evening |
called on Mr., Vanderbilt and spent two
hours with him, giving him what
n ndsrstaud TO be your views as well 81
INV own. which he entirely agrees with
He dsclines TO 20 into the speculation
and saws he went into the project with
vou and me- in the most perfect good
faith 10 tuild the road as an invest
mept. believing it to be one of the very
heat railroad openings nov unoccnpied
that Garrett ia committed 10 us and
cannot houorably stop.
He saws, which confirm, that he
went in with these parties himself,
Won and I. with the understanding tn 81
| Garrett Of the Pennsylvania should
have A chance to come into and partioi-
nate vits MS, He ia willing now TO
Stand tn that agreement. to build with
busiuess contract with either B. h 0.
ar penpgylvspia, or ID willing to 60 on
and hujld without either, and iffurther
willing to build through to New York
If that should become necessary.
II r sr,t ,rta,v;sw vas,srdav with
corratt ma6a tns roin, Won mi 10 ms
T., norr LAST disna,th Yesterday via,
NJ nosi,,or hstorp ,he delaware Lepis.
80 -. and onr rsonia and Iio1d Gar.
~tnn3 u,r.r 5ist;nctlv that +hav
ret ana Haven ols'lho'ly 'ns' 'hey
could not offer me lnduoemen' large
enough to make me do an act that
would SAVIOR OF dlShonor or stu!l'y my
pledge TO our people that II the pro.
ject fell through my record should
stand clear and unsullied before my
associates and the people OF my STATE
After seeing Mr. Nanderollt, we mel
last night at 10, and began my
statement to Garrett and Haven
by repeating this position and
said to them, ! did not want any offer
like what they had first made, repeat
ed to NE, to wit: that | should be taken
care OF II / would join men ! sAiu III
care can DC '1Egn o, lne o'LeI 'nSn VIVA,
Mr. - or MI AMER DIV Socep. a.
full ana .honor 'pIe lNen.lhos1oh ano
participation, repeated Whab nave