The daily gazette., 1881-03-24

FIFTH EDITION.
BY JULY FRS 7.
The New B. 4 0. Railroad
TO BE IN RUNNING ORDER BY
JULY 1sT, BETWEEN THIS
CITY AND PHILADEL.
PHIA.
RESULT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH LEVI
C. BIRD, ESQ.

C. BIRD, ESQ.
An item appears In the early edition
| Of the GAZETTE, in regard to the new
| arrangements between the Pennsylva-
MIA aud the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, whereby the former company
had signed contract, with the B. Il
Q. tompany, to carry their passenger
and irei-h III cars between Philadelphia
aud New York over the former road.
The item would naturally lead one to
suppose that wiln HE signing of the
contact mentioned the B. ~ o. would
be satisfied. aud all hopes Of COM
peting line being built by Col. Me
Comb, had fled.
Not So, however, as the sequal will
show. The new road will be con
stucted and III running order betwe II
his city aud Philadelphia by the first
Of July.
a representative of the GAZETTE
called This mortilg upon Levi {. Bird,
l. o., resident counsel O1 the Baltimore
x Ouio, and that gentleman kindly fur.
nishsd the following information:
"a shoit time after lie failure OF y.
Thaycr to iuiiii his cont act 10 delv' 7
over a majority Of The i. ". * B. X. Il.
stock TO Mr. Garrett aud the syndicate,
the Pennsylvania X. r., began negoiiat-
ing with kldder, Clark X Co., OF Balti.
more, WHO represented Boston sSudi-
cate of stockholders for the purchase Of
IA: r., W. j. B. X. r., stock At SIS per
share viii Ovid nd added
"Ihe same olirr had been made to
the b. y ., BY the Same brokers, but
u was refused, the officials deemiug The
pr.ce too nigh.
"ile dU after the purchase Of the
r., w. x B. K. R.,by the Pennsylvania,
bert & Lett commenced negotiations
A!th CO.. ii. ). McComh, for the pur.
chase OF the Delaware " estern.
"On March OH a meeting was held a
The hotel Brunswick, y. y, at which
there were present L bert Garrett, thfd
yice president; John X CoWau, general
COUNSEL Mr.. Randolph, chief engineer,
and Levi &. Bird, Esq, resident coun-
sci for Delaware ct tire Baltimore x
Ohio, ani Col II. ). McComb.n
AT the meeting various plans we're
submitted by Me,sTs. Garret and Nc
Comb, and the Icsult Of tie interview
vas the purchase OF the Delaware Wes-
tern by the B. X o., Col. McComb
agreeing b deliver 1 800 shares Of tie
Delaware Weste II stock TO the B. 4 q.
a percentage Of the purchase money
vas then paid by Mr.. Gar. EFT and the
.tock was transferred 10 Tim by Col
McComb. Col. AcComb then desired to
furnish the money for building a nrp,
road Mr. Vanderbilt being with him.
Alr. Garrett was only willing to pay !
per cent. as the necessary amount 10
brild the road had been offered him at
that rate. Col. McComb wanted ) per
cent. 50 his offer was declined.
"Bcfore The meeting in New York,
other parties had been trying to OBJ
tain the Delaware Western railroad
from Col. McComb, Offering him a
higher price than that offered by the
B. & o." This offer was made bY
parties for the purpose of preventing
the construction of competing line,
and Col. McCOmb knowing that the
u. " .. intended u construct a Lew
line at once, he refused 10 sell them.
"Enginccrs are now at work in and
around Philadelphia upon the line,
aud corps under the direction ol
Major Cauby are at work near this
city"
Concluding the interview Mr.. Bird
said:
lyon may rest assured that the
new road VIII be built aud in running
order between this city and Phiiadcl
pima by July lst, and between this
city aud baltimore as rapidly as men
aud money can do it. The intention
IS 70 build lie line from this city t.
above Claymont, and then use the old
r, W. IS B. II. X. tracks to Crews
Ferry.
How will you then manage to get
over the junction road, asked The repre-
scutai iYc?
We viii either tunnel or build an
elevated road, was the reply bu' as tLa
Is out Of my bailwick cannot answer
positively. Tins closed the interview.