National Republican., 1883-04-14
THE NEW LINE no NEW YORK.
It is Already Located ana will he Built
at Once-Nvhere the Tracks will he

1t is Already Located and will he Built
at Once--where the Tracks will he
Found.
The great loan Of S12,000,0OO made in Lon
don by the Baltimore and Ohio Railway COM
pany as reported in yesterdays dispatches to
THE REPUBLICAN, is made, as stated, to de-
fray the cost of tho construction and equip
ment of its new line between Baltimore and
Philadelphia. The company's intention to
build this road has been known since the
spring of 1881, when the Philadelphia, Will
mington aud Baltimore railway passed into
the hands of the Pennsylvania Central.
President Garrett then announced that his
his company would build with all possible
speed direct line to Philadelphia, so as to
give the Baltimore and Ohio independent
communication with that city and New York.
For over a year two corps of engineers have
been engaged in surveying lines through
Maryland and Pennsylvania, and tho right of
way has now been obtained under the sane
tion of acts of tho legislatures of Maryland
Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
Tho giving of the mortgage and deed of
trust, which is signed by Vice President
Robert Garrett for the Baltimore and Ohio
and the trustees, shows conclusively that
President Garrett contemplates the immedi-
diate construction of the new road, which
will form an important acquisition TO Balti-
moro and Washington, as il will not only
give additional facilities but will also doubt
less be the means of greatly reducing tho
cost of transportation from both cities to
points northward and eastward. 1t is be-
lieved, from the fact that all the docks
owned or to be acquired by the Philadel-
phia branch are expressly named in the con-
veyanCe to the mortgage trustees, that the
terminus of the new road in Baltimore will
l. n
be run from the main branch to Locust Point,
and transferred by the Baltimore and Ohio
railways steam barge to the Canton side,
whence they will be forwarded north by tho
new Philadelphia road, instead of by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railway, as at present. At the time of tho
purchase of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
aud Baltimore road by the Pennsylvania rail-
way the latter corporation held out
overy possible inducement in the mat
ter of traffic rights to prevent the
Baltimore and Ohio from carrying out its
threat of building a line of its own to Phila-
delphia. President Garrett was given every
facility asked for the Baltimore and Ohio
coaches and freight were forwarded with the
same promptness as were the PENNSYLVANIA
cars, and the great rival Of the Baltimore
and Ohio actually offered TO bind itself for an
indefinite period to allow the Baltimore and
Ohio to use the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railway for its through northern
business. President Garrett, however, evil
dently did not desire to place himself perma-
nently at the mercy of a rival; and has been
quietly maturing his plans, which will give
his road through and untrammeled connec-
tion with the two great cities and the north.
The route for tho Baltimore and Ohio branch,
as surveyed, runs for several miles parallel
with and in sight of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore, and several of tho
local stations are to be within mile of each
other. Tho twelve million dollars worth
of bonds that have been issued have 1t is be-
lieved, nearly all been placed with English
capitalists through Brown, Shipley & Co. The
Baltimore and Ohio railway, Mr.. John w.
Garrett and the trustees named will, how
ever, hold controlling interest so as to pre-
vent the road being gobbled by a rival corpo-
ration or parties inimical to Baltimore and
Ohio interests.