Daily Republican., 1883-05-15
The h. Il o. Railroad.


Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will soon
secure the entire right Of way from
Baltimore through to New York This
could easily have been done long ago
by any proposed route except one lead
ing through Philadelphia. The new
comes to us in the round about way of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and repub-
lished by the Baltimore Sun, that the
company has secured the right of way
from the Schuylkill river to Ninth and
Dickinson streets, and the Bound
Brook, which is the Reading sroad from
Philadelphia to New York, has secured
the same privilege from its present de-
pot corner of Ninth and Green streets
to the corner of Ninth and Arch streets.
From Ninth and Arch to Ninth and
Dickinson is but eighteen squares, and
at present that is all the distance that
practically keeps the Baltimore and
Ohio from its goal, New York.
Property along these squa- -es is being
rapidly bought up by Vanderbilt's
agents, for he is backing the Reading
and by those of the CARROTS, and soon
both hope to be able to run through
that part Of Philadelphia on an elevated
railway. The same paper says Van
derbilt is determined to make the con-
nection if it costs him five million dols
lars, and until that connection is made
the Baltimore and Ohio is not COM
plete.
1t is no secret to say that the want of
= right Of way through Philadelphia
is the cause of the great delay in com
mencing the construction of the Bati-
more and Philadelphia branch. The
building of it through Delaware, includ-
ing the Brandywine bridge and the
trouble with William Dean, is scarcely
any thing compared with securing the
right of way through Philadelphia. In
the latter city the Baltimore and Ohio
is brought in direct contact and face to
face with the Pennsylvania Rail
road,a rival line. The latter Company
has Philadelphia bound, especially on
the southern and western side, with a
girth Of iron rails almost impossible
to penetrate, and which could not be
got over by any other than strong
Company like the Baltimore and
Ohio.
Without this direct road through
Philadelphia TO New York, Mr.. Garrett
would hardly 60 to the trouble Of con.
structing new line. He could take il
around Philadelphia, but that would
lengthen his line, and would not sec urt
him the passenger travel he would
otherwise have. 1t is his great objec,
to have straight through fast line from
New York TO Washington specially fol
passenger travel, and any detection
around Philadelphia would practically y
defeat that object He is not concern
ed about the transit of freight, in fact,
owing to the cutting Of rates, he would
lose but little if he had no freight. But
there are plenty of ways by which he
can ship his freight to and from New
York at rates that will compete with
other roads 1t is straight through
passenger line he wants, and he is NOV
ing cautiously and carefully to secure
it. AS soon as the right Of way is Sc.
cured through Philadelphia, then We
may expect to see a commencement Of
work along the whole line through Del
aware,as the time for finishing the road
in this State is limited. 1t is a big un-
dertaking, and like all such enterprises
requires time and patience and great
deal Of careful thought and planning.