New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-20
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
PRESIDENT GARRETTS STATEMENT.
An ANSWER TO PRESIDENT roBERrs OF THE phNH'
syIyANIA COMPANY.

PRESIDENT GARREIIS SIAl EMENA'
An ANSWER TO PRESIDENT EoBERfs OF Ihh r"'
sYLvANIA COMPANY.
BAITIMORE, Oct. 19.-RObert Garrett Dcihs
asked to-day II he had carefully read the Statement "
President Roberts to the Committee OF the Merchants
and Manufacturcrs Association OF Baltimore when Wis
tied him last week at Philadelphia In regard 70 the o
cuty between the two roads, replied that he had rca
President Robcrts's statement with care anu
also with great surprise. A an answer
IN n committee entitled to full information, 1t was
certainly remarkable number Of prominent business
mon had asked the president OF railroad company for
statement Of facts regard to matter which concerned
their interests closely They had received most iTper
feet one sided and doubtless without Intention m'seau
ing reply Facts true in themselves had been state"'
hut in such an imperfect way to leave erroneous In
pression Other facts had been separated from their
connection with others which necessary for
their full explanation
should be puzzled myself said Mr.. Garrett 'o
describe more distinctly the position taken by the Ich
sylvania Railroad Company than has been done py 's
president who practically ntinatcs that the "co
OF the Railroad Company was taken not
bccause the Baltimore and Ohio traffic unproitabc
TO that company because the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company regarded such action as proper retaliation OH
tho Baltimore and Ohio Company Tor inc
building Of its new line to Philadelphia
This IS the whole scope and spirit oi MI
Roberss statement lie declines traffic which he has
pay simply because the Baltimore and ONO karoa.
is building line which. in time, will he competitor OF
the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore road
President Garrett then made a long and exhaustive
statement regarding the affairs OF the two roads ana the
folowinr are some of the points which he made "IaSe
one or two Of the minor details given by Prcsiueht
Roberts First, there ia his statement that wheh
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company took charge OF the
Philadephia. Wilmington and Baltimore. 1t continued
70 haul the Baltimore and Ohio express and that the
facilities given us when the Adams Express company
were already their line, were quite an anomaly III
railroad history lnasnuch "a 1t was Their simple ou
as chartered carrier. to haul the cars of our express
company on the same terms as those of any othor'
n duty that the courts would promptly
enforce il was certainly especial mark OF favor on
their part to do this; but the inference was also plainly
m he drawn from President Robertss statement that we
were accorded the facilities, or even better thai
those given the Adams Express Company.
How unfair this is will appear from The simple fact'
which he did not state. that hi. company charges the
Adams Express Company $40 per ear between Baltimore
and York. and charges us so. or nearly double the
amount for the service. Moreover, Mr. koperts
says that he gave the Baltimore and ONO Company
spocal facilities orits express 10y sending engine to
Gregs Ferry haul the Baltimore and Oho express car
to Broad aud Prime ats depot lie neglected to say hat
the Pcnnsyvanl Company not only distinctly refused
to hermit the Baltmorc aud Ohio Railroad Company to
have any express facilities NJ the new 'Ie'
waited station. hut he would not even allow tho
baltimore and ohio Company unload at this station
rxurcss matter carried In it, baggage cars "" r"r
neglected to state that the facilities FURNISHED ~ boi
and Prime consisted IN leaving the Baltimore and
shed whore II wa' comei"d I" load ana un'"ad ' car ar
unprotected from al kinds of weather ,nuaug'tinE ln
condition uf goods in loading ANA "n'int I" a" r""
the ears auI wagons.
rnbn another ,ntcmout IN This interview, even more
remarkable President Huhcitt tells the committee thni
when President Garrett desired tn rln Baltimore ana
ohio elccpcrs over the 'yana line flom iali
ia Sew York, although TN. WAS IN competition VIZ" %
i'uimtn Compiuy wth which It had contract NAV
.GS ,rnncaIs %S'sT nc w. r,nn,,iyn Company aa".t
patent suits on the lmri Of the l'nll9nn Inmp1ny,
Here of couisc. the committee were l'u !" lhfo maj
wc wrrr treated is as the Pullman Company. hut the
fact f. that while charged Tor sending scrp'fs
over their line the Pullman Company are a'tnn'S p"d
President Roberts does not pretend to lusiifyh- action
drclinc The baltimore aud Onto aiic over The fhl-
dNisiou Tine one of hi, slborlnatcs has made some
such statement but he himself has not done So,
especially after having exhibited great anxiety to secure
more and ohio Company II they would not build the com
pcng line. The aggregate oi The tlac We gave 'hcl
for thc year ending September. $50. Is aS follows:
Freight, $3.50, ,553 passengers. $253O2i; express
$sO,o73: Sleeper and palace car s4'44i' Total
I'VE did not begin to build thelnew line because we
doubted the ability Of The Perns, wanna Railroad Com
pany TO carry me tTtc we ieei peiecy 1nr" t"
Roberts would he glad To carry double what now dOes
Nctthrr did we besu the new road because wanted
the trouble expense OF constructing H. We began 10
build that line FOR one reason because oil our eAicitne
we'd to be- in rover that company 10 longer
We had had an agreement with the fcnnsylvama tom
pany called the ninety day agreement IL had bcen made
sOmeihOpe Of permanence Ia IT, here vas provision
that II could only he terminated by the board oil one
company the other and after ninety day. notice Ihat
agreement which President Roberts sTeaks OF our vlpat
ing broken solely by tue action OF President Robert.
boards without any of ninety DAYS. both of
which were provided Tor IN the agreement ITSELF