Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
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The Pennsyl vanfs Railroad Com.
psny Terminates the Contract.
Philadelphia Record,

The Pennsy lvaniz Railroad Com.
psny Terminates she Contract.
Philadelphia Record.
From the general passenger office Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company the ulti.
mstum has gone forth that the use Of the
tracks OF that corporation between BAlti-
more and New York for through pAsa-
eDger traffic OF the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road must terminate. A notice to that
effect was served upon the latter company
and to the agents OF the connecting lines
yesterday, and reads IS follows
On and after October 18th, 1884, the pre-.
sent arrangement by. which through cars are
run over the New York division of the Penn.
sylvania railroad aud Philadelphia. Whining
ton d Baltimore railroad, In connection with
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, will be discon-
tinued, and from said date all passengers
ticketed or baggage checked via the Baltimore
u Ohio railroad, destined to points on or via
this line or in the reverse direction, will re
quire transfer through the city OF Baltimore.
We would thank you TO instruct your agents
OF the withdrawal Of through cars by above
route snd of the transfer required at BRlti-
more, and to notify through passengers
accordingly.
You are hereby notified, also, that from
October 18th, 1884, this company will require
it's local fares east OF Baltimore on all bust
ness whatsoever which may be ticketed TO or
over our lines in connection with the Balti-
more a Ohio railroad In the same manner il
does from other connecting lines at that
point.
The move Of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company was foreshadowed In May
last by an intimAtion given by its officials
that II was desirous OF terminating the
existing contract. II Ia understood In
railroad circles that the tulillment Of
this intention Ia the forerunner Of Q
similar order respecting the agreement
between the two companies for the trans
fer Of Baltimore 4 Ohio through
traffic between the same points
For years the Baltimore &
Ohio Company has b en- allowed under a
pro rata arrangement to ship its through
freight to New York at exactly the same
rates as the Pennsylvania railroad
charged to Its own shippers--a very
liberal concession in view Of the fact that
the corporation enjoying the benefits thus
afforded has been bending every effort to
establish q competing way by connexions
with the Philadelphia & Reading rail
road.
Under the agreement appertaining to
the passenger travel, the Pennsylvania
railroad has bsen hauling two trains each
say daily between Baltimore and New
York for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
The impelling motive for the abrogstion
| II this contract 10 said 10 be the fact that
The Pennsylvania company is possessed
Of authentic information shat the Balti.
more & Ohio has bsen cutting rates be-
tween the sesboArd and the West. The
knowledge Of this breach Of faith,
in the face Of the provision
allowed for the uninterrupted
travel Of passengers between the metro
| polls and the west, was regarded %
rather too severe to be tolerated, and the
pepnsylvAnia railroad resolved to apply
the effective remedy Of suspeRdinG
lurther passenger relations with liz
competitive trunk line. Hereafter through
passengers over the Baltimore & Ohio
arriving in Baltimore, or bound from
New York to the west by that route, must
pay the same fare between the two citieE
Sc is charged to local travel and provide
for the transfer OF themselves and
luggage through Baltimore. a
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE following Ia
the official )tice TO the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad by the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company, severing the connection
Of the Baltimore & Ohio between this
city and New York, on October 18th;
PRESIDENTS OFFICE PHILADELPHIA, Oct s.
1SS4-To THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS Oh
THE b. u o. RAILROAD, BALTIMORE, Md
GENTLEMEN Enclosed please find certified
copy Of a resolution this day passed by TIT
board Of directors Of this company. Pleasl
take notice Of the terms thereof and the tint
OF carrying the same into effect.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
ISAAC HINCKLRY,
President p, W. Il b. Il. II. Co
The resolution Ia a. follows:
RESOLVED, That this board does not conside
that it il to the interest OF this company I,
continue to run special service or to hau
the express, baggage or passenger cars OF th
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Company owe
its lines, and that, in view o
the notice heretofore given to the Balti
more IL Ohio Railroad Company, the presiden
} be instructed to say that this company vii
cease to haul such cars over its lines Oh
October 18th, 1884, but that it will receiv
, passengers, baggage and express matter 0
the Baltimore " Ohio Railroad Company, q
the regular stations provided by this CON
| pany in the city OF Baltimore for recevin
such business. ROBERT CRAVEN,
7 Secretary.
II Ia not known what reply, il any, ha
, been made by the B x o. at present