St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-15
THE OTHER SIDE.
A Statement of the Pennsylvania in
the Controversy with the
Baltimore az Ohio.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14-The following
pany's view in the controversy with the
Baltimore 81 Ohio company will appear in
the Ledga'S money article tomorrow: The
Pennsylvania railroad, soon after its acquisi-
ton of the controlling interest in the Phila-
dclphia, Wilmington d Baltimore railroad,
being anxious and DESTROYS of securing to that
line continuation Of the business of the Bal
time u Ohio railroad, offered that company
To continue the relations that had existed be-
tween the Philadelphia, & Wilmington and
Ba.timore d Ohio companies, and also the
relations that had existed between the Penn
sy!vania railway and the Baltimore 81 Ohio
with reference to carrying their traffic be-
tween Philadelphia and New York, Or if
these terms were not satisfactory, offered
it on such terms as might be found to be
just and equitable by any fair minded ex
pert in such business. Notwithstanding
this the Baltimore d OHIO determined they
would proceed with the construction of
competitive line from Baltimore to Philadel-
phia. The Pennsylvania railway believing
! tine Baltimore company could hardly be seri-
Gus in the expenditure Of so large a sum
OF money, when all the facilities
/ they had heretofore enjoyed and even better
facilities were offered them, considered it
wise and proper TO continue the arrange
ments, Notwithstanding the threat of the
Baltimore q Onio TO build d competitive line,
with the hope that better counseis would pre-
vail in the administration of the affairs of
/ the Baltimore 81 OHIO, and that they would
I 4 mr. wit t4af ctr of linz
/ But after awaiting the action of the Balt-
more u Oaio and finding they had reached a
determination to construct an independent
! line, and were proceeding actually with it,
notice was given in May last in the Penn
| sy.vania raiiS ay and Philadelphia, Whining
| ton u Baltimore companies offices of the
| determination that all traffic agree
mcnts were at an end in thirty days. From
that time forward the Pennsylvania railroad
and the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more concluded it was unwise for them to
/ continue the unusual facilities they had here
tofore been extending the Baltimore 81 Ohio,
/ and which they did not accord to any other
/ line, and at repeated interviews with the Bati-
! more q OHIO officials gave them very clearly
i to understand that these facilities would be
Withdrawn. The Pennsylvania railroad had,
Notwithstanding its contract with the Pull
man palace car company, granted the Bati-
more 81 OHIO the privilege of running
/ its sleeping and parlor cars between
Baltimore and New York, and notwithstand-
! ing the contract with the Adams Express
company lin the gross revenues of which
the Pennsylvania road was greatly interested)
had permitted the Baltimore IL Ohio to do
express business over its lines. In New
York and Philadelphia the Baltimore & Ohio
was extended every facility, being allowed
! to sell its own line of tickets from these cit
les to the west, but the Pennsylvania road,
believing this policy was only tending to
/ build up through superior facilities
offered by its line VOL
ume of traffic that would at
some day be turned over to the new line in
process of construction between New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore, it was thought
uuwise to continue to accord these unusual
| facilities, and the Pennsylvania railroad
therefore gave notice that on and after Oc-
! tnber II the relations of the Baltimore &,
/ Ohio with the Pennsylvania railroad aud
! Philadelphia, Wilmington d Baltimore would
! have to be same as those of
any other foreign corporation interchanging
! business with them. The Baltimore
/ & OAio was Informed that the Pennsylvania
railroad would continue to sell their tickets,
and check baggage To any point upon the
| line OF their ROAD so soon as proper arrange
ments were made for receiving and trans
fcrring their passengers in Baltimore. The
Pennsylvania railroad has not in any way
deprived the Baltimore &c Ohio of any faciii-
ties that are accorded any other foreign c, m
petitive corporation that they are now doing
DusinpsS with