New-York tribune., 1884-10-14
ON THE VERGE OF OPEN WAR
MIXED CONDITION OF PASSENGER RATES.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO SELLING WEST SHORE
TlCkETs-THE EMIGRANr POOL N PERIL
The Raltimare and Nhio Railroad CnrlnanY.

THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO SELLING WEST SHORE
TicKETs-THE EMIGRAST POOL IN PERIL.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
in consequence OF the junctions obtained by 1t to re-
strain interference with its trains by the Pennsylvania
Railroad continued operations yesterday between
New-York and Baltimore as usual. The company how
ever, Is pre- pared to surrender its NewYork traffic in
the inunctons do hold and has already made
arrangements for continuing important element In
the western business leaving aud coming to NewYork
Arrangements have been made with the New York West
shore and Buffalo Railroad by which every NewYork Of
flee Of the Baltimore and Ohio thoroughly equipped with
West shore tickets West The route to Chicago from
Buff Is the Grand Trunk Of Canadathe wabash and
the Baltimore and Ohio This gives the lastnamed road
an important haul through tariff hut nevertheless II
enables IL to prevent any Of its cheap traffic from going
West over tho Pennsylvania.
This prompt alliance of the Baltimore and Ohio with
the West shore interpreted in railroad circles in
dcsting the formers intention for the present to let t
western travel by way Of Baltimore by default and by
using the West Shore not only divert it, patrons from
the Pennsylvania but by turning them over 10 New
York line. To excite the jealousy Of the other Ncwlork
companies that they would he disposed to oppose the
Penns ania action leading to further disturbance
rates Tho Baltimore and Ohio Offices here sold more
West shore tickets yesterday than they sold OF their own
issue any day last week. There was considerable
discussion the chances Of the Baltimore AMI Ohio
preventing the pcnnsy ylvania by legal steps from shut
Fennsy vania that It gave last May all the notice re
uuired under It's contract to terminate all relations with
the Baltimore and Ohio II il Thought however. that
tho latter company will rcst its claims on considerations
~ public policy aud based this ground. the general
opinion ctrcssod was that iis position W"ud he -uohs
While there was NO great changr IN wcst bound pas
s,ngcr rates yescrloy It Is conceded that the situation
Is thoroughly drmor,li1cd At any mnmcni ncw, heavy
cuts wunld not surprise any one. lhai we i,aIumnro
and ohp du"- NOT ntond quirtN tn submit o tho action
of the rcnns, snnia ptu,rd hy the ering OF cnli
grant tickets To- ho wc. over tho Wo't shotr at the
oliroH outside ~ 'asto tatdoh. 'h" ihltluol" anu
ohio allowing d. IA sad - p'r cent comnii. 'on from
tho schedule raictil 40 thicngu The laebawnnnh hnd
tho NrwsNnrh toutuh vetr nlHo n''nsrb 90, m"hus lo.
outadr sales \ neclins ~ the tfun1 llno passenger
agents viii be- held tn dnN io cnhaidrt what hrunn "
hrora7aA ln View "I th' baltimore ah"'nl" Wn"l'Wn,
from The omiefhu pool That road received up per cent
of ts total business, and ~ IL proportion VIII NOT he
ri, On to IL within ,n.tlo uarrn the arrangements for
distributing The business are Tor thc moment an at Hta
The impression that the Withdrawal ol the a'tl
moro and ohio from all passenger pools must lead soon
Ia s,Ncro op"n war of rates lherc were ielotlH A'.t'
at its Offices aud had offered tickets al
a undcr go To chicago. Boh at The once OF Commits
sionc FINK and al the Offices of the ticket brokers II was
stated that these charges could not he confirmed ~ he
same time prominent pool officer said " should NOT
be surprised II the reports were true II thcy are not 10
day they be tomorrow. aud no one would y" sur
nrlsedS out reduction, of lie rate o Chicago Sl5
II conceded. being made but the ticket brokers
t,,I b Mo- lin, ware of SI6 The brokers' here are
working together aud endcavoring to keep to them
lowed 10 them hyho RAILROADS. Any open cutting by
the Pennsylvauia however. would precptatc general
outbreak ia al probability at the oIce oI All the o'her
trunk linos. $50
Rates rom the East to points beyond Chicago are ut
t.ry ~ sea by reason 0f the cutting between Chicago
and Missouri River points Adyices received mere were
that the rate had fallen tO 81 10 from Chicago 10 hnsas
Clfy or To On.aha the schedule rate being $li 90.
svsrryDISG TIE RESTRAINING ORDER.
PHuAprLrnIs, Oct 13.-When the counsel
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad made Application IN
tho United States Circuit Court Saturday for prel-
mary Injunction 10 restrain the Ifnu lyana Railroad
Company frou abrog9tlns violating the existing con-