New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
RAILROAD INTELLIG ENCE.
PLANS FOR THE BAL TIMORE AND OHIO.
EFFORTS TO OPEN WAY FOR CUMBERLAND COAL
To TIDEWATFR

PLANS FOR THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
EFFORTS TO OPEN WAY FOR CUMBERLAND COAL
TO TIDEwATER.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.-The Cumberland
coal MARYLAND. II plans maturing successfully
carried out will be brought prominently into com
petition with other soft Goals in the Middle and New
England States hereafter The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. a protection 10 the Clearied coal reduced
the line Of it, road and to secure greater
amount Of freghts has always used every means within
its power keep the Cumhe rand coal away from New
Yorkand Philadelphia The company was defeated in this
the present year when the Cumberland operators placed
100000 Of their coal here and 100000 tons in New
York and the East. They secured favorable rates Of
freight from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
and secured such from the Che apeake and Della
Canal that they placed their coal in this city at 2 80
10 IS per ton and in NewYork and the East prices
equally advantageous to the manufacturers The Penn
sylvana Railroad COmpany's officers. soon as they
discovered how they had been outwitted, offered to
guarantee the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com
pany enough business to make dividend their stock
If they would advance their rates on coal from
Baltimore from IL to 20 cents per ton
This was accepted. and the Cumberland
coal after February 6 was practically shut out from tide
water at this lOint and NewYork
The superiority the Cumberland coal for
Grating purposes makes it dangerous rival 10 the Clear
field coal and the measures to keep IL from coming into
the market upon equal terms with the other coal nave
been made strict.
NIL tue extension OF anu DlO
10 this city Is finished which President Garrett promises
by July there way in which this coal can come 10
tidewater upon equal terms with that Of Cleared Ef
forts to be made however 70 get IL IN by water and
a large collier Is now running between Baltimore New
York and Boston carrying this coal.
By the plans OF the Baltimore and Ohio, link Of
ten miles IA to built from its main stem al Cherry Run to
Nliamsport. Nd, there 70 connect with the Western
MARYLAND. a friendly ally and thence through
IIagcrstOwn and northwarl into Franklin and Cumher-
land Counties Penn TO Shppensburg IN the latter comfy
Al that point connection is to be made with the Harrisburg
aud Potomac Railroad, extending through Cumberland
County BOwnansdale, which Is SIX miles from the
Susluehanna River, opposite Harrisburg From this
point the large iron bridge for the Vanderbilt new line 70
Psburgi now building and the contracts call Tor its
completion by May. The Ink between man dale md
the Susquehannn River has been Surveyed aud Will be
completed Whenever necessary On the HARRISBURG side
~ The rivrr the coprgrcton Will 3c made win
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