National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-15
THE TRAINS For NEW YORK.
The Pennsylvania Company Explains It's Re.
cent Order Affecting the Baltimore and

cent Order Affecting the Baltimore and
Ohio.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 1.-THE argument in
the Baltimore and Ohio injunction case
against the Pennsylvania railroad has been
adjourned until Friday. The Pennsylvania
railroad officials state that no further action
will be taken in the controversy pending the
litigation. The committee of the Merchants
and Manufacturers exchange, to confer with
the Pennsylvania officials with a view of hay
ing them reCode from their order cutting the
Baltimore and Ohio ont of New York. came to
the city to-day and had a protractcd consulta-
ton with President Roberts, Vice-rlesident
Thomson, and General Solicitor Scott. The
committee had received an explanation of the
Baltimore and Ohios side of the situation, aud
President Roberts discussed it, fully explain.
ing its merits as viewed By the Pennsylvania.
He declared that his company would do and
had done nothing to impair the commercial
interests of Baltimore, in which, having three
lines terminating there II has rs great con
cern aS the Baltimore and Ohio company.
The position taken by the Pennsylvania
company in its relations with the rival road
had no purpose in aiming blow ut Baltl-
more.
The following statement OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad cOmpanys view of the controversy
will appear in the LedJers money article to-
morrow:
I'VE are informed from official sources that
the Pennsylvania railroad has very good rea-
| sons Tor It's course of conduct In this matter,
and In Justice to that company these reasons
are made public. The Pennsylvania railroad,
soon after the acquisition OF u controlling in
! terest in the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
! Baltimore railroad, bcinganXiOus and desirous
/ Of securing 70 that line continuation Of the
| business OF the baltimore and Ohio railroad
| offered to that company to continue the rcla-
! tiOns that had heretofore existed between the
| Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and
| the Baltimore aud Ohio companies, and also
| the relations that had existed between the
| Pennsylvania railroad and the Baltimore and
! Ohlu with reference to carrying their traiilc
| between Philadelphia ana New York; or IL
/ these terms were not satisfactory, offered II
| upon such terms as might be found to be Just
! and equitable By any iair-minded expert In
/ such business. Notwithstanding this, how
| ever, the Baltimore and Ohio determined that
! they would proceed with the construction OF u
/ competitive line from Baltimore to Phila-
| dclpha The Pennsylvania railroad, bcliey-
/ ing that the Baltimore company could hardly
! be Serious In the expenditure of so large a sum
| of money, when all the facilities that they had
! heretofore enjoyed, and even better facilities
were offered TO them considered IL wise and
| proper % continue the ARRANGEMENTS mot
! withstanding the threat of the Baltimore and
! Ohio to build competitive linel with the hope
] that better cOunsels would prevail in the ad-
ministrution Of affairs of the Baltimore and
| ohio, aud that they would not proceed with
| the construction OF the line. But after await.
! Ing the action of the Baltimore and Ohio, and
| finding they had reached the determination TO
! construct IN independent line, anu We're pro-
ceediug actively with ii, notice was given in
May last by the Pennsylvania railroad and
/ Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore com
| punlcs Of the termination of all traffic
agreements at the end OF thirty days From
that time forward the Pennsylvania railroad
and Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
concluded that II was unwse for them
to continue the unusual facilities that they
had heretofore been extending 70 the Balti
more and ohio, and which theydld not accord
! TO any other line, aud at repeated interviews
| with Baltimore and ohio officers gave them
very clearly TO understand that these facilities
| would be withdrawn. The Pennsylvania rail
road had, Notwithstanding its contract with
the pIllman Palace Car company, granted the
| Baltimore and Ohio the privilege of running
rs sleeping and parlOr ears between Baltimore
aud New York and, Notwithstanding the con
tract with the Adams Express company Untht
gross revenues of which the Pennsylvania
railroad was greatly Interested, had permltteC
the Baltimore and Ohio to do an express bust
ness over It's lines In New York and Phila
dephiu the Baltimore and Ohio was extended
every facility, being allowed to sell Its own
line of tickets from those cities IN the west
But the PennsYlyania railroad, believing that