New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-17

a III friend, WHOSE guest HAN' tHp -l--s
pleasure tonight becomes possessed {Go a
viii allow me 10 sav Of single idea Nc Is just to
rnlrtcr oanan 10 evolve from that idea result 50
practical you wonder you never Sa" IL yourselves
lAppiause.I ,.,. - et,ton T.'aud "a the
terminus AZ New-York OF the Baltimore ana ONO ka-
road has been matter Of careful thought and study io
~ isars Of ana clmBiny II il tonight the privilege
f The executives and Board OF Direction, after careul
investigation. to ndorse the programme 5o o"reiu"'
prepared by the officials referred to. .,,,, ,o,
Within few days one Of the most dlsiingulsneu Nh
in tIe country has declared the realization OF MI
Wimans plans and projects mad come TO MN Ike rev.
lation. Indeed the staten Island scheme as NAM o
with more positive force than to many OF you "hon
s seq NewYork gentlemen have been long accus
toned TO looking tOiyOur right aud 'en 70 your erthat
tear YOU have becn II you Will pardon me IN saying So
,o1ybat wofny neglected. OF that which lay directly
i'm front OF you You have made Jersey SHORES am
Brookv shores with the busy industries when
gather about railroad ternlnl Once your galo accus
toned TO to the one side ana theh 10 the ohe 9u
have all these years paid no attention. ~ i
real gateway the metropolis of the country directly IN
front you Why, at your very feet Jay hral usp"
for railroad purposes. with territory sIlcet 10 M
terminal facilities Of practically unlimited extent 10 De
had almost oT the mere a.kng lGrat aPPaus &c r.o
vanderbilt system OF roads an here he began inc IRE
of varied business activity that led TO the eHtaolsh
OF his colossal fortune Whlon paSsihS iEi nm al
born this island, was ny tha son uoupcu iI
It's enormous proportions Inc seleCuoh 81 .nn az
Island route by the Baltimore and ohio Railroad Is IA
tribute to the Judgment Of the late william H. Wander
Mlt who originally proposed this Island and this very
route 10 the ex-presdent OF the Reading Raroadhe Hon
Franklin b. owen and urged upon that gentleman that
passed into the possession Of the mpapy represent
The possibilities of the water front OF TINS Island TOT
railroad uses impressed us That our coinpahJt
last the question referred To NJ the eonece
mnnt of my remarks The Baltimore aud ONO Railroad
Intends come NewYOrk by the staten Island route
IL comes to the metropolis with no letters no chains 10
hind H. ana il is ambitious power by help
ing Won and thus best help itself Loud applause.l
BEFORE commenting. however on the general CONNER
ca relations OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Company, or on
thn specir advantages we believe we have now
red wish In response to the sentiment you have pro
posed say word in behalf OF The policy which me
baltimore and OHIO mas adopted Tor IT. employes me
adoption OF which policy; we DGLyoe viii ''u h''~'' "
The time has come IN America when capital II it OK
poets he taken of by labor must IN turn proue
the means for thoroughly taxing care oi Iapoi bhfo
pause The earnest efforts Of the Baltimore ana ONO
railroad management to 80 provide Tor us subodnatrs
and employees generally would bring about the most
prosperous condition of affairs with them. have been
Relief Association which the company gave so freely
nj its organization ana the mauagement OF which mas
ever been directly within the hands OF those VINO come
in Tally with It's members has proven one the
benehcent and, At the same iimc adv"ntassou,
sources of protection Its results are rs apparent
i hu l ~ ~ visions every employc has With
in sight aid both material aud medical II ILL., and l. az
sured Of his family having the means OF comtortaoe
snbsstenc I'm inc event OF his meeting the fate common
10 Us all More than mis- when old age comes on aud
with IL physical weakness or iucapacy for continuing
daily toll the who has exhausted his energies In the
service Of company knows that his declining years
will be marked by an iDcome IN the form OF pension
Aud again. his children first upon the list Tor EN-
poyment in the oonPanys service and during aptrin-
uce-hip they are gwen III hl&Hl schools @
practical, audi to them most valuable education without
ot.f
We believe that &c to-day have more completely and
more satisfactorily solved the problem al tho relations OF
labor capital than any other corporation III Ah'oa
This being the fact the Baltimore ana ONO i"to'u -
all the stronger IN It's organization ana IN us mah"Ee
ment 10 serve the public at large ana TO prove 1',I
that In competition therei Is ie progress anu ue
velopmcut lAppau.c.l
NJ in the Il Iiiiu0re ,ui OHIO Company walked up long
since To realization of the fact that competition "ouid
to the benefit of our city The ia tmorc ana ONO
ulroli recognized in it, great competitor 1T Buii
more. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company tho most
poeut agency from Itself. Il you will permit me
- ff. .,.aftt NJ
,r.orty al tbo civ Tbi.ts Also the view ~ the city
ana sac A",n'' iio, 'u 'uJ ~ ~ r co,nnany
,, .,tr, 90. -ficr U,ltunre or N,ryItnd 10 M
UT'vc H., fariiti-, which . not freely granted to 90.
PWWih., th -,tbrn rr,t.yl,tuis Railroad sought an
entrance into Hlilimorr or 40 least Ohcu ouch qucs
ton was being discussed the baltimore aud Ohio Kali
foI took he ground That II There Vas Any dhculiy ou
tAi, score would afford tho southern f"nn-y I'"ula
terminals. And not only th- hui that the question ~
va, to get rIli into the city "t Baltimore, hnd 10
m I'M. yr Intended fn ulrs no obstacle whatever 1 IT'S
,y b,f instead t,o. the broad view that tho railroad
49,, ~. . r,r,. ".,,l'i NAT nit Ina tifnr h,Iru-
i,. a.. farIir. ~ iho PrunsyIvani1 Ea .rlai. sni
hence IN ou. Judgment. tine advancement ot th.
port ni Baltimore. That VIII not be cordially snppoi -i
Inv mo II ,lt moro ANT Onto Railroad Company. We
believe that after .u and frank discussion. the o'mnn
pa-. will eventually. take th, view 49, 90 tho Baltimore
! AMI OAio Railroad Ard IT, advantage. io them
state cln have blit about 10 fe.co ia the interests Of
| any SINGLE corporation. tAppllu.c.l
/ most advanced aud pIu-rr--Vc cnmruuiur-, aud
when our ,iru Of lines striving % roach cheap ter
uJu.ls NON York and thereby serve goat interests
oil tr country ai atsr those Of ihc Iihwo. thr dl-
,,rt ,.f m 'I~ NnttI..tt- rrsitr fully insist that
tb, ,io ... come. when any private ami selfish Inter.
sf tuusi And viii ni lu an cllrt to W 4rt ,Irh cone
summation. rcltrrar. gentlemen. tlat The Haliiw"rc
! and ONO terminal fnrtlr- 900 NrW-lofk Will br the
rc,rrf Of ny here and a the staten Island route hl-
/ 80 r,~.. ,fiuu 40 will if soIr druonstrafe o
,.,i,i',rr ir v,ur terminal arrangements You Sew.
49,. L,,, 'h.ru "a good lcu annoyed M u- B,ltl-
,,r-rs Tor iu.istiu moon tu. maintenance ul what
van c, ruiuou-lv low rtfr- for cs a.nr charges and
ir m1r,tILctriT generally. Tar fact u the matter u.
Won have been blind 10 yuu viii permit frame
ugurr OF speech aud because ave and have
NOT tho. uIrsiI1i elevator cAnrses Ia. been much
vr,i ., t,. has lri 10 4 great deal og d-cu,s un We
IL, r,If,.ors e4flv became convinced that. u make
/ 80. ,.',,I.,r aud indeed IN he ,nIr Ia offer
P".' i,,'','t. - ch ,n., b,r, tr NJ, york c,uId
~ . go, I'D "a 49, ,Iy,rt, %, ~ nir bsrl,o,
n'' WI, t.r,,'tr,is Tor fnr,i IN iIslnrs, Al
~. ' 49,. ,,a ~ commence c,uf,l IN, he :,
| pun ""''' '' "
,,, M ,,,, A., Y,, t,rc IN, grain from, The West
% - f., Cdr. In elevators erected whrfc tho water T.
Hlio and where Won ctntot anchor any craft other