St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-30
INTO GOTHAM TOWN.
Completion of All Arrangements by the
Baltimore & Ohio for its Entrance
Into New York.
The Terminal Depot to be Located at thu
Battery, Reached by Ferry from
Staten Island.
Local Passenger Agents Hold Meet
ing and Agree to Equalize q
Boston Rates.
General REORGANIZATION of the Union
Pacific Freight Department
--Rail Notes.
Baltimore & Ohio.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Mr. Charles K.
Lord, general passenger agent of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, in conversation with a
reporter for the GLOBE, this morning stated
that his company had instituted all the
financial and engineering measures neces-
sary for the rapid construction of the New
York extension of the Baltimore & Ohio
system. The published accounts of this
enterprise have created the impression to
some extent that the terminal station for
New York will be ON Staten Island. Mr..
Lord says that tine terminal depot will be
located at the Battery, in New York. Ferry
boats, of great size and unequaled motive
power, will transport the unbroken trains
between the New York station, at the ter
minus of the Elevated system and Staten
Island. and the arrangements for eXpedi-
ton will be such that the boats will leave
the Staten Island docks one minute after
arrival of trains. Passengers will remain
station in New York is reached.
A somewhat novel arrangement will
be the ticketing of through passengers to
any uptown station on the elevated railway.
The actual construction to be comprised to
complete the extension, is the building of
eighteen miles of new track, connecting
Elizabethport, N. j., opposite Staten
Island with Boundbrook, the point of juno
ton with the Reading railroad, which has
contracted to furnish the Baltimore & Ohio
the most perfect facilities. The new sec
ton of road is now under contract, and the
whole line will be opened for business the
LIST of next May. Mr.. Lord says the new
route will be the shortest line between New
York and Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. by several miles, and that the
expeditions arrangement for carrying trains
through between the battery and Staten
Island will enable the company to meet the
schedules made by any of the old lines.
The new equipment of the New York line
is to embody the highest order of modern
art and workmanship, and is to be mounted
upon steel-tired paper wheels.
Local Passenger Affairs.
The st. Paul & Minneapolis Passenger
association held special meeting yesterday
to take action on the kilograms received
from General Passenger Agent Ruggles of
the Michigan Central, and General Passen-
ger Agent johnson of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern, instructing local agents
to sell Boston tickets over their lines at the
same rates they quoted over the Grand
Trunk. After short discussion of the
situation, it was agreed to make the same
rate to Boston over all the lines as the
lowest rate being used, which is $685. first
class, and 1874 second. This is the rate
that has been used by the Grand Trunk
road, and as it is So first and 81 second
class less than the rates by all other lines,
the Grand Trunk was getting the larger per
cent. of the business and at yesterdays
meeting the rates were equalized. The
rates quoted, however, will remain only in
effect until Jan. 1, when the schedule of
rates to all Eastern points will be changed
by the reduction to be made in frst-ciass
tickets from st. Paul to Chicago of $1.5O,
from $3.50 to S11 first class. This reduc-
ton will make rates as follows: From St.
Paul ana Minneapolis: