, 1885-02-14
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.
Some Facts which WIN Cost Nothing to
s~ubstantiate. and which. Pro-
periy Considered. May
Prove Profitable.

There is in almost everything done two
ways Of doing it-one cheerfully and I'M
reservedly, the other grudgingly and CON
ditionally. Mark the exemplifcation Of
this in the course pursued by the two
trunk lines having connection with Wash
ington, the one direct and the other
roundabout. The direct line, which it is
needless to remark is the Baltimore and
Ohio, in making the great reduction on
the fare to Washington for the inaugu-
ration, announced no exceptions to the
privileges accorded the holders of such
tickets, but to the contrary, threw open
its entire service, limited express as well
as other regular trains, to the low rates.
No lying around the b. 4 o. depot
waiting for slow trains; no programme Of
travel udely destroyed by refusing accep-
tanceof Inauguration tickets on fast trains.
How strong the contrast on the other
road When forced to follow the lead of
the Baltimore and Ohio in making the
reduction in rates, it was done
after a characteristic fashion
of affected exclusiveness. On
the other road Inauguration tickets are
good only upon certain trains (slow
%trains), for. upon the so-called limited
trains Of the would-be rival line. to
Washington, the low rate tickets are not
good; and more than this, the straight
full-fare ticket is not good on such trains
without extra fares and compulsory pay
ment for sleeping and parlor-car accom-
modations. whether wanted or not. To
talk about something, the indirect line
to New York and the privilege Of
of in Washington, and then
going on to the metropolis. This can be
done by anybody on the tickets issued by
any line, provided the time announced is
the limit.of the ticket.
The B. & o. is the only direct line into
Washington, and passengers from the
West who 20 to the National Capital to
witness the Inauguration ceremonies by
any other line and thence to New York,
have simply t. double the track for con-
siderable Of the distance, or going twice
the same line, as against going d.
rect by the B. 4 o. Then. too. the
line dwells upon the special feature
i proposes to adoptin running solid trains
70 Washington for the particular occasion.
That this is an acknowledgment Of
a special schedule for Wash
Ington business, and hat it would be
A roundabout route to get into that
,ity, is evident upon its face. II is a fact
hat solid trains are run regularly through
Washington, between the West and East,
only on one line, and that line is the B.
{ o. 1t is a fact also that the Baltimore
and Ohio is the only line in Washington
having and using different divisions for its
Western and its Eastern business, and isnot
forced, as is the other line, to concentrate
al its trains from all points Of the com
pass, forty-odd miles away from the city,
and then bring them all in on one track.
More than this, the b. Il o. is the only
road which can furnish track room for
cans, so hat they can be occupied
Turing the stay at the capitol. The B. &
has provided space for fifty extra cans
within a short distance Of the depot in
Washington, with broad board walk, and
the whole distance Illuminated by electric
lights. so that there can be no difficulty
in getting about at any time Of the night.