Daily Republican., 1886-08-10
THIRD EDITION.
A Railroad Break

General Freight Manager Wilson, OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, yesterday notI-
fed the officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
Road that hereafter full local rates will
charged for freight brought over the
Pennsylvania lines for them. Mr.. vii
son said last evening that the action was
simple business transaction, and that
the reduced tariff the Baltimore and Ohio
had been enjoying was based on no COM
pact or agreement. The road will here
after be treated as an individual. There
was no animosity on the part OF the Penn
sylvania, Mr.. Wilson said, and he hoped
the present amicable relations would not
be broken. The increase In tariff was by
no means sufficient to be prohibitive, Mr.
Wilson said he did not know whether
the Baltimore and Ohio would send their
New York and East bound freight via
Wilmington and Reading or not. 1t is o
long route and he doubted fit would be
necessary.
Vice-president King, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, arrived in the city
last evening. He appeared indisposed to
discuss the matter at length. He had
heard rumors that the present relations
were to be dissolved, but presumed that
the Baltimore and Ohio would find means
of getting out Of the difficulty.
THE BALTIMORE AND oHIo's REPLY.
NEw YORK, Aug. 9.-Mr. A. c. Rose,
the general agent in New York Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail- DAD, makes the
following announcement:
sin consequence of the arbitrary action
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. the Balti-
more and Ohio Company have decided to
decline to receive through freight for the
present. Due notice will be given of the
resumption of traffic.
This action is said to be on the part of
the Baltimore and Ohio,a measure of pro-
lection, as the Pennsylvania is said to have
given orders to remove all tine cars of the
Baltimore and Ohio from its tracks, ex-
cept ON some local routes.
Mr.. Rose said the Pennsylvania Road
had treated bis company improperly.
Terminal charges had, he said, been i'm
posed on the Baltimore and Ohio, and
there were other annoyances to which
they could not submit. Mr.. Rose says
the present action will not interfere with
the relations of either company to the
trunk line pool.
u. q o. EUMoR DENIED.
SPRING LAKE, n. j., Aug. 9.-Xice presi-
dent King OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, talked very fully about the
story of the reputed purchase of that com
pany at Greenyillc, when spoken to by a
Press correspondent TO day. He said
there was not word OF truth in the re.
port SO far as the Baltimore and Ohio was
concerned. Some other road might have
made purchase there, but he knew
nothing of it. Greenville and its water
front had been examined by the Balti
more and Ohio last Summer, before the
agreement was made with Mr.. Wiman
Tor terminus on Staten Island.
1t was found that 1t would cost millions
of dollars TO make the water fr.nt at
Greenville at all available for the purpose
desired by the road. The Baltimore and
Ohio wanted terminus with Il water
frcnt deep enough to permit of landing
by big ocean steamers. Staten Island
afforded such facilities and therefore that
place had been selected, The Baltimore
and Ohio had not used the Staten Island
bridge project as a blind at all. 1t was
legitimate scheme, which had been
carried through after hard work aud at
considerable expense. Staten Is and
would be the terminus u the road as
soon as the bridge could be built.