The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-12
RAILWAY WAR.
The Fight Hetween tho baltimore & ohiC
and the Pennsylvania,

PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-THE PFssS
has the following: There were some de.
yelopments yesterday in the rupture be.
tween the Pennsylvania aud the Balti'
more & Ohio Railroad Companies which
looked like war. A statement was tele.
graphed from New York that Commits.
sioner Fink said that be would take no
notice OF the rupture between the two
roads; that the Baltimore 4 Ohio would
continue to carry freight over the Wilm.
ington & Northern and the Philadelphia
& Recalling, and make passenger arrange
ments with tho Jersey Central, and that
the Trunk Line pool would be disturbed,
There were rumora during the day, how.
ever, which tended to throw some unCer.
tainty about Mr.. Flnk's prediction. One
was that the Baltimore 4 Ohio would open
water route for freight from New York
to Philadelphia and Baltimore, and thence
West by rail. Another was that the Bal
timore & Ohio wouldat once contend with
the Pennsylvania for Philadelphia freight
to New York. The actions ol Vice Presi-
dent King during the day and Mr.. Kings
own declaration showed this to be appa.
rently true. ....
MIR. Garrett, head worker In Philadel.
phia, was busy nearly all day. He sum.
moned his new general manager, David
NJ. Connell, from Wilmington and called
his other assistants around him. II was
decided 10 compete at once for the Phils.
delphia business and settle the through
freight question later. The Baltimore 4
Ohio Company already owns the Della.
ware wharves at DiCkenson, Lombard and
Brown streets, and 1t was determined to
open freight stations there Immediately.
John Fl. Weekg, who for twelve years has
been connected with the freight depart.
ments OF the Pennsylvania and Reading
Companies, was appointed general freight
agent for Philadelphia, and offices wero
rented at 400 Chestnut street.
Vice President King was at the com.
pany's main office, 254 South Fourth street,
in the afternoon, and was asked what the
company proposed to do.
1--WE mean TO enter the field actively"
said he. "At the Dickinson, Lombard
and Brown street piers we will receive
and deliver freight for New York, and on
Monday we will do general merchandise
business. FROM these points we will con.
yey the freight by water to Port Rich.
mond, thence by the Reading tracks TO
Wayne Junction and on to New York."
"What will the Baltimore & Ohio do
about through ireight%
1--WE will attend TO that later. Freight
will continue to 20 to New York from
Baltimore a. II has been doing, leaving
our line at Wilmington and going around
by Reading"
John s. Williams, general freight agent
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, said:
"The difficulty is this: For some time
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company
has been diverting traffic destined for
points North OF Baltimore from the Phila.
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail.
road to their new line. Inquiry having
been made by tho Pennsylvania railroad
Of the Baltimore & Ohio officials as to
whether they considered this action In &C.
cord with tho spirit Of the working ar
rangement that had existed for years be.
tween the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4
Baltimore aud Baltimore & Ohio, and
which In freight matters remains precisely
as II was prior to the Pennsylvania
becoming the possessor Of the Phila'
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore, q re.
ply was received from the Baltimore &
Ohio 10 the effect that there were no
agreements or Understandings between the
companies that could not be terminated at
will by either; that the Baltimore & Ohio
had diverted portion Of the traffic, and
that they expeCted-in a short time to di.
vert 1t all. In view Of this condition oi
things, the Pennsylvania fclt that they
should have some Increased revenue upon
whatever portion Of the business was left
10 them, which could not be diverted from
the Baltimore 4 0hio's new line, takingno
action, however, that would work any In
convenience or embarrassment 70 either
the Baltimore 4 Ohio or the public"