The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
westward over the d. and o.

BY the transco nJincntal passenger rate
over the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad com.
pany is enabed to offer special advantages
to the patrous of its road.
A representation of the WILMrNGToNIAN
in an interview with Mr.. G. r. Mackenzie,
General Passenger Agent Of the B, & O.. last
Wednesday was informed that irst-class
tickets to San Francisco via the B. Il o.,
were s53,75, just one half the price of one
week ago.
M. Mlelrnzie said 1--WE have done
more business in the last three days than we
used to do in thirty Yesterday we sold
eighty-seven tickets TO the Wast, ten OF
| which were to San Francisco. Our daily
average of late is from seventy-fye to niuety
tickets. We mako no extra charge on onr
limited train to Chicag1 and every berth in
the train is sold daily before 3 p VI.
This fully attests The increasing pnpular.
~ OF the B. t5 o., and although the Penn
syvania Railroad Co., have spent five millions
If dollars in attempting TO cripple the Bllti-
more and Ohio railroad company, it is to-day
carrying more freight and much larser
uumber Of passengers to all points West and
South than the P. r. r. Co.
A peltnent question ofteutimps asked is
why can the b. tS o., offer such superior
Inducements over it's rival in III freight
aud passenger tratie2 The reply is very
simple, the Pennsylvania railroad company
has small army of high priced Officials /,
4 whereas the Baltimore and Ohio COMPANY
have M such iuofdinate drain upon It's treas
ury. President Gnrei Of the 4. & o.. re-
ceiyasa salary Of $1,000, but Peesdsnt Rob-
l-etts 0f Pepnsy sucks $50 900, per 9n
nun from the treasury Sc his company. and
NJ; Ffsa 1tlsy ex- Presi5 55ofaf the P. z. q -,
draws SIS 00o per year t0F lis aitensaloe AZ
the annual meeting Of the directors Of Tho
Z Pennsylvania company.
Not only does,the Pennsylvania company
pay fabulous prices to its host of Off sials
but it is most presumptuous in its way oI
rransaetng business Last summer the well
known excursnnist Mr.. GlHl5y wentt to tho
4th street office in Philadelphia forthe purpose
of getting rates for contemplated excur.
son and he was referred from one oliicitl t,
another and from one room to another unit
most of the day was consumed before HI
could set his interrogatories answered. Mr.
Gouley IN relating his doleful experiences
said that upon reaching the 4th tluor of til,
Pennsylvania railroad building he approach
ed u uniformed master of ceremonies an'
, inquired where he could SEQ the Passeuge
Agent of the company, room No.-Sr
said room was found and entered and as MI
Goulry commenced TO state the nature of hi
business he was interrupted aud told to SCI
: so and SO, room Moths room was louu
i and entered and Mr.. Gouley again proceede
, to unfold the nature of calling, when he wa
: again Interrupted and told that Mr.. so an
so, room No. had charge Of that line G
u work; aud thus from one room to the otho
: Mr.. Gouley was bow ell and at last when h
strucS the trail Of the official who was sui
/, posed to have the details OF that busines
locked up in his sacred bosom The hOur han
of the regulator pointed to o'clock. and {
the chiefs Of the Pennsylvania are e0nsciel
:, tiously opposed 10 ans se,iug amy question
e after 8 o'clock Mr. Gouley returned to til
o city no wiser concerning his proposed excu
sion than when he left,
- Tnisis not an isolated, experience as 90
three weeks ago there was Az almost iaent
lg cal repetition Of the same that occurred
u parties in this city.
;, Is it any wonder that the re pie Of W
mugt9n are sighns for the early eoinpl
y tiua of the b. & o. The mauagemsnt
ea the Pennsylvania will lind at no distant d
!" that sowing to the winds reapeth tie viii
oe wind.