New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
RAILROAD COMPANIES DISAGREE.
wRANGLrNG OVER FACILITIES ~ WASHINGTON
rur uOSE or CONTENTION.

THE BONE OF CONTENTION.
wAsnISGroS. Jau. os-Representatves Of the Penn
syivania and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
NAMES and OF the Citizens Committee Of One Hun
dred of thi, city heard BY tho senate C9mt'ee
on the District OF Columbia TO-DAY on the geher@
subject of proposed legislation relieve certain prom
nent streets Of this city OF the tracks Of steam fAu
roads. and to establish union passenger station
President Roberts and Attorney Scott OF the Penn
syIvana Railroad Company, argued against any change
IN the Dressnt facilities OF their company and against
INV ler,y alton by which the Baltimore ard ONO
shall be allowed have the advantages OF the rehn
sylvanla route or station Mr.. Roberts mahta'hea
that existing arrangements are satisfactory to the
travelling public that tho union station project IN
Washington impractcable and that 1t wou!d DC u"-
iust to the company he represents
The Baltimore and Ohio company, through ffesF
d4rt SPENCER, Chief Engineer Douglass and Attorney
Cowan, argued that justice required that they DO
given better facilities In Washington aud that union
station IS entirely practicable. They conendsa TOR
tho rrvtlege OF tunneung under Capitol Hill and
reaching tho centre Of the city over portion OF the
route now traversed by the Pennsylvania me 49,,
The princl ua point of contention proved To ne the
claim of the baltimore and ohio the same connec-
tons with railroads reaching NaShIhgtoh mOl" tno
south a. arc enjoyed ny the Pennsy wanna com.
The Pennsylvania people ged t q. b 70 Bean
sylvana company had acquired IL az great eAFTso
and that the privilege had heretofore been neglected oy
'Ne The aves of the Citizens Committee
argued briefly In supper Of project which thew have
submitted compel tho Baltimore and POTOMAC 10
RETRO from present location and from rs occupancy
~ Government atiOns, and 10 require the BARI
r1o~- and Ohio remove its tracks from certain
rrorn They commended that the SAFETY OF
liz and property demanded union station with routes
entering the city by streets not extensively Doht up
KANSAS. TEXAS AND MEXICAN RAILWAY.
TOPEKA. Jan 2s.-The charter Of the Kansas, Texas
and Mexican Railway filed yesterday with the Sec
retarv OF state The capital is S5o00ooOo and the
directors are George Les, Edwin Brown g W Sawyer
J. D. Bowersock tho wealthy Mayor OF Lawrence; L
J. steinbarger, Of Lawrence, " A Morton, LeaVen-
worth : f. D. NILS and @ D. Walker. Atchison; Levi
wilhelm. OF Winchester; George II. Clark. c. C. Olm-
stead Morris 2. Jones. David T. Keller and W H.
Henry. Of Olathe The company proposes to ouild
us from Kansas City, passing through tho counties
| Of Johnson, Douglas, Usage. lyon Morris, Chase
Marion. Mcpherson, Harvey, sedgwck Reno Ringman'
Barber Comanche and Clark IN the State of kansas ;
| thence sonth through No-Mans-Land y NJ, and me
Pan Handle OF Texas 10 FL PFo. distance or l2uo
| miles Another branch Is TO run from Medicine Lodge
southwest into and through Colorado and New Mexico
10 Albuquerque, " NJ, 500 miles Another oranch =
MO uo,ej 10 Kansas City. and also one from Kansas
Sty 70 Falls CITY Neb, distance OF about 100 miles
also stil another from Lawrence. Kan, through
tho counties Of Douglas and Ueavenworth 70 Leaven-
orth ard another from point At or near the Inc
betweeu tho cCurtes Of Wyandnite and LeavenWorth,
through the counties OF Ieavenworfh,. Jererson,
| shawnee Wauhunsee and Morris.