Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-25
A BIG SENSATION.
THg BALTIMORE AND OHIO TO PARALLEL TIE
PENNSYLVANIA
From One Rnd to the Othsr-Ths Sticking Point al
Pitsburg About to be OvercOms-The Union
Bridge Bought for half a MlliOn-In-
drew Osrnegit's Hand in the Move.

PITTsBURG, PA, PA, March 25-
This mornings papers will print what is
called the inside of railroad project,
that will create a sensation both in and
out OF the city. 1t is nothing more than
a plan by which the Il. Il O. road pro-
poses to parallel the Pennsylvania from
one end TO the other, form an almost air
line route from Baltimore to Chicago,
and TO actually reduce the distance
from Pittsburg TO the latter city by IS
miles.
The sticking point with the Balti-
more and Ohio road here has been its
inability to secure passageway down
Water street and across the Allegheny
river to the Pittsburg and Western road,
which latter road ii has lately pur-
chased. 1t is known that the Baltimore
and Ohio road has bought the union
bridge, running from the Pittsburg
side over to Allegheny, and to the
Pittsburg and Western tracks for
$500, 900, and plans have been
prepared whereby the bridge Is TO be
rebuilt as a double-decker with a double
track above, and foot passengers below.
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street right OF way which has hereto
fore been fought successfully by the
Pennsylvania road, as in fact has every
atvahtage attempted by the Baltimore
and Ohio in city councils, and here Is
where Andrew Carnegie comes in.
Andrew Carnegie is large holder OF
both the Baltimore II Ohio, and Pitts
burgh K Western stock, and while
friendly TO the Pennsylvania railroad
people is especially friendly to the Oil
vers, Of the Pttsburg Il Western, and
the Baltimore and Ohio management.
Mr.. Carnegie has telegraphed that he
will be in this city in a few days andit is
expected that he Will play his part in
its councils in securing the desired
Water street franchise.
Heretofore Mr. Carnegie has given
Pittsburgh everything and asked moth
Ing in return. He has given millions in
parks, libraries and public enterprises,
but has never appeared in the role OF
one asking a favor. His offer Of a So
900, 900 library and grounds has not long
ago been accepted, and several other
benefits are fresh in the minds Of the
city fathers. With his acknowledged
friendship for the bosses, his pull
with the two railroads and
his debt of gratitude unpaid, IT
IS thought Andrew Carnegie will 90 be-
fore councils with his plea for fran
chise and receive 1t forthwith. In fact
the purchase of PttSburg and Western
by the Baltimore and Ohio, and the
purchase OF the old wooden union bridge
by the same company, rather argues
that such franchise is even more than
promised, and II secured double track
OF but one-half mile OF elevated
road will secure for the Baltimore
and Ohio a connection and a
complete parallel for which it has
waged a losing war for years. The
Baltimore and Ohio can only be fought
by the Pennsylvania in cOucilS over the
Water street right OF way, and it is
there the battle must be fought, if it is
not already won.
Another and not the least interesting
side OF this railroad sensation TO Pitts
burgers, is the report also TO be printed
in the morning that Andrew Carnegie
is booked as the next President OF the
Baltimore and Ohio road. That gen
tleman has long been endeayoring to
shift the active management OF his
enormous iron interests TO other Shoul-
ders and now it seems with an object.