Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-13
PIE FOR PITTSBURG.
How the Baltimore and Ohio Main
Line Will Benefit This CITY.
MONEY SPENT IN IMPROVEMENTS.
The McCarthyite Agent Claims Parnell
Won't Be Reelected.
CHATS ABOUT THINGS INTERESTING

''Keep your eye on the Baltimore and
Ohio road" remarked an old Pennsylvania
man yesterday. ''The way that trunk line
has been forging to the front in the last
few years makes our higher officials very
weary, but it will be a good thing for the
public. The Pennsylvania people realize
what foolish thing it was to let such a
brainy hustler as Tom King go. He is prov
ing thorn in their sides now, and they
have the cold comfort of seeing their weak
competitor paralleling them in manner that
shows their monopoly on Western traffic is no
longer assured. 1t means better rates and
more liberal policy toward Pittsburg,
which is what Mr.. Carnegie and other
shippers here have been longing
for. L suppose the Baltimore and
Ohio has spent at least S10,000,0O0
in improving the system and equipment in
the last few years, leaving out of the ques-
tion the branch lines and Western connec-
tions purchased. Tom King has always
recognized the importance of Pittsburg as a
freight center, and much of the credit for
the Pittsburg and Western deal is due to
him. You have no idea with what jealous
eyes Pennsylvania officers are watching the
Baltimore and Ohio, but they are power
less to restrain its onward march.
Some of the Recent Improvements.
'The new freight depot in Pittsburg is a
model, and will be finished the middle of
August. From what 1 am told it is larger
than the Duquesne freighthouse of the
Pennsylvania. The yard room has been in
creased, and the passenger tracks pushed
out toward the river. Indeed, the Baltimore
and Ohio has extensive freight yards
in the city, and is able to handle traffic with
greater facility. At Benwood an immense
loop has been built. and passenger trains
from the west will no longer come into the
city out of position. At present the Pull
man sleepers are next to the engine, and the
baggage and express cars last. By running
around the loop throug gh trains won't have
to be reversed, and some time will be saved.
The Chicago division of the road is in excel
lent condition. 1t is a straight line for
miles and the trains get over the ground
with the speed of the winds.
"The new ten-wheel engines which have
been put on the mountain divisions are
monsters The cylinders are much
larger than the average engine, which
gives them phenomenal strength. One of
these big locomotives can pull IA loaded
cars up the steep grades on the mountain,
which work formerly required two engines.
But the greatest improvements have been
made on the Philadelphia division.
Catering to Pittsburg Patronage.
s'The passenger service from the Quaker
City to Washington is claimed to be the
finest and fastest in America. The Royal
Blue trains have made a reputation for
themselves which can't be discounted. I
understand the beautiful vestibule cars on
this division will probably be run on the ex-
press trains to Chicago through Pittsburg
This will be done to give the road prestige
in its competition with the Ft Wayne
General Passenger Agent Scull received
his training with the Pennsylvania Com
points. He has worked hard to make the
Washington service credit to the system,
with what success the earnings of the Phila-
delphia division show. He is now turning
his attention to the new main line through
Pittsburg. Mr.. Scull was in the city yes
terday, and he realizes the possibilities for
his road from this city to Chicago The
line will be few miles longer than the Ft.
Wayne, but by putting ON fast locomotives
Baltimore and Ohio people hope to beat
the time of their competitors. Their ex-
press trains will make few stops, which
will be another inducement to travellers
Altogether, by the purchase of the Valley
and Pittsburg and Western roads by the
Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg will be greatly
benefited as soon as the connections can be
made and the system gotten into operation.
From the Southeast to the West the Balti- |
more and Ohio is a worthy competitor of the |
but, of course, from New
York to Chicago the wealthy trunk line |
still holds the key to the situation. The |
collapse of the South Penn scheme left the |
Pennsylvania people free to breathe easy
once more"