Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02


railroad niue miles in length as his
source OF Income. He becomes pros
perons, Then the yulture puts in an
appearance. As we peruse the story
further We see fabulous incomes OF off,
GERS. marble mansions. a crop OF heir
esses. deadly English syndicates. wine.
until We wind up with poor. old Uncle
Sam az receiver. He suffers for the
sins OF the corporations. He offici-
ates at their birth and death. but OF
their fruits he gathers not.
The Baltimore & Ohio 10 the oldest
steam railroad in this country. The
nrsi stone OF Its roadbed was laid 10
Baltimore on the Fourth Of July, 1928.
with elaborate ceremony. Over the
original length OF nine miles mules
dragged it's cars. Then Peter Cooper,
manufacturer OF New York. took TO
Baltimore a steam engine--a curions
concern. something like boiler with a
stoyepipe In II. And cooper's engine
broke down and the horse express beat
H. Then came the grasshopper en-
g.nes that were exhibited at the Worlds
Fnir-ihe embryonis germs of the trc-
mendous locomotives OF to-day. So.
historically. the Baltimore & Ohio 10
extremely interesting.
The road grew. Il was the first to
cross the Allegheny mountains and tap
the great Vest. II grew. and, thanks
TO the energy. the executive capacity.
the untiring labor OF John w. Garrett
Il thriyed In time.
Garrett was OF the type OF Commo-
dore Vanderbilt. who created the New
York Central. and Of Thomas A. Scott.
the father Of the Pennsylvania. Gar
reti knew everything about a railroad
from the ties to the presidents desk.
Under his management the road arose
TO a prosperity that even be had not
dreamed OF. The Baltimore q Ohio be-
came the city OF Baltimore and the
state Of Ohio and controlled both.
John W. Garrett died In 1884. and his
son, Robert Garrett. succeeded him ~
president OF the Baltimore a Ohio.
Robert Garrett suffered the disadyan-
iage Of having a great father. Robert
Garrett was luxurious millionaire.
The Garrett holding was then $1,000
shares OF the 10000. But back OF Rob
ert Garrett, too, were the shares owned
By the city Of Baltimore, the Johns
Hopkins estate. and others. ii4.boO In
all.
Robert Garrett was the center Of the
social system OF Baltimore. He wished.
besides. to rival his great father as
railroad man.
There was one railroad between Phil
adelphia and Baltimore. Robert Gar
re,t wanted Il for the Baltimore q Ohio.
Thomas A. Scott wanted II for the
Pennsylvania railroad.
That railroad was the Philadelphia,
Wilmington q Baltimore. Just at that
time Il was naturally the most desirable
thing IN the world to the Baltimore q
| Ohio and to the Pennsylvania.
Robert Garrett generally got any
thing he wanted. Wanting the Phila-
de,phia, wilmington 4 Baltimore, he
lookea around to see how he could ger
e. He learned that several OF the
largest owners OF the stock lived IN
Boston. They owned almost half che
s,ock and with that In his possession
Robert Garrett could easily get controi
OF the majority.
So he went to Boston. His negctia-
lions were emlnently successful. His
offer for the stock was accepted. Rob-
orr Garrett went to New York. AL
ready In his minds eye he saw the Bal
tImore q Ohio trains rolling into the
philadelphia, wilmington q Baltimore
aenot al Broad and Prime streets