The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-03

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 3.-The invisible
ties The Pennsylvania Railroad has been
LAYING binding that road with other great
traffic lines. are gradually coming up
through the ballast Of mystery under
which they have beer hidden. Yesterday
George W. Stevens. the new president of
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, ac-
cowpauied by the FIRST vice president, Ie-
Catm AxteH Sired President A. j. Cgs-
sctr ana Third Vice President s. NJ. Pre-
vest. OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. al Broad street station.
None Of these gentlemen vouchsafed any
reason for the visitation of the new OH
GERS OF the Southern line, but that there
was more in IL than d mere exchange OF
courtesies cannot be doubted when one
remembers thar the Pennsylvania Railroad
has recently acquired large holdings in
the Chesapeake and Ohio. and that il vas
tacitly understood that Mr.. Cassatt was
10 have the appointing of the new pest
dent. This officer. 90 was thought mi hit
be taken from Mr. Cassatt's immediate
stan in the Pennsylvania but that ne VS.
not is no reason 20 suppose that MIR
Stevens is not Mr.. Cassatts app1intee.
Following so closely the seating Of Mr..
Stevens this visit could hardly be other
than a conference. and an important one
at that. The very fact that the Che. a.
pedke and Ohio president spent part OF
the day with Mr.. Provost; who has the
affairs Of the new interests of the Penn
sylvania az his fingers ends. would indi-
cate that there was more than a friendly
call In AIR Stevens visit. What was ne
Tor II,
Hight. in due time. just as an linking o.
the Pennsylvania interest ia the BALI
more and Ohio has been revealed i'm the
appointment OF :. NJ Provost 70 member
ship on the board of that company.
AR stevens. when seen a. the Walton
Hotel last night seemed very well satisfied
with what ne had accomplished here. RE
said that one Of his objects In coming "a
Philadelphia az this time was 20 look after
his company contracts with the Pencoyd
Iron Works. for the furnishing of struC-
tu-al work for the new Chesapeake and
Ohio terminal at Richmond. Va. II is "a
b. a very handsome building four stories
high with an elevated tr3inshed. not "a
large as the Pennsylvania, but on very
much the same plan. over lS.0oe tons Of
material has already been shipped for he
work from The Pencoyd shops The rermi-
nal viii be completed I'M about "a yCa:.
Another OF the ties the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has been laying came
"a light yesterday. For some time past
there has been a steady purchasing az Jhe
stock az the Western New York and Penn
sylvduid Railroad by unknown parties
RumOT connected the name Of the Penn
syEauia with the gathering mp of this
stock. but the officials az Broad Street sta
lion have pretended, just as they did m
the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake,
and Ohio deals. 10 know nothing about
such an action. Now comes an aurhOrita-
tive statement that negotiations are prac-
tically complete for the transfer Of about
three-f0urths Of the stock of the Western
New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
Tauy 10 those interests represented by
President Cassatt. of the Pennsylvania.
This move is in perfect harmony with
the -under5 audins the Pennsylvania pa.
had with the New York Central. The lat
ter company in securing q hold ON tht
Beech Creek Railroad opened mp @ clear
route for itself 90 tidewater. and surely
30 could have no objection 90 the Penn
syiyauis making q turn by gaining control
Of The Western New York and PenBsylya-
mia. which viii be OF unquestioulbIa value
Co. Nr. Cassatts company if for nothing
else than its admirable terminal facilities
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