New-York tribune., 1901-10-26
THE PASSING THRONG.

The announcement that the additional PennsyI-
vania Railroad shares may be traded in on the
New-York Stock Exchange after
HOW GAR November rsyives interest In a
RETT WAS famous railroad deal OF past times"
oUTWITTED. said w. r. Schalk. OF Philadelphia
at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday
This extra stock is said to be issued by the Penn
sylvania TO take Up the outstanding stock of the
old Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road This is the that late Robert Garrett
years the Baltimore and Ohio's dominant policy IN
yolyed entrance into New-York and the Penn
Petitofs; Both roads owned heavy blocks Of the
the balance that carried the control was in the
nan haaas OF an individual owner The Pennsylvania
VIII VIII tne out the stock itself he refused part
syEIvanias management excessive. This vas the
STATE OF affairs when one night OF the officers
naonieo's famous old restaurant at Twenty-sixth-
st 81 and broadway. His attention was presently
ia Ia Die behind him 1t involved the important control
the man takbT na wmnsSn and Baltimore ana
peted deal dnaJ ne mad that day practically
tsaetuI & glance revealed to the Pennsylvania official
papson sb @ .alkins at the next table other
waTd of @ Of The Baltimore and Ohio Not one
eaxesdropner pa1anee OF that talk was lost the
anS sne care the PENNSYLVANIA ocia knew each
Wininston and Baltimore II hinged on th t
siifterinp' 'ie s5 54haivlduaL Garrett had made him
ings which had been aecepted The 10s sevsr hs hold
'OA was 10 TAKE place the following day
II was Io O'Clock at night VIXEN the PennsvIvaria
o'hciai detached himself from Delnonicos table.
AS fast as cab could take him he
FOR A, Iarso ca. 'oSses-St' lerry.
engine, and after a wild ninety
mile ride, he rolled into PhiIadeI-
Piiid shortly after midnight Then a hastv copfsr
"ee ehsued OF the powers that were at that dav
- - tehhsyIVanla Railroad affairs. with the result
la N a very short time certain of the bio me-,
co,-Id nlaaIhs Tor nearby city as fast as staan1
~ % AIRY them The astonshed individual boIdar
a n, g., anu b stock was routed out of bed al
he ~. 20 receive cash offer for his stock fbat
NJ aSSSepled as soon he could catch his -
Fennsrinoes We're taken. and its delivery 10 tba
,nnri anna occurred early upon the foIIovine
rived later he a SSGutd De got at When Garrett ar
is in tb ne bitterly appreciated the truth there
80 IN the Old saw that there is many sIir 1870
in SiG up Mhat followed is well known Carer
nensjya 12,PPoi1ted 70 anger built the terrhcaIIy ex-
n hldueiphla, an operation that saddled tha n "a
- win Sucn an enormous amount of 6xsd cba 80
S S-at a receiFershlp and the disappearanpa Of 3hs
sbnrtu dS controlling factors in B. and affairs
e % ana o. from the ignominy OF it's recsivarsbirs
stoi Lespectaoilty OF sound and dividend navin,
; nss taken but few years. 1t seems like tbs
IRONY or Tate that this road TODAY sho1Id he
tfoiied by its ancient rival the PennsvIVapia T.
tIis connection il will be remembered tha, W. Iat
in nLIdn n Vanderbilt fatally stricken With
1nS 1popitAy %nlle talking with Robert Garrett "
was generally reported and believed that fine +1o
men We're discussing b. and O's then pronossd W.
france INTO New-York Mr. Garrett was sid -.
nave enpnatlcally stated TO Mr. VanderbiIT that
M NJ d anu " would come TO New York whether he
II or not" e'iS'i HAeu