The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05
WOULD THTARH THE
PLANS OF IT'S RIVAL
Pennsylvania Said to Oppose
Sale of Western Maryland.
PREFERS THE PRESENT STATUS
VIII Also. IL Is RumOred, Fight the
Plans of These. who Would Incor-
POrnte New Railroad.

FtanS OF hose " hO Would lncOr-
pornte New Railroad.
BALTIMORE. Ma. Feb. 5.-Pennsylvan-
ia Railroad influences are now. it is IN
derstood. arrayed,in advocacy OF the bill
at Annapolis to refer he question Of a
( sale Of the city's interests in the Western
maryland Railroad to the voters OF Balti-
more. Apparently there is to be a bat
. lie royal at the State House between the
advocates of the btt for the incorporation
: OF the proposed Baltimore. Pittsburg and
/ Western Railroad ard those who are in
( favor Of the city holding on to its control
Of the Western Maryland.
/ According 20 information from a source
which gave strong stamp Of auth. 1ticity
TO il. the change that is said TO have
come about in the attitude Of the Penn
/ sylvania Railroad Company toward the
] Western Maryland appears to have re-
/ suited from the endeavors which other
( trunk line Influences are believed to be
making TO get control Of the property.
. Rather than see the road fan into tb-
hands Of a rival the Pennsylvania. it IS
stated. would prefer to maintain the
status QUO under which the Western
/ Maryland and the Baltimore and Ohio.
I which latter is beneath the thumb Of the
( Pennsylvania are conducting a mra'alIy
/ advantageous interchange OF business
over the Potomac Valley and Cumberland
/ Valley extensions.
VIII Oppose sale.
With all the potent forces at its com
/ mand the Pennsylvania will. il il now be-
lieved. rally to the aid Of the people OF
( Baltimore who are opposed to a sale Of
the Western Maryland and srdeavor 10
. nullliy the endeayors Of those who are be-
/ mind the new bill 10 incorporate a rail
I road. and which is declared by practically
( everyone who has read q its provisions
Z 10 be nothing more than a blur designed
10 force the hand Of the municipality and
I compel it 90 part with its hoidings-that
. IS n anybody in authority is willing 20
believe there is even q remote prsGabiI-
ny Of another line being built between
baltimore and Pittsburg unless the West
ern Maryland is secured by the project
ors Of such a scheme.
Because Mr.. Samuel l. Mooney. OF
NoodAeld. Ohio. who is named as one Of
the commissioners Of the proposed new
railroad Is president Of the BeII7f-s
GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati Railway. ana
Dir Frank $. Hambleton. OF HambIetoD K
Co. Is member Of the reorganization
committee Of that line. it was evupos.d
Yesterday that the gentlemen reD-ezrlred
by Mr. Robert Grain and those rarr.se.taI
BY Hamoieton & Co. were identical. or al
least closely allied In an effort 70 ger the
western Maryland Mr. Fambletcn. how
ever, denied that they are in any way
concerned with the Baltimore. Pittsburg
and Western project
me reorganization committee also con
tains among its members Mess-s 2 ~
Colston and George Hunting. likewise
this city. This committee IS acting
the bondholders In the line
Il Is understood that the commit
nave deposited with them a Inaj0rity
the securities Of that road and tnat
nave not yet prepared any plan for
organization They would. il is furt
understood, be prepared 20 dispose OF
control and IL may be that there is some
plan on foot among others interested in
I the property %. buy control and make il
part Of through line.
What Mr, CoIston SuyH.
i Mr.. Colstou. one OF the members Of the
committee. said last nigh, that he did
not know Of any connection between the
Ohio line and those VINO are pushing the
/ marked. might be interested with persons
outside Of the BeIlaire. GAINESVILLE. and
Cincinnati who had some plan FOR a
through line, bat that was only SUPPOSE
ton
The BeiIaire. GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati
IS III miles long a small part O. the track
being standard but most Of it narrow
Gauge- 1t has ten locomotives and 25C
cars. II traverscs bItuminous coal lands
in Ohio, but a railroad man expressed the
opinion yesterday that there was ser
taiuly no intention upon the part of ar.
! Of those interested in chat line 10 carry
coal eastward for the reason that East
ern mines are sending coal West because
there Is such a demand for the fuel in
that section Of the country.
Messrs- TT. A. Orrick and L stanley
Gary, OF this city. who are amcng the
gentlemen named in the bill for tho pro-
posed new line. declined yesterday 20 dis
russ it OF TO give any information con-
corning those who may be behind the
project. Mr. Orriek said. Il cannot tell
you anything" SIR. Gary said. Il can
not discuss the matter" Mr.. W Champ
lin Robinson. who is also named In The
bill was ont CT town
Mr.. Orrick is one Of Baltimore, pr0mi-
nent men IN financial circles. ne is a
banker and broker. and also a director
in both the Mercantile Trust and De-
Z push 1N--lalll ana tilt ullel states
Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Mr. T.
Stanley Gary is a member Of the firm of
James $. Gary & Son. cotton manufactur-
ers. Mr. Robinson is a wholesale dealer
in oils az 2I7 Seath Street
Mr.. Grain says ..Be Quick
Mr.. Grain. who is Of the legal firm OF
Grain & Hershey said. If the city
wants to sell It's interests in the Western
Maryland it has got to do so very quick.
| The people we represent could buy fifty
/ railroads like the Western Maryland and
/ then think they die not have anything
/ very much They -cerp. ne further said
among the great railroad men Of this
: country, and at the proper time they
| would disclose themselves.
Generally IA business circles yesterday
the opinion prevailed that there was not
| much more % the bill than that IL was
/ only part OF a scheme 10 hurry Up a re-
suit In the negotiations for the Western
| Maryland.
MRS. FREMONT NOT IN WANT.
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