The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-05
Appetite
reei Tired
Can't sleep
Nervous
In other
words
AN lNcAuTlous BOAST.
The Figure IL Cat In MANIPULATING .
RiK Railroad Deal.

The Figure IL Cat I'm MANIPULATING .
Big Railroad Deal.
"For many, many years." said an old
railroad official. ''the Baltimore and
Ohio railroads dominant policy In
and the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio were bitter competitors.
Both roads owned heavy blocks Of the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baiti-
more stock, but the balance that car
ried the control was In the hands OF an
individual owner. The. Pennsylvania
had made a dicker with this man
whereby he voted with them. but the
stock itself he refused to part with
save mt figures which seemed to the
Pennsylvania management excessive.
'This was the state of affairs when
one night one Of the officers OF the
Pennsylvania was dining In the cafe
Of Delmonico's famous old restaurant
at Twenty sixth street and Broadway.
His attention was presently concen-
trated on conversation going on ut
the table behind him. 1t involved the
important control OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore. and the
man talking was incautiously boast
Ing to his companion that he had that
day practically completed . deal where
by this control came to him.
"a careful glance revealed to the
Pennsylvania official that tho man
talking at the next table was no other
person than the late Robert Garrett
himself. at that time president OF the
Baltimore and Ohio. Not one word OF
the balance of that talk was lost to the
eavesdropper. and when Garrett and
his companion left the cafe the Penn
syIyauia official knew each and every
detail OF CARROTS coup In phiiadel.
phla. Wilmington and Baltimore. II
hinged on the stock held by the indi-
yiduai Garrett had made him o gilt
tering and stupendons cash offer for
his holdings. which had been accepted.
The delivery OF stock was 20 take
place the following day.
'.It was 10 o'clock at night when the
Pennsylvania Official detached himself
| from Delmonico's table. As fast a.
cab could take him he raced to the
Desbrosses street ferry. At Jersey
| City he took special engine, and after
a wild ninety mile ride he rolled into
! Philadelphia shortly safter midnight
| Then a hasty conference ensued OF the
/ powers that were at that day In Penn
/ sylvanla railroad affairs. with the re-
suit that In very short time certain
Of the big men were making for a
nearby city as fast rs steam could car
ry them. The astonlshed individual
holder of F.. w. and Il. stock was rout-
ed out of bed Mt 2 a. n. TO receive q
cash offer for his stock that he accept
ga as soon as he could could catch his
breath. No chances were taken. and
/ its delivery TO the Pennsylvania oc-
Cured as early upon the following
morning as 1t could be got at.
when Garrett arrived later. he bit
teriy appreciated the truth there 10 in
the old saw that there IL many slip
/. 'twixt cup and lip. What followed ts
well known. Garrett In his dlsappoint-
ed anger built the terriiicaily expen-
sive II. and o. extension from Baiu-
more tV uAsAdsapNist aH ttNs@kA~ts se%'A~
sadtiled the b. and O. with such an
enormous amount of fixed charges that
a receivership and the disappearance
Of the CARROTS as controlling factors
In B. and o. affairs shortly followed.
II seems like the irony OF fate that this
road today should be controlled by its
ancient rival. the Pennsylvania. In
this connection 1t will be remembered
that the late William II. Vanderbilt
was fatally stricken with apopiexy
while talking with Robert Garrett. IL
was generally reported and believed
that the two men were discussing b.
and o.'s then proposed entrance into
New York Mr.. Garrett was said to
have emphatically stated to Mr. Van
derbilt that the b. and o. would come
to New York whether he DIR. Wander
bit, and the New York Central liked II
or not."-New York Tribune.