The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-20

4ARRJMaNSe OF
b AND o. THAT CITY WILL
BE TERMINUS

HHa.E9A
BE EAsTERN TERMINUS.
BALTIMORE, Nd. Sept 2o:-A
great future opens before Baltimore
EIf there Isl any truth In the ruuors
shat Hartman has secured controt3of
the Baltimore and Ohio. as currently
Eterorted on the street.
This announcement is the FIRST off,
cials statement in confirmation OF ru-
Lloro current in Wall street that Har-
lriman is seeking a large interest in.
baltimore and Ohio. With their large
holdings In Chicago and Alton and the
cont1ol OF Union Pacific and Southern
;Paciac. the acquisition of the Balt1=
more and Ohio would give the HarrI-
man interests control of a railroSd
iine from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
lIarriman and his associates also
wculu have a voice In the affairs of
lie Reading. a large block Of that
csmoany:s stock being held in the
Baltimore and Ohio TREASURY.
II such is the plan OF e.. II. Harris
Fan Baltimore would become one or.
tkc great railroad cities Of the corn-
TRY. It is we'll known that the Gould
interests are planning a transcontt-
mental system, with Baltimore as an
Eastern terminus, and should Harrt-
mau4enter the field through the Baltt-
moro and Ohio control, Baltimore
would be he terminus OF two trans
continental lines, giving it a .promt-
uelce in the railway world second to
no city.
|, There is said to be soonsiderahle en-
unity existing between the Gould. anil
Hartman interests, and it has been.
animated that the former have been.
anxious to acquire q tran%scoutinental
line 10 fight the Wabash. Revenge.
however, is probably the least Of the
motives that may actuate Hartman.
If he wants a transcontinental sys-
Item one is at, his fingers end, waiting
for him to take It. The Eastern ter
;ninals of the Union Pacific r Omaha
tani Kansas City. The Western ter
minals Of the Baltimore and Ohio are
st. Louis and Chicago. The most
logical connecting link between the
two roads would be the Chicago and
Alton. which is u direct line between
ct Louis and Kansas City. Two years
neo control oftthe Chicago and Alton
vas acquired by the Hartman inter-
ests and the Rock Island. The hold
lnss OF both companies r in a vot-
.rg trust, providing for harmonious
management. The Rock Island has
a line OF its own between st. Louis and
Kansas City, and might consent to a
t. ansfer of the Kansas Ctty-St. Louis
Division OF the Alton to the Union
Pacific. AT any rate; the Union Pa
cIic will have no dificulty in securing
q connecting link.
So much for the Hartman trans
continental system. Now for the
Gould line. 1t has long been a cher,
fshcG IDEAL Of the Gou1ds to span the
continent with. the Wabash lines.
plans have been laid, but everywhere
they have encountered the bitterest
of opposition. Baltimore was picked
as the terminus in the East, and the
opportunity presented itself when the
city disposed of its Interests In the
Western Maryland; which the Goulds,
ACQUIRED. The next step was to Sc
cure an entrance into Pittsburg, which
was finally effected, but not without
great opposition, however, on the part
Of The Pennsylvania. The Western
Pacific was organized three years ago
TO construct a line from Salt Lake
City to San Francisco. 1t is to con-
rect with the Missouri Pacific, the
latter with the Wabash and tails sys-
I TEN with the Western Maryland.
PLANO are now being laid Q a link
10 connect the Western Maryland at
Cumberland with the Wabash at
Wheeling, w. Va.
Hartman has his lines already
built. Gould must wait three years. at
least, before he can run his first train
On a transcontinental line. The mile
age Of the two systems would com
pare as follows:
Hartman.
Union Pacific -..".,,... 1854 miles
Baltimore and Ohio So. -4,4s1 miles
Chicago and Alton 1,3214 miles
Total ........:.. .....11,15e miles
Gould.
western pacific 1880 miles
Missouri Pacific ..t:.... 6.72ei miles
Wabash 2,516 miles
western Maryland ....s $40 miles
Total ...,. .10,sS2 miles
Mr.. John NJ. Nelson, of Hambletou
g. Co., was inclined to discredlt the
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