Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-31
PENNSY AND B. 30.
FIGHTING NEW PLAN
Every Effort Made to Prevent Es-
tabIishment Of Curtis Bay R. R.
ENEFIT POINTED OUT.
A. E. Beck Explains How the Pro-
posed Terminal Line Would Boom
Industries.

Speaking yesterday of the applica-
ton OF the Chesapeake and Curtis Bay
Railroad Company for permission 10 is
sue stocks and exercise its franchise
as a common carrier, A. f. Beck, traf-
.hc manager of the Merchants & Manu-
facturers' Association, said such a ter
ninal road as It is proposed to estab-
lish az Curtis Bay. this county. would
prove hig advantage TO the extensive
industries along the Anne Arundel
county water front.
The application OF the Company is
now pending before the Public Serv-
zee Commission. where il has been un-
der consideration for several weeks
past. Tie Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company is opposing the establish
ment of the terminal line. because il
would open up 70 other trunk lines
valuable territory now served exclus-
vely by the Baltimore q. Ohio
Mr. Beck, who testified in the case
when it was before the Commission
pointed out yesterday that the line
wich the new company proposed 10
build would connect up the properties
of thep rincipal manufacturing con-
Germs in the Curtis Bay section. and the
result would be doing away with the
premium rate and establishing of a
fat rate for the Baltimore territory
something that every Baltimore ship
per wants to see.
Mr. Beck explained that the United
States Asphalt and Refining Company
now has a terminal road on its own
property which connects with the Bal
timore & Ohio and the Western Mary
land the latter through q car float
service. the dock for which the West
ern Maryland built at a cost of $4,000
The Western Maryland. he said was
willing for htc Pennsylvania TO handle
|trailic over this dock at certain charge
This gives the Asphalt Company con
nection with three big railroads but
other companies can reach only teh
Baltimore & Ohio.
Bv the projected extension of the
Asphalt Companys line, which is to be
taken over by the new Company, all the
concerns near by viii be able to reach
the three trunk lines centering there
Since the new Company's application
has been before the Public Service Con
mission, the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Pennsylvania. which have been profit
ted by the premium rate enforced
against Baltimore shippers. have got
ten together and filed before lie Inter
state Commerce Commission new tar
ifs abolishing the promieum rate and
giving a flat rate but this applies only
to asphalt and such products rs are in
cluded in the output of the United
States aud subsidiary concerns.
Other factories in the Curtis Bay ter
ritory will have to put up with the pre-
mium rate. so that the rove Of the Bal
timore q Ohio seems to have been made
with the view of throttling projected
terminal road. Both the Baltimore
Ohio and the Pennsylvania have. it was
stated, become much alarmed at the
progress made by the Western Mary
land road under its aggressive man
agement and the way il goes after bus
mess and takes II away from the other
lines. II the terminal line Is granted
the privilege of Jgonig into business. il
viii place the Western Maryland in a
position to compete for busines all
along the Curtis Bay water front.
OF course. the Pennsylvania, too
would be enabled to get into territory
now controlled largely by the Balti-
more &c Ohio. This. it IS held by traf
fic men, would mean greater growth
for the industries located in that ter.
ritory. At present, il is said, condi-
tions on the Anne Arundel county side
Of the harbor are such that industries
ere being driven to the Canton Com
pany's property on the north side OF
the Patapsco, wheret here is a modern
terminal railroad.