Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-03-16
PfNNSY TO co after
CURTIS BAY TRADE
Definite Steps Are Taken to Pro-
vide Competition in New In
dustrial Field.
B. & O. ONLY ROAD THERE.
Has Sole Control Of Business, With
Other Roads Envious- Inlay
Mean Tunnel Under Pat psco

Mean Tunnel Under Pat psco
Definite steps have been taken by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to en-
ter the Curtis Bay district as future
competitor of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad for the enormous traffic orig
mating in that section by the filing of
rates with the Interstate Commerce
Commission beween points ON its line
and the Curtis Bay territory. These
rates become effective April 10.
For months it has been rumored
that the Pennsylvania eventually
would tap the Curtis. Bay field. These
rumors have been strengthened by Wis
It's from time TO time of high officials
OF the railroad company 10 Baltimore
for the purpose of locking carefully
over the situation IN that important
section of Anne Arundel county, AMI
the further fact that the management
of the Pennsylvania has come to real
izet that. as the result of the new era
of industrial development in that dis
trict. millions of dollars worth OF trat-
fc will be offered to the railroad able
to handle the business i'm the years
which are TO come.
Al present the Baltimore d Ohio is
the only railroad directly tapping Cur
It's Bay with its line. Pennsy officials,
il is said. decided not to permit the
Baltimore & Ohio to remain in undis-
puted possession of this field hence
the step which it is about to take to be-
come an active competitor for this
traffic. The management of the Penn
svlvania has made no announcement
as TO how il proposes to handle the
Curtis Bay traffic offered it, but it Is
rumored In railroad circles that the
plan OF the road is to enter into an
agreement with the Western Maryland
Railroad Company for the Joint use
OF this slip.
In addition TO this slip, it IS further
pointed out that the Pennsylvania and
western Maryland will work hand in
hand with The Chesapeake and Curtis
Bay railroad 1t is intimated that the
Chesapeake and Curtis Bay line viii
be a neuclus for important track eX-
tensions at Curtis Bay which exten
sions, II is said, will be built and paid
for by the Pennsylvania.
Keen interest is being manifested in
| railroad circles as TO the outcome OF
this future fight for Curtis Bay traffic
between the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
| II has been in undisputed possession
| of the Curtis Bay territory for years
| no other railroad, up to this time. has
| appeared upon this scene to even sug
| zest that it should snare the traffic in
this territory with another.
Years ago, when the industries al
| Curtis Bay were few no railroad look
ed with envious eyes upon the Balti.
/ more & Ohio's possession. 1t is
! different story today, when millions o
/ dollars are Deing expended in enlarg
| ing and building new Industries which
| viii seid their products t. all parts q
| tho world. The traffic of these plants
will mean millions of dollars annual!
| in revnues to the railroads.
The loophole ii is pointed out. vii
come through the slip owned by th'
| Western Maryland Railroad. That thi
method will be discarded later on Il
the prevailing belief in local railroad
circles. Ii is pointed out that tn
| PENNSYLVANIA viii, in tlc future. 5ns
that the traffic will be so heavy tina
ether means must he provided to prop
erly take care Of the traffic originating
at the Curtis Bay plants.
This means according to railroa
men. well versed with the sitt atior
that the Pennsylvania will have a di
-ect line some dey into Curtis Bay an
that it viii get there through tunne
under the Patapsco. This t'.nnel va
sugesed years ago. and President Rel
on the occasion of a visit there abou
thre years ago. admitted that the Penn
svlvania had considered such prop
sion in connection with the genera
terminal improvements in ana aroun
Baltimore city.
With regard TO handling traffic b
; the western Maryland slip, it may
: mat the Pennsylvania will not be in
: position to take care of the traffic 0
e April 10. but the management though
it better 10 file the tariffs now and |
= give the usual S0-day notice.
The general belief. however. is th'
Z | The company viii be in position to al
e cept business from and make deli
; cries to Curtis Bay under the ne
{ rates when they go into effect April
: I
1t is probably because men nav
a better idea of financial values ths
: women that a man will quarrel 1rea
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