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Show Railroad Disagreement. ! Philadelphia. 1G. Thos. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania rail-: rail-: rod company, has written a letter tc president Garrett of the Baltimore . and Unio railroad, in which, after ac- etiatne 'Tarrett'a deruagogueism and Lad laith in his action in regard to j rates, he says: " So far as this company com-pany is concerned, you may rdy i upon it that we wili protect the buai-: buai-: new of Philadelphia, and place Balti- more, New York and other points acciijifttbie by our lines on an equita- bie, (air business basis, in all matters relating to tranportation over our own road, while we desire moderate I rates fur service performed, believing i that it is bct for tiie public and for tho owner of railway proper, v that this should be the cae, we shall al-i al-i ways be ready to take care of our i Khare of tne buainens of the country, j with ratta and Jucilities equal to I thuoe ot any other county lintu from I Washington and Baltimore, and from New York over our road snail be , niade quite a perlec' lor the couve-; couve-; niencu ol the public from this date a f tht-y have been at any time in the past. Micro shall le no inconve-I inconve-I ui-u.-e whatever to l he public by reason rea-son of your ell Tt to destroy railway m-uperU of any other parties. The Northern Cajjtiral railway company will, during the present year, perfect its terminal lacihties at Baltimore, so aa to place it on full equality with others on the seaboard, and it will be the duty and iuterest of the company whose line terminates there to give to the Baltimore hue in every respect equal advantage, belh as to rates j and facilities, to any that the Balti-j Balti-j more and Ohio will be able to ofler." The letter was in reply to adiBpatch received from Garratt, in which he j says he has been informed that the j Pennsylvania company intend te de-j de-j prive the Baltimore and Ohio road of the convenient use of Pennsylvania j lines by the withdrawing through j passenger ticket irom their offices in i New York and New England, and j prohibiting freight cars of the Baltimore Balti-more and Ohio passing over the P-nn- aylvania company's tracks in Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. Garrett Bays if thig is true I tlie Baltimore and Ohio company will adopt such measures in reference to passenger rates and otherwise as i will vindicate its ability to maintain ; its rights and secure just and equitable equita-ble relations for its business to all proper points. Baltimore, 16. There seems to bo no present prospect of a reconciliation reconcilia-tion between the Baltimore and Ohio and t :e Pennsylvania Central companies. com-panies. President Garrett saya Scott's letter of to-day is a tissue of griiSS misrepresentations. The Baltimore and Ohio company have issued orders for an immense reduction in passenger passen-ger rates between Washington, Baltimore Balti-more and Philadephia and leading western cities. The tare from Chicago Chi-cago and Cincinnati to Baltimore and Washington is reduced to $10; St. -Louis to these cities. $15; from Louisville, Louis-ville, $12, etc. Similar reductions were made betweou western cities and , Philadelphia, to take effect immedi-: ately. It is understood the Balti-. more and Ohio ar arranging for a line of first class freight steamships to run between New York and Baltimore. Balti-more. All its western connections have telegraphed tlie Baltimore and Ohio that they will cheerfully cooperate co-operate with its policy so long as the Pennsylvania company continues to obstruct business to Philadelphia and New York. |