The New York herald., 1869-01-30
DISTINGUISHED RAILROAD GUESTS IN LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The Eric Railway Managers on the Tra,uu

From the Louisville Courier.Journal, Jan. 24.l
by invitation OF II. y. Newcomb President OF the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, the managers OF
the Erie Railway. who have been making an excur-
sion through The west arrived in this city on sun
cay morning The following named gentlemen con-
Jay Gould, President Erie Railroad.
ID. w. blanchard, General Freight Agent.
w. y. Barr, General Ticket Agent.
T. $. Spencer, General Agent az Chicago.
John AZ. Osborn, General Agent at prbana Olio.
A. ]. Day, General Passenger Agent at Chicago.
w. =. Shattuc, Southwestern Ticket Agent at Cln-
George Pendleton, General Manager at Cincinnati.
". D. Griswod, President Ohio and Mississippi
The supposition which we gnd to be general, that
these parties extended their visit 10 Louisville for
the purpose OF negotiating for certain railroad
lines W tnis state, Is erroneous. Their object
he Il Ssa q ana % u see e aAs sissRs Fss
X Is wen known that the Erie is the most powerful
and wealthy railroad 9rganizatop on the Continent.
The parent load and Its connections represent tho
enormous capital OF one hsndred millions Certainly
they are able to buy any Or all saable roads down
this way but there IL no such desire. Already the
Erie consolidation embraces all the important lines
drawn under one management will soon afford
direct and unbroken communication from the
as pund But aae single nksne Sraneh c@ s
North Vernon, Indiana, to the railroad bridge
at this point-remans to be attached. TINS VIII , 20
done I'm the course OF next summer, and we snali
then have continuous line from Louisvllle 70 New
York, over. which passengers and height VIII 90
II is eminently wise aud proper, apart from nle
cvity Of the thing, that the Oh suS
o gigantic enterprise as the Erie Railway should De
the guests OF the President Of the Louisville ana
Nashville Railway. There Is sn 'eternai Mt
ness'' In II. In their way these TWO roads are
masters OF the. Continent. Their powers are
about equally balanced one ~ 70 3 great ex-
tent, dependent upon the other The Erie is ne L:
ana NJ OF the Northeast tho L. and n. y the Erie OF
the Southwest One regulates the tranc north OF
the river while the other is In supreme command
south OF the river The laws OF commerce have
made the two great roads Identical In interest and
essential to the demands OF the trading and travel
ling public. Their dividing line IL the Ohio. On It'd
two banks the Erie and the L. and N. may stand ana
each say unto the other:-rhus far shalt thou come
and no farther" And II Will be so-for the reason
that mutuality Of interest requires it.
Under the guidance OF Mr.. NowcOmb the dlstin-
guished visitors passed the time Sunday and yeser
day In very pleasant manner. They examined the
railroad bridge and 0alt House, two Of the most mag
ntncent structures In any country, II we do say it
and several other points OF interest," besides doinG
the city IL general. They dlned and wined with MI:
Newc0mb yesterday at his prfncely mansion on
broadway, after which they were driven out 70 take
another view Of the metropolis. Al hve O'Clock IN
the afternoon Jay Gould, the railroad king, and hs
suite departed for Cincinnati