, 1870-06-08
TIE RAILROAD WAR.

western Rautoads, seems pfel1mlnaIy 70
two important achievements viz, frat,
the control and future Presidency Of Van-
derbilt over the Union Pacific Bail
road, thus placing the great trunk
railway system Of the United States
under the control of one mind and will;
and, secondly, the complete crushing ont
of the Gould and Fisk teign over the Erie.
The ascendency Of Vanderbilt over the Lake
Shore 4 Michigan Southern sewers the
Western connections of the Erie, which
now begins at an Opera House, runs
through an unoccupied country, and ends
at Dunkirk and Buffalo. Erie has
never had any hope of paying, except in
her through traffic, and, if this shall, in any
considerable degree, be diverted from her,
as now seems probable, it viii be impossible
for Gould and Fisk to Keep up even the
running expenses of the road, still less to
support their Judges sud Legislatures.
The recent reduction in fares between New
York and Chicago to $40 is first fruit,
doubtless, Of the struggle that has now
fairly begun. The refusal Of Vanderbilt to
take Erie tickets from Buffalo to Suspen-
- - -. --:.1, -, 60, a. -
~, far,1s f,,r, tha TaLa shora aud ,1icb;-
gan Southern, as we'll as from, the Great
Western and Michigan Central Mean
while, these stalwart strides Of VAN
5Arb;it ara tbra,tenino tn cnt off fba
,.a.tern connoctione of tba pennsvlvap;,
Central and pitfsh1rr,h E Fort waxne Vim
rather than he severea from nj, connections
~ost Of Cticaoo are said to stand ready In
,,,,ob +ba ,,,o;actaa cb,cooo + Northarn
ps;road wac+,ror t1,ro,,.,1, N,,,1, orr, T,1no;s
and I,ro :, nmsho .on.;ae-ab,a ,,nr+
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.on.tmc,aa and tba con.tn,ctfon ~ tha
n1;ro;s sact;on hv naor1v ,;r.1;na vast.
1,ard f,on, fh;caoo vonld o,,an mn t,a gar
,ion of country batwaa,. tha an;Yon Air
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" sP''e oi Inc great interest .ne nese
-1as ~ heePias open as n,7ny .nuePenoehe
conPe.,ng nnes 10 me seapoatu aS poss'o1e'
.tw'o'o sneo NO teass over tne complete
,nonapn o. sanoefolt over f1sk ana uould.
ou. tne "es' "oala not ne prepared TO see
! VIII e9uaa e9uanlm1cy tne conqoess py
>4nuefonl ot one onaon fae'ne ha1lroao,
anu Inc ''1'ua' conso'ioae'on OF tne entlle
railway sSs'e" OF tne Auant'e ana racine
','aees ouoee Que peaa' II must oe ao1a1l'eo
.nas Inc ammen'ato tendenc'es OF thlngs arc
tnat way. FOR sahdefolt7 Win n1ne N
s'epehoene fanroaos NO" ptactaeaAy unoet
his control could easily satisfy any Board
o. directors o. the Union fac1nc that
eoe1 eonnect'ons Will 'anoelo''bs
h'ne 1oaos "e1e OF 80 mucn
more importance 10 me y. tnan
any competing eonnect'ons' 1na1' Il tney
n1us1 hae'ince Inc sooo WILL =. asoooS, !"
ee1ta1o!y must noe pe Lnat OF " Yahaer-
ons~ WIN Inc n. !. Centrals Huason
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no1e '''nnps III uls nAnd enan 1l1e couio
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onoie aia -Hnn'san s'oo.ueln, WILL tncif
connexions 10 Lineage. In @aalfoaa "afs'
as N al otne16s fto11oence Is on Inc s1ae
OF the strongest oa'ea',ons' anu enese' a.
present. Sanoe1ou1 "ielos' H. tnese1ofe'
ne demands tne Ises'oeney VI Tue onon
Iac.oc' L ne eoa'o 1os no" eonpe4 tnA.
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toward conPiesaon ~ 70 give sanoeloAe
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cru eenlpe'A'ot
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the New Aork routes WILL DC as compie.e''
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easy for Vanderbilt TO compel me ssock,
holders Of the pennsylvania centfa ,.sen
to accept his dlctat'on as 1t was io1 n1'n:
after obtaining control OF the natlem ant
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