, 1874-01-12

Sptc1dt Disuatch to The CAicGgo Tribune.
MILwAuKEE, jan. 11.-The arrangement be-
t'7ccn tho Northwestern and Milwaukee l. ST,
faul Nailroads, exchanging running-powera over
certain points OF their respective roads, IL looked
upon by the Reformors with dlstrust, Thoy say
that il railroads aro to have tho power, without
Legislative sanction, Of indefinitely onlarging
thoir systems, and changing tho courao of traffic
to accommodate which thoy woro aided to build
their lines, they might as woll be allowed to con-
solidato at oltco as tho chief obicc. of the stat
nte disallowing consolidation was to preuent
these corporations diverting the roats from tic
structed,
WITHOUT THE CONCURRENCE OF THE STATE.
1t fs charged by the Rcfotme1s TINT accompanies
are to bo permitted to enter into such conlbi,n-
tlo1's NJ they please, In this Stato as to the dis
posal md rcarrangement OF lines chartered md
nldod BY tho State, there il nothing to prevent
their combining to arrange Milwaukee and other
trAding centres in Wisconsin out OF existence.
They think thoy have discovered that tho run
ming powers obtained by the Northwestern over
tic milwaukee, & St. Paul Road to accommodate
the hladlson d Daraboo extension (Which waY
pretended to benefit Milwaukee, by bringing tho
protince Of the Madison region over tho Mil
waukeo Il st. Paul lino into this city)iB a fraud.
and that the only tectof tho Northwestern, il to
haul it's cars across tho other Compa.,ys road aa
far III its own road, when, instead Of continuing
along to Milwaukee, tlloy will
SWITCH OFF TO CffluAnp,
IAoy meet tho statement thut Angus Smith is
about to bnld an elevator ut Milwaukee in con-
nection With tho Northwestern, to bo followed
by others. which has been ciaimei AZ an indicn-
tlon Of the Northwestern having determined to
do the fair thing by Milwaukee, by Saying that
the Northwestern cannot lo}p itseli; tGut it's ac-
coEnmodations nro already Insufficient to oupble
it to caro- for tho trado it las boon forced to uc-
cept; that tho present scheme ia only q very
tieoblo modification OF a mitch trln,petol design,
long ago announced md abandoned, Of u gooi
ah'p-canal, dochage, ind elevators, aud that Of
OIL tho fine promises Of tho Northwestern none
have yet boon Carried out. Altogether, there in
considerable suspicion Of Northwestern profcs-
sionH III this city asd section.
THE nI1wAUliEE- CHICAGO ROADS,
1t may not bo ganoraly known, but it is q fact
that tho alitwaukeo Divisions of tho Northwest
ORR Il milwaukee, and ST. ppul roads nre Tar aud
AWAY thc most rcmuncratiyo; and, In considoya-
ton Of tho rovenno derived tho,ofroru. Tic Com
nanles arc blamed for showing no little conHidoru.
slon Tor thelr passenger patrons, as they nov do.
!he 1dea Of competing tirst-casa roatla ta8inr
fonr hours and forty lninutos to run oighty-flyG
mllos !! Tho reformors of WiaconBiu do not M
deratana why, If tho Milwaukee i St. paui il n
competitor uf tho Northwestern, m It nroion,s
to be, aud not scarcity ts f.ioll, ally. and foI-
low-conspIrator, it docs not run on fastor time.
aud force tho Northwestern to to tho same
Everything that can be thought OF indicated li,,tt
tho two roads enjoy pcrfort understanding.