The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-21
IMPORTANT RAILROAD MOVEMENTS
Leavenwortn Times, Nov. 10


Our telegraphic reports of yesterday
morning contained a dispatch from New
York to the effect that jay Colds checks
TO the amount of nearly four millions of
dollars had been deposited by Commo-
dOre Garrison of the Missouri Pacific
road, and the dispatch says that it was
given out on good authority, that the
checks were given for Garrison's interest
in the Missouri Pacific. This gives
Gould control of that line, and is one of
the most important moves he has lately
made. 1t gives him another very i'm
portant connection for the Wabash, max
ing another great feeder foI that line.
The Hannibal & st. Joe is under the
Gould management, as is also the st. Joe
& Denver, now running from ST. Joseph
TO Kearney, Nebraska.
The Central Branch L. P, running
west from Atchison and with its
branches, controlling the trade of all the
two northern tiers Of counties in Kansas,
has within the past few days, passed into
the same control.
President Smith, of the Kansas Cen
trail received dispatch yesterday from
Commodore Garrison, telling him to
come to New York by the first train, in
response to which he started yesterday
afternoon. This is understood TO mean
that Garrison, who is halloween of the
Kansas Central, has sold to Gould, and
has made arrangements for Smith to
dispose of his interest in the same direc-
ton.
These movements in railroad matters
are big with interest to the people of
Kansas. They leave the whole railroad
system of the state, except the Topeka s.
Santa Fe, in the hands of Mr.. Gould,
and are of more importance to this state
than the sale of the Kansas Pacific.
The purchase of these lines was evil
IDENTIFY not made for the purpose of secur-
ing any important outlet or connection,
since they do not bring to the Gould
roads any advantage of this kind which
they did not have already, but the object
plainly is to control the railroad bust
ness Of the vest. With the Union Pacific,
the Kansas Pacific, the Wabash and the
other great lines already managed and
controlled By Mr.. Gould. the purchase of
the Missouri Pacific, the Central Branch
and the Hannibal. makes him complete
master so far as Kansas and Nebraska
are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Santa Fe
company-and shows that his object is to
become the railway autocrat Of the west
with the whole business of the country
in his own hands. And from present
appearances his ambition in that direc-
ton is likely 10 be very soon realized.
The effect of these movements will be
very sensibly felt IN the business
the west Il viii hurt Chicago
because the business OF the Gould
roads, as far as possible, will be carried
past that city To centre at some point
further east, probably Toledo It will
hurt Atchison, probably more than any
other place, because work has already
been suspended on the Central BRANCH
and all its branch, 5, showing pretty clear
" that GoHld's object in buying the road
was not to establish another line To the
west, but 10 cut off competition, and
hence fle prospect of any further extern
sion Of the Central branch IS very re.
mote indeed
1t viii benefit ST. Louis, accidently, 10
some considerable extent, because il will
turn toward that point q very large trade
that has heretofore found market through
other channels