The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-27
GOTLDS GAN T..
The Kansas Central Not TO be chang
ed by His .1urchase-Cominsr 70 Kan
sss-Gtuor RsiirCnd Notes.

| cd by His notwithstanding 10 Al IA
| sss-Ninor RsiIsCnd Notes.
| The people OF Lsavenwo-tE f5si deep IN
! terest in regard 10 VII 4 toe future az liz Kan
sas Central railway will be since Jay oouiC
| has obtained possession Of II.
ATIMEs reporter called at the general offic,
| of the X usas Central yesterday and after
little desultoTy conversation with tie PresI.
| dent, VIM A. Martin, asked tina: gentleman
| the fol owing question:
.Is there anything new, Mr.. Martin, con.
corning the relations b.tween the Kansa
Contra railway and Jay Gould 90
"Nothing new"
"NiIl the change in the management of IL
road affect its future in any way"
81 con't think II viii. Gould merely step.
into GafrisOns shoes. be wanted TO gel
control OF ala these western roads and in or
der to do So had to take the small fry with
the rest. 1t was merely a part of the who {
scheme, aud the purchase OF Gsrrison's rail.
road interests, who had the controlling
voice in the Kansas Central, that led 20 Gould
becoming the virtual manager OF the Kansas
Central. SIN, don't think there will be any
change in the management or plans of the
road A"
Thanking Mr.. Martin, the reporter with
drew.
{ NISG TO LEAgENwURTH
II Is stat d that Gould Will come west IN a
few DAYS, and il is also stated that on Satur-
day he viii arrive IN Leayenworth and take
a trip over the Kansas Central in company
with the local stockholders and other rail-
road men.
CHICAGO ALAEMED.
The significance OF GoUId's recent pur-
chsses. IS thus ICferTed to W the Chicago
ITn.ss:
The purchase bv Jay Gould Of the Missouri
Pac fic railway II The subject OF general COM
TnenI In railway circles Tue mere isci that
Mr. Gould has purchased additional mlles of
track sUTp'fs-s 10 one. as these Transfers u
Inn are becoming an everyday occurrence.
Railroad men are o. inBlng 10 jniuE mat
GDuid, having been un-u -eHsiui IN getting
control OF IA line from 1Ei"E.O westward.
mas planned a grand rs i J'un IT. ir Tie ir-
teTs~t at iEis cry Dy tbfo ING the bunk 81
the buSibess 10 - Louis AL Il= recent pur
cnaSes Indicate tins desire 10 m X st. Louis
toe objective point Tor the trafic Of the
~ stem which lac now controls west Ot the Mis-
sissippi, aud II thee be the slightest f"uu-
da'iDn for the statement, he Il certainly
making remarkable hesdway in the nrt
step toward bringing about the change NOS
having yet failed Ia single N pTt TO SEE
cure "A line upon which hts cnvetUus eye mas
b en- cast. chicago IA iTI adj men, hoWeNerr
GOuid he able 10 concentrate The east bound
tTafli = At 81 louis, competition eit>' "i inst
point will 5000 wIel FoweT!ul II nleice.
aud co Upel him 10 divide lie business II II
= hts intention TO luaugIrste a general war
upon the roads east o. ON TIA, the only lines
which will 10 mste lsly affected at first arr
the Iowa poo. companies. The Alton road
l. IN pp>l'IDn to command a large prOpprtIOu
OF the east DOund freight and can certainty
carry ir ight out - - Louis,at as low rates -
can tire " aD.Sh J tN Gould now controls abe
np.lgE fourteen roads. e Z
Ins 800 miles o. track, pIori ell the rumCr
i true that ne hes : cured control Of the -.
Louis En1 San Francisco road. HIS recent
connection vita me central branch of the
Union Pa life II l. said, Was for the purpoS
q. hsTmonfziLg matters between ttzt com
pauy and the Kansas Pacific Al sny rate,
work on the kansaS central branches has
been suspended luce Nr Gould has sPpearei
In the directory Of we central branch, and II
rUmDT be true M nov has OF shortly Will
have, cOntTol Of the Ksn>as Central.
BUMBLE OF THE RAIL.
Trains were out OF tiine badly yesterday
-Kansas Psc.fic extra freight out yester-
day.
The Missouri Psc!d: ray car passed over
the road yesterday.
The Chicago, Rock I5iaud& Pacific express
WAS an hour and fiuy minutes late yesterday
Yesterday mornings Missouri Pacific !
mail and express was an hour late.
The hsbituas ard loungers around the |
Union DEPOT were treated 10 a free concert |
"A. y. Young, auditor OF the Kansas Pa
life railway, accompanied By his son, was
u the city yesterday.
Two car loads Of stock went out on the
II iSSouri Pacific yesterday, and the yards are
uli, on account OF the scarcity of cars.
The handSomest aud neaieSt advertising |
ards ever ISIS red, called Chinese cards, tor
he indianapolis * I. Louis railway, were
,ut up in the city yesterday by Joe Lyon.
There is little al xiety among the en-
,loyes of the various roads centering into the
ity, as TO whe' her the Gou grand gobble
will have the effect of consolidating all the
fl 7eS Of the roads The general opinion il
nat matters Will remain unchanged.
Engine No. 2, of the Kansas Central rail-
way, after having been at the NJ. p. shops 1
t SedalIa for some time, has come out, thor
u.hly overhauleI and repaired. with new /
ank and shIe TO hsui the heaviest passsn-
eT Train that Will ever go cut the line.
H. g. Coleman, agent OF the rck Island
{ Atchison. came down yesterday, breathei
he pure air of the m -aOPolis, without any
,0rk house nausea in r.. saw our massive |
uBflc tuildlngs ara business houses ana
and>Ome residences. noticed The &c eral air
( prosperity II every Cdv, and with sad.
eep sign returned 10 his Lie IN the country.
A railroad man, whose word is as good IS
Du'd b. expected, SAYS that he came in o.
he Rorz Island from Chicago n few days
20. A newsy-m MED couple were on the 4
rain, and the entire distance wgs Spent in
illluy and CO ping which caused ala the pas
-ngprs to blush for their s-N-tfe railroad /
Ian's cheek even being sudused with Grim
on