, 1879-02-01
RAILROADS.

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~. TIE i WABASH EXTESsioN. ~
MI. T. o. Blaekttone, President Of tho Chica-
frnm trJp TO tl,c East. states that thcro Is
hnt ,,t,ts l.,.h. a.. a.. 49,. wss., ~
csrr. nv, ~. "' ''s "soae" ~" ,,no ~ ,ht.
est.' Gat ~ ns n'sns 10 e1tena ~ inc 20 .ets
standing. The feeling between the Illinois
Central NM, Wabash. he aaye. II very bitter,
.rJ w. nor,,,.ttan. d.. 49,. sn., ,,ona,nn
between the TWO Foat'a are broken OIL ihc
oilers made By tic Illlno,a Central to the Wa
bash wero Of the most liberal nature, anst II
the Webash hhd mt tnrn tl,ornuchlr deter.
mind IN havc II. nv, itnc ,hc, 1nu,1 mn
,as. w ''a's 10 Nv" '',v n, trvJ 1,,. "oIa
donhs have bcen accepted. Tho Illinois Central
proposed to nfo'rate with tho Wsbaah all husi-
ness between To!ouo and thin city. The Wabash,
nnS r.. ~ ia =. ~, .,,s. ~. .n",,
hHu ue"'s1'"eo '''at " pe ni'o"o" W "a"o eue"
iates ~ u chofe from AZ competing points
het.een this city and Bt: Louis. In other
Nords, the Wabash wanted the right 10 compete
against the. illinois, which dcmAnt', of course,
could not he entertained by tile managers of
them at fearful dfsadyantage.
ne managers OF the Illinois Central state
s"y hn,n ~ f,r,or ,'r,..iona -, nt,aE ~, 'I
thc Wabast means 10 6uild 10 th,s rjty # Is at
liberty t.. do 40. They are nut afraid Of the
s,as Mspasn. ~ !aet al,ey ate e0asInSeG t1at the
damage nnon ther business. 1hey Iclteye ad t,ai
the Wabash has no at,tlGus srainst them, mud
does not dcsaro to tnjurc them. Tile sctfon of
tno Naoasn VAS ho doant; prem lnstiaatea W
within n, p,f p,nfenena.rf ~ i,nn y, Kan<n. tM ' t
corlpctu noainst fhe 1T, Louis. Kansas Citf (
Northern and The Missouri pactlr, which arc
nor controlled NY The Wa5ash. The principal
nkut "ouio oc '"aoq ~, ~ th' rs.sso!sl !H.sF oae-
esteii in thfs tnsncss M harm can i'e ,nni"tr,
upou It By such war. "A far as ihc st. Louis
business II concerned, tho Central eau either
restore tts former arrangement with tho Van.
d@als' @ or can easily con'tfuct ~ Independent
Tiers 10 one chance left, however. that the
contemplated extension Of the Wabash Will not
bo maae, md that ls That sumc Of the New York
Capitalist. % Mho havo iately as1urcd . lasgee
the. present rise in taG market, und dispose OF
thc!r 1htcrcit. In this event new deal may be
made vt the forthcoming annual election of the
company would be "knoeksd higher than
kite."
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TIE souTfIwEsTERN poOL.
ons a 1 a not ~ Int e oper tvo bo';r, M ' sr.
tlon could 10 taken a, .a REGARDING tue now lumber
I
p1eted tl,c statistics an uhtcb tho percent ages
,,c n hc hs,cd rim r,tcs wcrc icft undf..
~ ss,ss .a. 49,. Nv H.. s. s.,'a,. ."as
tafocd except thoac on i've stoek from hsnshs
City to st. Louis, which were altghtly advanced.
| The ncxt meetug will no held In this city, a,nt
| viii bo ous Of rrcat inportarce. for A. thia
..,;no, 4. ,vI,, h. ,a,orn,tn"5 h.,,er t,,o naoI
,nes',ls w.! ue oetes'n'usu ~, "As'ns' .ao peo,
| u to % continued or not Waen u was deek!dd
Inst December TO continue tho pool It was dpnc
On tie stipulation that tho percentages
| of the vnrious roads would haye to bo read
sssa " -. ~ ~, c',a".so w.. S' =, sa1,n Az '.,,, T.,
cnmrIa,,S md NH rosi wli ia Il. sonthwe.t. ~
| ern business altogether over it, own line, In.
steal Of ustug tlle at. Louis. Kansas Ctty s&
Northern from Aesieosto Aaiisas titY, 40 lsdonc
anc .. ~" -, t Lu!s tvaus % VIZ .g" ias nass
nolnts to to- tia Wubash. 1'his makcs A. entira
Tcarraneement Of lilo pcrcentages necessary.
The Chicago 4 Alton viii hass line from Kan:
-. ~, oota % 10 Gnsseo n.a ~; y; Lpa't @ af w.
n .srhso ~ ;s.ia, -. "is. " ~ ~ - uta ut
. -. t,I, T. H., 80 49, Ill s,.,a.,,s., y. 4T' IT,
",,. Ksnsas III S.itx = Narttnt,, saii ,.E Nv