, 1879-02-12
TILE RAILROADS. \

A STARTLING CHANGE OF BASE.
It is claimed By partios who arc Interested in
The Wabash scheme to extend its llno to this
city tllat this road has given up the idea Of
using the old right Ut way Of the Decatur d State
Ll,e Road, but that negotiations hnvu latclv been
golng On between the Managers of tllc Wabash
md the Chicago It Alton by which the former ts
to cotne Into this city over the line OF The latter
roati. The Wabash will Use the Chicago d.
rattucal, Which IL las 1ately acquired, to Pontt
IT. ILL.,. where connection Is made With the Chl-
cago il Altu,. This change Of base OIL tho part
Ut tho Wabash Is so tnucll the moro surprising
as 1t wa generally believed TINT its
principal object IN trying to extend f.
tIe Chicago ! Alton tor liz business
bctwcan Kai,sas City md Chicago. Heretofore
the Chicavu Il Alton lsas used the st. Louis,
kansus City " Northern as tts Kaneas City CON
ncctfll. hut the cxtcnst0n of the Alton to Kan
sas City will leave the latter without Chicago
ourlct. 1lr 81. Louis, Kansas City & Northern
and Missouri! Facflc Railrt}ade arc controlled by
tho Wabash, and hcncc the desire Of the latter
vent tho Alton frr1n gonbliug up .he bulk Of
tho Kat,sns City business. Tic great drawback
to the carrying out Of the original scllcme Of
ile Wabash to cat,lc Into this eity over MI indu-
entrance Into tle city, both the Kocls istal,d md
Northwestern Railroads heIng reluctant to let
them oonu in oycr their lIacs.- For tt!is
rrason negotiations wcre opcued with the
Managers OF the Chicago d Alton with
ties, and at the satne timc stcnl
march TN tin other lines leading from t1,iB
vtty tu the Sun t1west. The Wabash Itoad piIurs
tu usu The Ch,rago ~ Alton lruM pontiac ne Its
Chicago outlet, and give It all the business from
| illc Chicago 4 Padurah. In consideration Of
this cutccsstou, the Chicago IL Alton Is to pool
tic Kal,sas CIV tusincss with tile two IT. Louis
| llncs aiu! tllr Wabash. 1hts will prevent q war
between the st. Lo,,sa roads alMl the Chicago -
| Aito,l, but 1t will very Iikelr break up The
| Southwestern Itaway association, for the Chi
cago, burlington Is Quincy, Chicago, Rock
| Island l. Pacific, Hannibal IL St. Jne, nnd tho
Kansas City. st. Juo Il Council Bluffs Railroads
will not perfnlt this pool tUgubbo,, thu bulk Ut
The Southwestern busincss II they eau possibly
prevent It. Tile negotiations between tlle Wa
| bash n1ut Alton have not yet been contaminated,
but It Is claimed that They lllye so tar pro-
Ercsscti that tcre rplasns but little doubt t!lut
thts last scheme will bo carried out, unless SONY
| unforeseen troubles should nrse between the
TWO parties. The CARRYING out Ut ths project
! would provo stpcre blow to the l1nos Cgll
trnl, which thus far llas carried most Of the
business cutltng from tho ClncaEo j. Alton
| mil IL would A!aD bG eut OF. entirely grom un1
kanaAs City connections. The pool betwc Of
thu Illinois Cuntral mud the Altou on the st.
Louis business would alsu hav0 tu conc to 1t
G,l1. II tllu nChenle Is carried out tho 1lllnot.
Ceuiral will bo cunspellel to build an !ndspend
ent line to 1T. Louis In order to be culbled Il
fully conlpcto With tbs Alton nit! Wsbasi
combination Tor tila St. Louis business.