, 1879-05-27

ROUND TO GET INTO CHICAGO.
Mr. a. l.. Hopkins, General Manager, Bolon |
Humphreys md George L, Dunlnp Directors,
md others connected With tho Wabash MANAGE
ment, held d conference at thu Hrlnl Pacific
Hotc, yesterday. A TninuHz reporter bud
ralk with tie Cant1cnicn last evening, and
learned from tlem that the ob)ect OF their
meeting was for tho purpose Of taking im-
n,cdlute stops to get an n,,indopeudent outlet for
the Wabash Into this efs> The owners Of the
Wabash l,nve bccome convinced that they must
hnve D Chicago outlet 10 make their road a
really great line. but uot only would such out
let bo desiroua for the interests OF tho Wabash,
but IL WIS nlso necessary to enhance the value
Of tho Missouri Pacific aud Kansns Pacllc
roads. Tho gentlemen my tlIat their road would
thr obstacles throw n In their way By the various
Chicago roads. whlell ara oppoael 10 tseft coth-
lnE into the city. Wt,llu other cLties were nlak
inH strenuous efforts, and even offertns sfl, tO
get tho Wabash to cunic to them, Chicago WAS
doing IT, best to keep II out, aud refused an en-
trauce into the city. Application hhl bgen made
to eycEv road tint has terminus fn The city to
lot them como tIi oycr their TRACKS, but 40 far
cihc would lot them coma tnto their deuot, but
tho Lake Hhurb It Michigan Southern Uwns half
of the deput, md Vanderbilt sec1ns to be as
much opposed TO- their coming III As the
4ttluu16 LEiIltM HtlA AitEAEu ~ iAltOHs Ekt III
termtncu to extent. tl,o,r limo TO Cnlcago, mil
they sxbeut to havc Il here In less than ak
ouths from now; They iavo li'a to l'ement,
to tlts city. finding It much chcapar to build
ncW llne than to buy up OF tnake Arrangc-
mcnts with existing ruatls. They would finish
the linn tn thu stoek-yarls, md stop .heru
Tie t'rulid .Truhk, which was nlso trying to
como tn. would be III tic same boat With them,
nnd they could hardly believe tint tttc
Chicago people u9uld @ b. n9Ii:t. sl,9Tt,.tR!toa ai
outside The city alnlply to ,pleaso tho extstInx
r1,atB. Once at tbs stoyk- Yards they had no
doubt TINT an entrance tato tho city could
readily be secured.
Is to DO sold shortly, nv. llumphseys stated
that tho Wabash hal aecurcd b majority OF tho
nonsd, at.tl TIC eaae vas simply pro fortna to
get Il out Of tho hainls Ut tho NcSelysr.
In regard tu tho rcportel purchase Of tho lannl-
bal & St. .loe by Mr. Gould. Atr. Humphreys
dill nQk think thcru was my truth III tho runlors.
II fiould wins after that roal, liz laa not feen
souri, Ktyur war. Mr.. Hopkins stated thut 10
was we'll plctsed with thu result u thu fight
thus fur. mud that 1t waa grrat'y bauctltng tho
I'1TT.BHuHG BUSINESS.
Tie war between the Lake Shore and tho Fort
| Waynp Roads OIL pittsburE busaness IL Ati'l rRr-
| stet OH with uraDatod YIRor. An effort Was
matio yesterday to stop the cutting Of, passenger
rates to thut point, meeting OF TIC 0pneral
| Ticket aud Passenger Agents Of ula interested
rairouds being held at the Plttsburg l. Fort
| Wayne Office during tho forenoon, but no under
stundng wus reached betwsou tho contsst!ng
parties. The Lake Shore, siucc tho opoolt'E Ut
Ia new rfttsbu1g Iluo, las been sallng anl Is
| still selling fsst-cluss t!cxcta to flttsbnrE 1t
$3.50; thu rcgulas rata bclng "a Tho Fort
its bllsiuu4a. This road, Ia order To- rctaliato
upon Tue Lake 6llorv. Ia aiso selling tickcts to
Clsyctani a,,l Toelo aE greatly. reduced rates.
?he most bitter tight hoNe7er' Y !n rsgard to
| freight business, Anl rates to p1ktaburR anu
Cleveland arc now lower thna ulcy llaye hean
Tor many years, 1t IL understood that freight
for pittshurx was tAIeti yastetday IT stK cents
per 100 pounds s,nl u C'csa'AI!i 4 lYo conts er
to nltnust nothing. A. long na thts war betw4gu
thesu two ruaAs continue. 1t n haE4iy prob4ble
that auy chRpRa will taku p'ace !h ttlu WAT oil
Eastrbolnl through business, a. tho Two rosIs
hestow nearly all Illu attention upon tie war on
| pittsburx 4ualncas. Ths IL probably thu uiatn
cau4a tliat The Michigaa oentral bas beaten
them 10 badly on the through shlpuents dur
tHts tle past Waek
EAsT.H0UED l'ItElGJ1T BUSINESS.
The fretaht bustueas 10 tie EAT hss 6aen un-
utuuliy ,srus during tho past weeG. T!'e heaYy
shipments ,.ors no doubt DUG to the prevailing
low rates. Shippers evidently bsleyo ll.at tla
presens wag will. not laxt lon9. uua thuy arc
tiereforo nnxiDus to take advantage OF tic low
rates otrerea. 1t will bo obscrvrd by tho tlanrel
g.ysn bcluw that tl.e Aftcht9an Cattral lax lu
creased IT. ratlq OK business wonderfully, u
t,aa shipped from this point alouu nsaEly u much
a. The Lake share j. Mloh!va1 Southern und tho
H.u 3ssn1 k1 H.,