The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-26
HOW GOULD Is BEING HEADED OFF.
King only when He Has Bankrupt
Roads" to Deal With.
hen veT Tribune


The announcement this morning i'm
our dispatches that $12 100000 had al
ready been subscribed in Boston for the
new Pacific line, settles the question
Following SD closely upon the telegram
published some days ago 10 the effect
that THE Chicago & Alton, Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fc, and the St Louis &
San Francisco, had signed papers for the
joint construction of the new line, there
is no room for doubt. The two dispatch
es confirm each other
The importance of this alliance can
hardly be Oyer-estimated Attempts
have been made 60 deny il, but they have
come in the form of an assertion that the
roads had not consolidated, which is true
enough. hut it in no way refers to the
alliance, whiek purposes of mutual in
terest and mutual protection have fore
ell. When Gould began to reach out and
gather in the weaker corporations, it be-
came necessary for their rivals 10 put on
their spcctacles and view the landscape
DER, and they have done it, These rivals
are in the east, as well as in the west.
and together they can form combine
ton which will prevent Gould and Van
derbllt from dividing up the country in
accordance with the greedy plan they
have laid out. Not only can they do il,
ton Indicate that they are doing it, and
Colorado will not be left entirely at the
mercy of one man.
Gould Is a great railroad man and has
played his cards with marvellous shrewd-
ness, but he had shrewd men and strong
men watching him, What he did he did
with money. He bought up bankrupt
roads, weak roads, new roads and propOs-
ed roads, and gained considerable ecIat.
But, after all, his fight has been princi-
pally against poverty. When he strug-
gled with men who, like himself, had
unlimited capital at their backs he was
not successful, and in the most import
ant bout-the race for the st. Louis &
San Francisco charter-he received IA
fall. In losing that he lost the greatest
prize, as one can see in an instant by
glancing at the map. With the Missouri
Pacific and Kansas City s. Northern in
his possession, he could have prevented
the Atchison people from getting into
St Louis. Especially did this seem
probable at the time when rumOrs that
he had also secured the Chicago & Alton
were i'll circulation. But how does il
stand now? The alliance lets the Atch-
isOn into St. Louis via the ST. Louis &
San Francisco from thence it has Il d.
rect line to Chicago via the Chicago IL
Alton, besides the Eastern lines not in
the Gould interest. Fro4sa Kansas CITY
it will have direct connection with
both Chicago and St Louis via
the Chicago d Alton, while IL will still
retain its Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
connection at Atchison In the east the
Baltimore 81 Ohio and the Pennsylvania
Central would certainly join with it to
tight the common enemy, should an oc-
casiOn for a fight arise
On the whole, Gould has been badly
outgeneraled in this matter. There have
been no open hostilities SO far between
him and the Atchison people, but any
body at all cOnversant with the status of
the railroad suits in this state must see
that il is because both are still standing
on doubtful ground and are not quite
sure of themselves. 1t needs no special
amount OF penetration TO suggest that
after Judge Hallett's decision has been
rendered. and the antagonists can see
the way clear the fur will fly. BY the
old arrangement made over a year ago,
Gould was to take the north and the
Atchison road the south; but evidently
this holds no longer, else why Gould's
efforts to obtain possession of the Der
yer & Rio Grande: His steps in this
direction show that he has broken the
agreement, and sooner or later a DECLARE
tion of war VIII have To be made against
him. Colorado is not in his vest pocket
yet-nor will it be-