Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29
Moro Vast Combinations.

The New York Times says thut an i'm
portant conference was held in tho Windsor
iiotel on Tuesday evening between Mr..
>. N. MoCull llough, first Vice President of
the pennsylvania Company, which manages
the leased lines Of the PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road Company, and Mr.. II. Victor Now
comb, iirst Vicc President of tho Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company, a. which
tho proposition wa- mado and discussed Of
leasing to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany TOR long term of years the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad and all its old and
recently acquired dependencies. Both
gentlemen were extremely rcticent when
questioned on the subject, but it is under
stood that TIC proposition was not unfayor-
ably received, and that further conferences
TO cndcavor to arrange matters will bc held.
The consequences Of sG oh combination as
is here projected will be readily understood
by reference to the details of the Louis
vile and Nashville coup, whereby $500
miles of railroa. extending from. tho fresh
water lakes on the North to the Gulf on the
South, and from ST. Louis to Savannah,
were consolidated under one management,
and by considering in addition the cnor-
nous system Of roads at present under tho
control of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. These aggregate over 1000
miles of line exclusive of sdines and
second, third and fourth tracks, over 5000
OF them hcing leased railroads operated BY
the Pennsylvania Company. 1t would give
to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
trunk route to which no other in tho world
oilers comparison, from Now York to
Phiiadclphia; thence Westerly via Reading,
Harrisburg and Pittsburg to Chicaeo:
thence Southcrly via indianapolis, Louis
vile, Nashville, Montgomery and Mobile to
New Orleans; also from. Indianapolis
Southwestcrly to St Louis; thence South
castcry via Evansville, Nashville, Chatta
nooga and Atlanta to Savannah; also from
Bow ling Green, Ky, to Memphis, With any
number OF branches tapling tho territory
through which it runs in all directions.
a telegram was scut on Tuesday by
President Standiford aud Vice President
Newcor.b' Of the Louisville aud Nashville
Company, 20 President Cole, Of the Nash.
VILE and Chattanooga Company, requesting
him to retain the management of that
portion Of that new route under the ANAL
gama,lon lie subsequently responded to
the effect that personal consideration alone
would not be sufficient to induce him to
accept, but that if it could be shown that
it would be for the interests of all concerned
and if he would be allowed to shape tho
future policy of the management to that
end, would oftor no objection. lie also
suggested the propriety and usefulness of
retaining tho Georgia Central lease, and
asked for conference to that end. Satur
daylight, in this city, was appointed and
Col. Cole tclegraphcd last evening that he
would be here. Mr.. Ncwcomb said YES
terday in this connection that there was no
question of the right cf the louisville and
Nashville Company to acq quiro possession of
tho Georgia Central under the terms of It's
recent purchase. Representing Col. Cole,
he declared that tho relations of that gen.
tleman with the Louisville and Nashville
managers arc entirely friendly, the Colonel
being relative of leading officer in the
latter road, and they propose to protect his
interests fully. When he comes On here he
will be consulted as to which Of tho direo.
tors it will DO most advisable to retire 10
making up the new board. In regard to
tho other Intentions CT tho company, Mr..
Newcomb said it is proposed to build an
extension to Charleston, and that this will
probably be dono in the carly future.