, 1880-12-04
THE RAILROADS.
GouId's Consolidation Of His TWO
Missouri Roads,
And Their Extension to the City
Of Mexico.
He Aims to Control All Trans-M Missis.
sfppi Traffic.
Collapse of the East-Bound Passenger
Agreement at St. Louis.

Ing tho Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas and e0ns0lt-
dntitsg It with tho Missouri fttelfc Hallway IL to
check tho huston capitalists who control tho
Atchlnson. Topeka l. ShntA F6 md tho ChirltRo,
burlington Qhlncy IN ginning full c0ntrn 0F tho
territory Southwest frnm tho Missouri lilvcr Of
ND ArxIc0 It iias always been Honld's grcnt
ambition 10 contrib all tho railroad syst9ms west
of tho Mississippi AMI Missouri 1.ivers. Esury
nove made bv hitn since 10 obtaned cof,tr.,l af
the Unlot Pacific wHs for Tho purpose q! per"
petllat!nG tho monopoly that rond hus 80 l1nK
enjGycd In tho Pacific Coast business. but llu
found In ILLS patha competitor worthy Of tsstce1,
and lhat wns tho Atohson, Topeka / SANTA Ft
Ratront, backed by synJtcntc ut fl6ston emp
ltaltats. who control nj much wealth as t}oulh.
In spite Ut al bis ct1urts he could not atnp tho
Atchssof, Topeka d Snnta F6 in Its onwnE1
nnrch to TIM Facic. md tho latter has not only
succeeded III forming J'acite r1ute In conncc.
ttOn with tho Southern Pacific. bllt hus already
perfected arrangements for thu speedy coil
struettun Ut iii Independent line to tho Pacific
vtl tho Atlantic & rActlc route. hut has asu Sc
currd tho chnrtors and ls building 1ncs tu
Guay1nns, Mexico. md to Mexico City. GUul1
wns rhsewd enough to seo That II hu
n'lowcd tho Atchlson. Topckn s sau,a FL
to curry out these schemes without
htndrance, tho Rrent schotne of his Ilfo
could never bu realized, md he stood In danger
of being finally compelled to rlay sccond ildlu
10 the Shntu re Lima. In 1r1ler to prevent the
Santa Ft people frnm enjoying tho fruits Ut
their connection with tho Southern PnclAo md
to prevent tho completion Of the Atlantic &
PnutHc through Cnltf0rlIa territory, he unEi-
necrGs! tho schcn,e to consolidate tho unIon with
tho Central mud Southern rAcit!e Railroads. al.
though he haA nut yet succeeded fl carryIng out
this scheme, the indications nrc thnt he Will be
successful III the end. II he does succeed hu
Will he nbto to dictate terms ui'nn tho EantR TG
people as fur ns their connection with
tho Southern pacIac Is concerned. AMI
thnt connection will provo of lIttiu yalup
to tho snu.n re as through routo to tho racl-
lie, for he Will be abtc 10 chArRo Rttch rates IN
business coming from tho Salta Fc til will pre-
Eunt tho hitter fron. com petlng with tho unIon
pac!fc: M I, ~ 'Mr ns tho Atlnntic 8 rnclllc route
,H 9t TUG s%ta at re u Gornrns Gould n2 Suht
oyer gotra further thnn tho California Suite
from tho Xtchlsos. Topeka { sai!ta ii. be iId It
for tho pnrW,so uf extending that lnu ao,th
;,ih4EouAh ,i4 stcxieq t. eon,p.!o aKainst thy sanla
schcu'o a'@ Woa : 1'ut work, @ ~ Ti,o % Dsnyer @ ''s
lilo Urande Is a .tnrrow gauge ruute
which could mover beeon,e i riyaItUa stantt.rsi
HAuKc flno llkp Tho Atch!s0H, Topeka l. Santa
re, that eau take business from tho Eastern sel-
M,nt,s through 70 Moxico without broaklug
snuta I'd nnoter routo that bus tho ti.lc iscli.
ties and capMcttcs as the Bantn ~ would 10
necessa[y. Lno aiisablirl. hai,tas TexAa isall.
WY ~ !onisi " aasWcr lh1s burmese, .anu 10 III
ohGu o. FuFcnnAed X. MltaoufN he Hul ~ 1'sy lcar-
y for f.: Iho Missouri. Kansas s Texas stRrts
con ~ Wr, aM', ,st, Mo lahEl9 nireciy Southwest
70 M99eriys wGetG u IL !hterstctet by tho Mls.
FLINT! ttc'ilo hu!!Mny' II crosses mo MISSOURI
n, naSur at !soonesilic, knls ~ \ direct l1ne "
s1uMtM: t ,!nsuGo euntnNest 70 fafao!is. HIS,
WneIo ~ aas o1itncn running 10 Eflporin nnu
Innctph Eny. ~ tnon ehne,kes lfs coutae nj
mosl qua E9lth. laklh4 IN flnIiI. EufDl. Meal
nst9r, EMaa1: htu other important points In
intlaal Ierf!tofy, crosatnR tho Red lstver to
penlsosi. Ie2:. whe5e 1t hls two Important
nrahehes Y Gtetn:!e anu 10 falnesvblie. II Ia
now uosiiaa iltentioE lo es1ond tho ling ut orca
~ "a so4ihor'y alEeeuoh 1fufu u baItles'i!!o
thfDhRh Enrt "9rth,-whero TUG Ig1AA Fnrlhe
~ l1tGEsecleu.-Austia. Bun anto1!ln, Laredo.
Whsro Il orlsscs tho l!to 1rande Into Mexic0.
Hnd Themes VIZ salillin direct to tho
Gty Of MS1eo; S1,e ; ne onrters ior TIC new
alid through otcxean soi!, hlve nrcady been Oh.
lalnea, Ahl theie hfo ionr surveying ,phst!es
now y! tho i'c!a iocnttng tha ilnc Il - Gou1s
Intention 10 build this ruul to tho City OF Me1lcu
y. us sn.rt ting 1is lossl3!e. IN nrdnr to gtt
nhcAl or Tho AtpFlisut!, Topeka X SlMtA FGs brx.
Tenn CentTll cxtensiuh. Nnrk IL tn bo euIn"
inealceH III once ut -FOUR Inherent pb!nts and MI
ttnlnotiso inrcu Or men aIit hnlt1Ms Will bu
nlacGu ~ tho nelt. steel rails for bU1 iu1ls 0f
the roau h4ve already been purchased, ind will
~ ~ OH iha ground carly ncxt sprinR,
Iheso 1alls my ~ to 10 lAtd IurlnK
next HUs11jJipfs MT tho feast ltnTH1rtunt fntIt