, 1880-12-05
coer,,1aticns on the Gculd-Van-
derbilt Combinations.
The Consolidation Of the Bur-
ington and Santa Fe sys-
tens.
e,adua1 Reduction Of the Freight Block
ade East and West.
COMBINATIONS.

Inns. tf the Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe,
aud taxing into further consideration LIE
co,,e,u ulaitGl consolidation Of the two cor
,.n1,,ions. 1he particulars Of which were fully
'ar for.h in The TRIBUNE a few days ago.
1-;s generally believed. thai the consolida-
Inn will be decided upon al this meeting. and
,v;,, i,e ACCOMPLISHED as soon as the stock
ho,dcrs Of the two companies can be called
IN vote ul,cn the proposition. IlIls action
~ the 1,art Of these two great cor
norahons is dictated by the aggressive
1n,icy lately pursued by Jay Gould, and his
enleayors to prevent the Atchisoll, Topeka
4 Santa FL from gaining proper footllold
at the Pacific Coast. The consolidation will
e1,x.tly strengthen the resources of the Bos-
I'm capitalists, who control the Burlington
and Santa Fe Roads. aud better enable them
n prxseut bold front to their old enemy.
Tarre are but few people who believe there
,sany ruth in the ruuaor that Vanderbilt will
ioiu The Burlington and Santa Fe combina-
finn. and Join them i'll the fight against
Gu,tld. The ru,nors about VandcrbIlt's ill
tru;ioDs regarding this matter are without
rmnler. Some sa; that he has had pledged
to him the stock of a number Of the largest
%EF
would secure large representation in their
ln.ards. Then it is claimed that = conso1ida-
tiou. OF solue other treaty, Is to be made
lr Which all the Vanderbilt lines and the
burlington and A1chiso1l roads will be yir-
1ually placed under one head. A farther
rnnlUr Is that Vanderbilt aud the Burlington
and Atci,ison people are making strenuous
Tiiup and Central Pacific Roads, and get the
later into their combination There are
nuu1berless other rumors oI the same SORT.
WhileEuch combinations might possibly be
attempted. yet there Is but little probability
ti!a1 there is any truth in the rumors, and
deIbilt people for the purpose OF Wrestling
some concessions from Jay Gould. 1t is well
known that Vanderbilt has an eye to the
Erie Railway, and that he is very
anxious to secure its control. But
Jay Gould is also said to he after
his WESTERN lines via the Wabash. The Wa
basil has ,.Inade all arrangement with the
Great Western of Canada, which brings it to
Buffalo. Vanderbilt has heretofore con-
troied 7t9sf Of the business from the Wa
bash, receiving it at Toledo, but he would
it. Bnttaio if he can induce it to GO no fur.
ther. The Wabash has also been talking of
building line to the East IN direct competi-
ton with V Vandcrbilt's Lake Shore This lut-
ter fact is no doubt the reason fo~ Wander
bilt's desire to extend the Lake Shore in the
ss.ane;tn Ha,s- +ho or;Iart l;as;ra ~ ~ .4 V.,,4
dar,;i, IN nroc1,; ,;minr ti,a+ he means ~ -
nate ev,ans;n"s antI co,nh;nat;one a.r,inst T
Gould Is for the principal purpose Of Undue
ing the latter to give up his scheme OF build
ths Wa1oe,, ,',,, 3,,s 80 1o,s.o ~ III; aiI
entireiv IT, tt,a % *. S,ore and otsn ~ p eat
GnnlI +, o,1n,v In, =, oi'sa~h % +ha 10 M si
slIosS the Wohanh hne;nass ~ ta eaef hs7 tha
Tanderl,ilf soi1 nt.,r,, @ no.i,s,f LIZ e. 1na H; Heu
Ynrr t1ntrai stocE tn En"1n a1ei ~ hfa o s,.nl;.
cata ia rsI - fcr tfta ,rr.asa 81 - .i
fri.ndsni,, f,f tf1c shrawd oncr,tnT and cnn, o.o
t;u,,;nr IN ha,,djing The hui1s ri f:nri1;e
Western business. Gould has 1nati,. so1ue
friends jate]y II is trne' rs If he .nnant % ~
but evidently it was done for tue sole
purpose of obtaining some advantages
aila 1na:. concessions; % s. Ae cannoE nave
T0rt Centra u,icss ha Tesns ~ ~ e NGm ~
people for whom h6 purchased the New
York Central stock It looks more likely
tnat lie outcome OF th!s matter Will pc an
,,.arahI+ for uatu si1 ~ aaerp
gnL,le ,,T, ti,e .Frie and Tho Ws1,ash ;s
stopped from building a competing line
againstha Lake Shore; and Vanderbilt will
~ ag1fg u tuln 10 ~ 1oula nave ms sway III
]r}lnStn+1 and S,,ta 70 TX w ~ i,ie re
hearts contsllt. and put M, furti1er obsfac1.
in the way OF the Union Pacific aud Central
racine: combination; MT. Gould IS shrewd
n5th ~ I.,: 1nlyeNe spat sah9eIoilts aulance
wnnld i've I'm, nnch t1.'',hi., and ende,;9or
greatly the success; Of the schemes unon The
earring out Of WHICH he has set his heart.
~ ro1 IN tsns reason Go11d IS very nicely to
The F,st =, ,r<is:r mat ~ uGls a ti,. usi,es IL
schemes in the West, lie viii hava nnti,ino r.
lose and everything tn p,i,, hvma irin0 s,,oh con
ctsslons. He nerfis ne, lincs east from Ills
city aud Buffalo os VnndrrI,i1t viii 1ixn hin,
:ll the outlets h. 1esires-n,1,c}, hettar ,i,an
he couid ohafn hv itar;n,r a .iiracf Ina ~ IL
own from Chic, ~ and R;, n r. t., Na.v Tnri. ~
80 z1.--N'1'~ ~ ~'~" oA~'
EaSr~porv>-1 ,,x,,,-- ,-,~
~. t.'.1,:, ftEl1tiI boslS Ess.
s ueaenI olochaoe winch mas SO greatly
embarrassed the railroads both East aud
West during the past four weeks. and threat
ened to mt a stnn to o,st- -hI,,,nd h,e;,,ass r.
soma 1;ma ~ op "n,e, " ha.su 9sI1iss D,os' ~
noros s ~, W solne, - cenle Efaoua1ly r.
N4'.ea' ana Ine roads beg1n to breathe easier
agaln' Most Of the Eastern roads, especially
the New York Central and I,ennsvIyania re-
port that thero ;s -, u, ~, t1,o;r ro.ae
no.,, 1@ uleie - IL p4ocAaue on lnelr loaos
49, 49, A11u business Is again moving back
a4a ~ forward quite freely. The Baltimore
e. ohio is somewhat embarrassed vet.
owing to its change of rout+ betwecn pill
adelphia a,d Na,,- ro-,- r., ea;a;eia - 49,
mad hor,a.sa. .,';.., -, 10 ous4a', W tn0