, 1880-04-22
RAILROAD NEWS.

A VICTORY FOR TIE Jlt1ltlISnTON.
4 flcrco cnntcst hnR been winged during tho
1nst year or n,nru between Jay EHuld md tho
ltnst0rl capitalists who own tho EhlcuRo, I}us-
lLnBton & Quincy, for tho &x'ascas[ou ut tho Knn.
sAs City, Ut. .1tc & Council bluffs ltaiiroad. This
rs,n.1 rtins fruu knnsas City to CNllnctl bluffs,
along tho hnnks Ut Tho Missouri 1tlvcrt n dis.
tance Of III inltcs. It "a of unhs,lnt Importance
fr,rt tho fact TINT It onjoys tho best terminal
facilities OF my r,nl Mt alt tho Missouri slycr
points md Inns valuable franchises at 1.cavcn-
wurth, Atct!sou, st, Joseph, and KnneaA City,
with this road In his possession, Gould could
hnsp oasEy controlled most Of tho trnil!o fsnn
Missouri lavcr points, and l'een cnnblcd
10 dictNtd terma To all tho othor roaJs nt
this point. 1scsitlcs. It would hayo enabled
litsn to cut OF tho Chicago, burlington & Quincy
rrt,tn uno OF fta must valuable connections with
tho Missouri tstyor points. N 1t has bcon using
this rtlai III conjunction with tho Tianhi1tat H.
Joe m It's outlet tu those points, dividing Ito
business alnut equally between tho two tines.
1t wns therefore Init natural that the burlington
people should strain every nerve 10 prevent this
vni,lahlo feeder frnrn falfng Into t1ollh's hands,
Tho fight hHs rnKcd lcEccly between ths Two
parties, rs stated above, for tuura than ycar,
Atld during TINT tltnp rurlDra regarding change
IN fls ownership hnyo beci, tyng around inst
ana loose. At times Il was reported that Gould
hhd 1t, md ut other times 1t was reported that
tuO lt6s1oH people HHN II, HuL every line II
turned out that nothing OF tho kind bud hap
pcned.
This time, towovnr. TnE TninuxE Is cnnblctl
to state arthoritativoIy TINT Str. Could fns been
bcntci1. and tint tho rpnd hns cpmo intg tho
possession Of the Isoeton eGpiinlIss who eontr0l
tr.!tln Sns enIIs,iMlnnte1 In isVstnn lust week,
hui the matter was Kept Accrrt. Tho rond hns
hut by tho lIt,st cnytnllsts who largely cn.,trl
this pruporty. Tho burlington managers eNy it
will not lo lenscsl 10 consolidated with ti,oic
road. hut will be worked in ontiro harmony with
Tho accession OF tho Kansas City, ct, Joo &
Council HUFF ltn1lrond.hy tho burlington pcnp!1
WILL nut nsnp tho building Of the prnEDAtd new
TN & setithwestsrn ana tho Huntington ( Qnit1-
cy, tn kntssas City, Tho surveyors nro 1,tiw in
tho field. md or.'crs hnro been given To .,iIsh
tho wnrk with NJ! poss,hle speed. fhis viii wive
thu khnsns City, st. lpp & Council I,Dtfs frutii
linpk!t,s. md vin tho ltnnnihn & Ut. .lno frnsn
t1'incy mud lnmnihnl. II 9ot1li .ho,lll evefit,i-
!ittrsngtMs would atil hnyo two excellent mi.
lrts tn Missouri ftivcr ponts. Sh0uld tho tut,-
pln WIN control tho burlington SUCCEED
sn ~ *e'41eF 4SFpvRa sff:Fss Fssn ' w :" thu IaS Atan ;ay
row hnyg, md tho ohanecs arc that
they viii before tong, they will he entirely ndc-
prudent nf lny unnlll rs fur az the ln,sincss
nyoa Missoir isivcy Ii Noraskn ,n oxte',!ei sas @
e lenvcr. md the. AtchLss1n, Topeka & Sumta
70 tn tho I'acile Coast and Mcxluo, they will
hnvr sl1I'ernr tr,ttcs to ta1tso contt1lGd by
tiUA 1T tho Missouri lt!yor points, tniiE rower
for ,HEsehcf out West will lu Mt m cnd III,
WI! tu ltt'Ker ha nhlo 10 force ni that business
Etn IT. Jh'l!la ,td tho sou!Nwcstcsn r,ntes. and
ChicnK0 WILL cotnp out of the light With lying
EU}OrH,