The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-09

Gould About 10 Absorb u Number OF
New Branches aud Feeders 10 His
Present system Of Railroads.


New Branches n"d Feeders 10 His
Present system Of Railroads.
Special to the Herald.
st. Louis, July s.-Solon Humphreys, pres.
ideat of ths Wabash railroad, lef. New York
about two weeks ago, and has just comp cd
trip over G )uld's en.i northwes err 81 at IN.
arriving In 1T. Louis this morning. It
Is said his trip is the prellm,rTy>stsB 10 the
absorption of y number of new branches and
ieeder-o Mr. HumphfeyBtay. tie & ,uld sys-
TEN VIII embrace between 3,j o and 4, ,O0u IN "a
ui roai De ore u year = pasSei. Am iug tne
lilcs which 1t rs ,aid sre to be folded io The
bosom 'f the great siahbvr, are the = r ny fell
No tnwe tern. u IN les 10 in
Illinois; the Indiana culls, Peru &
Chicago, 100 mics, rom Innlan polls
IT, NJ chigan CT " the Peori ,Pekin y Jack.on-
Vile, ~ miles between ihr two points numed.
MIR Honphrtyssiys th re are also ,hres > ~. dis
In Iowa thut viii pr. ba ily be gubh d du pg
the fall Everywh re- on his rip he fund
tnlngs prosperous and the ind cation Is that
the'ew W uldbo pIent, o. work for hr railroads
In moving the crops. The consolidation Z The
bridge, 'urnel anu depot compa les under the
Gould c,mbiuaion Is aid, though not an ac-
hiplished fact, yet still cert tinty In the
near future. "r. Humphrey' says that new
Uni uep Il here Is OF al bsolu'e 4 ecessity
watch OF course IN ans that 1t Will bs built
u $, " es. presldent q tho International
&Gr.at N tnern and vice president of all
uthern Goul line, II NJ II xis. v ce pres.
tre.,u'er oi the Int nat,vnM "a est Eorth-
ern, have bsrn at the Southern hotel for
several days In consultation. Some
how the rumor gains credence
that moie southern roads were TO be absorbed.
No crtdence is seemingly given TO It among
the railroad men, who ought to be best no ted,
and cay tn .lnothing OF the sortls to b. consnm.
mated mat ~ Immediately; ~ the reporter who
position that the presence OF his party in the
city had anything to do with cancellations,
was absurd. II was learned though, from o
reliable source that although tbe,e Is o con.
service on these roads, ,hs first
indication Of which Is u. w. Thomp-
son, former general passenger asent OF
Texas \ Pecllc, who hr 81 r:apro,nted Union
be made, amounting almost toa complete re-
organic alton. extending to all but derartment
heads. Ofthe reported removal Of officers OF
tne International Great Northern from
rMessine IA, to st louis. it was learned that Il
what are called the counting offices OF tho
ro to this city, the others remaining fDr the
present. The object OF the consultation
between Messrs: Hays, Hoxio ard Smith
the de'a'ls OF tho reoreaniEs ion referred to,
ant what v rhas caussd ,hs presence OF these
ana other promluent railroad men
they do do cay there are 70 be b'' 10
further combinations just now, there IL good
authority for s'at,nH tnat regulations arc pen.
Ing aud about consumat.d, which will give
81 Louis the sdvan,ageof belas an Initial
q d other produc,s TO all loints In Europe by
her barge lines and the two lines OF read
eachlng to tn 9uif through the comblns-
tlons OF Jay Goud. making his southern sys.
tern com ulpi-,