The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-14
ST. LOUIS
GOuId About to Absorb n Number OF
New Branches and Feeders TO HIS
Present system of Railroads.

Present system Oh aIUitTtaus'
special to the Herald.
St. Louis, July s. Scion Humphreys, pres
ident of the Wabash railroad, lefG New York
about two weeks ago, and has just comp eted
trip over Gould's eniire northwestern system,
arriving in ct. Louis this morning. IL
is said his trip is tho preliminary step to the
absorption offs number of new branches and
feeders. Mr. Humphreys says the Gould sys-
tenn will embrace between $3.50 and 900 n i
of road before year IS passei. Among the
lines which y ''"'" sre 10 De .lolueu VI tne
bosom Of tn, I-!, = heSpringfeli
Illinoisi the Inlianaoalis, r Pera 4
to Michigan city; the Peori ,Pekin & Jackson-
Vile, SO miles between the two points named,
MIR Hunphceys says tn re are also three roads
in Iowa that viii pr ba"ly be goholrd during
the fall Everywhere on his rip he fou
Things prosperous and the indication Is u
there would bs plenty o work for ne railroads
In moving the crops. Inc consolidation Il tne
Couid combination Is eaid, though not an &C.
cOnIplished fact, yet still certainty In the
near fature. Mr., Humphreys says thai new
Uni depot here is of an bsolu,e necessity,
which OF course means that 1t will be bullt
X. S. HaJ es. president II the International
& Great Ma. tnern ard vice president 81 all
| $ ,uthern Gould linet II NJ ii xie. v &c pres,
| ident, and Mr.. ID. 4, II, Smith secretary and
| ire lsurer OF the Int. national & G eat ORTIZ
| eru have been at the Southe n Motel fuf
| sevrral days in consultation me
how. the ramon gains cfeuehce
| mat there il to DO ano her consolidation;
| hat move southern roads W ere 10 be absorbed.
| No crs dence 10 seemingly given to IL among
| he railroad men, who ought 10 be best posteu'
and ay IN nothing of the sort Is 10 be- consume
| m At. d 'mme iiafely To the reporter VINO
| saw him Yesterday, Smith said that the sup
| toSit on mat he pre-ence OF his psr,y Ia IN
| civ hal ANYTHING to 90 attn consolidation
wss absurd 1t was Learned though, from
! reli sbie source hat although there Is 10 con
| ~ Idaii, n, there is TO be reorganizailon 81
| servise on these roads, lhe niss
| Indication Of which is Il. W. Thomp-
| eoa, former general patse ger asegt OF
Texas & p cidc who h. sibeensappointedU nion
| ticket agen, ID Ila-. Other changes are 10
organ alton extending 10 all but de tine !
heals. Ofths reported removal z mel o.
| me International & Great Northern from
| Palestine 10 Il Louis, IL was learned that ~
| had only been decided Just now 20 remYve
what are called the counting offices Of the
| present rbe object OF tbe c0usniI 'ton
between Messrs. Hays, Hoxie a d sn y
| was stated 10 be the arrangement olsrates am
| the details Of the reorganiza Ton referred q,
| and what yer hss caused ihs pre- ence 81 thete
ana other prominent r,ilfoaa men
,Sev t do sac Sl'y' there ana are % be e.
| further combination just now, there g,,od
| authority for stating that regulations are pen
| ding and about oOnsumafsd, which viii give
ST. Louis the advantage OF beiag an / tia
A. d other products to All p,..nts IN Eurose b.
her barge linss s na e two lines o. : ee
lions Of Jay Goulc., inssi.r fis southern sys.
| TEN eOmpIefe.