The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-15
PORTLAND g. oGDENsBURG.
Prospect Of Through Passenger and
Freight Line from Portland to
~ st. Louis.

A week ago o short dispatch from New
York stated there were reports Of war be-
tween the Lake Shore and the New York Gen.
trail Railroads and the Wabash Pacific. These
reports arose from the fact that the latter road
gave notice they wished to withdraw about
1000 cars which it contributed to several Of the
fast freight lines of the Vanderbilt roads. The
contract provided several months notice before
the cars should be withdrawn. The Wabash
Pacific wishes to regain possession of these
cars by August I, when it is expected tie
short line now being built from Butler to
Detroit will be completed, so that it can use
these cars in carrying its through freight over
the new line to Detroit where connections
will be made with the Great Western Of Cana
da. 1t is denied that any war upon rates has
been begun by the Lake Shore and Wabash
Pacific, and it is asserted that the Vanderbilt
roads have long been cognizant of the estab
lishment Of this new trunk route, and that it
has not provoked hostilities
1t is reported that the surveys and location
of the St. Lawrence South Shore Rail-
way from Dundee to Huntingdon, Quebec,
have been completed, and contracts are about
to be given out for work upon it. The road
will connect at Dundee with the Potsdam and
Montreal Railway, giving Montreal another
through route to Chicago and the west.
Last week we understand meeting OF the
principal directors and stockholders in the
Portland and Ogdensburg, St. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain. and Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain roads, together with leadinA own
ers of the roads west connecting with them,
was held at Ogdensburg. 1t appears that in
the past it has been impossible to make a
through line to Ogdensburg from Portland
for the reason that the fourteen miles, from
Swanton to Rouse's Point, was under the con-
troll Of the Vermont Central which is engaged
in carrying the traffic from the West to Bos-
ton. The above named roads however, has, it
! is said, got control of the right and means to
build parallel to the Vermont Central, this
fourteen miles Of road, and therefore the Yer
mont Central has agreed to carry freight and
passengers over that fourteen miles at fair
contract for all these roads, At the meeting
all of these roads entered into an arrange
ment for forming q through line connecting
at Ogdensburg with the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg, to Suspension Bridge, thence via
the Canad Southern and Great Western lines
to Detroit, and thence via the Wabash roads
to ST. Louis. Also, at Potsdam, on the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg connection will
be made with Montreal and Chicago.
The Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain road
will hold its annual meeting to-day at Ogdens-
burg when, it is said, change will be made
in the Board Of Directors, and contract for
through business with the Portland and Og-
fensburg signed, or will be signed very soon
the reafter. This is not because Of any enmity
to oston. II freight should be forwarded by
the line for Boston it can be taken there. But
the object is to secure an ocean port where the
facilities are more favorable. Even Boston's
most earnest friends will not deny that that
city, at present and for some time to come,
has about all the business it can conveniently
handle. 1t is also reported that the passage Of
the act creating the marginal railway about
the city in the interests of the railway lines
from Portland last winter had the reported ar
rangement in view, land that the advertise
ment Of Sir Hugh Allan for a first-class pas
senger line, relates to the Same object. If car
ried through, a. now appears, it is not proba-
BILE there will be any complaint of lack of IA
cilities in Portland for handling the traffic. The
line will also be through passenger as we'll as
freight. With the increased facilities the
freight lines of steamers would be accommo-
dated and the cattle trade taken care Of. u