, 1881-06-02
Annual Election of the Rock ISL
and-No Change in the
Management.
Rumors Of Trouble Between the New
York Central ind Wabash
Interests.
Mr.. Fink Denies All Knowledge Of
Trouble In iiallroad Matters
Anywhere.
Meeting at Pittsburg to Perfect Narrow
Gauge System from Chicago to
New York.

Mr. Lac r,,u,l1 moran, puntc bv Mr. A. L. Hop.
kns, Vice President OF Tue Wabash. ana Mt 1,.,an D.
Il. n, ciarK, uenera. a"uak.s u. ~ ao ,a"s", oMTu
14aiu from tho Fast yesterday morning. Mr.
no snon - ~. w. ho, rioono, NJ, tc went to the
OF the stockhoidcrs OF that road, which took !
plaee ~ e. m ae n.s' o, ,no HSss Ms xe,,a at ,ha
representative called upon Ms ~ uouu ,aaa, " 'ns
essps q. rsss sssa 70 5 M aoss as
ho IN The hest Of spirits and was more talkattve
than IN IS bis usual custom. lie answered ali
rather cautious not to imrart amy secrets that
he .i'a not care to become public an and ,,, was
always feaas WIN an evas.se uns"es nnu u'ou
to tho arn said
srns ,norn fnr tho p,roose OF recreation and Oh
sorro,t,, thsr 1,a,ne,s nj. nresencn Mt tho
ecFshAou taAu ounshos"t i@ao Ptesot'eo ~ NS
Hook Island meeting had no special Significance,
and he attended merely as matter Of courtesy,
being in the city The reports 8, regarding cS n.
connection wth tho Nsw York VI no1n ons
s1s WI. sss
snaa wod BE- 3 6 aa mo
to Incur tho cnmity q Ny. yan%aerol!t % .!h Or The
pennaylyann people, heing on the nest or sefs1s
EnKed In enlargtns bis Eastern facilities,
hut waa principally engaged In developing
lie II fS.H1e u ihese roads, l. snid W. briEht
vi ~ aa tnoy w My
tho West or East. Texas was . far better eopn.
tEy for development and pro4uetiveness than
New Mexico md Arlznna4 and would become
country. but. besides This, tho cattlo business
from Texas would aiways 30 a of grsat Import.
would Ret much t business from ,l Mexico; They yy
were being rapidly pushed forward ,,,t TO that
~ ann aaa " d nG i,
esved Iottors from 0on. aFant speak!ng "
country. WHICH With propeE r.ilroaa ~
cllities would 10 grcntty cnhnnesd aud he be-
Tssouds Is aresay es spcrnton tdosa VII
and tho rpS ssSm ~ 20 aoSt ~
We're t. r.stnsr scatce. Mexiso. unIke onr Wcsi:
srn TsrFltores, sas Already re 1 sottiel With larKe
popm!attouonbons MuJM0 sa nc9p!SfvwMo; pI;f...a ~
1srprslnF q any IL the world. .liv ti' rot think
that the Atchlsont Top9k& y santa fe Or tho
ablc to compete with bis southwestern e0nb'nn-
ton for tho Mexlcan business. nor weuid tho
to tho ractho coast The Union pacltlo would
always remn!tl the princtrat and l. most dirGes m
ea rea % s asbe ons
the Texas Pucitie than by way OF tho Atchiso,i.
Topeka s SANTA Ft.
5sio arunte lsoad: This rnad ho auid was u Etoo.t
-, limo for tho local business IN tho mountains but
as n through limo 1t would never amount to
lnuch.' Hc thought TINT r,A.i wns being pushed
too far. and ita managers wcre Roug 1t rather
Wild.
lie had not given up his interest IN tho uuIan
Pacific, md continued no tukens lively MI intor-
eat In the uifairs OF that rUutG US 9ver. With
the Northern Ptett}o combination he had noth-
lug 10 1D, aud MAs rnthcr aRMinBt tho tntercstd
Of tho Union Pacific thAu OthGrWI1c. nDEntu
tween tho Union lAclbo and the OrcKun Na!lWaJ
d Navigation company WeFg u s tnnsi
~ liz 1}ninn pacI9c ~ rim it, nav
extension northwest from Qxtcn as fn1
rs nakcr City. and there conhcut With the
Hreapn iaiway Navsau9n ~ ~ nenMnp.a,,ty .,.Hy.,,
Pnsitin c1,mfinatinn. the I1nsnn paeitio niet,Snd
jta program, and It's Oregon branch will be
pushed right ahead to Portland. Thls will make
tho Union Facllo = tAr bettor, shortors 9nu more
ntIi H. .,.t ~ I ., .nan nt. U t};t
i: Nnvleutjon Conlpnny's Z Inca. -
AZ proof OF biz nsserunn that he did not care
70 increase bis FallroIh interests tn tho East Mr
ssIas uteu snu tnGI a t . ~ LEY t .ug