New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-12
DENIAL BY MR.. VANDERBILT.

STORY WHICH HE SAYS Is PERFECTLY ABSURD
A report was published yesterday to the
effect that ". II. Vanderbilt aud L. b. GOwen, with
james MclIenry OF London, had decided to build
road from salamanca n. Y, to Wiamsport Penn, SO
as 70 unite the NewYor Central the New York. Penn
sylvania and Ohio and the Philadelphia and Re1dinS
railroad systems The impression conveyed was that
the project was new one TO the public and that It's
effect to render the Pennsylvania and Ohio road in
dependent OF the Erie aud bring about the building OF
new roads prejudcia to the interests Of New-YOrk 1t
was also stated that the scheme designed to di
vert large amount OF Western traffic FROM Nowfork
to Philadelphia" " the new line.
About year ago Mr.. Vanderbilt undertook to build
short link OF road from Antrim to Williamsport, Penn,
so as to connect the Reading road with several lateral
branches running south from the NewYOrk Central and
controlled by it, to Antrim. contract was male be
tween this road known as the Jersey Shore Pine Creek
and Buffalo road). the Central and the Reading ny
which the traffic between the lastnamed roads was
to be exclusively inerchanged. The suggestion that
MI Vanderbilt would divert traffic received at the west
ern termln OF the New-Yo7l Central from NevY0rk to
Philadelphia was pronounced absrrd yesterday ana
Mr. Vanderbilt spoke with freedom on THIS sn0)ect
last evening to u TRIBUNE reporter. suppose
YOU want talk about the nonsense Published this
morning." he said 1t IS perfectly absurd Yes, there
are few facts in the story but they not at all new and
ont Of them has been made ridiculous mess hardly
worth attention 1t is true that am building the Pine
Crock road to connection with the Reading But that
ia year old. II gives the Central a line
10 the Pennsylvania coal fields, where we want 10
get coal. We had TO build it because that business
was taken away from us by the Lackawannas extension
70 Buffalo II had to be done to protect our coal inter
ss "A this talk about my wanting TO divert business
from NewYork to Philadelphia why, rs too ridiculous
IN talk about Anybody with any sense can see that.
We wanted to get COAL aud built this little road
that's all there Is to it, guess well get as much
OF the coal business 9s we lo5t ~ lhe d aicAa, d
wanna going To Buffalo. IIeh the rouu ~
a goOI thing for the Reading; II gives Mr Gowen al
outlet to the West for r his coal a. c6o 9u w. K1 b e
a9ia did all that business Mr. Gowen wanted 70 get
West ana T"9te%d eede3 ed to S the line Ths contract
hey speak OF Is more than year OLD IL only an oral
western has nothing TO do with It. o,lt it
has a road from Salamanca running OUT
Vest but 1t has nothing TO DO with the READING
e were not a party to the contract at all Our rela-
lions with the Penn5yyania RulfOal people sie oI tne
innlrI to do them any injury Way the road u nearly
ruishcd and they tell me Il will be running next NAY
Nv relations with Mr.. McHenry are ent rely oI so
clal character" continued Mr. Vauderollt. " nave no
business itions with him. and ne ms nan hotiths s
n do with this schenc It Is true he dd nelp me IN inc
e. C. G. and l. election. but he did 1t only rs any slOck-
holder would He sent me his proxies out thfy were
unfhlng but cabitc compared with the STOCK OWheu
got control OF that company myself, Dlt Mr.
gave me his proxies and was well enough sauseu %
Iapite aud Great Western are building east rom
salamancI and am building none west rom AnIriH M
am Tired OF these newspaper stories ADOdt me ana al
this gossip, want to be left alone am SUPPOSED 70
lie out OF business aud have no: gone 10 tue CehttdI
Office more than few times wlthih Two years,
withdrew from active business lgst OctoOeri Nhat Is
the necessity for 90 10 the office when nave men
who can attend TO the Ceutras affairs JUST as wen us
could It's only wheu matter Is very Important that
they consult about IT, But the newspapers are con
stantly talking abont my doing this or that ana Wsh
Inc thing would STOP"
{" VIII sou Say anything about your reported purchase
OF the control OF the st. Paul and Omaha IOa1
don't want to say anything about that, Mr. van
derbilt replied. 81 don't think am called TO do so
mar "a gossip ABOUT me- ana III
would be queer II sometimes they didn't guess rightly
and sometimes guess wrongly. dOnt want
10 say which II Il In this case But
whatever buy purchase TO protect tne properties
am iuterestcdin. IL is well enough TO have this talk
about railroad and rates. 50 far as u goes. Bat
people don't their money Ia thns for the fun Oh