New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
CONFERRING ABOUT TIE WAR.
TIE MATTER REFERRED TO THE GENERAL
MANAGERS,

MANAGERS.
The executive officers of the Northwestern
railroads engaged contest rates again at
the Windsor Hotel yesterday The only person absent
OF those who had attended the conference Friday
VicePresident julius wadsworth or the Chicago, Mil
waukec and 81. Paul Company The discussion covered
the same grounds the preceding day, and ended
WITHOUT result IL was conducted with perfect decorum,
Du there was no concession the part of either the
81 faul or the Omaha road. Both maintained the
position that they have heretofore taken. 1t finally
suggested that the entire matter be referred
to the general managers OF the different
ROADS TO consider and report upon to
te PRESIDE nts Tho reason assigned for ths
that -FOUR men could better carry the discussion than
dozen or so and that the general managers OF the
roads were more familiar with the details that would
necessarily enter into any plan Of settlement regarding
territorial jurisdiction than the higher officers In
sennG to this transfer Of the discussion from the prcs
dents to the general managers, compromise OF the
opposing attitudes OF the roads expressed or I'm
pied The general meeting was adjourned until to-mOr-
row OF $3.50 D. m
The committee having charge OF tho discussion in
clude General Managers s. s. Merrill of the St. Paul r.
r. Cable OF the Rock Island Marvin Hughtt, OF tho
Northwest, and President Porter OF the st. Paul and
Omaha They hal brief talk Immediately after the
adjournment Of the presidents meeting but made
progrtss toward settlement After the days confer
OF agreement could he obtained from any of the officials
OF te roads concerned IN the President Riddle OF
the ROCK Island. sad tat IL might be considered that
some progress wa6 made from the fact that The presi
oentS meeting had not broken up q row" President
Porter or the Omaha said that whatever might be done
In the future, the appointment OF committee OF gen
eral managers did not indicate that the roads were
nearer agreement than they before President Keep
OF the Northwestern, said that he hoped the subordinate
officers would reach basis OF settlement, but he ad
nlted that nothing had occurred at the days meeting
10 lustlfy an expectation Of agreement
ore O the rum0rs current Wall Street yesterday,
o the Omaha stock and that II President Porter, Of the
Omaha road did not consent TO q settlement Of the
war, MT vanderbilt would ask him to resign his Otiic
and IN case o refusal would apply 10 the for his
Removal director or the Rock Island referring to this
tlmcf. SAID: " Let us suppose for a moment that
PIT Vaaderbilt has bought tie control Of the
Omaha road. 70 end the war I'm the suggested he
qust be able to control the Rock Island well the
Omdha. There are certainly two companies whose III
forests IN this struggle TO large extent Identical.
The control OF the Omaha without that OF the Rock
leland would he Of very little use TO Mr. Vanderbilt
anyone else who wished to end the conflict on any
terms In the next place is reasonable suppose
surrender the control II Mr. Vanderbilt could show
that he owned majority OF the stock IL wOnld be
argued probably by the present directors that they
not lighting battle for the benefit OF any particular
sOckhOlder aud especially not for who had bought
the stock 10 prot CT other and larger Interests"
President Porter OF the Omaha company, said last
evening that he mad heard nima,iOn OF such tact
u had occurred beyond the street rUmOr that had been
carried 90 the Windsor Hotel lie considered the reports
TO be purely speculative gossip. Nothing whatever had
come 10 his knowledge to Indicate that the stories
true or were likely to prove true in few days He
would be likely, be said 60 know some thng OF q change
OF ownership OF the Omaha company If occurred.