Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-06
THE RAILROAD WAR.
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CHICAGO, Dec 5-The war between the
Union Pacific and the Denver & Rio Grand
railroads, on Utah business, is growing
more bitter every day. 1t was stated a
short time ago that the Union Pacific had
made the rate on freight from the Missouri
river to Ogden and Salt Lake 500 per 1OC
pounds, and that the Rio Grande in con-
nection with the Burlington & Santa
Fee had this rate. The Union Pacific
of course has to carry the
freight between the Union Pacific and the
Burlington, and made settlement of the
Iowa pool complications impossible. If
the tripartite agreement between the
Union Pacific, st. Paul and Rock Island is
consumnated, the Burlington and proba-
bly, the Santa Fe also would join hands
with the Rio Grande and the war will be-
come general. all the way from Chicago
to Utah points. It is claimed by some
that the Union Pacific is only too anxious
to bring on such conflict and for this
reason has engineered the new agreement
with the st. Paul and Rock Island.
The impression prevails that the Union
Pacific while apparently doing fighting
business at loss, the Rio Grande is be
coming desperate, and has already com
menced to cut rates at all points where it
comes into contact with the Union Pacific,
but not haying line Of its own eaat of the
Rocky mountains it is not able to wage an
effective war against it. The Burlington,
which forms the principal connection With
the Rio Grande east of the Rocky noun
tains, seems to be unwilling at this time to
make common cause with the Rio Grarde
because that would at once bring on open
hostili!1es, the Rio Grande means to hit the
Burlington and is directing all its efforts
to bring on conflict With the latter.
vANDERBILT's SLY GoBBLE.
Ths announcement that the New
York Central had notified the
Hoosac Tunnel line management of its
proposed withdrawal from the line March
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ed, or was about to perfect, a close slli-
ance with the West Shore road has caused
considerable attention. For some time
past Vanderbilt has been engaged in
making connections in Canada in
order to strike the Grand Trunk at its
most vital points. He has secured con
nections which bring him into the territory
of the Pennsylvania to be able to fight the
latter if it refuses to remain neutral in
his conflict with the West Shore and the
Grand Trunk. The construction of the
new bridge across the Niagara river also
showed that he meant to become indepen-
dent of the Grand Trunk which controls
both the suspension and international
bridges. Some surprise has been created
that Vanderbilt allowed the West Shore to
complete its line before commencing the
fight. His friends claim that if the old
Commodore was still alive he would have
crushed the new combination before it was
half completed. Bet the reason for Van
derbilt's inactivity thus far is that he was
not ready to enter successfully in the fight
with the new line and he preferred to wait.
His arrangements were so perfect he could
pounce on the new competitor and force
it to the wall without fear Of being beaten
in the contest.
The passenger department of the joint
executive committee meets in New York
Dec. II to consider means by which the
passenger pool can be better maintained
than heretofore, and to extend its workings
to points not now covered by it. No hopes
are entertained that the meeting will be
able to surmount the difficulties in the
way of successful working of the pool