Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-20
S'|'.PhUL NEWS.
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.
WILL TEE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT
BE RATIFIEDe
Some Obstacles in the Way of the Compile
ton of the Contract-The Runored En-
try of the Rock Island to st. Paul-other
Rail Gossip of General Interest.
Wilt it be RDtifed.

TFilI it be RDtifed.
There seems to be very grave doubts as
to whether the Union Pacific will ratify
the recent tripartite agreement. A meet
ing of the general managers and general
freight agents of the Iowa pool lines was
to have been held in Chicago Tuesday, but
owing to sickness on the part of Mr..
Gable of the Rock Island and others, and
the absence of Mr.. Merrill of the st. Paul,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the
call of Commissioner Midgley. In COM
menting on the expected meeting the Chi
cago Tribune of Tuesday morning says of
the expected gathering:
The intention is to have the meeting ad-
journ until Friday, when it will be known
whether the Union Pacific directors will
ratify the tripartite agreement or not.
The latter meet in New York next Thurs
day to take action. There are apprehen-
sions that they may after all re-
fuse to ratify, and if they DO the whole
arrangement will be off. The agreement
is signed by Vice President Wentworth
for the Milwaukee 81 st. Paul, President
Gable of the Rock Island, and General
Manager Clark, of the Union Pacific. The
latter, it is stated, signed the agreement
conditionally upon its ratification by the
directors of his road. The most strenuous
efforts are being made by the enemies Of
the agreement to prevent it's ratification,
and among these are Mr.. Gould and Mr.
Vanderbilt. Equally strenuous efforts are
being made by the friends of the agree
ment to secure its ratification, and the
full board will no doubt be represented at
the meeting in New York Thursday. Gen
eral Manager S. s. q. Clark, who was in
the city for several days past
waiting to participate in the
meetings here this week, received dis
patch from New York, Sunday, to come
on at once, and he started for New York
Sunday night AS Mr.. Clark is also di-
rector of the Union Pacific, it seems that
his vote at thursdays meeting in favor of
the agree nent is considered necessary.
All other western directors OF the Union
Pacific have been requested to come east.
Mr.. Sharpe, of Utah, is now on his way
there.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Clark it is
not likely that any important work can be
done at the Colorado pool meeting, which
is also to be held here to-day. The Den
yer d Rio Grande is represented in full
l.
Joy, General Manager Dodge, and Gen
ersl Freight Agent Hughes. These
officials held conference with General
Manager Potter, OF the Burlington, lasb
evening, but it could not be learned what
was the object of their deliberations. It
is understood that they considered the
formation of an offensive and defensive
alliance between the two roads to be car
ria1 mt fha foIn Do sF
ton pushes them too hard.
1t is learned that one of the conditions
of the new tripaltite agreement is that
roads parties to the same shall not build
lines into each others territory during the
term of the agreement. 1t was heretofore
stated that this provision applied to the
three original roads, but it was not known
that only upon the acceptance of that con-
dition can other roads become parties to
the agreement. The Burlington could not
possibly afford to accept such condition,
as it is now constructing several new lines
in Kansas, and has others in contempla-
ton to the Northwest, which it could not
we'll afford to abandon. One of the lines
contemplated by the Burlington is from
Dubuque to 81. Paul, to connect with the
Northern Pacific. The election of Mr..
Endicott as president of the Oregon
Transcontinental and Mr.. Coolidge as
president of the Oregon Railway & Navi-
CATION company, both interested in the
Burlington, points to union of interests
between the Burlington and Northern Pa
cifc, and the new line from Dubuque to
st Paul is to form the connecting link. AS
the Milwaukee IL St. Paul and Rock
Island are both connections of the North
ern Pacific, it seems to be quite natural
that they should try to prevent the Bur-
lington from building a connecting line
with the Northern Pacific, and this gives
reason why the Rock Island and Milwau-
kee & st. Paul should have been so willing
to enter into that agreement with the
Union Pacific.
Change ia the Management of the Louis-
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