Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-31
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ALLIANCE.

New YoRx, August 25.-The Journa
says: Il has been we'll known in Wal
street Tor three days that Goold And
vanderbilt have been in close consolta-
tioo over something or other, but yes.
tefday It trenspired that Willard vas
taken into the confidence of the two
ana tnat hereafter they are to form q
grand tr:umyirate. "You will see how
perfectly plausjble this is," said a well
known Wall street man to a reporter
Yesterday, when il Is considered the
interest each has into playing the hands
OF the other. Vanderbilt stands. as a
connecting link between Gould's south-
western system and Wizards northwest
ern and the East. Without him they
cannot md an eastern outlet. On the
other hand Vanderbilt is using his grip
on the Central, but by combining with
cS0uid and Willard he can furnish them
with western outlets and secure for hia
roads all their traffic to this end of the
country"
"What would be Gould's actual in
tsrests in such q combinationfr was
asked.
His Southwestern system takes In
the Texas and Pacific, Kansas and
Texas, Missouri Pacific and the Wa
bash Pacific. The Wabash furnishes
his nearest point for an eastern outlet,
the terminus being at Toledo right on
the Lake Shore. He wanted the Nickel
plate road, but Vanderbilt stole q march
on him and bought it. His trouble Is 10
bridge over the cap between Toledo and
bunalo, and this he can only overcome
by coalition with Vanderbilt and GET
it by way OF the Nickel plate. So it is
very plain that an arrangement must be
as profitable to one as to the other, and
as Villard's actual benefits, well, Van
derbilt can serve him by means of the
Northwestern. which goes right to st.
Paul. Willard only claims for his sys
tenn that it affords a grand connecting
INK between the great inland lakes and
the Pacific ocean; bat how is be going
to get TO New York He can only do
30 over the Northwestern, ani that Van
derbilt controls.
Now, a. to Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt
has got to stir about and form some
plans. To any man who studies the
railroad question, the understanding
which believe has nov been had was,
l feel quito sure, in some sort of shape
when Vanderbilt parted with his mil
lions OF Central some time ago. That
stock was brought mp by the Gould
crowd, and ever since the Central went
down to lis Gould has been buying, as
has also CYRUS w. Field, ON the quiet.
You will remember Gould insisted be
should name these men to the di irectory
OF the Central road, and 9. w. Field,
Russell Sage, and, l think, Hopkins,
went in. The thing was simply part
of the dicker when Vanderbilt parted
with his Central stock. At the time Of
Vanderbilt's parting with his stock
Gould could not carry out the plan, for
his Southwestern system was not CON-
plsted. Now he In ready, but Wander.
biit, finding that, to make things CON-
plete for himself, he should grant some
grace t. the Northwest, held ont until
Gould should consent to let Willard
come in. Willard, however, may have
formed part Of their calculation from
The start, and this may account for
Gould giving up the Union Pacific, for
by giving Willard New York outlet the
Union Pacific would be injured im-
"Would the Union Pacific have No say
In this businessf'
None in the world. Dillon don't
dare say his soul IL his own when Gould
Ia around. Gould carries Dillon in his
pants pocket. The Union Pacific is
by Gould as much az ever it
was"
..Then Willard Ii dependent ON the
COED graces OF the other tWoT"
$50 Il would seem. He ought to be
glad to get his outlet by any sacrifice Of
self respect"
"What does the drop In Lake Shore
mean2 was told some time ago that
Vanderbilt said he would take all the
Lake Shore he could get at l02."
II think IL was run down simply to
buy the stock, and every share that
could be gobbied mp WAS taken in by
Gould or Vanderbilt, most likely the
former"
"Wouldn't combination Of this sort
with Gould hurt Willard stocks?"
''Quite the contrary; IL would
strengthen all the interests combined.
The p6ople make mistake % think
that Gould weakens every stock that
comes within the radius Of his interests.
ALI the Gould stocks today are strong.
See, Western Union ended the strona-
est. Il would be a great combination
and one that nothing could shake. Il
would at blow repair every leak In the
vanderbilt interest and increase traffic
ON his road enormously. Such COM
binatiou would throw an entirely diff
farant aapN0t ON the whole busino60"