The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-26
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
Tho rrlparilie Alliance Only Rope
of Saad
Anl Bursted by the BurliHgton-All
Negotiations on
Lively Rate Cuttlsg Anticipated.


CHICAGO, Jan % The conference Of TIE
wostern railroad managers to arrange a
pool OF trsnl. y issouri business has filled.
Tho propositions pat forward by tho buf-
liuEtsu company were not accepted aud %
the Burlington announced this was il' ultt'
mttum tho meetiuE adjourned without
date This snds oil negotiations, and IL noT
only temsIns 10 be ssen whether the roads
viii MAINTAIN rates alter February /.
FULLER DETAILS.
Tho burlington announced itg uitsmhlum
to THE other western railroad MANAGES
this afternoon upon the proposition 70 Proi
traus.NlHouri business, aud upon its re-
lection, quilted tho conference and the
session adjourned without date,
and this il tho outcome OF long.p-ndmg
negotiations which hayo been pursued ny
the Union Pacific and the other four
Omaha lines TO induce the Burlington 20
iuiu the tfiparlite alliance or agree 20 torm
another distinct pool with ths Builine
ton on one side and the Union
Psc fc aud its new allies on the other. At
tina conference Tuesday the Burlington an
nouI~ed It's readiness 10 organized nav
pool, but on terms which
would leave matters In about
tho condition they we're Ia pri or 10 signing
the tripartite agreement between she
Union Pacific, R1cs Island and st. Paul
roads, and the WORK OF orrEug.
iUg the percentage Of the now pool was
referred 10 n sub committee, which labored
daring Wednesday aud fhur'day
busines, west OF The Missouri river,
ia which tho Union Pacific ora
Burlington we're interested In common.
Tnis morning when the question ~ to the
division Of business a. Omaha WIS raised.
the Burlington declared II MUS have
its mll pro rata ct all business,
originating III lscsl points on the Upien
Pacific and carried by that read into On.
alta. In other words, its Omaha line was
10 be placed on even ierns with
the other Iowa roads and no
war ~ be made against II
by reason Of tho fsct that the cOo-
pany had other lines reaching far
into Nobr.sks and Colorado. Thi,
left the situation the same rs prior TO the
dissolution OF the Iowa pool; namely that
the Burlington was willing to nsgotiat- with
tho Union Pacific, and that road Only,
for = division OF business beyond the his'
souri, and with the Iowa roIds tor business
east of that river, on the part Of the Un'Sn
Pacific and tina four Iowa
roads, parties to the twenty-five
years compact. This meant the abandon
msnt OF the aVowed purposes OF the new
alliance, and the stand taken by
the Burlington demonstrated that the
interests OF TINT road were irreconcl!solo
tn tho extent g. pool western business.
The statement vas made by 81 Official ot
the Burlington road present mat
no suCh concession could bD made;
that ths Burlington would nave 10
recognize the Union Pacific end North
.orn, Wabash, Rock lainrd and s..
Paul roads MS practically one
,yston in tho building OF COM
petitiys transmits ouri huuneH,
aad that thsre could no no other basis for
negotiation. The Burlington aid It
would not prosssd upon any zach
basis. and i,s answer was Anal.
Its Representatives withdrew and the sub
committee adjourned sine die.
1t acknowledged on oil aides that the
period for negotiation IN past. One OF
the officials said 1t wis plainly
apparent that tho strength Of coDtss.
tants would have to be tented by a show OF
ability In securing business on the agreed
basis OF rstss, or by open war. II is thought
certain the ratio will be maintained TO Feb
ruary /, whom oil tho old pooling
Arrangements expire by limitation or no
tics, and rome officials affect TO bellows
that rates will be maintained after
that day by mutual understanding.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
CHICAGO. Jan. 81 Midnight. l-Merrill.
OF he 81. Paul road, says that there Is
little doubt that tho dispute between the
and tripartite roass will be
amicabY adjusted. There was private
conference tonight, at which an agree
ment was practically reached.