The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-07
Notes From WashingtOn---The
Civil Seryice---Other Points.
Railroad Racket.

Chicago, 6.-RepreFeutatives or
Iowa trrnk lines, the Union Pacific
and roads embraced in the south
western system renewed their con-
ference at 10. so this morning. The
resnlt of their delibera lions is now
Tecogn'zed as one of great import
ance and as affecting the further
existence of the tripartite agrees
ment. It is now openly 2ontended
bv some parties to the tripartite
agreement that it has accomplished
nothing and that it can no longer
be maintained. Since its consumH
nation the relations of many ives
tern roads have changed; this is
particularly true of the NorthWes-
tern road, since its ABSORPTION OF
the Blair system Of roads. This
system controls certain local traffic
in Nebraska, which has under the
tfipartite agreement been given TO
roads in that pool at Omaha. Ine
Northwestern management now as
serts that that business belongs SIS
thoroughly to their company as any
iocal business in Iowa and Illinois
and viii certainly be held by it, the
frinsrtite agreement to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. General
Manager Haghitt, of the North
western, had a consultation
with President Adams Of the
Union Pacific, this morning
and outlined the policy OF the
Northwestern III view OF the
changed relations. One of the first
questions to be considered at the
present session is the dissolution OF
the tripartite agreement. Ii Is con
tended that tbs Union Pacific itself
is now passive and may become
notept party as its workings have
proven disastrous to the earnings of
that company. It was asserted by
q nrominent official that the Union
Pacific might openly to-day ask for
the dissolution of the pool. Its
claimed that Wabash is willing to
ioin in this move, but the position
of the Rock Island and Milwaukee
& st, Paul roads Is not known. A
dissolution of the pool, it is declared,
does not necessarily mean war, buI
that if il should be accomplished
with a degree of unanimity it will
only pave the way for the reestab-
Iishment of the p5ols east and west
of the Missouri river in existence
nrior to the formation Of the trlpar
tite agreement.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Union Pa
cifc railway in the city join in de-
cIsring the scare over the Texas
fever caused all cattle yards along
the entire line of the road to be
renovated and fumigated which is
aIso true of every car used for the
Transportation OF cattle. The COM
panv has also notified the Wyoming
Cattle Growers Association of the
trail taken by every herd ffom the
southwest to enable them to warn
all drovers and thus to prevent any
possibility OF any spread of the con-
tagion.
The statement telegraphed that
the Union Pacific and Northern Pa
cifc had entered upon a war in
cattle rates, is denied. Rates have
been 8 per cent by both roads con
REPRESENTATIVES of the various
roads were in session until 1 o'clock.
The general session was canvassed
and the position of the Northwest
ern company, as outlined in these
dispatc hes, made known. 1t was
finally decided to refer the entire
subject to a committee of nine. to
report some basis for action. Inc
committee is now in secret session.
REPRESENTATIVES of the Atchison,
Topeka s. Santa have not yet
arrived.
Chicago, 6.-The committee OF
nine to which was referred the out
lining of a basis for action, is com
posed of President Gable, of the Rock
island; General Manager Potter, of
the Burlington; Vice President Nc
Mullen, of the Alton; General Man
sger Hoxie, of the Missouri Pacific;
General Manager Talmage, OF
the Wabash; Assistant Gen
eral Manager Miller, of
Milwaukee and S.. Paul, Traffic
Manager Stubbs Of the Central
Pacific: Traffic manager Hannaford
of the Northern Pacific. Genera.
manager Robinson of the Santa Fe
WHO arrived during the afternoon
was also added to the COMMITTEES
The session lasted until five O'CLOCK
this afternoon, when an adjourn,
ment was taken until II
o'ciock tomorrow afternoon
The Santa Re rspres entatives raise
The point that the Missouri Rive
must constitute a dividing line II
the formation Of pools for the main
tenance of pools to Colorado ant
Utah points. On that basis In
santa Fe is willing to negouate
This plan, II adopted, means dis
ruption of the tripartite pool, or al
elimination of its power to max
through rates on west-bound busi
ness, The Northwestern has givel
notice that the business of its Siou'
City and Pacific branch is not to b
turned over to western trunk lin
roads at the Missouri River, whicl
is deemed tantamount to notice o.
its part that the Northwestern
desire to leave the tripsrtite poo
mt D - T,Iand however, declare