, 1884-08-07
THE MAGNATES CONFER
49,
The Tripartite Agreement viii
Probably be Broken.
Fears That Chicago Will Lose
Cattle Trade.
The Capitol Narrowly Escapes
a Confagration.


CHICAGO, August Representatives
Of the Iowa trunk lines, Union Pacific and
the roads embraced in the southwestern
system renewed their conference at 1890
this morning. The result of their deliber-
atoms is now recognized as one of great
importance as affecting the further exist
ence of the tripartite agreement 1t is
now openly contended by some parties to
the tripartite that it has accomplished
nothing and that it can no longer be main
tanned. Since its contamination the rela-
tons ofmany Western roads have changed.
This is particularly true of the Northwest
ern roads, since its absorption of the Blair
system of roads. This system controls
certain local traffic in Nebraska
which has under the tripartite agreement
been given to roads in that pool at Omaha.
The Northwestern management now as
serts that hat business belongs as thor
oughly to their company as any local bust
ness in Iowa and Illinois, and will certainly
be held by it, tripartite to the contrary, not
withstanding General Manager Hughitt,
of the Northwestern, had consultation
with President Adams, of the Union
Pacific, this morning, and outlined the
policy of the Northwestern company in
view of its changed relations. 1t is posi-
tive, therefore, this is one of the first
questions to be considered at the present
session. 1t is contended the Union Paei-
fc itself is now passive, and may become
a potent party. as its workings have
proven disastrous to the earnings of that
company.
The committee of nine, to which was
referred the outlining of a basis for action,
is composed of President Cable, of the
Rock Island; General Manager Potter, of
the Burlington; vice President McMuller,
of the Alton; General Manager Hoxie, of
the Missouri Pacific; General Manager
Talmage, of the Wabash; Assistant Gen
erL Manager Miller, of the Milwaukee &
st. Paul; Traffic Manager Stubs, of the
Central Pacific; Traffic Manager Hama
ford, of the Northern Pacific, and General
Manager Robinson, of the Santa Fe. The
session lasted until 5 o'clock this after
noon, when an adjournment was taken
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow without action.
The Santa Fe representative raises the
point hat the Missouri river must con-
stitute the dividing line in the formation
of pools for the maintenance of rates to
Colorado and Utah points, On that basis
the Santa Fe is willing to negotiate. This
plan, i~fadopted, means the disruption of
the tripartite pool or an elimination of its
power 10 make through rates on West
bound business.
The Northwestern has given notice that
the business of its Sioux City & Pacific
Branch is not to be turned over to West
ern trunk line roads at the Missouri river,
which is deemed tantamount to a notice
on its part hat the Northwestern desires
to leave the tripartite pool.
The Rock Island, however, declares it
will hold all the other roads to the terms
of the tripartite agreement.
The Burlington, Wabash, and Union
Pacific have as yet taken no decided steps
in any direction and it is still aquestion as
to the directions the negotiations may
tend or whether anything decisive is to be
reached by the conference.