The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19

The prospect OF the early cohplehoh OF
the HoIican Cestral railway suggrsts the
possibility that IL may soon m expected 20
be- Gu ting an important figure ~ the
freight snd passenger butlnogs 10 and rom
the extreme south, and that 10 may not be
among the impossibiites that tire various
lines which lead In that direction may NJ
on the LOOKOUT for business which the new
line. as 10 usually the case when hn tnlei-
prise OF such magnitude Is about ready 10
receive freight and passenger traffic Or be
come an important ieeder ~ llne5 that
nave connections at common places or NJ
various places near its terminus. Ihor road
IL Is announced, will ba ready Tor opera
tion by April 10, from Sc northern tefml-
nuse u PGsD d the CITY OF MEXICO. a.
FL pnto Il connects directly with tho Atch-
ison, Topeka Il Santa Ft, tao letter having
numerous connections at various northern
points. among which are Ksnsas City, Atch-
ison and Denver. Nea-ly oil OF the promi-
nent lines from Chicago connect with the
Aichistn, Topeka x Santa Fe at
one or more Of tue points, prominent
among which Is the Chicago, burlington
& Quincy road. A prominent "a soy
fiicinl wss met at the Grsud Pacific motel
by a reporter for the Chicago Time and in
rsply 10 the question MS TO whether the
Mexican Genital the Atohison, Topeka and
santa Fe, and the Burlington were likely 20
form any oslition In regard . Mexican
business, he said: THE presence OF Mr.. w.
T. Strong, president OF the SanG Fe road,
IN the city just now, who 10 on MS way
south, probably means u great denl The
three roads, which you named are princl
pal owned by the same Boston sydlcate
and control ed in measure by the same
directors. This peing the case, II is most
reasonable conclusion that while the
Atchisou, Topeka and SaIts Fe VIII
b. IN a condition to receive t'sflic destined
10 the South from all connecting nes, 1t
Gao readily be placed Ia situatlon 10 give
the bulk oil its busines' from Mex.
ico md lar sout1 points TO tn Burlington
AZ Denver, Atcuison or Kansas Oily, ac-
plrIiuE 10 The northern destination. y ~
~ loved this was Hmoug he considerations
hat prumpiod the Burlingt lin its earnest
eIdehyors 20 secure the Hannibll aud
joe r0a ltst year. You viii hnd whtn tIe
time comes 10 open he Mexican Central
Ihntthe Burlington will have enout much
b. Say CONCERNING the mguncr in which 70
shHll be done as any body else, and tnar i
vii ho advertised hs part OF tue gre
through line FROM Chicago to the CITY 81
Mexico Tor both freight and passenger
o.. iic. The int est of one OF these lines Is
IDENTICAL wi the others, and YOU could
not reasonably expect anything else than
that they shoud unite their Interests into
one great through line and possibly under
Que general management. In staying out
of the tripartite agreement the BurlnPton
left Itself In condition to CON rol
tho bulk OF the business that will
come by the way oil Denver, 20
the exclusion OF the Union PACING, ana VIII
probably be in q condition In the future 10
dictate even stronger terms in reference %
n reunion OF interests than 10 now IL, and
can remain out Of any traffic arrangements
With the Union Pacific or any other ives ern
line, for the exclusive control 0f business
rom the Mexican Central and the Aichison,
Topek. and Santa Fe. Mr.. Strong had
long Ia terview With Mr.. 3. A. Kent, one #
The directors Tho Santa Fe aud stock
holder In the Mex can Central, on Friday
and understand he was closeted with tie
burlington managers to-day, 10Th OF whlcA
| regard as sufficient facts IN the formation
Of the compact which is 10 uni e the inter
e.is of these two lines. The fact Is, the
building of the Mexican Central by the Boz
great plan long since proposed, which Is t.
en- BILE the Atchison,- Topeka and
Santa Fe and the Burlington 10
secure monopoly OF the imme. St
traffic that must eventually be had win
Mex CO; and you will nnd by the tme the
Mexican Central Ia mllv prepared tor bns'.
meas that @ coalition will have been formed
between the three roads that Will mbody
the substance OF what / have bri' fly out
lined 10 GU this evening IL Is one Of The
biz gsst schemes ever proposed by any rail-
WAY management in the country, and, the
three lines being viI,uslly controlled by
one money power, 1t Is hardly to be ex-
pected they would permit their interest 70
be separated when they can, il taey VIII,
have a monopoly of the immense tfsiiic
between Chicago, ct the Northern extr. nifty
of tho United States, and the Ciiy OF
Mexico, the capital OF the Mexicsn repub bic
II is not proposed 10 consolidate the three
lines, but to operate them for the mutual
benefit OF ell, making on equitable division
OF the receipts from all through business.
Sha said nDnn,t but Il You must, che "