The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-31
WAR 10 THE KNIFE
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Negotiation, On.


war Nluust tn"Nllahfs
CHIcasp, jan. IS -'fhs o0ui' renee oi ~
western railroad managers 10 arrange
pooI of trans. MissaHh business has fsilsd
| Ihs prop1siii1ns pat tuTsafd ~ lhs bul-
| linst,n Coslpapy NeTe not soeeptsd, and 81
the Huntington announced mi, Gas 49, ulli
m.tum tas meeting adJOurnei sl'hOu'
date rnis sads all neg1sislion', aud u hos
only remains 10 he se.n .h-'her the f"ads
will maintain rates alter February l.
yuLLGg DETAILS,
Ths Huntington announced its ultamatum
TO the other western railroad managers
tAis afternoon upon the proplslll ~ 20 po1i
trans. Missouri business aud nphn lts re-
lection, quilted tbs eoniercnea and Tue
session adjourned without date
and This il tns outcome al lOng'penains
negotiations which have bsen pursued oy
Tho Union Pacific aud the other Tour
Omaha lines TO induce the burlington 70
Inin the iIiparIile alliance or agree 10 iurn
another dIstiLe. pool with tho BnTlins
ION on one side aud the union
Pac lie and i.s nes allies on the other At
The conference Tuesday the Burlington hn'
nOuneei iIs readiness 10 OfstnlEsi new
pool, bat on terms when
would leave matters IA sbou'
The condition they were Ia prior 10 sigaln.
the tTipsrlte agreement nr'Sern lhr
uninn Pacific, RICK ls.aud and ST. faHl
rDads, Gnd the WORK OF affah.'
ms the reTcentsge u the new pool Wa.
referred 10 u sub committee, which ltb'rcd
during Wednesday aad fhnr'dsy
aud some progress s.s m d' on
bushes. west OF 'lr Missouri fiveF,
in Uhish tina uuiln Pacific Hnd
Bur!,uston were inIeresIei IN common,
TGis mornine when the question ss t. ltv
DIVISION OF business a, onsha vas raised
a -
ts iull pro rata OF nii ousne,s
originating at Iscal points on the Union
Pacific and carried by that road into om
aha. In other words, iis O.naha line was
TO be placed on even terms WIN
tho other Iowa rosds and no
discrimination was 10 be- made against II
by reason Of tho fact that ths
pany had other lines reaching IF
into Nebraska and Colorado. THIS
left the situs'ion the same as prior 70 ,ne
dissolution OF the Iowa pool; namely iha'
he Burlington VS., willinsto negoua,s win
the Union Pacific, and that io,d Only,
TOR diyisionof business beyond the MIS-
souri, ana with the Iowa reads Tor business
east of tina. river, on the part OF The ln'oh
Pacific and tbs four Lowe
roads, parties TO The twsnty-h
years compact. This meant the 20 'hnht
mrnt OF the avowsd purposes OF the n"F
the Bhrinston demonstrated ibst -"
interests OF That rsad were irrsc1ncllso'
10 tho extent u pool western bnsints'
The statement was MAZE by an official ''
tho Burlington road present lhi'
no sucn concession cou al be- nsG.,
that tho Burlington would have to
recognise tho Union Pacidc aud North
'cst.rn, Wabash, Rock l'lard ana o.
Pail roads rs prscncilly ohr
,ystem in tae building of com
pptItiya TRANSMITS ouli hu;ihess,
ssd tnat there could I've 10 other bass for
negotiation. Tue Burlington sid II
would nos procssd nFoi any .ucn
oasis, nld is answer was hnai'
fts representatives Withdrew and the suo'
committee a0jpurned sine die.
It's acknowledged on all sides mat We
veriod for negotiation ~ past. ohs o'
tho Officials said 1t vas plainly
apparent that tho Strength OF the contes
tapts would have to he tested by show OF
ability in securing business on the agreed
basis of ratss, or by open war. IL Is thouGn'
certain the ratio will be maintained ID feo'
rsary /, when all the Old pooling
arrangements expire by limitation or mo-
tice, and some officials AFFECT TO believe
that rates will be maintained after
that day by mutual understanding.
PRolpRCrs OF PEACE. -,
CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-[ Midnight -Merrill,
OF the 81. Paul road, says that there IS
little doubt that the dispute between the
Burlington end tripartits rosas Will De
emicsbly adjusted. There Was private
conference tonight, at winch an agree
M snt was practically reached.