Evening journal., 1888-10-25
LAST EDITION
OPPOSITION TO PULLMAN.
The Union Palace Car Company Organ
die by Wilmington Manufacturers.
Big Winters Work Ahead.


been trying for years, probably three or
four, to get control of all the parlor car
systems in the country. Their original
system was so large that it was extremely
costly forall opposition companies. The b.
a o. system was their most formidable
opponent It's purchase by the Pullman
Company a few months ago took it out of
the field as a rival But a more powerful
rival than the Baltimore and Ohio ever
was now being evolved The
new company win be able to
control almost as many miles of railroad
as the Pullman system is doing,
The new company will be known as the
Union Palace Car Company and will be
a combination Of the Mann Boudoir and
the Woodruff rlor Car Com
panies. The combination Of these
two powerful competitors Of the Pullman
system is due largely to one of Whining
tons foremost manufacturers and fnan-
ciers, MIR. Job Il Jackson. Both Jackson
and Sharp ana Harlan and Holinrsworth
Companies have built many ears for
these two parlor car companies. So
extensive has been this work that the
capital stock Of the two organizations
has virtually come under the control of
the two local companies IN building
cars for the parlor car companies, it has
serted by one who knows to take stock Of
the debtor in part payment for the cars.
This has been going on to such an extent
that jackson and Sharp are said to hold a
controlling interest in the Woodruff
company, while the Jackson and Sharp and
the Harlan and Hollingswortl companies
together own a controlling interest in
the Mann Boudoir Company.
Sir George Pullman has been
aware of these facts for some
time, and it is said, has made
strenuous efforts to get possession
of the Wilmington interests in the
two competitive companies. He is said
TO have offered a very heavy bonus for the
attainment Of his object; but without
avail, IN the early part of this month
Mr.. Jackson was entrusted with
the Wilmington holdings, Mr. j. Taylor
Cause not wishing to undertake such a
prodigious task because of his health
Mr. Jackson visited New York City,
where with a number of railroad mag
mates. it is stated on excellent authority,
he effected the organization of the Union
Palace Car Company, with a capital stock
of $4,000 600. The interest of thes Will
mington holders were to considerable
extent transferred to their New York as
sociates who through Thomas G. Purdy
and John G. Moore invested 81 800, 600 in
the enterprise.
The new company proceeded to bust
ness at once Thomas c. Purdy will be
its president and John G. Moore will proba-
bly, be vicepresident. A contract has
been made by the company for the con
struction Of thirty four parlor
cars by the two Wilmington
companies at an aggregate cost of $500
600. Each of the local concerns will
build seventeen cars. jackson and Sharp
have constructed some of the frames
already. 1t will afford a prodigious
amount of work to the car
builders this winter, but the CON
tract itself is said not ~ to be
very profitable to the local companies.
The Wilmington concerns will have the
entire work of building new cars and re-
pairing old ones for the Union company.
The magnitude Of this enterprise is best
measured by the number Of miles Of rail
road which the Union Palace Car Com
pany will control with its franchises.
The New York Tribune of yesterday
announced the consolidation of all the
Southern railroad interests by the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal pur-
chase of a majority of the stock of the
Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia. The Terminal Company
bought $4 600, 600 out of the ST. 600 600
of the stock of the Georgia Cen
trail Company. The Richmond Termi-
nal has always been an ambitious
concern and it will be remembered that
at one time they endeavored to obtain
control of the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany. Among the roads now controlled
by it are the Richmond and Danville, and
East Tennessee and Georgia The
poi q.
owns, leases and controls total of 146
miles and has an interest in other compa-
MES, owning / 231 miles more. It owns
an ocean steamship line running
between Savannah and New York.
with extensive wharf and ware
house property. The deal places the
Richmond terminal in control of the
largest railroad systems between the
Atlantic coast and the Mississippi river
and makes all the other lines in that ter
ritory contributory to one vast system
that can now be operated ia entire har-
m0ny.
Immediately after the organization Of
the Union Company it began to make
contracts. Hearing of the consolidation
of tho above named railroad companies its
agents called on the officers Of the con
solidated companies and succeeded
in making q contract for tho exclusive
use of the Union Palace Car Company's
cars on their lines, which gives the new
company the right to use, as estimated
over 4, 600 miles Of railroad. 1t is also au
thoritatively stated that the combination
will enter into contract in week or 81
with the Jersey Central and the Reading
The effect Of both these contracts win b,
to withdraw the Pullman cars from tn,
New York line and compel Baltimore anC
Ohio trains to drop their Pull
mans at Philadelphia and TAX
Union Palace Car Company's cars
The Mann Boudoir company controls
the parlor car service of the road running
from Cincinnati to New Orleans anC
some six or seven other important line,
of railroad. The Woodruff Company ha
lines in the East and West and one lin,
from New York to Boston
Messrs. Purdy and Moore are directors
of the National Dredging Company Of
this city, and they hav
an Office at No. IS Broadway, New York
II is said that in his office the details o
the deal were arranged 1t is also state,
that the deal was precipitated by tn
shaky financial condition Of the Nam
Company and, of course, by Mr.. jackson
able management of the great enterprise
Hand Cut.