Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-25


| THE BEE. President Hughitt, of the North
western returned Yesterday from St Paul
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1'ii', was .lose''u WIN niiii euii"s 'he uaS'
nut he TOOK time TO talk lew moments con
corning the meetings OF the presidents. Said
he:
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uurlhS MY ABSENCE puL up 10 thaI tlme
fifteen presidents had signed the agreement
| look for u complete representation of all
northvyestern ,vestern and sonthorn roads
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az 'lio ""Io"i tleu iiioeV'ns helu az Vhc Niho-
sor hotel in New York all the roads were
represented put the Illinois Central, WIS,
consln central, Burlington y Northern and
chicago ~ Alton. fcel confident that both
these roads and those represented in the New
York meeting VIII be represented tomorrow
Inc fact OF attchuahce on the meeting does
not imply that president has signed or Will
sign the agreement. In fact, the agreement
is yet IN ITS formation state. 1t VIII be read
ana discussed thoroughly Should occasion
to suit the views of the meeting"
From another source. 1t was learned that
Itrert r 10 d 81, nus uoa1D as " we at.cnuanue
II ,yns learned that Vicn pres;dent HoIcomha
was empowered to represent the Union
Pacific in the absence of its president and
ms presence mere lenus color TO the peNef
o,'s'C Gut II, o,,e iiI t m ,,t 20
the meeting
Talks with various railroad men had by
your correspondent to-day regarding the new
asreelneht prouuceu sVulenlehls ol llucn Ine
OF 5oht Mt pta'rih,a @ vii lon,n nf
the meeting. WThere is no question that the
theory is a good one, said prominent traffic
manager, put long ago railroad men learned
haor ard 10 Tho fan, in to ;a
tbat raiIroaas will nse every means oossihIe
tn cot trafHr No rastrirtinn has ever vet
been made 70 stitch, and don't see why the
apreement not 10 emf rates should hind the
roads anv move thon the nrevions one y II
was stated on good authority here to day
that the Union Pacific mas effected a traffic
arreennont at Sionw (Iitv with tho nIinnis
central and the 81, Paul Omaha lines. The
Illinois Central Il 70 said will hnnceforth
receive transcontinentaI business throuohout
it's territorv and from eastern connections
and deliver II To tho JTnion pacific at Stony
CIV The St PauI. Omaha line will do like
wise
The Press Reporters Excluded.
CBIoAGo. ian. 24.-The meeting of western
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~ ~iai'io"u ~ '.'lu1''1 , " oonsiu'i '"o ie'enO
agreement made IN New YORK Tor the pur-
pose of putting a stop to rate cutting and
other disturbing practices by secondary
o,,o,rti,,o oeioo,.s ,,,os o,l,oa ~ orlo, this
'Ne'u''o o''i.S, 'o 20 VOC 'i''ou " ot"', Uh'
morning at lo'oo WIN closeu doors. fresl-
dent Marvin Hughitt, OF the Northwestern,
accepted the chair in the absence
of Hon Charles Francis Adams of Roston
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'ouipoiaiS oiai man u 'he "oso0'"Voh
VINO had peen unable 10 reach the CITY,
though it was at his call the meeting was
convened. President Perkins. of the Bur
iiro,or rood was also absent and rho Wis
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cohsin Cehtral was WiIhout representative.
AS neither of these roads has yet given its
signature to the agreement, the meeting was
at the outset handicapped by the fact that,
however much in accord they might be, their
deliberations could not be conclusive.
The first matter laid before the meeting
was the admission or exclusion of
reporter for the associated press.
Mr. Hnphett stated thar parSOnallv n had