The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-17
GIGANTIC SCHEM L.
RUMOREO GRAND CONSOllOA.
TON OF WESTERN RAILROADS.
Gould and Huntington Reported to Re tho
Moving spirits Total Length Of All
Lines In the New Combination es,09a


CHICAGO. October lG. The Tftbnsc this
morning say, then j. now being arranged,
and soon Will De- cousummat,d. "A gigantic
consolidation Of all the Gould and Hunting
ton systems and the Topeka. Aich-on and
santa Re systems. including some of the
lines between Kansas City and Chicago 10
afford the lines west OF the Missouri river
direct and independent outlet 10 Chicago.
The roads between the Missouri river and
Chicago to BE- taken into the new combina-
tion are Chicago. Milwaukee and II. Paul:
Chicago, santa r. and California, and the
Wabash. The total length of all lines
operated hy the new combination will b.
2. ,O.G miles. a, follows. Wabash Railroad,
9i> miles. Chicago. Milwaukee and Il
Paul. 5.6IS; Atchison. Topeka and santa
F.. 100; Denver and Rio rrandc Western.
313; Missouri Pacific. i.19i; southern Pa
ciic, Jg3l. Total - uet The Il Paul.
I ,iG6; Denver and Rio 1rande being the
only line in the combination that runs 10 all
Missouri river points and the northwest. in
fact cOmpeteS with all roads north of the
lines Of the lluntington-t,Ould comhini-
iion. can therefore De- used tO excellent adj
vantage tO make war upon sroad> n, ing To
dcmOralilr the traffic ~ the allied road.
But aside from This th' Milwaukee and y.
Paul j. tO lc made the principle Chicago
outlet for the Central pacihc'> through
traffic. II connect. with Goud'- Missouri
Pacific at Kansas CITY. the latter has a dl-
rect line to Pueblo. Colorado springs aud
Denver and at those points connects with
the Denver and Rionrlnde, which j. AT once
% be- transformed into broad-guagc line,
the contracts ior lrlad-guaging II having
been awarded last week. The latter con-
meets with the Central Pacific southern Pa
ciiicl at ogden.
HOW THE TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVIDED.
The Wabash j. % gct the traffic II this
through line going directly east rid Toledo.
The Missouri Pacific and Wabash are 10
share the traffic tO i. Louis aud ytd =.
Louis iO the East.
The santa H. will bc allowed % give all
it, traffic from the Pacific coast and ali
points west of the Missouri river % ~ Chi
cago. Santa fc ana California line. which
will give il all the business II can handle be-
tween Kansas city and Chicago.
The southern Pacific will have besides an
independent line (ail and wrer) riu New
Orleans 10 the eastern seaport- and can
there take care II the competition by the
Canadian Pacific and the northern route RIO
the non Pacific and the Northern Pacific.
The TribnWc refers % the appointment of
Traffic Manager i. =. >tuhhs. of 10 Hunt
ingtOn Southern Pacific system. a- second
vice president Of the Milwaukee and I.
Paul. and says: "N0ihng but the desire OF
Mr.. Huntington 90 place Nr. -tubb, in SUI
preme charge of the irllc affairs of the
new combination could have induced him 10
let Mr.. ~tuhbS sever his connection with the
Southern Pacific. His transfer 10 the Mil
waukcc and II. Paul indicates that Mr..
>tubbS il 10 conduct the traffic affairs of
the allied line, ffom thi, city. and thai he il
To take particular care uf the southern pi-
cinc through traffic affairs"