Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-01
A RAILROAD COMBINE
AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE U,,1oN
PACIFIC AND G. &N.w.
Hts Significancc-NcwD Divisions Created for
the U. n, and New Officials Namcd-
News of Other Sorts From Various Seq
tiOns.

| The New York World says: ga new and
important movement in the railroad world,
Just made, will attract attention on both
sides OF the Atlantic. 1t is nothing less
THAN an alliance between two of the most
extensive systems of this Countrywide
Chicago and Northwestern and the Union
Pacific. The World can announce posi-
lively that these roads will henceforth be
operated in complete harmony and with
traffic the agents can secure for points on
either line. There is, however, far
deeper significance in this, if the state
ments OF trustworthy persons are correct,
than appears upon the surface. The Chi
cago and Northwestern, as is we'll known,
/ is under the control of the Vanderbilts,
and its board of directors includes several
gentlemen closely allied with their inter-
ests. The Vanderbilts have for several
Years been solidifying their lines east of
Chicago, and have expended vast sums of
money III improvements which some older
companies. having less conservative man
| agement, would have paid out in dividends.
Now with their close utilization with the
Union Pacific the Nanderbilts will i'll all
probability branch out toward the Pa
citic ocean. This could very readily be
done by the continuing of the Union Pa
chic from Frisco, Utah, southwesterly to
one OF the southern California seaports,
IN proximity to Los Angeles. The fact
that the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
has within year gone through a process
OF evolution which brings this line also
close to the Vanderbilt interest. would
make the ordination Just outlined all the
stronger. What gives color to the rumored
intention of the Vanaerbilts is the steady
absorption of Union Pacific shares for
some time, supposed to be for their &C
count. As already stated, that part of the
program which brings the Union Pacific
and the Chicago and Northwestern into
who ought to know declare that it will not
be long before a Vanderbilt through line,
extending from ocean to ocean, will also
be an accomplished fact. The Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Rail-
road company, the majority of whose
stock is owned by the Chicago and North
western company, is a party to the con-
tract. That gives the Union Pacific a di-
rect line to st. Paul, to Minneapolis and
Duluth. The Union Pacific is thus ena.
bled to compete at every important center
east of the Missouri river that is touched
by the Northern Pacifc-Wisconsin Cen
trail"
|
circular dated at Union Pacific head
quarters, and signed by President Charles
r. Adams, Ihas been issued, in which the
following sweeping changes are ordered
All the lines i'll Nebraska, Kansas and
Colorado, including so much of the main
line as lies east of Cheyenne, but except
ing the st. Joseph and Grand Island Rail
road company. the Kansas Central Rail-
road company, the Leavenworth, Topeka
and Southwestern Railroad company, and
the Leayenworth branch will be operated
as one division and be known as the
Mountain division,
ALI the lines west of Huntington, includ-
ing the lines and ships of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company, the
lines of the Oregon Railway Extension
company, aud the Washington and Idaho
Railroad company, will be operated as one
division aud be known as the Pacific di
vision. Edward Dickinson is appointed
general manager of the Missouri Rive
G. M. Cunning is appointed genera
manager of the Mountain division. G. j
Smith is appointed general manager of the
Pacific division. The office of the genera
manager of the Union Pacific is abolished
At a meeting of the directors OF the com.
pany, held in Boston the 18th inst, T. L
Kimball was elected third vice. president
Vice-P President Kimball will be stationed
at Omaha. G. S. Mellen is appointed
general traffic manager. G. H. McKibbil
is appointed general purchasing agent
vice G. S. Mellen, resigned. J. S. Cam
eron is appointed chief of the construc
ton department. Mr.. Kimball has beer
IN the employ OF the Union Pacific TO
about twenty-iiv years. Edward Dickin
son, his successor, is at present genera
manager Of the road. The circular goe
into effect November 1.
AN lEIAZING SCI,APE.
Tho Authorities Would Like to Know Abou
1t, but Can't Induce Confessions.