The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31
4 Large Railroad Combination
to be Consummated.
A Riot Between Railroad Men
and Policemen.
More Developments From the
CrOnfn Murder Trial.
TascOtt, the Murderer of Smell,
Caught Again.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The Times
says: 1t was ANNOUNCED here yesterday
on excellent authority that an enor-
nous railroad combination is about 70
be consumated. Not very long ago the
legislature of Connecticut granted an
extraordinary charter to number of
gentlemen, prominent among whom
was Mr.. Sage, who declared that the
company they represented would have
capital of $50, OOO, 600 with the usual
iiberality of Connecticut. When
granting charters the state legislature
gave the new company permission to
build, oprate, acquire by purchase or
lease, railroad, steamboat and steam
ship lines, and to acquire. hold. and
dispose of bonds. stocks and securi-
ties issued by corporations or by
government, state or local authorities.
Associated with Mr.. Sage in the COM
pany are Sidney Dillon AMI Eugene
Zimmerman, togther with George
Gould. and it is said, General Wager
SWayne. The milk in the cocoanut,
as explained by excellent authority is
this: The first three gentlemen men
toned are deeply interested in the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, the
Wheeling 81 Lake Erie and almost
half a dozen other connecting
lines. The two roads mentioned
would form very important
neucleus for an extension of their con-
nections to tie east and west. The
Connecticut charter it is declared was
obtained for the purpose of combining
these roads and enabling the Incorpor-
ations TO bring under the ownership
and management of the Connecticut
company great many miles of valu-
able railway property with terminals
at st. Paul and Baltimore. Tue :plans
are now put into active operation, it is
said. and the combination will be eff
fected in comparatively short time.
The control of the new company, say
the gossips, will extend, over the Gin
clnnatl Hamilton and Dayton. the
Wheeling Eand Lake Erie, the Day
ton Fort Wayne and Chicago, the
Iowa Central and the Minnesota and
Northwestern. Mr.. Sage is vice presi-
dent of the Iowa Central and is hold
er of large block of it's stock. The
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
will give the company a
line from Cincinnati to Chicago
company will be able to compete with
the Great Trunk lines for business in
the northwest and will be in position
to extend connections to st. Louis. 1t
was rumored that the refusal by those
concerned to converse about the pro-
ceedings of the company led many to
place reliance in the reported plan of
combination and unite the northwest
with the Atlantic. Mr. Sage who is
supposed to be the most deeply inter
ested in the scheme. declined to talk
about it. He refused, however, to de-
ny that such a general extension of
The roads in which he is interested was
contemplated One of the persons who
happens to be in the confidence of Mr..
Zimmerman, said that the project had
been under consideration for several
months When the through traffic ar
rangement will be made the speaker
WAS not in a position to say. but he de.
clared that it would probably go into
effect at the latest by Nov. 10.