, 1889-02-15
A GREAT COMBINE.
The Union Pacific and Alton to
Pool Their Issues.
Another Splendid Route from Chi
cago to Cheyenne.
A Resume of the Latest Interest
ing Railway News.
CHICAGO TO CHEYENNE.

The Omaha Bee says that the Union
Pacific is about to conclude negotiations
for another combination, and it is stated
that arrangements have already been com
pleted save as to a few details. In this
combination it ties up with the Chicago &
Alton, and will have a through train ser
vice between Cheyenne and Chicago in
the very near future. The plan is similar
to hat under which a combination was
entered into between the Union Pacific
and the Chicago & Northwestern. The
terms of the Alton agreement. it is stated,
ann to run through trains between Chicago
and Cheyenne, via Kansas City and Den
yer. The trains will be furnished jointly
by both roads. An official in speaking Of
this matter said:
THE Union Pacific is now doing about
what it should have done years ago. OF
course, in early days, it had no Compel
itor in the western circuit, but at the
time the Burlington crossed the Missouri
it must have been evident. to the Union
L dCluC ldudkCulCuI LHdb III INC DuIllls-
ton a dangerous competitor existed. Had
the Union Pacific then entered into a
combination with any of the Iowa roads,
it would have been a death blow to the
Burlington road. for the eason that by
having through service the traffic of the
Burlington between Chicago and the Mis-
souri, river would have been seriously i'm
paired. But it is too late now to look at
the situation in this light. The fact of
the matter is hat by combining with the
Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago
& Alton, a large volume of valuable
traffic is secured that otherwise might re-
vert to the various competitive lines"
In other sources it is learned that
should the interstate commission institute
a uniform classification, the combine will
evidently be arranged so as to include the
freight as well as the passenger traffic. 1t
is conceded that the more districts
that can be formed in conveying freight
under the classification method the greater
earnings will result. But as to the sec
Dad combination of the Union Pacific the
officials connected with the deal declined
to state the terms of the deal and even
refused to say anything aside from the
fact that the terms for such service had
been agreed upon by the Union Pacific
and the other road mentioned. 1t is
stated that the combination trains will
likely to be put on via the new route
about March l.
The Burlington is preparing for quick
service between Chicago and Denver in
order to off set the combine of the Union
Pacific aud Chicago & Northwestern in
hat direction.
WANT MORE MONEY.
1t is learned that the two eighth district
conductors who passed east Wednesday
are en- route to Omaha to request Mr..
Holcomb to order an increase of passen-
ger conductors salaries. If the advance
is made each conductor will furnish a
81, 900 bond guaranteeing perfect service.
FOR ROCK SPRINGS.
More than usual interest was manifest
ed at the foundry of r. Allison & Sons at
Port Carbon on Thursday, says the Potts
vile, Pa, Chronicle, at the casting OF a
large spiral grooved drum weighing about
nine tons and capable of winding 5000
feet of II inch wire rope. This is one of
a pair to be used IN connection with a
pair OF 36x60 hosting engines now in the
course of construction..at the same works,
and to be erected at Rock Springs, Wyo.,
for the Union Pacific Railway company's
coal department.
ANOTHER ROAD o WYOMING.
A Cheyenne gentleman has received a
letter to the effect that there Is a well de-.
fined movement on foot to organize a
company for the purpose of constructing
a railway line to be called the Denver,
Wyoming & Puget Sound. The road
will of course traverse Wyoming. So
soon as the preliminaries are arranged in
Denver the Cheyenne board of trade
will be formally addressed on the
subject. The projectors of the
scheme have already opened nego-
~tiations with capitalists, and In a
short time will dispatch an agent to Eng
land to invoke the cooperation Of London
operators who have already expressed a
willingness to invest in the proposed road.
AT HOME.
Superintendent Barr was at home all
of yesterday and was very busy in his
office the entire day. The gentleman is
well pleased with his new post, and has
set about to acquaint himself with the
division so soon as possible. He will
leave the city again tomorrow for an
other trip to Ogden.