Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-16
A GIGANTIC RAILROAD SCHEME.
Grand Consolidation OF % 900 Miles OF
Road In the West.

CHICAGO, Oct l6-The Tribune this morning
says there is now being arranged and soon will
be consu unmateda a gigantic consolidation OF all
the Gould and Huntington systems and the
Topeka, Atchison and Santa Fe systems. IN
cluding some Of the lines between Kansas City
and Chicago, to afford the lines west Of the
Missouri river . direct and independent outlet
to Chicago.
The roads between the Missouri river and
Chicago to be taken into the new combination
are Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; Chi
cago. Santa Fe and California and the Wabash.
The total length of all lines operated by the
new combination will be 1905 miles. as fol-
lows: Wabash railroad, 9is miles; Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul. 5,67s: Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe, 7,706; Denver and Rio
Grande Western, 373; Missouri Pacific. 1894:
Southern Pacific, 5.93i. Total. 27O96. The
st. Paul, 1,466; Denver and Rio Grande
being the only line in the combination
that runs to all Missouri river points and the
northwest. in fact completes with all roads north
OF the lines of the Hunhngton-Gouldc combina-
ton, can therefore be used to excellent advan-
tage to make war upon roads trying to demor-
alize the traffic of the allied roads. But aside
from this the Milwaukee and st. Paul is to be
made the principal. Chicago outlet for the Gen.
trsl Pacific's through traffic. 1t connects with
Gould's Missouri Pacific at Kansas City; the
latter has direct line to Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver and at those points con-
meets with the Denver and Rio Grande. which
is at once to be transformed into a broad
guage line, the contracts for broad-guaging it
having been awarded last week. The latter
connects with the Central Pacific (Southern
Pacifc) at Ogden
HOW THE TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVIDED.
The Wabash is to get the traffic of this
through line going directly east via Toledo.
The Missouri Pacific and Wabash are to share
the traffic to St. Louis and via st. Louis to the
east.
The Santa Fe will be allowed to give all its
traffic from the Pacific coast and all points west
of the Missouri river to its Chicago, Santa Fe
and California line. which will give 1t all the
business 1t can handle between Kansas City
and Chicago.
The southern Pacific will have besides an
independent line Grail and waterl via New Or
leans to the eastern seaports and can there
take care of the competition by the Canadian
Pacific and the northern routes via the Union
Pacific and the Northern Pacific.
The Tribune refers to the appointment Of
Traffic Manager J. c. Stubbs of the Huntington
Southern Pacific system as second vice presi-
dent of the Milwaukee and st. Paul. and saws:
Nothing but the desire OF Mr.. Huntington to
place Mr.. Stubs in supreme charge Of the
traffic affairs of the new combination could
have induced him to let Mr.. Stubbs sever his
connection with the Southern Pacific. His
transfer to the Milwaukee and st. Paul indi-
Gates that Mr.. Stubs is to conduc. the traffic
affairs of the allied lines from this city and
that he is to take particular care of the South
ern Pacific through traffic affairs"
Phil Armour Denies.
press reporter this morning sought a con-
frmation or denial from Mr. p. D. Armour.
Mr.. Armour said: II have not heard anything
about it,
As one of the directors of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul road you would know it if
that line were included in the deal as stated,
would you not?" suggested the reporter.
My impression is, he replied, that there
is nothing in 1t. certainly have heard MOTH