The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-25
FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
Consolidation of Railways Embracing
Twenty-Three Thousand Miles.
Completion ola Traffic Agreement Between the
Chicago & Northwestern and the Union
Pacific in the Vanderbilt Interest

NEW 1Okk. OCI. 14.-lIt lTlUuuo tnlS
morning says: There can be no doubt any
longer that the reports regarding the con-
templated consolidation of the various
railroads in this country into a half dozen
large systems are correct, and that before
the end of 1890 the various consultations or
trust schemes will have taken definite
shape. Fresh evidence is obtained every
day TO prove that the reported Could
Huntington Southwestern combination will
be consummated before long. 1t is equally
certain the great Northern combination,
which comprises the Manitoba, Burlington,
Canadian Pacific. 500 line and other
Northwestern interests, will be carried
ont. President Hill, of the Manitoba,
openly admits such is the object. 1t was
first thought the Union Pacific would join
the great Northern combination. If such
was the object it has evidently been aban-
doned. The indications now point strongly
to a consolidation of the Union Pacific with
the Vanderbilt interests.
In a recent j ,sue the Tribune stated that
the Vanderbilt IS had a consolidation scheme
of their own. and that they would not join
any of the other proposed combinations.
The new Vanderbilt consolidation scheme
is now nearly perfected. All the roads to
comprise this combination. except two. have
been acquired. These two are the Chicago
& Alton and the Union Pacific. As shown
a few days ago, the Vanderbilts own or con-
troll the following roads: New York Cen,
N ssas a York Me the o Boston rs. "a aiba Dr,A which cS
affords a Boston and New England outlet;
the New York & Harlem, which gives a
direct communication between New York
- a. l.. GI-. q
Southern and Nickel-plate. between Chicago
and Buffalo; the Decline. Big -Four and
Indianapolis Sc st. Louis, between Cleve-
land and st. Louis; the Ohio, Indiana
q Western. Lake Erie q Western, ana one
or two other Central Traffic Association
lines; the Chicago & Northwestern from
Chicago to Omaha and st. Paul, with ex-
tensions TO the Black Hills and Fort Fet-
terman, Wy. I. From the latter point an
extension to the Pacific coast is cOntem-
plated. The vanderbilts have also lately
acquired the Chesapeake q Ohio, which
gives them an additional through line to
the seaboard at Newport News. Va, from
the West and Southwest.
To round mp the already acquired sys-
TENS the Chicago & Alton and Union Pa
cific will have to be brought into the COM
binatioD. The Chicago d Alton will give
the Vanderbilt system an outlet from Chi
to Kansas City. The Union Pacific will
afford the necessary outlet for the whole
system to the Pacific coast, connecting at
Kansas City with the Alton. at Omaha with
the Northwestern, and at Sioux City with
the Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis d
Omaha. which runs directly to Lake Su-
perior points, Duluth and Washburn, and
is controlled by the Chicago 81 Northwest
ern. This system, when completed. will
ave an aggregate mileage of 5000 miles.
President Chauncey NJ. Depew, of the
New York Central railroad. said to-day. re-
ferring to the statement that there had
haan m allf a n0a mazda hatuaan fha Chioann
az ~estern and Union Pacific railways
whereby both roads will be operated in
harmony, with a view to improving their
traffic advantages, 1.-THE statement is cor
rect. There has been a traffic arrangement
made between the roads, but nothing fur
ther has been done, and L have nothing to
add"
A visit to the Union Pacific offices in Bos-
ton. to-day, confirmed the report. The
agreements. which are for ten years, cover
about thirty closely-printed pages. The
longer agreement is between the Omaha &
PP sggg M;nne VALLEY a and OMAHA tss Chicago ss ;o st;
line VIA Sioux City, Ia. is to be
known as the Lake Superior, st. Paul
* Union Pacific line. The agreement be-
establishes a line via Council Bluffs. to be
known as the Chicago, Union Pacific 81
line. The entire systems are
parties to the contract except in the case of
the Kansas division of the Union Pacific,
which at no point connects with the North
western. Tho agreement provides for joint
tariffs and trains, a settlement of disputes,
division of earnings from through trains,
proportions of equipment. rates under CON-
petition, and that no competitor shall have
advantage over the parties to this agree
ment. which goes into effect Nova. The
agreement nowhere goes east OF Chicago.
but, 1t is thought here: can mean nothing
less than a through line from ocean to ocean
by way. of the Boston 81 Albany and the
Vanderbilt lines.
Regarding the published statement in
connection with the reported consolidation
OF Western railroads that heavy transfers
of Chicago. Burlington & Quincy stock to
the names of capitalists identified with the
Pennsylvania railroad have recently been
made: high officials of the latter company
at Philadelphia said to-day that they
knew absolutely nothing about any such
transfer: that so far as the Pennsylvania
Company or its officials were concerned no
purchase of Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
stock had been made. nor was any deal be-
tween the two companies contemplated.
Purchases of c.. Is. & Q. stock may have
been made. they say. by persons who are
also stockholders of the Pennsylvania rail
road. but il SO. 1T had been a business affair
of the purchasers alone. Many induce
ments," said one of the officials. "have been
offered the Pennsylvania railroad to become
Interested in railroads In the West and
Northwest. but 1t has been, and Is still, the
policy Of the company to have its system
eud In the west at Chicago & st. Louis
ms at present"
Personal. Local and General Notes.
j. Pittman has been appointed agent of
the VandaIia at Altampnt.
General Manager Bradbury and Traffic
/, Manage Parker, of the Lake Erie & West
ern. are expected home this morning.
Last week one of the bridges on the Penn
sylvania road, weighing $500 tons. being
25S feet long, was moved f0rty-tive feet in
twelve minutes.
The Haskell 81 Barker car-works, at
Michigan City, are in full operation. Just
now they are building a lot OF cars for one
of the Chicago roads.
The passenger conductors on the Fort
Wayne. Cincinnati & Louisville road and
the Whitewater Valley road are TO be
uniformed after Dec. /.
j. L.. Hamer. chief clerk in the auditors
office or the Ohio. Indiana g. Western, will
retire, on Nov. l. to take n position on the
Terre Haute * Peoria road.
d.. j. Mackey. president of the Mackey
system of roads. was in the city Yesterday.
lie stated that his visit here had nothing
to do with railroad matters
On Nov.1 j. V. Mahoney will take the DO
sition of traffic ana of the Sioux CITY
a. Northern road. He is looked upon as
being a very competent traffic man.
President McKeen, of the Vandalia. and
l. Ford uauaral uaeaauUe orapt ra-