Wichita eagle., 1889-10-17
CHTCAGO'S LATEST.
One Of Their Series of Railway Combine
Fakes-Quiek Denials.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Under the head
line 'Huntington's Trust the Tribune
this morning says: "Mr. G. p. Hunting
ton, of the Southern Pacific, was a party
to Jay Gould's original trust or railway
clearing house scheme. When that scheme
fell through ana the 'gentlemen's associa-
ton was organized instead, Mr.. Hunting
ton declined to have anything to do with
it for the reason that he had consolida-
ton scheme of his own which he thought
would be far more beneficial to his roads
than the gentlemen's association in which
he had no acts. Mr. Huntington has
been assiduously at work on his scheme
since that time and it is learned from
good authority that it has been sufficient
ly perfected to be carried into action with
III short time. 1t is no more than gigan-
tic scheme of the Gould and Huntington
systems and the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe systems, including some of the lines
between Kansas City and Chicago to af-
ford the lines west of the Missouri river a
direct and independent outlet to Chicago.
The roads between the Missouri river and
Chicago to be taken in the new combine
are the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul;
Chicago. Montana q California, owned by
Wabash, in which latter Gould has a
large interest, and the Denver & Rio
Grande. The Milwaukee & st. Paul is to
be made the principal Chicago outlet for
the Central Pacific through traffic. 1t
connects with Gould's Missouri Pacific at
Kansas City and at Pueblo. Colorado
Springs and Denver with the Denver &
Rio Grande, which connects with the Cen
trial Pacific Southern Pacific at Ogden.
The Wabash is to get the traffic of this
through line going directly east via To-
ledo. 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 &
California line, which will give it all the
business it can handle between Kansas
City and Chicago. There is no doubt that
one advantage of the formation of the
Huntlneton-Gould combination is that it
has inspired the scheme of forming a great
northern combination to which the Wis
consin Central, Northern Pacific, Union
dian Pacific are to be parties"
An Associated Press reporter this morn
ing sought a confirmation or denial of the
report from MIR. p. ID. Armour. Mr.. Ar
mOur said: Il have not heard anything
about il.
AS one or the directors OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee * St. Paul railroad, you would
know it if that line were included in the
deal, as stated, would you not?n sug-
gested the reporter
My impression is he replied, that
there is nothing in 1t; certainly have
heard nothing of it,
The total length of all lines operated by
the new consolidation Will be %, 036 miles,
as follows: Wabash railroad. 94S miles:
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 5.6sS:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, s,7O6; Den
Yer s Rio Grande, l,4G6; Denver s. Rio
Grande Western, 31S: Missouri Pacific,
1874; Southern Pacific, 1851. The total
railroad mileage in the United States is
l56. 00o miles
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Oct. 16-President
Roswell Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee
x st. Paul. pronounces the story of the
big railway combine pure windy humbug.