The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-12
A VANDERBILT CONTRACT.
TranScOntinentaI Line From New York TO
San Francisco.

CHICAGO, June lit is practically GER
tain that after the next annual meeting Of
the Union Pacific the Vanderbits will be
in control, and that President Houghitt OF
the Northwestern will be President of the
entire Union acific-Northwestern system.
Little by little enough facts have leaked out
to demonstrate that this contract between
the Union Pacific and the Northwestern
was a contract by a Vanderbilt with a
Vanderbilt, and has been simply test
which has proved that the two sys-
tens can be more economically operated
as one None of the Northwestern officials
will talk for publication on the subject, but
it is manifest that they all know of the
change which is coming. A remark made
by one of them to-day that the competing
roads could not object to their contract
with the Union Pacific if it covered the
operations Of but one line showed that the
Vanderbilts have already completed true
transeontinental line, reaching from New
YORK to San francisco, and including the
New York Central, Lake Shore, Michigan
Central, Northwestern system, Union Pa
citic and leased lines of the Southern Pa
cfic to San Francisco.
NEW YORK, June II. = George Gould,
when approached upon the subject of the
rumored consolidation of the Missouri
Pacific and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
roads, would say nothing on the subject
either confirmatory or otherwise. He said,
however, that there was better feeling
among the Western roads than there was
while ago, and that the closer the relations
which the railroads form among themselves
the better 1t Is both for them and the pub
lie. George c. Magoun of the AtchisOn
Board declined TO discuss the matter. Jay
Gould could not be seen.
A delegation of prominent citizens of
Montana arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
last night for the purpose OF arranging for
a branch read to be built from the Northern
Pacific to Castle Mountain. They will call
upon Willard and Cakes to-day.
President Oskes emphatically denies the
report that the Northern Pacific is directly
or remotely interested in the negotiations
for the control of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, rumored to have been concluded
by the Richmond Terminal Company.
1t Is also reported on the authority of
parties high in Richmond Terminal affairs
that the Northern Pacific has joined with
the Richmond Terminal deal, and would
use the Baltimore aud Ohio as an Eastern
connection. The deal is also said to include
a provision for an arrangement by which
the Pacific Mail Steamship line will make
Tacoma the terminal point and give the
Northern Pacific Railroad a trans Pacific
service
Calvin S. Brce and Samuel Thomas will
be elected Directors of the Baltimore and
Ohio in a few days. and will represent new
interests in the board.
1t Is also reported on the authority of parties
high In Richmond Terminal affairs that the
Northern Pacific has joined with the Richmond
Terminal deal. and would use the Baltimore aud
Ohio as an Eastern connection. The deal Is also
said TO include provision for an arrangement
by which the Pacific Mail steamship line will
make Tacoma the terminal point, and give the
Northern Pacific Railroad trans Pacific SER
vice.
Calvin S. Brice and Samuel Thomas will be
elected Directors OF the Baltimore and Ohio In a
few days, and Will represent new interests in the
board.