New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-24
RAILROAD MEN CHEERFUL.
THE WESTERN SKY BRIGHTER.
BELIEF IN A GENERAL PEACE AMONG THE sIe

BELIEF IN A GENERAL PEACE AMONG THE his
sysrEMs-soME TALKS on THE SUBJECT.
The proposed alliance of the trsnscontneptal ran
roads Is the one topic Of interest In the railroad word
The fact that scheme long dreamed OF ana 'aiAc"
Of By those interested in the Western raro"os
near frlition on so large scale mas pu. ." e'e 49,,
OF buoyancy in the stock market that Is roir0e"AS
after the recent depression ,.,A
1.-THE entire outlook Is one OF hope'u"css saw
one Of the primo movers IN the ainahoe ss
aThe MANS eat on foot last spring have iatey VIZ"
turcd so rap,dly and on such scale as 70 DC iery
amazing The hest that was hoped for In the orsnA'
ideal was a series Of groups, a.. for instance. tno
sonthuestern the Northwestern and tho union racine
and adjacent lines. But II has been iouho so '"'e
roads so cross each other in their ramincauons 'A'
only one grand alliance would secure the desired 10
su,ts. This feeling melted the present "ovcn0n1
hpt that its accomplishment would be neared >"
r.,a,v wa. beyond the hopes Of the most saneuino'
a. 49,. ., ra,Iroad history has been made within the
last few days. .u,.no.
sJ know little as yet Of This proposed Alliance
s.A Channcey NJ. Depew last evehng. wnen seen %
re homo. No 43 West Fiftyfourthst. W course
tns Vanderbilt system is Interested In IT, because VI
the Chicago and Northwestern Ealroad. WHICH
nart Of the system. Any union to include tho Nor'
vrst lines must necessarily include THAT ROAD"
aFrom what You know Of the plans, what wooio
Won saw of their probable success7" was asKea
aOf that can scarcely speak" replied Mr.. Depew'
suntil meet the presidents Of the various lines IN
terested and learn their attitude. Notmhe csn oo
lone however until the Union Pacific matter is
.ett,cd have not the slightest doubt that MI
Could is to have possession OF the Union Pacific ana
that MT. Dillon is to be its president Whe "'o7o
changes are effected and the new management soeS
into operation union may be brought aoont. unoer
stand In general way, that meeting OF the pesioeh's
IS 10 be called but have definite knowledge on tnao
point. / saw Mr.. Hughtt, the president OF tne
Chicago and Northwestern road, yesterday. ITO saao
that he had received notice Of such meeting.
Something Of the nature Of the proposed alliance
must be done,n added Mr.. Depew. "The stocKhoner'
are becoming Disguised and win force action II IL DC
not otherwise brought about. railroad trust Is
practically impossible, and an Agreements between
the roads e the only resource. The Vanderbilt roads
are conservative but always In favsr OF wnsSeVer
will tend TO increase the value Of property ana VIII
secure stable rates. BY stable rates do not mean
high rates. The present runous system hurts tne
public than does the rsrsss r serious S% q Is s
seems necessary, but do not know what form IL VIII
take o,.,.,. .,a,. as vst.n said
another prominent railroad man yesterday. II can
not be settled until the changes In the management OF
Frederick L. Xmes is quoted this morning as saving
that Mr.. Gould has not acquired contronng neeIes
in 1 SSs f a sGsa nor
is right in that Mr. Gould cersiny doss not mns .h
possess Union Pacific stock suNceiN 10 Conuv! ufS
road I do not suppose there Is road this side Of
Egypt so owned But II Mr. Dillon and Mr.. sage and
other friends of Mr. Gould lsfge blocks of Union
Pacific stock, and all agree to work together. how
Mr. Gonld's hand.7 such is exactly the truth OF the
case in regard to the Union Pacific to-day. - -
The statement published YESTERDAY that :; n; H.
Clarke vice president and general manager OF the MIS-
souri, Pacific he'd been summoned from Omaha, pre-
slrnably to consider the management OF the Union
Pacific system. . ~ ,,, L..
~There is nothing in it," said Sidney Dillon last
evening In the first place. Mr. Clarke has not been
in Omaha hut I'm st. Louis. He used to be connected
with the Union Pacific road but is now with tho MIS-
sour Pacific. He comes to New-YorR usually every
month and sec no significance in the fact that ne
may be coming now
Marvin Hughtt president of tho Chicago anc North
western Railroad and Albert Keep, formerly president
and now director of the road, were seen At the
windsor Hotel last evening. Neither would discuss
the western situation further than to that the Chi
caro- and Northwestern road wonld favor any move
ment looking toward harmony between the transcan'
tiDental lines,