New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-30
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
Union PACIFIC.S OMAHA BRIDGE
SHUTTING OUT RIVAL ROADS MAY BREAK u
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morning by the Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads
10 run trains the Union Paclhc Bridge Dht The
switches remained locked and tie trains were Obliged
10 return to the Council Bluffs transfer : u. u.
Clark, general manager Of the Union Pacific was seen
by a reporter and said that the Union Pacific pro
posed 10 do rs own business. II did not intend 10
give il up 20 another road and allow il it, track
it pleased. II had offered 10 pun I'm Milwaukee, ana
Rock Island trains but il would not allow the engines
Of those roads to do The agreement would not DO
complied the subject being discussed
in New York, and decision in 1t wolld not be reached
before January g. II was all hOnSeree 10 say That
Mr. Gould sought to keep Eastern roads ont oi The
city. lie and the Union Pacific were willing To en-
courage all roads here. but they had 10 come
In the right manner
Tins determination puts the Rock Island IN bad
shape How it will be able to operate its road west
of here question Of considerable Interest ana I'm
portauco None Of tie representatives OF the road in
this city could answer il.
Chicago Dec. 20-PIeSidcnt Miller Of the Chicago.
Milwaukee aud -. Paul Railroad, sad this morning
that he had called a meeting OF the consolidated
association of Western roads, 10 be held in Nrw-rork
m January He minated however. That the pres
ent complication with the Union Pacific about the
omaha bridge might interfere with it.
II the contract which the 81. Paul road has with
the Union Pacific" President Miller, cannot be
enforced. ii need not De expected that any prVMe
agreement the presidents might have made viii hold
good
The action Of the Union Pacific was a surprise TO
the officials of The II. Panl road. For more than
week they have been advertising that beginning. sun
day, December - they would run pisSenscr tram,
through 30 omaha, Instead Of stopping AT Council
Biuf,. but ihc first tain running under me new
not allowed to the brdge. said President Miller
Of The Milwaukee ana 81 Paul, 10 day
Last May Our company entered INTO an arrange
men with the Rock Island. by which 10 build
bridge across the Missouri River at Omaha. for oni
ia nd Ia
j. now president. AID General Dodge who !, q III
rector. they sought conference with rs llcy toiI
II, Their, no need Of going To the expense oi
building bridge they would lee glad - LEI H., ilrll
bridge for consideration. subsequently, conf rcn'e
was held in omaha and contract Wa> drawn mp hN
which road and the Rock Island were e. lun trains
into the Union depot AT omaha over The Union Pd'lhc
the privilege. and also il proportion Of Other JOINT
expense. The contract va, signed. sealed and dclv
cred and approved by President Adams aud the loari
validity. far - cur freight business }, cCn'cIncl
We have been operating under the contract 'ucc July
! hut A. soon ~ gave MOTTO" that We would begin
To run passenger train, into omaha We "cr' >.n'
prlvc,- If the bridge both T. freight AID passenger
ins ..e,-. the contract IS l"saIh bluG!D-. AID d.
NOT sec how The Un,on lo' lie can successfully sci II
The Rock Islands contract WIN The Union Pacific
Wa similar To- lli "' ID" =. l'"i up ,i"' 81 ,
br,crd the joint u-" oi ~" id'h~ nom ''Wt'" - i
coin ON thc strength Of lie contract IT," E"ch Island
has lmii nfty mile ol tp'd between Lincoln and
Beatrice. connecting VIII u- main line. The mon
Pldh' wa- thu f." o'ir- southern ou,ri ,h"n,,
thc c lnGi'n G Ir lr, h. az 7or,r 3' ''i" II"
The Roc, l-ll'd bad - o. vt begun opc'ai 9n'
suNrc Jo:uary t. The officials Of that road have also
been Informed that ihcl VII not h" allowed %" n-r
Of ti' tni"n III, i"dt.. LIc-.''.' ,'" . nrn
ONO nj afternoon hut both declared aftcrwad fhoi
the had got DECIDED np9n any dcinl'% cur Of,
ilc causc of The Uuio' Joif.'~ actirn. Though they
deprived Of the right, accorded ihcm hy The contract
even though lh"r" had been change IN The m"iArr