The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-04
4 GIGANTIC SCHEME
For a Vanderbilt Railroad from
Ocean to Ocean.
1T INCLUDES THE UNION PACIFIC.
Chicago Northwestern, and the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul-The Import of
j. Pierpont Morgans Westean Trip.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. Especial telegram
10 The HERALD. "A special from Chicago
says: j. Pierpont Morgans present trip to
the west has more significance than is gen.
orally supposed. Startling DEVELOPMENTS
are promised soon after Mr.. Morgan's re-
turn to New York. There is the best of
authority for saying that the trip means
the speedy consummation of another
Vanderbilt zeal more startling in its
nature than the much talked-of Union
Pacific Northwestern deal The fact is
generally known that Drexe Morgan 81
Go. had controlling interest IN the Elgin,
Joliet &sEastern Belt line and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroads
The latter has been compelled to take sides
with those opposed to the Northwestern
and Union Pacific This is not what
DreXel, Morgan 81 Co. desire Their in
tention is to bring these roads into the
Vanderbilt fold. The opinion is expressed
that this would be done as soon
as Mr.. Morgan has returned to New
! DIRK. Those who are on the inside pre-
tend to know that before many days have
passed traffic agreement similar to that
existing between the Union Pacific and
Northwestern will be made between the
Northwestern and Milwaukee & St Paul
and it is even predicted by some
that consolidation of the two
systems will be made The attitude
lately assumed by the Union Pacific
indicates that something of the sort VIII be
done. The Northwestern alone could give
The Union Pacific all the westbound traffic
1t needs, but with the Milwaukee & St
Paul added, which connects with the Union
Pacific at Kansas City, Omaha and Sioux
City, the latter would have all the eastern
feeders 1t needs and can defy
all It's other connections The
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern connects all the
Vanderbilt lines east from Chicago with
the Milwaukee & st. Paul and its Chicago
and northwestern systems, and by the use
OF the connecting link the Vanderbilt lines
east and west of Chicago will. be able to
transact their throgh traffic without going
through Chicago and paying heavy termi-
nal and transfer charges.
The contamination of the deal outlined
In the foregoing will give the Vanderbilts
Inc absolute control of gigantic railway
system from New York to Ogden. Utah
and all they would need will be the con-
troll OF the Central Pacific branch of the
Southern Pacific to gaze them independent
lines through rex t is Atlantic to- the Pa.
cific coast with terminals both at San |
Francisco and Portland, Oregon, the Ore
gon Short Line Of the Union Pacific fur |
nishing an outlet to the latter port. The
fact that negotiations are already going on
between the Nanderbilts and Leland Stan |
lord and other owners of the Southern Pa,
cltic with view of obtaining possession of
the interest of those parties in the South |
ern Pacific has already been made public
and c. p. Huntington admits there is
probability that the Vanderbilts will sue.
coed in acquiring control OF that property.
With the Southern Pacific in their control
the Vanderbilts will be masters of the sit
nation and will be able to dictate terms to
all other roads in the country.