The morning call., 1890-10-29
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Statement Of iCe-PreSident Lane Regard
Ing The Condition Of the System.

CHICAGO, Oct 2S.-As far as learned TO-
day nothing has been done toward settling
the differences between the Union Pacific
aud its Chicago connections. Yhe outlook
is still for the severance of relations between
them on the 1st of November. The Union
Pacific, Of course Will depend upon the
Chicago and Northwestern for its Chicago
connection, and it is understood the latter
and its dependency, the Omaha and st. Paul,
will issue circular tomorrow providing for
an exchange of business on the basis de-
manded by the Union Pacific. The Central
Pacific, General Manager Melen of the
Union Pacific and President Egan of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City lad a
conference This morning, with the result
that the latter road will probably accept the
Union Pacific terms. Egan said to re-
porter after the conference that it would be
foolish for his road to join the other Western
roads in the fight, as it had nothing to gain
from them, while amicable relations with
the Union Pacific would be much to its ad-
VANTAGE.
Boston, Oct. 2S.-Vice-President Lane of
the Union Pacific Railway was seen to-day
with regard to the stories with which the
street OF late has teemed derogatory TO
the Union Pacific, its management, etc.
With regard to the boycott and the effect
thereof, Lane said: "The west-bound
through business is really all that is af-
frcted, and even this can suffer but little.
He also remarked that the Union Pacific
Northwestern alliance really concerned no
body but the two roads in interest; what
they do is their own business. The Union
Pacific people are not at all disturbed by the
so-called boycott" and they find in the
causes leading to it and in the ill-feeling Of
competitors an inspiration for all the recent
Wild reports concerning the road. "The
stories of accidents" Lane says, 'have been
greatly exaggerated" Their system is get
ting enormous. The traffic at the present
time is more, indeed. than it can comfort
ably handle, and its equipment is neces-
sarly getting severe usage. A few acci-
dents have naturally occurred under these
circumstances, but none of these have in
volyed any serious damage. As regards the
latest story from Chicago, published to-day
to the effect that the management was
working tacitly to wreck the road with n
view to ultimately turning it over to Van
derbilt, Lane says the yarn is too absurd to
deny, and its animus is clearly apparent to
any one who understands the present condi-
tiun Of affairs.
GRIEVANCES CONSIDERED.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 2S.-The Trans-Mis-
souri, Committee to-day considered the
charges and counter-cbarpes of the Bur
lngton and Rock Island regarding the al
legged cut in San Francisco rates; also the
complaints OF the Wabash regarding the
sale OF forbidden return harvest excursion
tickets, but the meeting adjourned without
final action. In an interview this evening
Chairman Finley attributes the present un-
easiness to scalpers, against whom he pro-
poses to take action. The nature of his
plans he would not divulge, but it is believed
that whenever large blocks of tickets are
found in the hands of scalpers he would au
thorize the roads in the assoc iation to sell
below the scaipers.