Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-13
What Colonel Crocker Thinks of the Re-
ported Alliance,

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ported Alliance.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12th.-A scheme
that has been talked of before of New Yors
bankers uniting the chief railway systems
OF the country into one great trust forms
the theme OF a recent special dispatch from
Chicago 1t is said that the result of uuiel
negotiations is to be a gigantic deal BY
which the principal railway lines east Of
chicago will be formed into one combina
ton and those west into another. The
alliances predicted in this somewhat SEN
satlonal dispatch are shocking to a person
at all cognizant of present railway traffic
arrangements. For example, Missouri
Pacific and Chicago and Alton alliance is
foreshadowed, while the Missouri Pacific
and Santa Fe managers are said to be
shaking hands and Jointly making war on
the Union Pacific aud North western com.
binatlon. A glance at the map shows thai
an Alton Missouri Pacific deal would be 9
very bad thing for the Santa Fe, making 6
close rivalry on Kansas City and Chicago
business. There are other peculiarities
that would indicate an unfamiliarity with
details.
II know of no negotiations for deal Of
this sort, lately" said Vice-Presideni
Croker of the Southern Pacific, to-day
when asked about this matter. ''In Octo.
Der last, when in New York, the plan was
frequently talked over with Mr.. Hunting.
ton and others, bat those representing diff.
ferent interests could never get the promo.
sltlon far enough along to have it result in
anything. The writer of the dispatch haG
evidently heard something, but he did moi
know enough of railway details to explain
the report | have been notified of 10th
ing of this kind. The proposition dis
cussed before was joint ownership of sys
tens. This does not mean pooling, neither
consolidation of affairs, which the laws O.
various States are opposed to. Generally
MIR. Huntington has favored such a plan
Undoubtedly the Union Pacific and North
western alliance has forced the considera
ton by other lines of some such plan a.
this outlined.
The statement made that the Rock Is
land, Missouri Pacific, Burlington apC
other lines agreed to fight the Union Paci
nc alliance is not true. Those companie.
have been too busy making war among
themselves. Neither is it true that the Unior
Pacific and Santa Fe have any agreement
respecting the extension of the Union Pa
citic Utah line to the Atlantic and Pacific
and joint construction to San Francisco
But can say it is true, without a doubt
that the Santa Fe people are planning very
actively to extend their road to this city. ]
have no notion as to where they will come
up nor where they will enter the city. The
Donahue line is hardly practicable for theil
terminus. Oakland water front is pretty
well controlled, but SO far as l am con
cerned would be as willing to sell wha
interests / have there to railroad company
as to any one. but they would have to pay
my price for it"
Being questioned as to the direct ohjec
OF the joint ownership proposition outlined
whether or not it would tend to betterine
transcontinental service-CoIonel Crocke
said: 1T would not, for the reason tha
our railways now are in advance of thu
times. Oar service is all that is demanded
and the best that can be secured. Their,
are all over the country too many roads
Rates are ruinously low and the tendency
is down, down, while ton of coal cost.
Just as much and expenses are great as ever
The object would be solely r the protec
ton OF owners, of stockholders and thos,
interested in the companies