New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
WESTERN RAILROAD MEN ARRlVlNu'

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PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING OF THE AD'
vIsORY BOARD TO MORROW
The hotels Yesterday began to fill Up with the presi'
dent, and traffic Of the western rOaus ""o
are coming Oh attend the meeting OF the AdVisoiS
| Board that will be held to morrow at the "lhusor
Hotel in pursuance of the action taken al the hou9'
| NJ I pjcrnont Morgan on December 10. There prom
,es 10 be large attendance and the few roads winch
may not be represented are understood 10 De Ill luh
sympathy with the objects sought TO be at'aheo, i
officers Of the Chicago and Alton ana the thcaeo
st. Paul and Kansas City purposely sbseh. .h''"
selves but dispatches from the West quote theih q"
being willing to act in accord with any ofeahi]a'o
which will improve the Western rate SITUATION
There has been some fear that the controversy over
the Use of the Omaha bridge OF the Union racine W
the Rock Island and St. Paul companies might oc'u :"
mar tho coming meeting The two latter oo"P
however discalm the idea that this qucsuoh VIII IA
terfere with an amicable treatment OF the man ue
President Roswell Miller, of the ST. PAUL. decIihea "
give a reporter an interview yesterday if"'uo'.
y y Cable OF the Rock Island, said :" nave eTeaV
confidence in favorable outcome Of the general oev
ing The agreement OF che presidents VIII DC c"'.eu
out. and We will do our best toward that end Inc
Omaha bridge matter will be settled Independently
upon It's merits" ..o
There were late rumors in Wall Street that the Omaha
bridge dispute had been settled. 1t was learned a''
niybt tiat the situation was unchanged. president
Miller of the ST. Paul did consult with the CIiion
Pacific on the matter but President Gable, Oh ue hoA
Island met Jay could for all Informal talh' y" oN
tended discussion OF the subject led TO no aerecen'
hut IL j. not known to have increased hostility iho
friend, Of the st. Paul aud the Rock Island appear s''
fed to have the courts dispose OF the dispute d. " NV
stands They say that the contract for the use Oh INC
bridge was discussed by General q. NJ. Dodge anu
sidney Dillon the former director and the latter 10"
oresdeut of the Union Pacific The contract "a'
drawn up at the West. with Vlce-Presdehl iocoiho
and Chief OF CGnst uctiOn Cameron, oi 'he INV"
Pacific taxing part in the work. 1t was ratlhed oS ''
stockholders Of the Union pa'iEc ana nothing Is ho""
Of any meeting Of the directors OF that company 90o
,hc overnrow Of the Adam, administration which De
mandcd the rcIeal of the agreement Inc Iehtai pau
by the St. Paul and Rock Island companies t"aethef
ono1,ntc1 10 about 600 900 per cent per annum
nm the a. 500 600 bonds which the Union Pa;lhc was
authorized originally to issue for the construction o
fine bridge II is styutly Conen led that the c"ht'@t
was a fair one and it removed the danger Of tH
bridges having meet rival 0ne WHICH uhe 81 A"
and the Rock Island were prepared 10 conrt ct IN case
they could not agree with the Mon Pacihc lIe u
Paul Company Ia, been using tn" bridge for freight
traffic since last spring Ia reply. 10 the objection
that tho u,c Of rhc bridge facilitated the Rock Island
I'm opening rival line the Union Paclhc west 81
the Missouri River. it is pointed ont that the Ini0h
Pacific has been uNn. under traffic agreement thde
part of the Rock Islands Inc rom Lincoln 10 bodT'Oo
N.bra,ka which shortened the route OF the Union
Pacific considerable in reaching it, southwestern line
There is great hope entertained by those persons VINO
are interested In the outcome Of the meeting OF the
Advisory Board that the Union Pacific Will decide
prior T. the meeting. TO restore the privileges under
the bridge contract recently Interrupted unti any
legal question regarding l. be settled in the courts
Tomorrow, meeting Of the Advisory board VIII
have the wor, Of arranging the principles upon which
the new association shall be founded II >ubstintla
harmony prevail, the cOuerenC" may last seNcrd!
days. Machinery which VIII relieve the boaII oI
dr'an labor, in managing the association must ne
provided and the question OF arbrat " diherch'cS
must Dee settled. ON these points the PRESIDENTS no"
her, are generally lOath IN speak but All Unite III
expecting aI cUcDUId@lnC result fip. "a" iH"tlhr.,
Amons those who in this Ciiy YESTERDAY bee as
Pres dents Cable and Miller were President Me-
Marvel # the Atchsun. Topeka and santa Re. Pre,l
dent Marvin Hugltt II the Chicago and N0rth"eSlcrn
AID AUcrt Keep. TIE other representative OF that ran
IN the Advisory Board Tiomas F. Wnrlw counsel OF
the Rock Island j. &. >tubb,, third wee president anu
traffic manager II the southern Pacific {. :. Meeli
an official ~ tie Union Pacific at Omaha, and Coi0ncl
Charlie, " HAYS general manager Of the Wabash rosa
President ilughitt. when seen at the windsor Hoiel
would only that he expected the best results from
the meeting =. ., III,
Georcp C. Nagoun and others Of the directors and Of
0cer, Of the Atchson road The Atchison people also
had an exchange Of views th some Of the Union
PacIc's chief men at the Western Union Building
f.HHuy