The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
TALK OF A BIG DEAL.
GoULD's TRIP SOUTH WITH INMAN
AND NORTON CAUSING A STIR.

Rumors OF an Approaching Alliance
Between Richmond Terminal, Balti-
more and Ohio, and Louisville and
Nashville That is to Make the Penn
sylvania Unhappy.
There is a good deal Of speculation con-
earning the visit Of the Gould party, which
is 10 arrive in Savannah Monday night.
The officials of the Pennsylvania system
are in a state Of mind over Gould's trip
through the south with President John II.
Inman, President Eckstein Norton, Of the
Louisville and Nashville. Calvin s. Brice.
Cen. Thomas. and the other railroad mag
mates. Many people viii need no further
evidence to conyincs them that big deal is
afoot. No railroad company keeps sharper
lookout on what is going on about it than
the Pennsylvania, and President Roberts
and Vice President Frank Thompson have
| expressed alarm lest something should
happen which they are doing their best to
| prevent.
President Roberts was heard to make this
remark, or something equivalent to IL, on
Tuesday, 70 a well-known railroad man in
New York, the Sun says, and he showed
| unusual feeling:
/
Baltimore and Ohio people, who have gone
south to fix up things. have a notion that
they are going TO get control of the situa-
ton aud put tue Pennsylvania railroad in a
hole, they are sadly mistaken"
| COMBINATIONS IN THE SOUTH.
Mr.. Roberts had been discussing the
| significant combinations that have been as
Stunning shape in the south, in which Gould,
| Inman, Brice, Thomas and Norton are the
1 La ID n l..
| has been comparatively quiet Of late, but it
has an understanding with the Richmond
Terminal which cannot be improved short
OF out-and-out control by the latter. The
Richmond Terminal has been showing the
Baltimore and Ohio favor in many things,
although It used to deal solely with the
Pennsylvania. hence the growing jealousy
of the Baltimore and Ohio's improved rela-
| tions
Frank Thomson, just before the party left
| for the south on Monday. was very anxious
| to see one OF the number, but that person
sent an answer that he didn't have time to
see Mr.. Thomson. This may have been be-
cause he wanted to catch a train; but it was
the very next morning that President Rob
erts challenged the party of pleasure seekers
to get the better of the Pennsylvania.
Those who heard of President Roberts
remark wondered what was going to hap
pen. One of them said:
THE PENNsYLvANIA WONDERING.
81 don't think the Pennsylvania people
are disturbed by the traffic alliance between
the Missouri Pacific and the Richmond
Terminal No doubt that will throw
great deal of the Missouri Pacifio's business
southeast over the Richmond Terminal,
whereas it all used to 60 east, a large part
of it over the Pennsylvania lines. Mr.. In
man and the Richmond Terminal control
about all that Is worth anything south of
the Ohio river except the Louisville and
Nashville and the Plant system. The latter
Is close enough to the alliance to
do as Mr.. Inman wishes; so there
remains the Louisville and Nash
vile, which has heretofore stood aloof
from all combinations. The Pennsylvania
company has close working arrangements
with the Louisville and Nashville, inter-
changing great amount Of business with
1t. Without the Louisville and Nashville
the Pennsylvania would have no line to the
south except the Atlantic Coast Line, the
southern end Of which belongs to the Plant
system. VIII the Richmond Terminal
swallow the Louisville and Nashvilles
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT Is TROUBLING.
"This is one Of the matters that is troub-
ling the Pennsylvania. just on the eve of
the financial panic deal was quickly fixed
up between the two roads which nobody out
side seems to have heard anything about.
But that event temporarily prevented the
| scheme from being carried out. Some saw
that it was to be lease of the Louisville
and Nashville by the Richmond Terminal,
and some say SALE The talk has lately
been renewed, and Messrs Inman and Nor
ton of the two roads have been much to-
gether, A deal of the kind indicated, or
even traffic arrangement like that of the
Union Pacific and Northwestern. would in
Jure the Pennsylvania very much. The
Louisville and Nashville now turns over
traffic to the Pennsylvania at Cincinnati
and the latter gets the benefit of the haul
from that city to the seaboard. If the
Richmond Terminal got control of the
Louisville and Nashville, or if there were a
close working arrangement between the
two, the Pennsylvania would lose the long
haul on much Of the Louisville and Nash
ville's business.
HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION.
"Auother interesting question Is, how
much business the Richmond Terminal will
turn over to the Pennsylvania at Washing
ton after Mr.. Gould and his party return
from the south. Mr.. Roberts anxiety, it
Is believed, is partly due to fear that the
Baltimore and OHIO will take away from
the Pennsylvania the lions share of the
Terminal business. The Pennsylvania has
always derived large part of its revenue
from the south. Both the Piedmont AIR
Line and the Atlantic Coast Line run over
the Pennsy ivsnia railroad. Probably the
Atlantic Coast Line is irrevocably
fixed. because Of the number OF
small independent lines interested; but
the Piedmont Air Line belongs to the Rich
mond and Danville system, which is a part
OF the Richmond Terminal. Win the bust
ness of this line in New York and Philadel-
phia be transferred to the Baltimore and
Ohiog II It should be the Pennsylvania
would be deprived OF its principal passenger
connection to the south. In case the Balti-
more aud Ohio takes precedence of the
Pennsylvania in exchange Of business with
the Richmond Terminal, and In case the
Louisville and Nashville is brought into the
alliance. the Baltimore and Ohio may be
expected to get a good deal of
the Louisville and Nashville's eastbound
business, which is now turned over to the
Pennsylvania lines at Cincinnati That
the Reading and the Central railroad of
New Jersey will be parties to the scheme
follows. by reason of their relations with
the Chesapeake aud Ohio, hence they will
share the great increase of business which
will come to the Baltimore and Ohio.
, Another thorn in the flesh to the Penn
! sylvania was the acquisition of the Pitts
burg and Western by the Baltimore
and Ohio on Monday, giving
| the latter q shorter line from