The morning call., 1891-01-10
OBSTACLES TO AGREEMENT.
The Southern Pacific Refuses to Break
Contracts With Connecting Roads.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The subcommittee
of the Advisory Board of Western Rail-
roads met this morning to complete the by
laws begun by them yesterday. 1t remained
in session till late in the afternoon, and no
information was given out in the meantime.
The full board will not meet until to-mor-
row. This mornings discussion was upon
the Pacific roads, and the manner in which
the business across the country was to be
divided. The subcommittee wanted to have
the distribution of freight left to them and
to this there was decided objection. The
Southern Pacific protested against any such
arrangement, declaring the road had con-
tracts with connecting lines which they
must carry out, and would be unable 70 do
so If they left the distribution of freight
with the committee. This state of affairs
brought about a prolonged discussion, in
which the Southern Pacific was firm in ad-
herring TO its position. 1t was said that the
other members of the committee were firm
in demanding this concession.
The General Committee adjourned this
evening. They stated to representative VI
the press that they had practically concluded
their work, and agreed upon the various
recommendations, which will be reported
TO the board tomorrow.
The Post says regarding the railway
meeting: A well-known railroad man who
had been In the meeting said it looks as if
AN agreement was far off, and that great
deal of pressure would have to be brought
to bear upon the Southern Pacific in order
to bring that road into line with the others.
He thought ii could be brought to see, how
ever, that it was impossible for an eXcep-
ton to be made in the case of the Southern
Pacific, especially when the other Pacific
roads were willing to submit to the action
of the Presidents Committee when diviS-
ion of through business was made. He be-
lieved when the final draft of the agreement
was made and accepted by the Advisory
Board 1t would be found to contrO the traffic
of Western roads, which would be placed
entirely in the hands of committee of the
Presidents of the roads, such as is now act
ing as subcommittee to the General Ad-
viS0TY Board. That, the informant of the
Post declared was the principal point of
the agreement and the one upon which the
long discussion was taking place. Other
points Of agreement, such as the name of
the association of railroads, places OF meet
ing. officers, committees and other details,
would, lie ayerIed, be the subject Of little
trouble. In any event, the decision reached
by the subcommittee would be made after
hearing from other members of the General
Advisory Board and when 1t came before
the full board it would be ratified imme-
diately.
The authorized statement is given out
this afternoon that Jaw Gould has not OBJ
tanned control of the AtchisOn Railroad by
purchase. as reported, but that he and Rus
sell Sage and their friends hold more Atchi-
son securities now than ever before.
Another story is current to-day to the Ell
feet that Gould obtained a large block of
Rock Island stock, but this seems improb-
able. One railroad officials said: THE fact
is that Gould is practically in control of
great part of the combined railroad system,
but he has obtained that control simply by
engineering, and not by purchase OF stocks.
He holds a large block of Northern Pacific,
$4,000 shares of Union Pacific, 20, 600 shares
OF Atchison, 10000 of Richmond Terminal,
aud Is IN absolute control of the Union
Pacific, the Missouri Pacific, the Wabash,
ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas. and the
Texas Pacific. He is also in close relations
with the Denver and Rio Grande, the
Rio Grande and Western. the Southern
Pacific, and the Central Iowa and Great
Northern"
The Executive Committees of the Trunk
Line and Central Traffic Association to-day
considered the question of commissions on
passenger tickets from Chicago to seaboard,
and an Iron-clad agreement was arranged
Tor, to not recognize the payment of con-
missions. This law will 90 into force ON the
LIST OF February, and will be absolutely en-
forced.