New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-12
RICHMOND TERMINAL PLANS.
PRESIDENT JOHN ii. INMAN RETURNS.
TRAFFIC CONTRACTS WITH THE GOULD SYSTEM
ARRANGED-sEEKING BETTER CoNNEc-


MISUNDERSTANDING BETTER CONNEc
TIONS WITH NETWORK.
The return TO New-Jersey Of John ii. Inman, pres-
dent OF the Richmond and West Point Terminal Com
anv Yesterday revived interest in the prospects OF
that COMPANY Mr.. Inman left Mr.. Gould and others
90 the marty Of inspection savannah, whence they
were 10 go TO st. Augustine on pleasure trip hh
rnman said: I'VE were full OF business matters
lint 10 savannah and there Mr. Gould decided to take
a little rest in Florida. / came back 10 New-forA
from savannah TO attend to some business matters
The rest Of the party will probably be home next
week. and in the of few weeks there VIII
,robaby be some interesting developments in Richmond
Trminal affairs
Mr. Inman indicated in general way what prof.
Gets had been discussed on the trip I'VE were pretty
well agreed on the main points, he said, although
60 papers have been drawn up or signd yet Inc
Richmond Terminal aims primarily at combination
with the Missouri Pacific and the Union Pac!hc whlch
will make two transcOntinental lines through the
South. One line Will start with the steamer routo
from New-YOrk TO Savannah thence westward over
the Georgia Central and the Georgia Paclhc 10 AT
kansas City, where the Missouri Pacific Will carry inc
connection 10 the Union Pacific. The other hhe
starting from Washington follows the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia system to Memphis, where the
Gould system leads westward. New and close
traffic contracts will be made to cover improved
through service between the two lines of the Terminal
and the Gould system.
what about better connection with New-York''
was asked.
1--WE shall endeavor to secure ONE Mr. lnman
replied I'VE think that we should have more IA
ctes over the Pennsylvania Railroad nOrhward from
Washington. Tina. company runs u through veNuoule
train for the Chesapeake and Ohio, and we don't see
why II caIlct dc the same for US We are now COM
PEELED TO stop our sleepers at Washington, except
that one sleeper is carried through If we cannot
get the facilities we want from the pennsylvania
the other fellow will supply them
"The other fellow is the Baltimore ana ONO =
"Inat is easy enough to guess replied Mr. lnman'
smiling 1--WE are not seeking an independent hhe 10
New-York. We satisfied to continue relations
with the Pennsylvania, PROVIDED IL Will 40 "ldV VIZ
think il ought to do"
Mr. Inmap stated positively that there was no
truth in the reports of dissensiOns in the Richmond
Terminal board or in Mr.. Goulds desire to replace
Calvin 5. Brice and General sam Thomas with Oth'f
men. Messrs. Drice and Thomas owned more STOCK
than Mr. Could but the directors were WORKING III
entire harmony.
Mr. Inman said that there were no negotiations 1oi
the ACQUISITION of the Louisville, New Albany and Clu
cago the "Monon7) by the Terminal. Negotiations
were going on for close traffic alliance, ana Ooioel
Brlce was at the West in personal charge OF the mat
ter We do not wish to own the Monon' Ar. IN
man added u do not want TO take the Richmond
Terminal north Of the OHIO River. Our business, Is
Eastward and not Westward We want to deyelop
The country south of the Ohio and get our galway
system in the strongest possible shape mat Is q"
gazing my energies. ~, =. ,u..Liro
Mr. inman says that the south is in nourlshlne
condition and looked prosperous wherever the pd:H
went Iir. Gould and Mr.. Dillon were deeply inter
ested in the study of the country and its railway
yStem and expressed the utmost qualification at the
rrssuItH of the trip. The Terminal properties were
found TO be in excellent shape .
Pey0nd Mr. nman's statement regarding rhe pros
meets Of traffic alliance with the MOnon, noIhlhS
could be learned in the city YESTERDAY NJ me once
of the company here nothing known OF the re
ported deal with the Lake Erie and Western: Inc
rumors probably arise from the negotiations OF Colone
Brre in behalf of facilities for the Richmond Terminal