The morning call., 1891-03-21
" THE WORLD IS NINE
Gould Now Has Control of the
Rock Island and Pacific.
How the Latest Move of the Wall-street
Wizard May Affect the Local Offices and
Copper" the Southern Pacific.

The Wizard of Wall street has at last
succeeded in securing control of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific, better known as
the Rock Island, and the matter was being
discussed in local railway circles yesterday
to the exclusion of all other topics.
1t is not strange that the dispatch giving
the above information should cause some
thing of sensation among railroad men of
the city, for the late deal is by tar the most
important transfer Of railroad stock in many
months, and will in all probability entail
many local changes, to say nothing Of the
effect it will have toward the consummation
Of that great scheme Of consolidation on
which the mighty Gould has set his heart
The Rock Island has always opposed the
Gould roads, and the fight for bitterness
has often exceeded the limit usual with
competing roads. President Gable during
his connection with this line has never lost
an opportunity to throw water on the
numerous propositions originating with
Gould, for pooling arrangements, traffic
combinations, etc.
HOSTILITY TO GOULD.
An instance of Cables hostility to any plan
ia which Gould played the part of prime fac
tor may be found in the recent traffic combi-
nation Of the Western roads, now a healthy
child Of several months growth, and known
as the Western Traffic Association. Cable
fought the combine from the frst. moi be-
cause hefalled to perceive the numerous adj
yantages derived from the alliance, but be-
cause it was GOuld's hobby"
Up to the present time the road has been
KEEP: out of the combination, but Cable will
probably waive his objections under the late
transfer and allow George Gould, who will
succeed him as President, to take the line
whithersoeyer he Will just how the change
came about Is not known, but it is said that
the recent foreclosure sale OF the Chicago,
Kansas City and Nebraska, n part of the
Rock Island system, enabled the Little
Wizard" to avail himself of an opportunity
for which he has constantly and persiStently
sought.
THREE PARALLEL LINES.
This will give Gould three parallel lines
from Denver TO the Missouri River, namely,
the Missouri Pacific, the Rock Island and
the Union Pacific, with terminals IN Chicago
by lines running from Kansas City. Omaha
and ST. Paul. He owns a controlling inter-
est in the Northern Pacific in the north, the
Texas Pacific in the south, and has " cop
pered the Southern Pacific at every pos
sible outlet.
At FL Paso he has done so with the Texas
Pacific, at Los Angeles with the Southern
California. at MoiaVe with the Atlantic and
Pacific, at Ogden with the Union Pacific
anu Nulbh6iu dCiuts 1 ut Ubulu HlIto
doing business out of San Franci 60
namely, the Rock Island, under Jones; the
Texas Pacific, under Luce, and the Union
Pacific, under Hitchcock-wil probably be
consolidated at once and the local business
handled from one Oftice-that of the union
Pacific.
MEXICAN PACIFIC ROAD.
The contractors on the Mexican Pacific
road, the reorganized Demng, Sierra Madre
and Pacific, have large force grading south
of Palomas, n. Mex, to the Mexican bound
airy. The grading was about finished TO
Pal0mas, forty miles south of Demng, by
the old company, and the track will be laid
on this section as soon as the road-Ded has
been repaired. The rails lave been de-
lIvered at Deming, and they will probably
be laid 10 the Mexican line before May 1st.
Work will also be begun at once in Mexico
on the line from Chihunhua TO Guerrero.
where the two lines will intersect. From
Guerrero the line will extend TO Sonora and
TO the Pacific Coast at TUpOiobampo and
GuaymaS.
Tie damage to the Southern Pacific track
below Mojaye, caused by the recent floods,
las not yet been repaired permanently, but
a large force of Chinese and others is busy
at various Olnts in the SOledad Canyon and
beyond. Work on the Los Angeles Ter
minal line from Los Angeles, Cal, to San
Pedro, which was suspended on account of
the recent floods, has been resumed.
Freight Agent Clark of the Denver and
Rio Grande Western will leave tonight for
Los Angeles.
Michael Walsh of the Texas Pacific left
last evening for Portland.
j. NJ. Connell, agent of the Santa Fe at
Chicago, is in the city.