The morning call., 1891-01-04
THE OMAHA BRIDGE.
SpeGulatiOnS Regarding The Effect Of th6
Alleged Broken Contract.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-The Post has long
editorial on the Omaha Bridge, which con-
cludes as follows " 1t has been said this
trouble at Omaha would affect unlavora6ly
the harmony expected at the first meeting
of the Advisory Board Thursday. The con-
trary is likely to be the real result. Witt a
new and stronger line established K ek
Island would be in position to insist more
strongly upon its Importance aud to demand
larger concessions SAY in the matter Of the
proportion of traffic due than can now be
the case. 1t is not unlikely that the Omaha
Bridge may thus rather contribute to sue
cess. The Advisory Board in dealing with
the difficulties is sure TO be met Dy making
compromise possible because OF the awk-
ward position in which these companies,
but particularly the Rock Island, now find
themselves"
The DOw-Jones Agency has issued the
IOLoWlng: There Is no news yet 10 lndl-
cate any .postronement of the proposed
Presld ntS' meeting on the 9Th, but the 1ee!-
ing among The railway men is still not as
cheerful about the results as before the
Omaha-bridge controversy. Representa-
tives of the Rock Island and St. Paul still
express themselves as grossly outraged, and
declare that no hopes need be entertained
OF flesh agreements being made by them
while The Gould properties are parties TO
Them unless the breaking of the present
planned. One OF the representatives SAYS:
Ihere never was clearer contract made,
nor more unjustly broken than this one
OMAHA, Jan. 3.-On application Of de-
tten4an1S zen tiie contempt cases growing out Of
ttie Drldge injunction this morning were coz
tihueu IN the District Court until Tuesday
next. The injunction case was set for hear
ing In the Federal court Monday.
DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
CHICAGO, Jan 3-Ali the leading lines
entering chicago from the West Will be
repre,ented at the New York conference
next Thursday, excepting the Chicago and
Alton and the Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas
City. Even these roads can be relied upon
TO subscribe to an agreement If 1t is con-
structed on basis to insure them fair
share Of business. This afternoon the
Presidents Of the other lines continued the
conference which has been going on all
week regarding the proposed agreement 1t
has developed that tile Presidents are widely
apart on some OF the questions involved. 1t
seems the \ A'chisOn people lean too much TO
GQuldS idea OF an irOn-clad combination 10
please the Rock Island and ST. Pau, and
that the Presidents have failed to agree on
number OF important points, What effect
the present difiiculty between the Union
Pacific and Rock Island ana St. Paul will
have on the new agreement continues TO be
Il matter Of conjecture, and the officers of
the last-named roads will not say whether
or not it is likely to affect their actions.
THE PASS SYSTEM.
All Western roads nave ado lted the re-
port of the committee Of managers COLI
cerning free transportation, aud the plan
recomme nded is now in force, 1t provides
that annual or lime passes shall not be
issued to employees of foreign roads in the
train service, or station or traffic depart
ments, except upon the request of the proper
officials of such roads; that the annual half
are permits snail be good only in the State
in which the holder resides that the annual
time or single "Trip passes shall not be issued
to Worlds Fair Commissioners, to repre-
sentatives of strert-car or cable roads, agents
engaged in the sale of commodities to roads,
Grand Army people, or any United States
Army officers, except the Commander OF the
Department OF tie Missouri or his immediate
staff.