New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-04
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE PRESIDENTS IN CONFERENCE

vAINLY TRYING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT Be
FORE THE MEETING IN THIS CITY.
Chicago jan 3-President Gable, of the Rock Island
ieft here tonight for New-Yorl where he will remain
until after the conference next Thursday. lie will
be followed Monday by the officials Of other West
roads that to be represented at that meeting.
and it is now apparent, that all the leading lines
terng Chicago the West will he represented with
the exception of the Chicago and Alton and the
Chicago St Paul and Kansas city. Even these roads
can be relied upon TO subscribe 10 the agreement II IL
is constructed upon basis that will insure them iar
Slice of the business but the are willing 10 lei the
Others frame IT, This afternoon the presidents OF the
Rock Island the Atchison, the Chicago and North
western the Illinois Central the Burlington, and the
Chicago Milwaukee and II. Paul were in conference
NJ President Mler's Office. they have been nearly
every day this week. exchanging Views 10 rules ana
regulations that should h, adopted for the carrying
out the proposed agreement. The object Of THIS as
President Miller said to learn how each other stood
on certain points, in order that they might come as
nearly together possible and be able to 90 into the
New-York meeting with full knowledge Of any dit
ferences of opinion that might exist.
One thing has developed at these meetings, ana
that is the presidents wide apart on some oil inc
questions involved in the arrangement of general
plan Of operations. They clam that these di
ferences are serious as 10 chdanee'
the agreement 1t seems that the Atchison peop'o
lean too much to the Gould idea Of an ronclad com
biDaton 20 please the Rock Island and TIC 81 Pail
officials and that they have failed to agree on mum
Der Of important points. What effect the rupture
between the new management of the Union Paclnc
and the Rock Island and st. Paul people Will have
on the movement to establish new traffic agreement
continues to be matter Of conjecture. The ohlcerS
of the last named roads will not say whether 1t IS
likely to affect their actions at the Network meet
ing or not. President Marvel OF the Atchieon speak
ing OH this subject today said e do not think the
st. Paul or Rock Island should permit mere local
matter nke this affair with the Union Pacific to in
terfere with a movement that is in the interest OF
all the Western roads" When this remark was re-
peated TO an official of the ST. Paul road he cH-
claimed 4 local matter! Gould rcpudiacs clean
cut contract. What he expected of him is an
agreement that is not legally bindng2 After
all the only protection railroad has is the faithful
ness with which its competitors keep their pledges
Agreements amount to nothing without good faith
What reason have TO believe that the Union Pacific
will live up to any contract ,"
This same official commenting the letter of john
f. Plummcr. the Government Director of the Union
Pacific. relative to the omaha bridge contract. said
"If the contract is not good because Of the
Union Paclfc'S obligations TO the Government II i
strange that Sidney Dillon and General Dodge did not
know il when they conducting the preliminary
negotiations with the Rock Island and the - Paul"
60 to Washington and try block Congressional
aid for the Union Pacifr He Is loaded Win aetN which
II i thought viii bring Mr.. Gould to tmc In his warfare
on his connecting lines.