The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-13
GOULD'S TRIP SOUTH.
IyrERYIEW WITH MR.. JOHN III. IN
NAN or HIS PARTY.
What He Has to Say OF the Proposed Railroad
Combination Tho Richmond Terminal
Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific Reach
ing Out to New York.
New York Worll.l

ing Out to New York.
New York worli.l
John N Inman, who has been lournevlng
tbronoh the South over the Richmond Iermi-
nal railroad lines with Jay Gould. General
Thomas and others during the last week OF
ten DAYS. returned 10 the city yesterday morn
ing. fIe is enthusiastic over his trip; ana pc
lieves that both Mr.. Gonld ana sidney III
Ion. President of the Union Pacific railroad
were far more favorably impressed with
the Southern country and its business
prospects than they had any eApec-
tstion Of being. The trip was Iol
business from Washington all ,he
way 10 Atlanta and thence To savannah. ",i'
social courtesics were accepted by the party
were incidental only, but served 60 rei@ve
the tedium Of the long journey. Both Mr.
Gould and Mr. Dillon studied the construction
and the details Of the road with great care.
They vero accompanied along each division
of the road over which they passed by the
general managers and DIVISION superluieu,
dents. and cleaned from them the facts aud
figures they were after.
The party broke up according 10 the origi-
nal plan al Savannah Mr.. Gould, General
Thomas and others of the party continuing
on TO Florida for rest and pleasure, while
Mr. Inman returned directly home, rs lie sig
nifcantly remarked, ITO do some preliminary
work before the balance Of the party returns
to take up the rest.
While MT. GOulu ana MI. OiilOn W'ic
pleased with the road and tho country
through which it passed and the generous
hospitality Of most Of the people. they were
particularly Interested with the idea OF Utilizing
1t rs an Atlantic or Eastern section of South
ern transcontinental system which would
include the Missouri Pacific and the Union
Pacific railroads.
eft is not vet determined which would be
the Eastern terminal of the proposed trans
continental system" said Mr. Inman, but
there are two or three points available 10 our
lines on the Atlantic coast For instance, we
can start from West Point, where the Rich
mond and Danville railroad has cOmmodl-
ors waterfront and good shipping facilities;
thence we can 60 over the Richmond and
Danyille. and the East Tennessee Virginia
and Georgia. TO Memphis, where we strike the
Missouri Pacific railroad thence over that
line to the Pacific coast. Again. Savannah
could be made the terminus ms point IS
reached by our Georgia Central division. AT
Savannah we have over a mile OF water
front with good docks, warehouses ana
terminal facilities Mr. Gould told me only
Yesterday that he considered the savannah
terminals and water front alone worth more
than 50 900 000 or, a. he put IT, az worth the en-
tire capital stock ofthe Georgia Central railroad
which is "a. 500 900. We already take freight
from New York by our steamship line, roslnp
it at Savannah. then carry 1t by rail over the
Georgia Central 10 Greenyille. Miss, where
we tap the Missouri Pacific, and thence to the
Union Pacific. We already carry good deal
of freight by this line to and from Kansas
City. We expect 10 put on regular tram
very shortly TO run from Atlanta, Ga, TO LIT
tie Rock, Ark which we will reach over the
Iron Mountain division of the Missouri Pacl-
fc Little Rock is great distributing point
in that section, and with regular train we
shall obtain our share of traffic from that
source"
While Mr. Inman would not say in precise
terms what the arrangement between bus
Richmond Terminal system and MIR. Gould
roads would be. he admitted that 1t would be
very close one and would add very largely to
the earnings Of both The fact that a regular
train from Atlanta to Little Rock would soon
be established was indicative of the progress
being made for general consolidation OF IN
terests between them.
But what will be of more immediate inter-
est To tho city Of New York is the Richmond
Terminals avowed intention of n New York
city terminus Heretofore 1t has terminated
short of at the Pennsylvania depot III Wash.
ington, and any New York business 1t had
was carried on over the Pennsylvania road
from that point IL has long desired to run
through trains from New York or Jersey City
to Atlanta and New Orleans. and has en-
deavored TO secure the right of way over the
Pennsylvania road, but without success not
withstandng the close business and generally
friendly relations of the two companies Tho
PENNSYLVANIA road gives both the Chesapeake
and Ohio and the Atlantic Coast railroads
through train rights over its road INTO New
York. The former road is n direct COMPETE
Tor of the Pennsylvania at certain points.
Mr. Inman complains that his road Is charged
local rates from Washington 10 New York
over the Pennsylvania. and he can make no
satisfactory arrangements with 1t on that
score, nor can he even run New Orleans
oeping-car from New York.
I'VE control 500 miles of Southern roads"
..=,.l.
York is not only large IN itself, but constantly
Increasing. We can no longer he confined as
10 our New York business ~ We hive been,
and have been seeking other outlets from
Washington. We have been offered the facil-
flies we require by other lines, and unless the
ennsylvana will grant us ~ good terms rs 1t
does the other two roads we shall certainly he
compelled to take advantage Of the offers
made TO us.
Mr. Inman declined to say what the other
lines he referred 10 AZ making the offer we've,
buta glance at the map Indicates the Illt-
more and Ohio and its connections the Rcad-
ing and the Jersey Central. General Thomas
and Senator Calvin s. Brlce both Of whom
are largely interested in the Richmond Terni-
nal. have become stockholders i'll the Bait.
more and Ohio road and II Is understood that
they could bring the two roads into accord.
With this line open to it the Richmond Ter
minal would be practically independent of
the great Pennsylvania corporation.
Mr.. lnman expressed the hope that the
Richmond Terminal Company could make
such arrangements that it could use TO adj
vantage not only the facilities which the
Pennsylvania road granted, but the accommO-
dation offered by the other lines in which
case the Southern system would have double
terminus at New York.
In speaking ON this subject director Of the
Richmond Terminal admitted Yesterday that
arrangements were being made for New
York extension Of their lines, but declined 10
Say over what road.
An unfettered entrance to New York by way
of the Richmond Terminal and either the
PENNSYLVANIA or the Baltimore and Ohio
would be- II is said, the contamination Of Nil
Gouls long cherished plans. since he has
never been satisfied 10 have his Missouri Pa
cihc system cut on from New York except by
connections over roads that he could not or
would not control and which were inimcal 20
him and his interests. The Richmond Tcrmi-
nal is the KEY 10 the situation. With his plans
as outlined. in practicable shape he will be In
dependent Of als the other roads, and VII he
in command of trans-coatlnental line. with
magnificent facilities.
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