The record-union., 1891-04-18
THE RAILWAYS.
OBJECT OF THE VANDERBILT
PARTY'S TRIP WEST.
The Northwestern to Parallel the
Union Pacific Road Through
to Ogden.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, April ia story is told here
to-day which throws new light upon the
trip of Cornelius Vanderbilt and party
to the far West. 1t had been reported
that the party was to meet Jay Gould in
Denver for a conference, the object being
to arrange harmonious combination of
interests in working out the western rail-
road problem.
This is denied by parties in position to
obtain the inside facts. 1t is said that the
movement of the Vanderbilts is for the
purpose of heading off Gould. If Gould
had attended the meeting ofthe Advisory
Board of the Western Traffic Association
this week it was the intention of Presi-
dent Hughitt Of the Northw estern to have
had an understanding on the question of
divisions of through rates between that
road and the Union Pacific.
1t has been asserted that the ten-year-
traffic contract with the Northwestern
has been ignored by the Union Pacific
since Mr.. Gould obtained control, through
business being largely diverted to the
Missouri Pacific. The Northwestern peo-
pie have been growing indignant, and
when it was found that Gould had no in
tentlon of attending the meeting, Hugh
lit telegraphed the fact to New York. The
result was that Vanderbilt, Depew, Ros-
sitter and Twombley Immediately started
west on special train. 1t is said their
object was to reach Denver in advance of
Gould and be first in the field in making
preliminary arrangements for carrying
out their plans. These plans, it is al
legged, involved the ultimate extension of
the Northwestern system to Ogden.
The Fremont, Elk Horn and the Mis-
souri, Valley division already reaches
Fort CASHIER, and the laying of two or
three hundred miles of track in south
westerly direction will connect it with
the Central Pacific at Ogden. When this
is done, the Northwestern will parallel
the Union Pacific its entire length, and
Will possess an immense advantage in
having Chicago terminus.
1t is said this step was contemplated
for long time by the Vanderbilts, but
the scheme was abandoned when the
traffic contract between the Northern and
Union Pacific was perfected. Now that
the contract is dead letter, the North
western will delay no longer in estab-
Lshing itself on an independent footing
Should the plan be carried out, it can
hardly fail TO work considerable injury
to the Union Pacific. Furthermore it
would limit the effect of the proposed
Gould-Huntington combination in the
SouGhWeSt ana save to Chicago and the
Northwest much business that otherwise
would be diverted to the other routes.
THE MANITOBA WANTS A REHEARING.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE announce
ment yesterday that the Manitoba would
ask rehearing in the land case was
looked upon with surprise, not only by
the Northern Pacific people, but the
operators of these stocks. Northern Pa
citic people answer it by saying it could
not be done; that the limit of time in
which TO ask rehearing is passed. On
this point the counsel OF the Manitoba
said: I'VE understand the Supreme
Court will allow the application for re-
hearing made any time before the expira-
ton Of the term. An application win be
made.''
THE ALTON BOYCOTT.
BOSTON, April 1.-THE Boston and
Albany Railroad Company has been re-
quested by the New York Central to take
Alton tickets off sale. The Boston and
Albany contends that it is not legal nor
right for it to refuse tickets of its con-
nections, and it takes the tickets off under
protest, simply to protect its passengers
against possible discomforts on the New
York Central. The officials of both the
Boston and Albany and the New York
and New England roads think it is only
matter of a few days before the Alton
boycott Will collapse.