New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11
THE SOUTHWESTERN ROADS
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF HARMONY

RUMoRs DENIED-JAY GOULD AND THE AID
v1soRY BOARD MEETING.
The work directed by the controlling stocKhoidefS
NJ The Western and Southwestern railroads toward a
omaIrarnatjon OF interests, designed to solve tc
problems Of competition, has not been suspcnue"
Dut Tho harmonizing OF conflicting claims Is not an
easv fash, and the figuring for position" on the part
q, some NJ the roads increases the difficulty OF ar
riving Of n satisfactory result Railroad men LOOK
for the first definite plan to be shaped III lhe 0o""'
West but there is difficulty In bringing G. +. hununs
+r ideas NJ the relative value OF the Southern PACING
system into agreement with the valne piaceu W
Mr. Gould and the Atchison interests upon tneir
nronertIes speculative rumOrs IN Wall Street occa-
sonally spring up TO impede the progress oil ne
rofations. Tic following item Published yesterday
is NJ this character: THE advance In Missouri IN
c6c and Atchison to-day is accompanied by tile report
that Mr. Gould while In St. LOUIS madc arrange
ments which when carried out, VIII bring Inc A'cn.
icon closer 10 Missouri Pacific ard will be, to all
intcnts and purposes. practca' amaisaild"o!i "a
interests George c. MagOun, the chairman Oh INC
Atchison Board when this item was SHOWN 70 hi'i,
said that he knew nothing about the matter Colonel
Iobn 7 NcCooK a director OF the Atchison, said
c,nnhatlcaIy that the reports lad no foundation Il
am willing and DESTROYS TO be quoted III TINS" TIC
declared for II the story gets started 1t VIII only
Interfere with the work which IS beng oone upon
broader lines" Russell Sage also denied that tnew
had been any arrangement or deal between the TWO
companies and he asserted that no especial progress
had been made in the general consolidation schcme
nor had the situation been changed lately. Jay Gouio
and his party are in Texas, and are not expected 10
return here until late next week.
In connection with the revived rumors OF the pro-
posed Western consolidation the meeting OF the
advisor7 board of the Western Traffic Association
in Chicago next Tuesday is regarded with interest IN
railway circles 1t is stlr undecided whether Mr.
Gould vii! PERSONAL; attend the meeting. The queS
ton of r5e-cutng will be prominent tOpcof consld-
Grafton at this conference, and upon the exercise
OF the powc- OF discharge Of offending officials by
the advisory boards direction will depend many hopes
as to the value of the new association. a month OF
two ago the Atchlsol bitterly reproached 1Or
alleged manipulation Of rates. Recently the Missouri
Pacific has been placed in the pillory. The cutting
Of sugar rates charged against that road VIII doubt
less up for consideration, but the Missouri "a
cifc is also accused of having manipulated the rates
on St. Louis beer shipments 1t was said yesterday
that conclusive evidence was in hanc Of the wrong
doing OF the Missouri Pacific. recen; report OF
the tonnage Of that road gave weeks movement
at D. 900 TONS with revenue OF about Il per cent
while the AtchiSOn reported for the same week $1,000
tons WITH a revenue of IA pes cent The obvious dis
crepancy between the tonnage and the percentage OF
receipts Of the two roads suggests an unstable cold
ton Of rates.