The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-30
In RAILWAY CIRCLES.
THOSE RAILWAY MaGNATEs WILL
MEET HERE TODAY.
No Default on Utah Southern Con-
pons-TeIegram Received by At
torney Williams - Rio Grnnde
Earnings-Holiday Rates Again.

The meeting of the big railway men
at the head of the Union Pacific and
Rio Grande Western railway systems,
scheduled to take place here today is
attracting a great deal of attention
and drawing forth a great many con-
lectures as to its object. Railway men
who are not within the charmed circle
are indulging in many guesses that are
both sensible and Iudicrous, but no
body seems to be able to tell anything
about the matter Neither a time nor
place for the meeting has been fixed
as yet.
The first man Of those who live out
| of town to arrive was N Underhill,
chief clerk for P. J. Flynn, who is rep
resenting that gentleman in this con-
ference because he has gone to Chi
cago to look after the division of the
| emigrant business. Mr.. Underhill Will
! be only the secretary OF the meeting
and therefore is not prepared 70 state
anything about the reasons for the
call. The next man to arrive was
! Colonel Dodge, general manager of the
Rio Grande Western, who came in on
this mornings train. The others, Cen
eral Manager Ed Dickinson, General
Freight Agent Munroe and General
! PASSENGER Agent 1Oilla8, u llAS O4AAOAi
Pacific, will arrive today, and then all
details will be arranged
But why this meeting? That is a
question that is agitating the minds
of a great many observers OF the
course of railway matters. Surely
these gentlemen are not coming to-
gether for the purpose of discussing
rates for 1894. It is understood that
that matter was disposed of at the con-
sultation in Omaha between Mr. Num-
roe of the Union Pacific and Mr.. Bah
cock. Of the Western, and without
Ihesitation the latter made known
what the policy was TO De as
been in dispute. Surely it is not TO
discuss the proposition of cutting out
the Utah Central, Sanpete Valley and
Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs, for
that subject seemed to have been dis
posed of when the Rio Grande Wes-
tern and Union Pacific issued notices
and sent them out to all parts of the
country, which conveyed the inferma-
ton that the traffic arrangements had
become a nullity. 1t may be that there
is to be an approval of this action, but
this seems to be hardly probable. Per
haps it is the intention of those who
have come here to meet to make a
new agreement that shall be binding
as to the matters that have turned up
in the last few days. Perhaps some
thing new will turn up as the result
LOT the conference.
In connection with this matter it has
been alleged that the Sanpete Valley
road went into Ephraim and Manti
for the purpose of making it necessary
for the Rio Grande Western to buy
out the road at handsome price.
But it has seemed to be the desire of
the promoters of the enterprise to
make it only a plain business PROPOSE
ton and not one of speculation Their
faction in building the road through to
Manti and the movements that are be-
ing made to put the best OF rolling
: tstock on the road and to carry out a
Legitimate business, seem to point to
the conclusion that they are in the
Valley for a definite purpose and that
purpose is to do business on strictly
approved lines.