The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-05
NEW RAILROAD DEALS
Rumors About the Northern Pa
cific and O. K. / n.
PRESIDENT M'NElLa'S POSITION.
Improvements On the y. P.-Tne LID
srsl aGd Progressive Policy or
the New Management.

TIE Statement, maze by Rece.ver Nc
Eell. OF re O. P 4 -. Co. that re re-
Organization oS tkSt system xould pat y
IA al Independent position wsth reference
70 t-4ltse % and froI os1ler lines, seems
i4kssy 20 Dc terrified rox that ne h4s D.
oogae Pres.&eni NcNeili. Of ire reorsan-
ICED company. TIE Pioneer Press. speak
TX % rs reee-I Visit - s.. Pau. S2ys.
II s rGIore1 rat ne Oregon 2all-oa1 -
s. Nav.gatiol Company sands really 20
make As csCSe Traffic 6ssi VIA re
Northern Pas,.ec as they have had win
1ae Great Northern ever s.nce tha receiv-
eF2sap began. SIR. AcNelu was aske4 re-
ssAfdlng tais report. and replied.
" When this recefveysaip began We dis
Esos@2 of az contracts xA.ca we G4i not
regard As favorable. which oar be done a.
sas.ly uAaer receivsrsaa1p as after gsorgan-
sza1on. We Thea made q trasflc cor -r~ct
aka the Great Northern Ter exchange OF
51s.cess az Spokane. That arrangement
aAs proved generally satisfactory. out 80
stand ready 70 make any vonuac, Ss
mink s1l oe a1gaal4s eous
DO yea attend - xtend and strength
en- your business relations WITH the North
era Pacific ny making a tr1fflc dsal wl1h
taem%
-" We may: / cannot say positively low.
what or relations will De n the future
wi,h Any road depends largely on con-
Northern Paclac, business between IS VII
- exchanged a. Walula- We had a trei-
- deal vita the Northern Pacific bSfors
tie ra<se!Fegship OF our company was aD-
pointed. and though that is not II effect
tae INA companies today are exchanging
considerable business.
1T Is evident Mr.. Mcneil thinks the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
= sot tie4 ~ very lightly. Il al al, b. re
traffic contract Vita the Great Northern
de stated yesterday that none OF their
contracts acre exclusive. RE lett last
4Ighs Tor che East. having spent portion
O. 1he afternoon in Minneapolis.
An Important matter in connection
with the reoTgan.za, Of the Northern
Pacific j. The question whether the traffic
arrangement between the Nortaern Pacific
and the Burlington al Billings viii con-
tlnue "a effect When IN The city Friday,
President Perkins aad Vice President
Harris, Or the O. called on President,
WINTER. Of she Northern Pacific. snd
doubtless tais matter vas then and gasrs
dis .sssed. though II Is doubtful whether
any conclusions were reached. All parties
interested are very reucent when ad-
dressed on the subject Mr.. " inter said
yesterday:
81 There Is no change In our arrange
ment al present. That IS & matter Of
business between ire Burlington and the
ais cuss Il for the puoiic.'
When asked whether the present ar
rangsment VIII continue IN effect after
September l. he merely repeated the sta C.
ment: There IS no change In our ar
rangement ak present
1t ~ said un0fflc.aily that the coutln-
uance or 6tscontinuance Of the Billings
de4l rests with the Northern Pacific. and
that the new company viii approve OF ia
continuance only IN a modified form. Il
IS evident that Ia thIs and ogher matters
the new company has deci d on a policy
q extreme caution IN connection with
contracts OK every description"