The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-25

Examiner.
The dispatch from New York in Thurs
days Examiner TO the effect that Chaun'
cey NJ. pepew and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
the head OF the big Vanderbilt tailroad
system. intended 10 pay visit TO hH
Pacific coast IS confirmed by a telegram
received yesterday afternoon by Colonel
c. F. Crocker from Mr., pepew, he
telegram stated that MIR, pcpcw and
Mr. Vanderbilt would arrive In New Or
leans on Monday next and would start
Immediately for this city.
The gentenlen have two private cars.
Colonel Croker yesterday issued orders
TO have two cars run As special train
on fast time from New Orleans, He
also wired General Manager kruttsch-
nitt who is at Tucson on an inspecting
trip, to proceed at once In his car TO
New Orleans and accompany the two dis
tinguished gyntlemen on their Western
trip Colonel Crocker has arranged 10
meet them at Los Angeles about the lat
ter part OF next week. He intended TO
80 farther east 10 meet them, but
changed his plans on account OF having
loaned his private car 10 the daughters
OF Governor Levi p. Morton. OF New
York. a day or two ago in which TO travel
back home.
The forthcoming visit OF Vanderbilt
and Depew to California, ether with
the fact that ]. B. butcher, one Of the
directors Of the New York Central. and
Daniel Mccoy. one OF the officers OF the
same road, are already here waiting for
them. has caused a good DIAL Of gossip
as to whether or not ths visit OF the
gentlemen has not some meaning and
significance beyond trip for pleasure
ard recreation.
Stories have been in circulation both
here and at the East for some time past
10 the effect that Vanderbilt was inter
esied in a syndicate organized 20 pur-
chase the Union and Central Pacific. IL
possible. at a foreclosure sale, and in
that way rid them Of their government
debts and operate them Us one line The
prospective visit OF the gentleman is by
some psople looked upon as tending 10
confirm the truth OF these stories.
Colonel Crocker yesterday admitted
that the party would take a trip over
the Central Pacific and then return here
with the intention Of taking a ride over
the Mount Shasta route, He also said
that he thought IL was true that the
Vanderbilts were largely interested in
some form or another in the Union Pa
cifc railroad and were having a good
deal 10 say in the proposed financial
reorganization Of that company now b.
ing considered by Depew. In further
talk about the visit OF Vanderbilt and
Depew, he said:
AS far as / know anything about the
matter. Messrs. Vanderbilt and Deptw
are simply coming TO California on
pleasure trip. They have never been
here before and think a trip here for
recreation at this time OF tue year will
well repay them. | think II Is true
that Mr.. Vanderbilt IS largely inter sted
in the Union Pacific and in It's r-organi-
Zation plans. What the gentle'nan's in
tentions may be in regard to the Union
Pacific and other Western railroad rnt ?
prises l do not pretend 10 know. II he
is interested in any syndicate 10 buy tn
Central Pacific / do not know IT,
hardly think there Is such n syndlcat
in existence. | know that thera have
been good many stories in circulation
about such syndicate. In my opinion
they are not well founded.
IAN that I know regarding tie visit Of
Messrs Vanderbilt and Depew TO this
coast is that they will spend a few days
in Southern California and in this city
and at Del Monte. THY then int nj 10
See the snowsheds and the Sierra Ne
vada5 by daylight. They will Than com
back TO IL CITY a1d return nome by the
way Of Mount ShIstI, Portland ard the
Puget sound country"