Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-09
OUT INSPECTING IHE LINES
Vanderbilt Interests in the West Being
Well Looked Over.
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD MEN IN TOWN
President HuEhitt Ventures the
Opinion TINT New Lines viii Not
he Constructed This Year
His views on Depot.

There will be no extensions built by the
Northwestern railway this year." said Marvin
Hughitt, president OF the Chicago & North
western Railway company, to Bee reporter
yesterday
For the past elk months there have been
periodic rumors from Casper, wyo., and from
numerous points in the Ragged Top country
of the Black Hills that the Northwestern
civil engineers were at work there, and that
various lines reaching into territory not now
tapped by any railroad would be soon built.
The statement made TO The Bee by President
Hughitt is the first authentic denial OF the
truth OF these frequent reports. Mr.. Hughitt
besides emphatically stating that there would
be no new lines or extensions to old lines
built this year, added that no such work
was at present contemplated by the North
western railway.
In company with the directors Of the No. th-
western, President Hughitt was in the city
after a trip over the Fremont, Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley branch Of the Northwestern
system. The party left Chicago a week ago
last evening and has made thorough In
spection Of all the Northwestern lines. In
speaking of the trip, Mr.. Hughitt said
After the annual meeting of the board OF
directors in Chicago last week we left Tor
our annual trip oil inspec.ion. we nase , peen .tn
gone weeh' an, anu ., as nae g., s r,ora,d phvs,ca,
lihes; we rnu .ne ioau az 80 annoar "a he
condition. BUSINESS cohui'iohs appear " oe
improving"
.'What is the Northwestern going to do
about an Omaha depot, Mr.. Hughitt| was
asked.
Nothing at present. There is nothing
| new in the situation. We are eimply wait
| ing the development of certain events"
IN the conference VIII .ns ou,.'als % I5nhitt ~, W
union racine tnfs morning, MI. lius m n,a.,
were any changes maze IN the present uAin'
| relations! ,..,,,,o
mo, there were no changes W ue.ei .. iiine'
We considered the general BUSINESS sNua
tlon ana routine matters III iesa,u W ou.
| joint business. Ihere VIII De nothlns ne" VI
starting come OUT OF thas coiieience, @
what VIII pe tne enect ol ,he opem,ns ter, a.'
OF the Ogden gateway on the M No,thwes.etm 'ta,,,.
| well, the opening OF tne ogaen ga.eWay
affects the Union Pacific directly ana mucn
/ more than u aoes any o'ner ranioau, 49,
course. Whatever may pe tne result y, .nas
act on the Union racinG viii De snaieu Gu ~, W rs
| certain extent by the Northwestern, as ours
Is connecting line. .-1t on
PROMINENT IN RAILROAD WORLD.
The official party of the Northwestern that
was in the citv Consisted Of the following
distinguished gentlemen: Marvin Hughitt,
nresident. M 7. sykes, vice president. sec
retary and treasurer; Horace G. Burt, third
| vice president. ana these directors: Byron
| T, smith N X. Fairbank David p Kim
| hall Albert Keen and M. L. Sykes. and w
Scott general manager of the Chicago
St paul Minneanoiis e Omaha railway
General sunerintendent Sanborn of the
| Northwestern with Third Vice President
NJ ;o;nod tba marty bere ii
/ Tha nartv nccnnies 1ha ipost elahorately
nnn,nted syyaciaI train that has heen seer
i ~ o;tp sinoa tbe vanderhiIt yehf
III sn,s sie' :, s,,r,ar II consist
of Ave- care all eon;nneS' with, the wide YES.
tihn,o. and other latest gevices and are ali