El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-19
aTO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD.
Will the COrralitOs Company Build
the Promised Bridge Over ,he Bravo?

the Promised Bridge Over The Bravo?
There was d prolonged meeting yes
terday between the general managers
of the Santa Fe, MeXlcau Central and
COrraIitOs roacs in the car of Manager
Frey of the Santa Re.
A first it WAS thought in town that a
conference was In progress relative to
the renewal of the joint warehouse ar
rangement for another year, especially
as the representatives OF the Texas q
Pacific aud Southern Pacific had been
invited and the fiscal year ended the
last of the month. But the repres en-
tatives of these last two roads dId not
show up, and thu conference which
lasted until 8 o. M, was between the
Santa Fe. Mexican Central and Corral
itOS roads, it seems the plan was TO in
duce Mr.. Ramsey to cast the lot of his
road in with the other two in the mat
ter of jJint traffic agreements, use the
MeXicaa Cent? al-Santa Fe bridge in
stead of building his own, and have his
international business pass through
the Santa Fe and Mexican Central
yards.
L. is claimed that the new bridge
will cost $500 600 and the interest on
hat sum is no small beans Then it is
explained that the general benefits and
advantages to be derived by making
common business cause with the two
larger roads would be well worth the
step to say nothing of the bridge ex-
peuse saved. There was no conclusion
reached by the heads of the three
roads, and all that can be said now is
to report progress" The fact that
the managers of two great continental
roads ST Ouid take the trouble TO come
way here and put out their best per-
| SuaSive powers 10 induce the COrralltOs
| road to MAKE common cause with them
in matters of joint terminal facili les
and business, certaioly suggests pros
poets for the Corrallios road that SAVIOR
! of big trans-continenta line. At
least that is the way it looks to a lay
man.
The fact that neither the Texas &
Pacific or Southern Pacific companies
partici pated in the conference indicates
their unwillingness TO share in the
plan of Managers Frey and Nickersop,
which would shut them off from direct
connection With the Corrali os road,
and compel them TO handle ali of the
Corralitos business through the med
ium of the Contra a, d Santa Fe-the
latter a strongly completing Inc.
With the bridge built, the COrralitoS
people could connect directly with any
of the roads centeliug at this point,
| aid be independent.
Some railroad men think the move
| OF the pl esent JOINT warehouse agree
ment, and it is alleged the Texas &
Pacific and Southern Pacific eau see
excellent reasons why it should not be
renewed, although there are on the
other hand excellent reasons why it
| sho uld. The outcome viii be ed
with much interest Manager Nicker-
son went south last zig Inland Manager
Frey went north this morning. Vice
Pr esident and General Manager Ram
sey of the Wabash, brother OF Nam
ager Ramsey of the Cora itos, arrived
this noon in his private car from the
north. and after meeting his brother
. at the Santa F'e depot went over the
river with h. N in hiscar. Vice President
Ramsey said he had come down here To
see his brother, and would be in town
several days. He asked after the
wher eabouts of NJ ssrs, higgins and
Humphreys, and it is surmised that he
has come here largely to counsel with
his broth n relative to the propositions
made by the Santa Fe and Mexican
Central.