The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-15
A Deal OH Between the o. 5. L.
and o. r. & N.
HURLBURT AND CAMPBELL
WILL ARRIVE IN SALT LAKE
THIS MORNING.
The Visit is Looked Upon as Very
signifcant-A Big Raymond &
Whitcomb Excursion Party In
Town-The Latest by Wire.

The arrival in Salt Lake this morning
of w. H. Hurlburt, general passenger
and ticket agent. and B. Campbell gen
eral freight agent. of the Oregon Rail
way & Navigation company, strength
ems the report that some important
changes are impending in the manage
ment Of that system
These officials are here to attend the
conference of Union Pacific and oregon
Short Line people, the exact nature OF
which has not yet developed except so
far as one of its numerous details are
commemorative close agreement on
traffic matters. To one who keeps apace
with railway diplomacy it is signifl-
cant fact that Edwin Mcneil, receiver
and general manager Of the o. r. & N,
has not been called into consultation
when this question seems to have been
of sufficient importance to require the
presence of E. Dickinson and w. H
Bancroft, general managers, re-
spectively, of the other two lines. Not
more than three weeks ago Mr.. Camp
bell and Mr.. Hurlburt were visitors at
the Short Line headquarters in this
city, at which time they stated, in an
interview with The Herald, that the OBJ
ject Of their presence here was to dis
-cuSS traffic matters agreeable to both
lines, eliminating in d close traffic
coalition. On the surface, the present
trip would appear to be a nnal ADJUST
ment of things spoken of informally
during the last visit, but added interest
is given by an Associated Press dis
patch of yesterday morning. emanating
from Omaha, the headquarters Of the
Union Pacific system, and in Which an
unauthenticated statement appears,
limiting the removal Of Mr. Mcneil and
the appointment of w. ii. Bancroft to
fill the vacancy. OF course the endur
ing conference has no power TO behead
Mr. Mcneil as receiver. as he IS the
representative of the United States
court, but the directorate of that line
may appoint Mr.. Bancroft without in
curing very much inconvenience, thus
relieving Mr.. Mcneil of the active oper-
ating management of the system.
Such change as the one suggested
from Omaha. would mean practically
that the Union Pacific, Oregon Short
Line and O. r. & n. bond controlling
interests had effected what has been
prophesied by well-posted railroad
men ever since the reorganization of
the key system, the Short Line, name
ly, that a through direct and unob-
Structed connection to the coast is the
aim of the syndicate back Of the Union
racine anu now
road back on its feet. 1t is a subject
of public information that these people
are the Vanderbilts and their allies, for
the personnel of the Union Pacific re-
organization committee was fully eX-
plotted in The Herald some weeks ago,
at which time the Q. r. & n. move
ment, now predicted from Omaha, was
outlined
1t is very apparent that under such
dubious surroundings no positive dec
laration of union between the Short
Line and the O.. r. & y. can be made.
All that is permitted by the appear
ances is the pointing out of the addi-
tional color TO the Omaha hint.
General Manager Bancroft's atten-
ton was called quite sharply yesterday
afternoon to the little tale that came
over the wire. He dismissed the sub
ject very briefly with a negative an
swer as to his knowledge of the plan.
No confirmation was obtainable from
any of the Union Pacific officials. In
fact, these gentlemen were as non
committal as ever. Their conference
was resumed at II o'clock yesterday
morning and lasted until 6 in the even |
ing. Nothing more than was printed !
on the first days session was given |
cut. They were unaware of the coming |
of Mr.. Campbell or Mr.. Hurlburt, but a |
telegram from those officials to the |
Knutsford. asking that accommoda- |
tons he reserved, settled that doubt.