The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
Struggle for Supremacy Between
Hill and Morgan.
GREAT RAILROAD ACTIVITY.
Renewal of an Old Feud That may
Ne Carried Into the Operations Oh
the Csnteudfng Rsaas-Noraherh
Pacific Seeking to shorfea 's
lane Through the Gfenrwatrr
Into Forbidden %. X. T. y. bss'riet

MISUNDERSTANDING the NAM Efforts On fas
part OF prominent railway o'nclals % ii''is.S
II APPEAR that harmony prevails Driven
the Jarnes + Hill al th@ Morgan faDIoa"
interests sl1e fact remains isisai isa- - Oh
between sfsese .wG raArnd1 giants iof s~
prrmacy In TIE Northwest; s1fass's
which Is growing in Intensity 10 degree
that has brought about an era OF IN
preceGsr5ted raiiseaa activity in the affairs
az both ths Great NJzs fIefn and the Sortn-
ern Pacific The boEe Of contention q me
prssent time between the t"o Foaas - me
q r. d. ~ and Ii Is not yet eriain whiess
OF fhe two Interests Hia control Il. the
Northern Pacific wants it TO use az q CON
ncrtton for lis Clearwater Short line nov
said 70 be building from Missossia, Mont, 10
lewiston. Idaho, in order 10 gain an al
vantage over the Great Northern ~ short
enins is tranSeontiueufal HE some ~
mice The Great Northern on the othtf
haaa wants the control OF the -. II q n
10 shut out the Northern Pacific from tnat
field and prevent the contamination OF the
lrolect Of getting into a territory which ~
common consent has always been conceded
10 the O. Il Il n The fight IL a revival Of
an old f>ud between the o r. & y. anu
the Northern Pacific. intensified by the
backing given the q. r. & \. By Mr.. iiAi
who Is said 10 hav. gladly accepted the
challenge to fight as ke has several scores
TO wipe out with MIR. Morgan.
Struggle Begins openly.
The troubles between Hill and Morgan
have. for u year past. been Kept "uader the
rose" by the tao principals. and they
have until recently confined their centen-
items TO Il stock market fight hns the com
mencement Of the Clearwater short line
from Missoula 10 Lewiston 10y the North
ern Pacific has l<ought Mr. Iiill 10 the
front and the fight is liable TO De carried
into the operations of the several reads
in interest. III hass always been understood
that the Northern Pacific and the .. X q
n. had an agreement 10 Keep out or each
others territory. and while there have been
violations OF this understanding on both
sides on several occasip ns. no serious Of
Tense was taken by either. The proposed
present shortening OF the line OF ths North
ern Pacific through the richest OF the .. X.
Il Ms territory has proven the proVerbal
straw, ma Ii may prove fight 10 the
fiush before the matter IL satisfactorily set
tied. Mr. Hill, II IL said. proposes 10 car
ry the war into Egypt" ana VIII parallel
the Northern Pacific line into the Gear
water valley With line Of his own from
Anaconda. SO tnat no matter which way the
cat jun.a he viii have q line OF his own
Into the rich wheat belts 81 Eastern WASH
ington which VIII be doubly enhanced If he
succeeds la keeping control OF the o. H.
a. n.
Cause of the War.
The first cause Of friction between III
and Morgan Ia said To date back 10 the
election of Mellen as presiden, of the
Northern Pacific by the Morgan interest, Ia
opposition to Ilil's candidate for the posi-
tion. Dan Lamont Mr. I'M Is said got 20
have forgotten or forgiven that action Ike
soon after CONNIE need 20 unload his North
ern Pacific stock, with view 10 bearing
the stock AMI buying ii In IT the lowest !g-
tires Mir. liin has large following of
German capitalists. VINO have been back
Ing his efforts. Satisfied that Nelleus
election was against his interests MIR Hil
Is said 20 have cahled MS German friends.
advising them that e was good time To
unload. They did SO. hat instead Of the
reason that as fast as ltills men threw the
stock on the market the Morgan men
bought Il in. 81 taat the activity given the
stock tended 10 stiffen the Northern Pa
cstlc stock ard - raise II several points.
This il said IL have weakened tNits iniiu-
enca With his Teutonic hackers and bis
enemies claim that when 81 ftgdt does come
on the Germans viii be- found on The side 81
MeTgan's Interests rJi~ is Laughed al Is
Mr.. Hili' = friends. who c,a.m for him latent
strength ana reserve power ia certain iinAr-
cial centers more especially in London ami
New York. particularly among Those wHo
in other ~ their deals Ba;n sidee arr said
10 he fully prepared for 1t struggle t. tha
finish.
Northern Pacific Q. Ready.
Tia Northern Pacific teeple say that tn