The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-13
IOCONTR)L THE O.R.SN. CO.
REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE GETS
THE OREGON SHORT LINE.
10 1hanxe Contem plated in Policy
or ofeer.-Oxden Gateway Not TO
he Cicsed-No More Large Conn

NEW YORK. Jan. Eft was announced
N Wall street today that she Union Pacific
reorganization committee had obtained the
controlling interest IN the Oregon Short
Lane II IS stated that through this trans
action the committee VIII take control also
OF the Oregon Railroad * Navigation Com
pany.
PORTLAND. Or. Jan. fs-For some tine
the impression has been gaining ground
That the Union Pscsfic reorganization COM
mIttee has control OF the Oregon Short
Line The meeting of the general officers
OF the two corporation in Boston, the lat
Ter part OF last month. was believed 20 In
dicate community Of interests, and 20
mean that an adjustment OF relations was
Desirable. Steps locking 20 such adjust
ment are understood to have been taken
then.
The Oregon Short Line owns a control
ing interest in the Oregon Railroad Il Nav
tganon Company, so control OF the former
means control OF tho latter. This does not
necessarily mean that an amalgamatloa Of
the three railroad properties. Or any two
OF them, Will take place at once. Even in
the case OF the open Ogden gateway. IL Is
not supposed that steps will be taken 20
close the Ogden gateway before the expir-
alton OF the fall year from the time the
present Short Line management took the
road, and that would be next May.
1t is probable that the Oregon Railroad
n Navigation Company viii be maintained
practically as an independent line, and
that there will be no change IN its policy.
officers or working force.
Railroad Percentages Scheduled.
CHICAGO, jan 12-The Western roads
have agreed on schedule OF percentages
TO De paid on North Pacific coast BUSH
ness. The list of the percentages is very
long and includes all the territory OF the
81 nd s.r
the Transcontinentai Passenger Associa-
ton and covers territory III both direc-
tons. All tickets sold after the first of
December last will come under the agree
ment The Eastern roads have notified
the Western lines that they Will not stand
any part OF the commissions paid by the
Western roads on the excursion business
during November, from British Columbia
TO Eastern points.
Negotiations are now in progress be-
tween the Union Pacific. the Canadian
Pacific. the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern. by which the excessive
commissions paid by the four roads on
North Pacific coast business will be DIS
continued hereafter The deal has not
been settled entirely. but IL is practically
certain that the roads will in the near
future, reach an agreement similar to
that reached by the roads of the Western
Passenger Association some days ago.
The Union Pacific is now in a position to
take any action that il deems best for its
interests without stopping TO consider
what effect the action is likely TO have en-
intending purchasers, and the res lit will
very probably be that the large commits
sions will be done away with.
Federation of Railway Men Assured.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. ia.-Grand
Master Sergeant, of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen, said In an inter
view that he regarded the consummation
or the federation of the five railway
Dfotherhoods as foregone conclusion
since the trainmen. conductors and tele-
graphers have voted almost unanimously
Tor 1t and the engineers Will probably in
dorse the scheme at the coming meeting
in st. Louis