New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
PLANS FOR RAILROAD UNION.
ALLEGED SCHEMES OF LINES BETWEEN
BOSTON AND CHICAGO.
REPORTED DETAILS OF CONSOLIDATION
PURPOSE SAID TO BE TO PRE-
VENT CUTS IN RATES

VENT CUTS IN RATES
Cleveland. May S-"The Leader" will say to-
morrow:
According TO a high official OF the Vanderbilt
lines in this city. the details Of a big railroad
trust, which is to include all the lines between
Boston and Chicago. are now being worked out.
and the consolidation may be completed within
the next few weeks. The recent purchase OF
short lines In New-York. Pennsylvania Ohio
Indiana and Illinois was in line with the plans
for the consolidation which has been In con-
temptation.
1T is not the purpose to have all the lines
under one management exactly. but 70 appor-
ton them among the Pennsylvania Company
the Vanderbilt interests and the Baltimore and
Ohio Company when II shall have been reor-
ganized, giving to each system the lines that 1t
can use to the best advantage
THE first inkling OF the scope OF the plan
came when the Vanderbilts announced the other
day that they controlled all the roads in New
England. with the exception OF the Boston and
Albany, with which they now have traffic
agreement and which they expect to take in
soon. The Vanderblts now control all the
trunk lines between Buffalo and New-York
with the exception of the Erie. the Lackawanna
and the Lehigh Valley. The Erie, It is said
through the influence of the Morgans while
the Lehigh Valley may go to the Baltimore and
Ohio The Lackawanna Is now operated in
conjunction with the Nickel Plate. Vanderbilt
line. West Of Buffalo the vanderbilts have the
Lake Shore. the Nickel Plate the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie the Big -Four. the Michigan Central.
which. with the Flint and Pere Marquette. that
is soon to be absorbed. will give line In Mlchi-
,ha Rte fo IN ha otoJf
connection with the Monon. recently purchased
by the Morgans, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Is expected to be absorbed soon
The Lake Erie and Western acquired by the
Morgans. is expected to give the vanderblts a
line from sandusky TO Peoria, III. These roads.
with the Hooking Valley. the Ohio Central. the
Columbus. Sandusky and Hooking, and the De-
troit, Lima and Northern will about complete
the Vanderbilt system
The Pennsylvania, which has an immense
system already under its control. is expected
to acquire the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
with which II has a traffic arrangement at
present. the Wheeling and Lake Erie the
Cleveland Canton and Southern and the Ohio
Southern well some minor lines
THE Baltimore and Ohio is allotted the Le-
high Valley possibly. the Cherry Greek road.
which. with the Philadelphia and Reading.
would form through line from Pittsburg TO
New-York: the Baltimore and Ohio South
western, giving a line to Cincinnati and South
west; the Pttsburg and Western. the Ceve-
land Terminal and Valley, and the Northern
Ohio. opening short lines through from Pitts
burg to Cleveland and Chicago, well as the
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling.
These are the outlines only of the plan
which is now being worked out but those who
have been watching the changes in the rail-
road world do not doubt that 1t will be carried
through successfully.
"The purpose Of the consolidation Is said TO
T. ACCOMPLISH
practically what the Joint Traffic Association
was organized to do"