The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-12
GOSSIP AMONG RAILROADS.
Interest in union Pacific Extension
Of Common stock.

Local railroad circles ware interested yes
tefGay mainly n iEso topics, and taere vas
a good deal Of gossip and speculation CON
corning each Of them. The first VAS the
action of the Union Pacific. reported from
Salt Lake In yesterday mornings Pesst-In-
tssilsgencer by which the common stock OF
that corporation was Increased By more
than sgT.m8n0. The dispatch gave no ex-
PLANTATION whatever for the Increase The
cnly plausible reason that could be as
signed even by way 81 hypothesis, was
that the Union rscafie was pushing igs
plans for control OF the Oregon Short Line.
A wefi- known railroad man in Seattle SAID
yesterday
II can conceive 10 ether reason fof this
Largo and sudden Increase IN the common
stock ~ the Union Pacific shAn that II In
tends trying ~ assume control OF the snort
Line. 1t H. strange, however. ihat 10 -sieh
silotms NJ II that important road has yet
been reported Nc one can doubt thar hotA
the Ncrthern Pacific ana the Great North
ern are Interested IN having the Short Line
operated ~ an independent system, avail
able FOR commercial purposes To all THREE
Of the xreat tF1ssa-scoa ttncusal lines No
enc. probably, o0ssSds the 3ios2 kAoidssFs
az ,lle sfps II f..ss a distributed hat Il has
been generally supposed by railroad men
thas the Northern Pacific ard the Great
Northern tegt iaer he'd etoieh Stock -
rulght IN brought torvmrs ny the Union
Pacific"
4
ssaurCe ~ conversation tf railroad circles
Was tire unxS4alltsv Of tho early completion
Ct the Port Angeles read. II IL possible
thar thsFe may De a EFsaat Deal more 81 sas
sarfacw. T'ha chief supporters or fhe en-
fsrpriss ar~ EGstoH men. Viewed fFnm a
i,ufsiv les>sl standpoint the road seems 10
tee an Isolated snuT. with $50 sEssseiA4 c0r7-
fsercfai ~ traffic resatt0n Ia any 81 ta2
sranseonfsusntai annS that converse At
Seattle.
Taess il one road. hoNsver. tbas might
have 3 very material su3uceugent - co.
operate !n er eFeH undertake t3e cons rue
tien az the PERT Ang*Ies r0ad. sad that SIS
TIRE NEThnEteH IL u Nsla AnpEa tA@f tne
burlington II enc - the 6estS itss haad sFs
~ lumber and shgngls pyslelutts from Size
Pacific Northwest. This osfsiDta4 X has
tsaeu enabled - held hy means of sts corr
uecsion with sna Northern Pacific at tss{-
NnEs Mont. Under the n1ana ENu}at5t az ne
more tAAn nay junction SO traffic. ship
naeuss VA tAe darlington arc roasel
through fFcn Seattle. Burlington cars
Seettie. anA q has hapTseapeG more
than aUra that wnea the aIssn&le gsTn
~ " a<asna5cEi Herv ia SA'oyta} sseeEf e gV4rs
ts,sns r. the gssseSGe ard haS tnp& css1slza t.l
'ae good wit os TIC iant~er ant sAlssS;ie
IRE PERI anxples -caa. z huj,t. wsi zap
sssse * the ansgss Ji5fslser Mes tn re stats
as4 ss Is &Us,xyss III aS way ~ speculation
seaf ma Burlington ~ots3 - naturally in
faa~taf,rusoTe, ST So knsNn thAt HIS steaf
promoters q sse fNsgt Anxssss rysai are
Bssss0a men TAfne or tnR AfG
sssokhal,lY.s e fas Darlington AgE $50
iast3a rnesE. aEd ]. 3. Eioslas't. tAe gen
erai secretary ~ s7e Huntington. makes
Isegsltsss h.s tsssgae. Ia asftSgNef7 go fAfs e.
10 a conceded faSt shss for several ys7zra
T-s@s taa burlington szssase have asd tAesr
ewes oa fse sfAcasic aSsss &sS ~ sg5sssstag ?
goa aEs ia fast sA&s taex 7AYe certain
fssss5 -ses ~ settle gs3ss Fats Sezss Ia
sassNaEa tAsA tsres have sesRtsG1 1slS czty as
taesr 7s2cs@e esasAs& teTunAa3
tn fAS ctACE asssss, sasfs,e - sAosa = he
have nx8a ssa Sss1S@St tS4ca wsts tse f}2.~
tngtoG @casss sAN atias ~ SSs beng be
sgkx wAy aszzsy-Sas8t Ni1a tae Pet kes~s
ruAES esre 90 yaa u2ust ssFyssa neai ras4sYsss8
aaea IA tAe S5sy MSs1 sssG rssat. ~ET esa
Sssserge ~ Harris. seAass& sSCe president
or the burlington, ~ &Cge tsst yesar a..
assured nse SaSt - asA sae Nar}lEEsan Ms
rexssv far EsS MSHtsEa 4Sseasssa Il se .zts
strike SSs1ctax fNE Ssst water 3 cAa hA-ss-
liz conceive What @sn taw &urlsFefNn x@sss :
have fug al lss4ASe8 spgF sUaa - tas
tAes1 An@nsaS F0AI
tYNer Fsslyssa4 easa ~ Eef zsaw q
etlEScsE sfat sae rssfesas sssveEFsszsss4s may
hss indirectly frsEtgaf re sAe Ay.ex Ansr.ss
rua4 sta = vses se egEoysslrss -A,sxky .s1sg-
gsexst'as ee7 ise sSaxvs ssss4 wasal 50 lssa
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