The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-09

and to Accomplish What the
joint Traffic Assassination Wa. Or.
ganized to Do.-Extenaion of Pow
ers Of Gulf Line Receivers.
CLEVELAND, O., May 8AAccording to
high official of the Vanderbilt lines, in.
this city. the details, of a big railway
trust, which is to include all the lines
between Boston and Chicago, are now be-
ing 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 have
peen In contemplation. 1t Is not the inten-
ton ton to have all the. lines under one man
agement, exactly, but to apportion them
among the Pennsylvania company. the
Vanderbilt interests and the Baltfno,o a
Oh1o company, when 1t shall have haa,
reorganized. giving ito each system the
lines 1t can use to the. best interest.
VANDERBILT PROPERTIES
The first inkling offs the scope OF the
plan came. when the Vanderbilts an
m
trolled all the roads in New England.
With With the exception of the Boston & Az
pany, y with tI which they now have a traffic
agreement, and which they expect to- take
In soon. The Vanderbilts 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, 1t Is said, will come under the con-
troll Of the Vanderbilts through the in
huence of the Morgans, while the Lehigh
Valley may go to the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Lackawanna Is now operated in con-
nection with the Nickel Plate-a Wander
bilt line. West Of Buffalo the Wander
bilts have the Lake Shore, Nickel Plate.
Pittsburg & Lake Erie, Big Four, Michi-
gan Central, which, with the Flint &
Pere Marquette, that Is soon to be alb
sorbed, will give a line In Michigan. The
Big Four West is to be operated in con-
nection with the Monon, recently pur-
chased by the Morgans, and the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton Is expected to
be absorbed soon. The Lake Erie & West
ern, acquired by the Morgans, Is ex-
pected to give the Vahderbilts a line from
Sandusky to Peoria, Ill These roads,
with the Hooking Valley, the Ohio Cen
the Detroit & Northern, will about COM
plete the Vanderbilt system.
PURPOSE OF THE DEAL.
The Pennsylvania which has an I'M
mense system already in its control, Is
expected to acquire the Cleveland, Akron
& Columbus, with which 1t has traffic
arrangement at present, the Wheeling &
Lake Erie, Cleveland, Canton & Southern
and Ohio Southern, as well as some minor
lines.
The Baltimore Is allotted the Lehigh
Valley (possibly); the Cherry creek road
which, with the Philadelphia & Reading,
would form a trunk line from Pittsburg
to New York; the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern, giving a line to Cincinnati
and st. Louis; the Pittsburg & Western,
the Cleveland Terminal & Valley and the
Northern Ohio. opening short lines
through from Ptttsburg to Cleveland and
Chicago, as well as the Cleveland. Lorain
& 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 railroad world do not doubt that it
will be carried through successfully
The purpose. Of the consolidation is said
to be to prevent rate cutting and to ac-
complish practically what the Joint Traf-
fic association was organized to do.