The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

ciss Of the orsgoa and Unsn Pacific lines.
The rumoe has bssn current for several
wspks Sast.
During - visit q President A. I. MeA-
ler - THE CIV tWo wssks ago IN was
ssked NJ plain Svsstioa. Does tho Union
PAcine ooatemclAse the sstsnelon cf the
Osseea oeort Line into nsattist' 10 which
~ replied. Tho unioA Pacific contem-
piatAs many things. rmA djons wiz tell
what u VII DO In this direction"
\ special meeting Of the stockholders Of
al thsee reads. the Union Pacific. Oregon
short Line and Oregon Ral,soaH d Nav-
xstion Company. was held in Salt Lake
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rosa 4 Eay,csaoe c'ompsny and me Ore
:xcn Rallrcad Z NaviSat!on man and the
deeper rssson tor calling the msssins. ana and
directors and siochhcSdsrs 81 bcth roads IN
s ,ss sd n%rs n x xsSd e., -: r:f
ested WAS I'll transacted on the second day
Of tho meetinS. when, by q unspimsus
vote. the issuance Of bonds vas authorized
ing. II u said. show, Of taking up . certain
amount Of the outstanding insiebse dness NJ
the two Oregon lines ana extending the
The exisnsion work. IL 10 stated, wn.
wer. issued and sold, which Win probably
be this fall. 90, At latest. next spring.
A. they are said 70 Exist. First Of all, Il IL
the known ambition of all roads operating
toward the Coast 10 build 70 Seattle. ihe
q the new trade Of the Pacific. second
ambition and ono that has extended over
many years, hfs been 20 md an entrance
70 tho southern rsc'ic'. territory n CALI
Huntington. this has proved not practical.
and now Western railroad movement 10
on foot 20 divert tho Pacific coast trade by
attic.
To bring about this condition all IA.
ctnc Northwest lines arc willing To- assist.
TO bu, q very small degrees IN the San
Francisco trade. The Southern Pacific
has monopoly and IN reality has but
ono ccmpetitor. the Santa re on the
crumbs
SO e IL that nj this time the Union Pa
cine, tapping tho great South Central
West. 10 able 20 make arrangements with
the Unconstitutional lines entering Seat
tie and secure terminals here. Under
the new arrangement which II now said
20 b. practically agreed upon. the Great
North Northwest and tho Union Pacific
and its oregon connections In the South
and Central West and Northwest, will
be able. within themselves, 20 control 20
a great degree n large amount % the
business now being handled by the South
crn Pacific from and 20 San Francisco.
This II II the intention 10 bring 10
Seattle out Of the reach ~ the
southern Pacific. 40 II ~ that the only
Snears whereby the hoGRish actions ~
the Southern Pacific can be combst.d
IL by the Union Pacific extending into
this city. And under tho circumstances
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
are said 20 be willing 10 assist.
From this point the Great Northern
Union Pacific agreement contsmplates.
until better facilities ear he arranged
the handling ~ Union Pacific business 20
salifornia points by the Pacific Coast
Steamship company's steamships
The foregoing 10 bat a general outline
~ tho plan. Hut more definite informa-
ton II 90 be announced by the roaas In
tsrestei. President Mohier 4. al present
IN 81 Paul. the guest Of President James
J. HfN. with whom he held a conference
before the Salt Lake meeting when both
we're IN this city two weeks ago