The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-24
MORE LINES MAY COME
GREAT WESTERN WILL ALLOW
THE BURLINGTON TO USE
IT'S TRACKS
NEEDS THEM CoNDITIoNALLY

II the Illinois Central Gets In Over
the NJ. q st. L., Then the BurI1ng-
ton, Cedar Rapids a Northern
Might Also Like IA Connection
With the Twin Cities-Soo Rate to
New York to Be Ignored.
In the event that the Illinois Central
succeeds in entering the cities by con-
structing the proposed Albert Lea &
Southwestern from Lyle and framing
suitable traffic arrangements with the
Minneapolis & st. Louis. its competitor,
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern. controlled by the Rock Island, will
be afforded an opportunity to compete
In the same territory by the Chicago
Great Western. An official of the latter
road who is close to President A. B.
Stickney and familiar with his plans
confirmed this report yesterday after
noon.
Great Western officials are practically
certain that. the Illinois Central is rap
idly completing Its arrangements with
the Minneapolis & st. Louis, even in the
face Of the many denials recently given
out by officials of the latter. The report
that it will be absorbed by the Central
is given less credence than the statements
that. in lieu Of the former, suitable traf-
fic arrangements Will be entered into,
with a division on the percentage plan.
Information from Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern officials indicates that
they Will not remain Idle while the ILL.,
nois Central with which system they
have to compete in large part Of their
territory, extends into the cities. The
Illinois Central has but TO build the Albert
Lea & Southwestern, twenty-one miles
Of road, to reach the Minneapolis & st.
Louis, which is now believed to be en-
tIrely favorable to a traffic agreement.
This Will complete their line into the
cities and will realize a plan which has
been worked out In detail for many
months.
The situation Of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern Is hardly less adj
vantageOus. With the entire Rock Island
system, of which 1t Is part, to back 1t,
it is the equal of the Illinois Central. 1t
has line from Chicago, via Rock Island,
NintOn, 10, and Waverly, To-, to Manley
Junction, at which point connections may
be had with the Great Western, through
Austin. direct into St. Paul. By building
its own line from Manley Junction to
Austin. connections could be made with
the Iowa and Minnesota division of the
Milwaukee, a straight line north into the
desired terminals.
The Great Western officials are of the
opinion that. with the Illinois Central
into the cities, the B.. c. r. & n. will
be forced ultimately to build. Speaking
Of the present conditions and the Great
Westerns part in coming events, an Of
fi~io Oft h. I
IF the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern wishes to enter the cities, the
Great Western wifi give them an oppor-
tunity. Our line from Manley Junction
into st. Paul can be secured for them
on terms satisfactory TO both roads.
There is no question of the advisability
of the road entering the cities. It will be
forced to if the Illinois Central comes,
and our information leads us to believe
that it will complete its connections by
the first Of the year, or perhaps within
q few months following.
THE Illinois Central will not enter the
cities on mere trackage rights It will
form traffic agreements with the Mime
apo1s & ST. Louis and conduct business
on the percentage plan. Ultimately, we
purchase its own track What the Cedar
Rapids line will do is a question. We
are willing to make them terms and are
favorable to their interests, if they want
to come 1t will give the cities two more
raods and will be to st. Pauls good in
terest."