Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-09

ing and jersey Central Roads.
Jay Gould's dream of an Atlanfks
seaboard line with an outlet at New
York for his vast system of railways
Is about to be realized by his son, saH
the Chicago RecOrd-Herald.
George J. Gould is now an imporfxm
factor in the eastern railroad situatlcz,
and the Vanderbilt, PENNSYLVANIA and
Erie systems are confronted with thu
early opening of a new trunk line roae
from Chicago and st. Louis to Nepr
York.
Recent alliances projected by rival
interests have made 1t paramount
necessity that the vast Gould systeM
of roads shall have an outlet Of iE&
own to the Atlantic seaboard, and ~.
the first step in this move the WabaSa
has arranged to enter Pittsburg FROM
its present eastern terminus at Toledo,
This will give the Wabash direct linxs
from st. Louis and Chicago to Pitts
burg.
Behind the tremendous opposition E
the Pennsylvania to the Wabash
Pittsburg extension is not only TIN
fear of competition at Pittsburg, bur
the known danger that once the Wa
bash reaches Pittsburg it will cross tin,
mountains and find its way to titla
water at the Atlantic.
1t was Carnegie's threat to buliA
from Pittsburg to tidewater that rre-
cipitated the formation of the Unltsg-
States Steel practically
on Carnegie's own terms-and the pHf
chase of the Carnegie interest by fin.
mammoth trust was really for the rs7rs
pose of preventing existing easzsrE.
roads from having competition.
Silently. however, and just In tfuS
the Wabash contracted large part TT
the Carnegie output for long term Ct
years, and this contract must be ST.
sumed by the trust which succeeds tbs
Carnegie companies.
The read object which the Wabask
and other Gould interests desire to or
tain is an entrance into New York, an1
it is now stated that this is to he ats-
complished by an alliance with thar
Philadelphia and Reading and fha-
company's recent purchase, the Ceh-
trail Railroad of New Jersey.
From Harrisburg over the Philadss-
phia and Reading to Allentown art
from Allentown to New York via tbs
Central Railroad Of New Jersey. thu
total distance from Harrisburg to New
York, is 1870 miles, or sixteen mileA
shorter than the Pennsylvania line.
1t is proposed, probably by means ~
an Independent company. to build 3
new connecting line from Pittsburg "a
Harrisburg. This, it is believed. e"r
be so done that the Pennsylvania dih
lance Of 444 miles. Pittsburg to New
York, will be cut to 400 miles. Abouc
200 to 22O miles will have to be built tn
make the connection. and this viii he
undertaken for about $15,OO0OO0 eT~'
elusive of Pittsburg terminals, wh1<f
will be furnished by the Wabash
Behind the proposed route and rcaGF
to pour their entire eastbound n3fSE
over the Wabash Pittsburg extension
and it's allies east of Pittsburg are the
Gould lines, aggregating 14,745 i1ilE
Of line, operated as follows:
Missouri Pacific system. Observation-Disclosures. 4t3Af
st. Louis Southwestern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 13Ss
Texas and Pacific. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES t,62i
International ;...l Great Northern Nc
NO trance SYSTEM. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS g"|a
wabash system OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ls$
Wheeling and Lake Erie Observation-Disclosures. t2
Total Observation-Disclosures, l1ef@9
In addition 10 the opening of the ues
routes from both Chicago and st. Iloalia
to the Atlantic senGo"li the perfeefsxs
plans of the Wabash VIII give TO It tls
honor of being the first eastern cosnEae-
nv to operate its own rails under owx
management from Atlantic tideWasR
points west of the mississippi river-
Fed 10y the enormous traffic original
ing on nearly $4,000 miles of the beS
located road in the eastern and cenfra
west. Missouri valley and the south
west, the new line east of Pittsburs is
assured paying traffic from the mo
ment it opens.
In the far west the Gould lines may
be relied on to join forces with Senator
Clark and by traffic alliance with
Clark's Salt Lake and Los Angeles rozN
form strong transcontinental line II.
self defense against the ocean to otrsa1
combinations formed during the par
year.
When Dangdervilt Goes BY.
'Oh father, dear" cried little Ted,
"What made that sudden flash
And caused the awful heard1
Has something gone to smash2'