Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
RAIL INTERESTS
GET TOGETHER
Rockefeller and Gould Join in
Pact of Vital Importance
to Both.
COMPLETE MERGER MAY COME
Likely to Form One Gigantic System
of Their Holdings, Thus Forming an
Organization That Would Possess
Great Power in Its Sphere.

New York, Sept. S.-Gould and
Rockefeller in a community of inter
ests is the next great railway combine.
The plans involve close working al
lance between the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul and the Missouri Pa
cific, involving the possible merger of
the entire Gould system and the Rock
efeller railways. Reports of an actual
merger sent the Missouri Pacific and
st. Paul stock booming skyward on
the stock exchanges of the country,
and at many places it is believed that
more than the offensive and defensive
alliance of the two railway powers il
under way.
Gets Chicago Entrance.
George j. Gould, by the alliance
with Rockefeller, gets better en-.
trance into Chicago for his western
roads, and Rockefeller secures a
southern outlet for the ST. Paul sys.
TEN. The Missouri Pacific and St
Paul come together at Omaha and
Kansas City, and the alliance of the
systems means a huge saving in traf
fic business and greater rapidity in
handling freight from the Dakotas to
the gulf.
Keep Their Own Counsel.
Those in control of the two great
systems refuse to talk of their plans.
Railroad men and stock market lead
ers believe that an actual merger is
not intended. but that the agreement
entered into will bring the roads into
as close relations as those now exist
ing between the Great Northern
Northern Pacific and Burlington.
The Rockefeller or Standard Oil in
terests have controlled the Milwaukee,
and st. Paul for the last two years
and they also control the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas.
Advantageous to Both.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul has no
independent outlet west of the Mis-.
souri, river, and the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas has none east Of Hannibal
Mo.
The Missouri Pacific. Iron Mountain
and other Gould roads on the other
hand have no other important outlet
east of the Mississippi river than the
Wabash. which does not afford them
all the facilities they need, especially
to territory in the north and north.
west.
With the lines controlled by the
Rockefellers allied closely to the
Gould lines, the latter would be placed
in most advantageous position to
meet the competition of the Rock Is.
land, the Santa Fe. the Hartman and
the Hill systems.
Close Relations Prevail.
Close relations between the Rookie.
fellers and Gould have prevailed for
some time, and the Missouri Pacific
and Milwaukee and st. Paul have for
years been working together In har
wony.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul will
give the Missouri Pacific a much
shorter line from Kansas City to Chi.
sago than it has by the Wabash, and
it will give good line to st. Paul and
the Dakotas. The Wabash of course
would continue to be the direct outlet
for the Missouri Pacific to the east
from ST. Louis, the Milwaukee and st.
Paul having no st. Louis line.
Would Reach Frisco.
In connection with the Missouri Pa
cific and the Rio Grande, which is a
Gould road. the Milwaukee and st.
Paul would secure the shortest line
to Salt Lake City, and from that point
to San Francisco the Central Pacific
branch of the Southern Pacific, Har-
riman road, would undoubtedly fur.
nish the desired outlet to San Fran
cicoa