The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-28
COMBINATION
OF INTEREST
Gould'S Connection With the
Orient Means Success.
OUTLET FOR NEW ROAD
Means a Trans-CJntinent Line
by Way of u ichita,

Kansas city. Nov 27.-The Missouri
Pacific and the Kansas city Mexico
and Orient alliance was made a reality
yesterday afternoon by The election Of
George Gould. president OF the Missouri
Pacific system. and Warren G Purdy.
formerly president OF the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific railroad directors OF
the Orient road
\ telegram was received from President
a E Stilwen who is in New York.
calling for a meeting Of the executive
committee here 10 elect TWO new direc-
tors. The members met shortly after
noon and soon the announcement was
made OF the new and important additions
10 the Orient directors The election OF
Air. Could undoubtedly means that il
the future the Missouri Pacific will be
a factor in the workings of the new
road and that there viii be q very strong
alliance with the Gould interests through
out the country. This viii be a big bene-
fit to both companies, as il will give the
Missouri Pacific AT opening into c9un-
Try which ii does not touch and will also
furnish an outlet east for the Orient
Mr.. Stilwell and MI Dickinson left last
Friday for Chicago and went from there
east. They are expected hack Sunday
or Monday. At the Offices Of the Orient
yesterday little was known excepting
that the telegram had been received and
its instructions carried out W W Syl-
vcster vice president OF the company.
refused to talk for publication The mat
for some time and did not come as &
great surprise Mr.. Sylvester thought ii
would be a benefit TO both roads. but
said that details of the matter would
not be made public until Mr. StHwelrs
return The friendliest Of relations have
prevailed between the Orient and the
Missouri Pacific ana it was generally ex-
pected that an alliance would be formed
sooner or later.
Besides the good connection it will give
both lines there is another possibility
and il is understood that il IS meeting
with consideration Between here and
Wichita there are already more rosds
than there is business for and il is not
at all 4 certainty that the Orient Will
ever build its own line into Kansas City.
The road could have its own terminal
here. as the Rock Island does, but the
tracks Of the Missouri Pacific from
Wichita. distance OF 217 miles. could be
used The Orient is being pushed into
the Kansas town. il now being within
twenty-three miles from there
The alliance will practically make the
Missouri Pacific the official line through
the St Louis gateway 10 the Orients
territory. II will put the Missouri Pa
cifc in a position TO compete for some of
the local trade into Kansas and Okla
bona and will also result in making a
Mexican line and giving It another China
port. It's connection with the Denver and
Rio Grande and the Southern Pacific at
Pueblo ard Ogden now puts it into San
Francisco, but it is likely that the gulf
OF California port viii be considered the
best il all the plans of the Stilwell COM
pany are carried out. The new connec-
ton will carry the Gould line into
new territory and through connections
VIII put the Orient into 81. Louis and
on to Pittsburg Baltimore. Buffalo and
the coast The Texas Pacific VIII be
crossed at Sweetwater. Tex. and the
Missouri Pacific is Eow connected with
al Ki0wa and Anthony. Kan.
The interesting Of Goould in the Orient
line means much TO the enterprises and
the connection with such a powerful
system win be Of great value 10 the
new line to the southwest. The matter
has created considerable talk among the
railroad men and in some quarters it is
that il was through Gould in
frence that Mr.. Dickinson came 10 the
road as general manager and third vice
president.
Besides being president Of the Missouri
Pacific system. George J. Could is vice
president OF the Kansas City southern
and holds similar positions with any
number Of other roads. Warren Purdy IS
q railroad man with national reputa-
ton. and with E. Z. Dickinson and J. T.
OdeH. OF New York. the Orient has four
Of the leading railroad men in the coun-
try. Odeu has been prominent IN build /
uE several lines and as manager Of the +
and Ohio and inspector for a /
number of other big lines he has made +
q reputation rs en- expert His principal /
7utv with the Orient win be 70 make /
several trips year over the road IS 4
an expert.
.f-. sylvester said yesterday that about 7
30 miles OF the road had been completed f
N Kansas aud Oklahoma and about the +
same distance II Mexico. in sixty days /
o. miles more viii be in operation ard I
he work in Kansas also viii oe pushed. I
ne first shipment OF the 5oo miles f .
english steel rails is on the way - Port
stHweu now and another order for lsa
niles u rails has just been placed The
ice president SAYS the entire road will
,e completed and in operation IN two
md oue-hal. years.