The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
HILL and THE G. 7.
Exact Nature of the Grand Trunk
Northern Pacific Alliance Is
Disclosed. -. -.
It Is Not Expected to Prove Often
sive to the Other Lines En-
tering Chicago.
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Special to The Journal

Special to The Journal X
New York, Oct. 24.-The policy of
J. J. Hill with regard to alliances east
of Chicago may be defined as pol
icy of aggression so conducted as to
create no 5antagonism while at the
same time securing to the Northern
Securities lines certain privileges OBJ
tainable in no otherwa than by al
lance. .-, -, !.
/, 1t has long been, recognized as
cardinal principle OF the railroads
forming the Chicago group that no
alliances for traffic should be con-
tracted between the western roads and
the trunk lines that reach that city.
Such alliances, it has been maintained,
would result to the western road con-
tracing it in the loss of a certain
definite amount Of traffic from the
other trunk lines r The same argu-
ment worked the other way, namely
to the effect that any trunk line tying
itself up with any single western road
should lose a great deal of traffic
from therother roads, which presum-
ably would in that case discriminate
against the trunk line making such
alliance
+ The Wall Street Journal announced
ten days; ago that traffic arrange
Inent had been signed by Grand Trunk
|Sand Northern Pacific whereby the
former obtains a route to the north
Pacific over the Hill lines for trans
continental freight, making connec-
tons at Tacoma with Puget sound and
Australia steamers This announce
1nent, 6telegraphed back from San
1Francisco, has appeared In various
forms in the eastern press, the ac-
31countss ranging all: the way from = a
strong traffic arrangement to a bind
ing and exclusive alliance.
If it were true that Mr.. Hill had
ant 9 froc q
! it would appear he had violated the
| unwritten law that forbids alliance of
east and west roads. The truth of the
matter may be stated as follows:
What the Alliance Means.
| -. Grand Trunk has. made arrange
ments whereby it's traffic routed to the
northern ports will travel thru in bulk
and in bond, and can be billed right
thru to the orient via Hill ships. There
| is nothing exclusive in the arrange
ment. There is no provision to the
effect that Mr.. Hills line shall re-
ceive all the benefit of Grand Trunk
| transcontinental business west Of Chi
| cago. - &c.,.
| Neither does Grand Trunk own or
operate a fleet on the Pacific. The
Canadian, Australian and Puget Sound
Steamship company is not a Grand
| Trunk project. 80 t. F.
This steamship com pany will work
| in with Mr.. Hills line Of oriental
steamers when it is put in operation
next year. The current statement that
| Mr.. Hill agreed to the Arrangement
| for the sake of, revenge on the Ca
madam Pacific for, invasion Of coast
! territory is without foundation. It
! would be quite as reasonable to say
! that the Dakota and Montana steam
ships are intended rs q form OF re-
venge on Canadian Pacific. -
The truth of this matter appears to
! be that the steamship company de-
sired to make some kind. OF arrange
ment to receive from Grand Trunk
| what -, ira nscontinental tnafflc that
road might have or be able to secure.
| Grand Trunk. recognizing an oppor-
tunity to build UP. in the orient GER
tain business. was only too glad TO
accept the proposal. recognizing the
cardinal fact that when it's transcon-
| tinental line is built9it will be Of adj
vantage to have an established trans
| portation business on; the Pacific. The
| ARRANGEMENT with Burlington and
Northern Pacific follows naturally,
and is not at all in the nature OF an
] entangling alliance for Northern Sc
| curities The Hill roads are not bound
! in any way to turn over any amount
! Of their tonnage to Grand Trunk, and
! will not therefore earn the resentment
of the other eastern roads.
! The Alliance with Erie.
The alliance with the Erie is even
less binding. It has been denied by
| all concerned that any alliance exists,
and as a matter Of fact 1t may be