The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-07
RAILROAD DEALS
GIVEN ATTENTION
OFFICIALS STATE
Talk Of Merging Alton and Katy
Roads Holds Center Of stage,
While Reports Say Frisco
and 7. p. Are plekerlno.
ECONOMIC MEASURES"
SAID TO BE REASONS
Some Think Transportation Fight 10
on In Effort Combat Santa Fe
As Main Carrier OF West;
Several Roads Named.
by n. n. CAYLOR
Omitted Press Correspondent

''nil'u ll'uN Avffttpouutnb
Kansas City, June L Mergers OF
the Alton and Katy railroads and the
Union Pacifl, end Central Pacific
are regarded In railroad circles ~
practical certalntlea. prominent rail
road officials declared hero today.
A. y. Hilton. yico.presldcnt of tho
Frinco speaking as AN observer, de-
clared that Il wGJ known In rail
circles that the intcratntc commerce
commission had suggested such meas
uren as economic measures"
Hilton said that the lntcratata
commerce cDmmission's suggestion
made II impossible that the amalga
nations were designed as trans.
portaton war but other officiala
protested to zee such as the ultimate
outcome II any such details are put
through.
Less importance was attached TO a
revival of reports that the Frisco and
Texas and Pacific lines are still In
merger "dicker". These reports
were declared considerably "sympl-
thetc" with the Aiton-Katy and
Union Pacific-ccntral Pacific pro.
jectI.
See Transportation Bout
Railroad authorities professed 10
nee In the reported proposed mergers
an effort to seize tho crown OF the
Santa Fe az TRANSPORTATION king" OF
the southwest.
Recently officials Ct the Alton and
Katy made an inspection trip over
the two roads and while here held a
conference With traffic and other
operating chiefs.
Purchase OF the Central Pacific by
the Union P5oific would add 2.267
miles to the rackage of the Union
Pacific into tie new kingdom" OF
California.
II any such merger goes through
anotheI fight from he Clark or
Pedro road is expected. II wac
this road that fought the IIarrimans
in the supreme court and obtained
the edct divorcing tho Central and
Southern Pacific roads
The "PedrJ" line claimed II was
being strangled by the merger Gould
interests with the Missouri Pacific,
d. and r. .. and Western Pacific
also fought this merger.
The Texas and Pacific and Frisco
merger rumOra again bring the
Goulds into the fight with bid for
an additional consolidation of 1896
miles of the II. and p. to the 1896
miles of Frisco road.
Plans for The purchase of the Cen
trail Pacific by the Union Pacific
are being drawn in the latters legal
offices in Omaha.
| Divorcing OF the Central Pacific
from the Southern Pacific by the
Supreme court was declared to have
been responsible for opening of neg
Citations by the Union Pacific and
| the present investigation of legal
tiles in contemplation Of the pur-
chase.
Reorganization of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas lines from receiv-
ership and merger with the flnan-
cially strong Alton would have
through passenger and freight traffic
from Chicago to the gulf and cut
seven hours from present passenger
schedules between Chicago and
southern Texas points, Alton officials
here said today,
The proposed Alton Katy merger
was both hintad at and denied in Of
ficial circles Of the Alton and Katy.