Show TELEGRAPHIC The Railroads Galveston 11 Laredo special The necessary means for the complption of the Mexican National Railroad from Laredo to the City of Mexico are secured and it is reported that work will be resumed re-sumed on tho international extension to the City of Mexico New York HWith regard to the rumor of heavy purchases of Union Pacific stock one opinion was that it wait intended to consolidate the Union with tbs Central Pacific for the purpose of heading off the alliance between the Burlington Bur-lington and Qaincy and Denver and Rio Grande Western in the east and the Central Cen-tral FaciQo in the west Another statement state-ment WAS that Gould intend d to consolidate con-solidate the Union Pacific with the Missouri Mis-souri Pacific for some purpose undiscovered undis-covered Referring to the rumor of a consolidation with the Central Pacific a gentleman well informed in Pacific railroad rail-road hfiaira says it is doubtful whether any attempt to consolidate the Union and Central Pacific will bf made as circumstances circum-stances mako it more difficult for them to agree upon terms than two years ago when an attempt was made to arrange it Further there is no present authority for the consolidation of the roads and it could not be effected without the consent of Congress The intimation that the consolidation would affect the relations of the Denver and Western with the Cen tral Pacific is unfounded as the rights of the roads connecting with the Central Pacific are provided for by section 18 act of Congress dated July 2d 1864 |