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Show ALONG TI1ERAILR0ADS The Eiilroad World is Awaiting the Result of Jay Gould's Rucent Tour of Whioh .the Wizard Was the Star. HIS LINES FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN Fresh News Notes About the Actions Along the Leading Lines of Service in Various Vari-ous farts of the United States. Now that Jay Gould has returned to Now York and is in his usual health, all telegrams to tho contrary, the railroad world may expect a surprise-explosion, the result of the wizard's southern trip. That the railroad magnate did Dot take his late jaunt for nothing is apparent, indeed he seldom leaves home without having au acquiring or financial scheme ahead. Gould is not built that way; his appetite for gold is as keen as ever notwithstanding the fact that he is a many times millionaire and he will continue to accumulate until tho rlm harvester calls on him. One of the pet hobbies of this tnau Gould is to control a railroad system extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. He is quietly working the racket for all there is in it, and one of these days will slyly announce that ho is mouarch of a steam pathway from the rising to tho setting of tho sun in the United States. Humor says he will use the Baltimore & Ohio road and other lines which will be easily connected with the routes he already controls, and thus he can work affairs to suit his business and pleasure east of tho Mississippi river. He will gain an entrance into New York and Philadelphia and other important points in various states. Tho Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania road, it is said, is watching this movement as does a mousur. On the accomplishment of Gould's scheuio it will have a telling effect on tho business busi-ness and resources of the Pennsylvania. The Baltimore & Ohio has been credited with much enterprise in building build-ing extensions and buying up roads in Ohio and Pennsylvania, but no onesus- .t.-. 4- V I.I it all and was figuring to make a first-class first-class road between New York and Chicago which would hold its own against the Pennsylvania and the New York Central. The public got an Inklingof the truth when it was said that Mr. Brice was likely to acquire the Monon route, either for his own road, the Lake Erie & Western, or for Mr. Inmau and the Richmond terminal system. It does not matter which of the two companies get the Monon, both Mr. In man and Sir. Brice being in harmony with Mr. Gould. The acquisition of the Pittsburg & Western by the Baltimore it Ohio, which was announced last week, puts the latter on an equality with the Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, besides shortening the Baltimore Balti-more & Ohio's route to Chicago. Appearances Ap-pearances point to the Baltimore & Ohio acquiring the Western, New York & Pennsylvania road which meets the Pittsburg & Western and would let the Baltimore & Ohio into western New York in competition with all the other trunk lines. The railroaders of Salt Lake city are watcmng witn interest uoum s movements, move-ments, and tbey predict that within another fortnight a paralyzer will be made public. Jay Gould is not the open talker to interviewers that Charley Adams was, but the former is effective and has a peculiar way that wins what he wants. There is nothing like spot cash and plenty of it. Tha II. ft W. and Santa F. General Palmer and Colonel Dodge of the Kio Grande Western are in Denver Den-ver again. The latter said that the road was in excellent condition, and he was very much pleased with the business busi-ness being done. "The prospect for our road this year," he said, "are probably prob-ably better than anv other in the. con n- try. The rates are steady and the traffic has increased greatly. We will begin to lay rails on our extension from Manti about April 1st. There is no railroad legislation in Utah to cramp us and in consequence our road is prosperous, pros-perous, while at the same time tho people peo-ple are satisfied. "With reference to tho report that has been resurrected to tho effect that the Sana Fe would purchase the Western West-ern I have the same answer to give that I gave several months ago when the newspapers were so much agitated over it, namely, that there is not a word of truth in it. The Santa Fe could get the Western if 'they wished to pay what the stockholders will want for it, but I don't think they will care to buy it at that price. I think that it would be impossible for them to get control of the road by buying the stock on tho market for it is pretty closely held out of their reach.'; Will Oo it Alone. By the middle of March tho Trans-Missouri Trans-Missouri association will have become an independent organization from the Western Passenger association. The former has thirty days notice to withdraw, with-draw, as have all the lines west of the Missouri, and will cast their lot with the Trans- Missouri association, the object ob-ject being to avoid confusion in the dividing di-viding of tho territory in the Western Traffic association and satisfy lines that have signed the presidents' agreement, but are not willing to become members of the Western Passenger association. After thirty days' notice Chairman Fin-ley's Fin-ley's jurisdiction will extend enly to the Missouri river, the business west of the river, coming under the supervision of Chairman Smith. Quarterly Statement, The Utah Demurrage association's quarterly statement for November, December De-cember and January shows among other items that 5928 cars were haudled by tho company in Salt Lake City. Of this number 3422 were Union Pacific cars and 2400 Rio Grande Western. The average detention on the former line was 2.01 and of the latter 1.01. During November 2353 cars were handled, 2130 in December and 1445 during January. Railroad Note. During the week ending February 13, the total number of carload lots of freight received in Salt Lake City was 557 as against 479 cars received the previous pre-vious week. The freight clerks of Chicago will jump for joy if the movement now-afoot now-afoot to cease receiving freight at 5 o'clock in the aftcrjion results in a go. At present nearly all the freight houses receive stuff until 6 o'clock. George L. Sands, who has been general gen-eral superintendent of tho Santa Fe west of tho Missouri river, retired from the position today. The territory will hereafter be covered by 11. R. Nickor-son Nickor-son with headquarters at Topeka, Kau. |