Show ST ST. PAUL HARRIMAN COMBINATION PROPOSED jl Prominent Railroad Men Here to Arrange for New Train rain Service Chicago to the Coast An Important ant railroad conference of ot the officials of ot the Southern Pacific the Union Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee l St. St Paul lines Is being held here Inthe in inthe inthe the office of General Manager Bancroft of the Short Line toda today The object of the conference according to General Manager l Williams of the St. St P Paul ul Is to arrange arrange ar ar- ar- ar range ranse a through service for 01 the C. C M. M St St. P P. over the Union Pacific Pacific and the theS S Southern Pacific the same fame as aR the Chicago North e Northwestern lern enjoys It H is said Id that this willingness of the Harriman lines to tie tic up with the St. St Paul at this hla time Is due to the threatened alliance between the Gould system ll and the SL St Paul The Thc St Paul was bound hound to get a 3 Pacific coast outlet arid It Is supposed supposed sup sup- posed an alliance with Gould would have resulted had not the Harriman s system stem opened negotiations with the St S1 Paul The representatives es here are aie General Manager William Sproule freight mana manager er E E. O. O McCormick l passenger er traffic manager George RIchardson superintendent o of transportation all of the Southern Pacific General Gen Gen- General eral Traffic frame Mana Manager el Stubbs of the lines Pre President ilent Burt Burl urt of tho the Union Pacific and J. J I B. B Gerry Berry ern chief engineer W W. R R. R McKeen superintendent o of motive c power and Gerrit Fort a assistant general passenger agent of the thc UI Union lon Pacific A A. J. J Earling pre president H. H R R. R Williams general manager er F. F A. A Miller general pa passenger agent and F. F A. A Nash Ve Western tern agent of ot the C C. C M. M St St St. P P. The The rhe officials ls arrived this morning and most of them will leave tonight ht |