, 1880-02-26

11r. VERNON. O., Feb. 25--The annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Cleveland,
Mt. Vernon s. Delaware Railroad Company
was held at Mt Vernon to-day, at which
the report Of the Directors for the past year
was presented and read, and ordered printed
aud distributed among the stockholders The
earnings were $40, ,035.7 being an increase
of S3l .G6 over those OF the previous year.
The election for new Board OF Directors re-
suited as follows: Thomas D. AIesslcr and
Robe2s, Ma pIadsipa; haT ht'SSHE WIEs 4 Iecg 6rf orr
Vile. Isaac Harpster, Millersburg; Samuel
Israel and Charles Cooper, Mt Vernon; II.
White, Gambler: D. ". Caldwell, Columbus.
The Board subsequently organized by re-
S. Davis Secretary. All the other officers
were reappointed.
THE ST. PAUL, OMAHA & CHICAGO
RAILROAD.
The consolidation of the Sioux City & St,
Paul and Chicago, St. Paul s. Minneapolis
and North Wisconsin Railroads has at last
been accomplished, ard the new line, which
will be known as the St Paul, Omaha s.
Chicago Railroad, will be managed by
syndicate. The New York Tribune has the
following regarding this Important trans
action:
cured control Of the ST. Paul s. Sioux City Rail-
Flower, pnvid Dows, 1osinh n. E!ske. Heber r.
bert, Dennis Z. Wilcox. n; L. sykes. aud samucl
SIN; % Il: Il Porter and william Il. Ferry, Chicago;
K. Il. Cable and r. L. Cable, Rock Island; E. F.
brake, A.. II. Wilder, nnd j. L. Merriam. St.
These persons havc bought 10000 shares, a con-
trolling interest, in the st. Paul & Sioux City
Road, for VI WHICH i II they have paid, for -, The ds
They own, Mt tho same time, a controlling inter.
est in tho Chicago. st. Paul s. Minneapolis and
the North Wisconsin Railroads: From: these
corporation, which wifi he called the St Paul
Oulnta s. Chtcuso Railroad Company. The terms
upon, but it is s.td by prominent members Of
the syndicate that there is no doubt OF the union
of the three companies. The preliminary agree.
the proposed union Is simply matter of detail.
Several members of the syndicate will leave
New York on Friday for the purpose of inspect
It has been said that the roads would fall
under the control OF the Chicago s. Northwest
ern Conlpany: This vas denied Yesterday. By
members Of the Syndicate, who said that the
new Company WIS formed in tho interest Of no
railroad organization Among the members Of
the new Company the chieaso s. r P4ni s Mn Mn
President; tho ST. Paul s sioux City By E. F.
u[sAAE, FECSltleuL, JDuH 1EE-IEE5l-
dent, and \. Fl. Wilder, one of the Directors: n.
L. Sykes, President, and David Dows, T. T.
Flower, and Charles J. Osborn are Directors Of
the Chicago s. Northwestern, md David Dows
Vice President, r. P. Flower, Benjamin Brew
ster, aid T. 4, Gable nrc Directors OF the Chi
cagu, nock Islnnd s. Pacific Company. The
North Wisconsin Road has been opernted in con-
ncction with the Chicago. ST. Paul s. Minneapolis
Road, nnd the same persons represent both in
tercsts in the new organization
The consolidated Company will run a line Of
ruat S44 miles in lcnsth Of which about 200 miles
are in proccss of construction. The extension OF
the OtInha S Northern Nebraska Road, which
was acquired recently By the st. Pnul s Sioux
City Company, is now under contract, and will
give continuous line from St. Paul to Omaha
where it will connect with the Union Pacific and
with the Southwestern railroads The North
son, On the line of the Minneapolis Road. to
Grant, Lake Il Is proposed to extend the road
to Bayfield,, on Lake Superior, according to tho
plans of its original projectors. The distance to
be built to complete this road is about 135 miles
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