, 1881-02-25
THE ClrICAuD. pEEtN IL SOUTIl-
WESTERN.
THO fnnwtnr fs synopsis Of tho report Of T.
II. licc., Ikceclvrrnr tho EhtcnE1. t'cklti ath'
Western Itntirpa,j for the nluilth of .tntlilMry
tlAlnncu OH lltn,1 ..........
COULD MAY NOT HAVE II.
.sn.efhl pists.fch to 1ye CAttrop Tribune.


ft.lrIMut,:, Nil. Frb. 3t-sir. Enorh Pratt, Il
i,lreetur or tho Philadelphia, Wilmington
lialtlnlure fsusirnid CunpuHy. nrrlycd homo hero
tn-t1ay fruM Wilmington wherc llD hatl 6ccn Mt
ic,tlilE Tho n.,tunl injecting III the Philadelphia.
Wilmington s. Istlt!nsoru Co1npnny. 1ic tnHkes
Il somewhat singular stAtcn,Ent In rcEars, to fhe
recent salo Of tho Philadelphia, Wilmington s.
baltimore tsa!lrUul to Goul1, G,trrctt, nnd
others 1T the syIlstIcRtc by sitting TINT tfscrc Is
II Hrc.,t .tent Ut tisJt,ht about tho snle lie snrs
Mr.. Ii1nypr, OF tlSston, s!d his stock, 1T the
Blli1ln tfsno making I'LL nErctHctt To
Gnll III thu nthcr stockholders with whnln
hn hAs' i.Illel Influence. nnt tn prevail 6h thnm
tu sr theirs. Mr. ThHyer did mot possess Il ltH-
orltv Ur tho stuck, nl, 1t wns Eercssary for him
to ", Msnong i,:10 stuekhu!drrs IN nuke It up.
lilo tntpl amount uf stock III tho, Philadelphia.
Wilmington Il Baltimore wNs something !!ko
III ,N1 shares atid tito amount Required fur
minority was l!10DO. Mr.. Thaycr hntt NOT Aiic-
enetlch IN getting tho l:a.o00 sttnres up to yus'
tu,iuy, in1s ho hld mt know whnt lad bcct'
tunu ii, tInstun during tho day. II" further ttatcs
thnt It wis ,lo secret TINT tho nnJorliy OF tho
Philadelphia, Wilmington & lIaltlunro stock
hl. iiecil so,l and huught by syndicate. hut
| from whit tho papers said ono would suppose
! TINT thosu tlcst eoncurncd III ihc 1nastor wore
| n,iHI,lg every ctInrt 10 keep tho transaction
sment % one tiolh.r fur tic phiia,.cph1 Whining
In. & i!litmurr Itlilrn,l stuck. und vet the pnr-
Gtilsr gHtll"l yrt,Ht ylutury tnr thn lih!tl-
lnuru & THU. Measr5 j. ". md Robert f}nrrctt
,Ycrr 10th l,ersHnk purchasers Of the stuck. hut
| tut tho lialiiro Il Oh!U leHilrnu'l. Tho safe
| wits n simple stock transaction,
| Sir. .luhi, ". Davis. ut thu 1latsh1rD & 9hio
lfatlrns!. nrrIvu t,ne tH.slfEht fruit NOW fnrk
| md stntea etii,llnicHlly that the lfhltiMnre
tnIn Ennly Will nsstti,e cotltra.l nf tho FHli'-
dolphin. Wilmington s. Baltimore ltoa1 slhrcb !.
lie slnius TINT there Is i!nt one b!t uf tlDnnt
nnMlt tho sale. 'fhtA II r1tthnr ct'ntrntGtnry tn
tia statement Of Mr. EnOeh PrAst. nf tho PhtlA-
ilephh., Wilmington s. i3ult!nl0ru Ctsinihny.
| Sprctni Dispatch to Thu tntcdso Trtbnnt.
| llpsrs,S, Mnsa, FHl}. .i.-TsIc stury teeErnnhtu
rru,1, ,hlIiI1ulnh lust iKht nf tho sn ot u Et,il'
irslilng nternst Il, tho Philadelphia. Wilmington
& baltimore linrond Is not true, Thc f'lGts ,,re
thut fr lilo ulis,ru,l clln,lsu IN the ownership nf
tho r,N,,l tlrEui. fur Its iultllln,rnt upt,E the
purchase Ut lilo I,ustnn Interest very lttle l.la
~ VT bre,l accomplished that will lrnh 70 the
chHI,gr. Eyon Mr.. lAnyGrs stuGk Is Htltl IN hi:
possession, n0t II tlullar hnrli,s s,cen Nhl
tor 1t yet, AMI tilt HMlc itselr :. i
nniy II conditional nnc. With p2ssib!!.
| !ty thAt It. piHy ncyCr he cHnstlInhtGd. sir
frilnyur in tho tr.ltlsuctM Autctl n1l1y Tor him
self. hut ut tho Ahs,lt. Limo stipulated that utho
in!,lrrs NJ tho stnck should hnve tho option
ttsIu,s1g ar their stock tn tho sNsnu pNrtlcs y
sIli per Hl,ure ths Djsinn tn Oc hHsltslD!r hiltt
thu 18th Or Murch uext. Ttn fHtritnt hus nlHti
ibutlIrus Of largo holders Of tho atoek. frt'is
mh 1t slt,ps mt aIIpeul that thuy nro Enel[iie'
to lyAIl themselves tf tho ut't!0. Mtid Gostles
Ing tho rcctlrtl Ut tho ruil in gMrntnK cxecllell
tllyiieil,ts It ~ mt surprising TINT tho t'W1er
prefer to !lDid Oil to l!tlr security.