Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-25
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 There isa decided t'hitch'' in the grand tel
 ephons consolidation and transformation
 scheme which but a week OF two ago was
 moving along SO smbothIy and eloFionsly.
 Two weeks ago 1t waS considered certain that
 the consolidation would be effected immedi-
 atsly, but since that tfme the Providence
 company decided not to be consolidated, and it is now thought to bs not impossible that
 the whole arrangement may fail. fr
 Since the New England companies con
 troHsd in Lowell, Massachusetts,, decided
 stock has fallen 25, se or 40 points. This fall is not very. pleasant >to the holders of
 these stocka and rsEhsr significant article
 hos appeared in the Howell Courier, whichi reads as if it might hsve besn 'tinspired bsa the Lowell syndicates A part of this arsiele
 is as follows: The @ocks of.the Lowell cosn-
 paniea haas declined kHom 26 to 30 points
 since kthe vote 1s takenLa declina. that means considszahas loss to everybohF
 interested. Esd also nesns low price 4sr, sase nc eopsais aafad Knek. sRew sthsslast sElH shs syndicate woqla. dssirs woula . sshing that tended fos smsikep thS oonadslks which hss alwsybl .bssn placed Tn yH stocks, Te say no1kfng s1x thsir o1n seIfshf ffutseests nc llsky aiiass ss.a psensE prideias thelKWsz1 and a1uld got tAl6 a step thass aaaopId imparil thsir high sssar ling. Nataralrl ssnsk khsldars ii shs sssru rsrtitsa uhsn they noties ths dgop h the securities
 xniNxi5 of Ezfs, are qisialr ta aaE kEat Esassn a that the Lowell aagsrss Iazs 4o eslfnquzsh their hold son ths. Eornleri and eenlinhe with the Iattszzs Ths contsass
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 aa,l4 tdssaaoped. Elsh tlis feeling zSs Eve aniiarsatand sit; ths 11anaEazs m26 ssssdis- ! ! .p6SsE sS dsasFsi. srheiz inseresta azsd shDses soaEhslE ssooEl1oldgEE ars fdsnsicA and they sis too aansihle 7t6 doo5 snel sfhst viii l.uh.
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 16tasicsis awiai1l q ntlaslr sul;n taaas cdz : mspdas Fl ~ ths lass negoliatioas' SFss5 TfKsSss 7SS <.ss5 1r, liIs IS IlSESI sj..ss 1 1aads sa aesi9el i1liushcs in tis dirscsisnl llls coheekdstidnl i taill hh spd sd. d1 In ShaE saspt thsze $ lit | N q h tl s aae I " etsrd on the same high level that Lowell eompa- nies have always occupied. This is yerH. interesting to those who knop anTthina ,aheuf the telephone connpanies or Ne,sWS EHeland, and the consolidation scheme and also has an air of cooIness about it. AS. mmsirderafand it, she officers of the consoif
 SsssH oosnpanv were to be as follows :~@s AfT Tylsr (presidsnt of the southsEQ New End-s laaa), prasiasnti Asr: Iughana 4resident
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