Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-24
b. AND O. CHANGES.
Probabilities - TO the vice-Presidents
to be Selected.

A Baltimore special to the Philadelphia
Times says: It now seems likely that George
Deb. Keirn, the president Of the Reading Coal
and Iron company, the brother-in-law Of Mr..
Mayer and one Of the new directors in the
Baltimore and Ohio, viii be made Q vice-presi-
dent Mr.. Keim now has salary Of e20, 900
year. and some Of his friends say that he
would not give up his present lucrative posi-
ton to come with the Baltimore and Ohio.
This, however, would not be necessary. The
Baltimore and Ohio, by reason Of its present
relations with the Reading and its desire to
form even closer ties with that company, win
seek in Mr.. Keim the influence to accomplish
these results. The increasing business, i'm
provements and connections of the Baltimore
and Ohio at Philadelphia render it necessary
for chief officer to be located there. Third
Vice-President Lord now makes Philadelphia
his headquarters. Mr.. Keim has his Office in
that city. He could fill both positions very
readily.
The second vice-presidency under the new
regime will either be filed by Mr.. Deb. Keim
Ohio vice president. Vice Presidents Orland
Smith and G. K. Lord will be retained. There
is no truth in the story that Miss Mary Garrett
has placed three millions of her private fortune
at the disposal of the company as a loan to save
borrowing again from the Drexel-Morgan syn
dictate. Mr.. Mayors election will be great ad-
vantage to the Consolidated coal companies, of
which he is also president. Indeed, it has Just
been discovered that it was his relations with
the consolidated companies and his extensive
coal properties that have won him the $50, 900
position of president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio
The Consolidated companies mines are in
the great bituminous coal basin of Maryland
lying between Davis and Savage mountains.
The company has a capital of over SIC, 000, 900,
and owns 1000 acres in the big coal vein and
IA, 900 in the smaller veins. Connecting these
fields with the Baltimore and Ohio is the Cum
berland and Pennsylvania railroad, owned by
the Consolidated companies. The West vir-
ginia railroad company. with its large mining
interests, is the rival of the Consolidated. This
road taps the Baltimore and Ohio at Cumber-
land, Md. and their coal is transported from
there, as is also the Consolidated companys
coal. Senator German, who is largely inter-
ested in the West Virginia company, tried hard
to secure possession of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, owned by the state for use as a
road-bed to afford the West Virginia company
an independent line to Washington and Alex
andria. The Consolidated companies have
been shipping their coal down the canal for
years. Germans scheme failed. The Carrots
and the Consolidated companies bitterly OPP
posed the efforts of the West Virginia company
to get the canal.
a strong fight against the West Virginia Gen.
trail, and it was in this policy that he incurred
the displeasure of the CARROTS. Mr.. Mayors
policy will be directed against the West Vir-
CHINA company and lively fight is promised
between the two great coal-producing and car
rying corporations.
There is report current that Mr.. Spencer
will be elected to the presidency of the West
Virginia Central company.