The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-14

RERORT OF NEGOTIATIONS g.
TWEEN THE COMPANIES.
Deniais ofa Deal Declared fo be simply
ieohnieai-C0mment ard Opinion Ia
New York and Baltimore -Staseme.,
of President Charlie. 4. Mayer.
NEW YORK BUREAU 4
RICHMOND DAILY TINEs.
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NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINEs.
May ~. 1890.
Those who know what j. transpiring in
'he Richmond and West Point Terminal
Board, say that The alleged official denial.
oi any new deal which involves i'm
por'aui Interests are simply technical.
hd"ard Laulerback returned from Bali.
more to-day, and admits that negotiations
are undor way. hut that nothing has yet
been settled. IL is said The Terminal peo-
pie want the stock az about 500 a share.
While the Baltimore and Ohio woss.S not
accept anything less thanSl5j. How soon
the two contracting parties. with such radi.
cal differences Of opinion, would come 20
seiher, mo- one prgtends to guess.
The New York Herald Of today sail.
iu a.luding to the Richmond Terminals
wish 10 contro. The Baltimore and Ohio
Naiiroad. news Of which appeared in TnE
TINES:
Zoe officers of the Richmond Terminal
company in this city declined yesterday 10
-ite AMY particulars of their proposition Ia
! buy control ot the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
road. II was stated, however, that Presl-
| dent john II. lnman. Of The Terminal. Was
| 10 Baltimore ON sunday la connection with
ihe project. and that Lawyer Edward N.
Lauierbach. on behalf Of Mr.. fnman. was
-till there on the same business. The par
| ties from whom control could be bought are
the city of Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins
University and the Garrett estate.
LNer since the retirement Of Robert Gar
ilit tine Baltimore and Ohio RailrOad has
been Juicy mor.el that more than one in
torc-t has thought about swapping up.
During the present year "a number Of hnan-
ricr- have made inquiries as % the price 0f
controlling interest in the st0rk. The
total ISSUE of shares Is only $l3.O0ON NI0
worth. and they have an computed that halt
OF This. or $4,000. 100 worth would give them
control. h'- seems q small price for tho
control OF sucii am Immense property.
Tine first story this ycar WAS that Gould
ana Huntington were going 10 buy il be-
NCan them. Then came along series of
da-patchc from tha West announcing ON
"uuaoniutic authority" as they called il,
ihlt Henry Willard bad actually bought il
and WAS 20 take immediate possession.
Joe difference between the value of these
Two stories and the tory that the Richmond
Terminal 4, after the road is VERY great.
Gould, Huntington and Willard all three de-
nicd that they wanted the Baltimore and
ohio. The iormnal folks adnit that they
10 want it. and that negotiations are in
progress.
The beet-iuiOrmod m1n on Baltimore and
ohio matters in New York said Yesterday
That the Terminal people wanted the stock
at about >l0I a share. while he did not be-
licfc that the Baltimore and ohio folks
would accept anything less than Sl7). How
soon tNo contracting rar,iC, with such
radical differences Ot opinion would come
together he Gli not pretend 10 guess.
10 WIS given oIt with some authority
ihif lhn Richmond Terminal Board of III
rectNrs have not considered the matter at
all s0 that IL Is u0t known whether the syn
dictate headed hy Sir. Inman would turn
tha road oyer TO the Terminal or operate it.
as separate property of their own.