The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-08
.RUMORs AND DEkIALS
The Alleged Sale of the Controlling
Interest in The SeahUard.
A MATTER OF CONFLICTING STATEMENT
10 rsnphattca,Iy Henied thet a!essrs.
s.atts, Robinson ana lkcEnnc
lEnye Sold Z heir Holdings, n Sew
York Report to- tho Contrary Sot.
v7itisatandin%-EG Effort To Pool.

The belief that the Seaboard Air Line
has passed into other hands by the
very recent purchase by the agents of
i.s antagonist. the Southern railway, of
block OF : lock sufficiently large 70 con-
trcl the management OF '.he property, =
n1w n we'll defined probability. and al
Il. ugh nothing authentic could be OBJ
tanned here yesterday the ve!y absence
CT positive iEfo"ml. Ion caused the re-
po:i - be giyer Cre0ence.
FOLLOWING ,he harmonious action OF
the stoci:h0!ders' meeting or Tuesday hy
Only few hours. the report OF renewed
Efforts to Ee: control OF the line vas not
only great surprise. but 1t "es no.
generally believed that any sale had
taken place, end in the race OF the
assertion OF the President. Wee Presi-
dent. and General Counsel of the line,
that .hey were unaware CT Nhe sale of
any large blocks of the stock, the idea
was discTcd.ted.
Yesterday afternoon, however, one of
the mos; surprising reports of all that
have becn circulated. came from New
York. /, was - the effect that the
1000 shares OF stock owned by Lou-s
ALcLane, Lsgh II. Watts and Moncure
Robinson h3d been soli.
All thIaa 1f these gentleman are dirGc-
tors OF the line, and Judge waits is
Il; gene: al counsel ana that the! snouid
have sold the con rolling ir.erast held
by them 10 Mess.:. Thomas and Ryan,
"h' are : ulPoaEu ~ lePIe IeHy"t .'ie ''ou IL
ern railway, was regarded As improS-
able.
judge L.egh r. Watts was seen by the
Virgini-.. yesterday afternoon, and he
eihPA-tc.!iS uS"!ed tlc "4!e oi ms
SOCK. -As o ne situal'oh' ne salo'
nave No'htnS Whatever ID say.
An ohe4Ii hlsh IN me c9uilc-i5 Oh me
. Seaooa u but VINO uecI!hcd % auo" the
u.e or his rGwe, said Yesterday that The
.Spc., .'.a' t.S 1ntee u!i ecsoIs OTIS mel
tloheo ..-!c sp!u tHeif STOCK Is ahSoluteiE
"!snoi' iSu.1 - .-ii. ,,
~ .!te .fHe'a ai o'icts 'he
eiiip."! (. q ~, ~ u1""t ~ 20 Jus' Where
thea H'anu. ne ll.iPrea.!on :esmeu 20
P!eNAii a'hJilS '!'SIi eStE'udS tn4l ine
ISai "a I'm! "S:h so'1. ne heauS
"a uGia'i i',Sa1s - .'ie ScS-usuis ih!N,
w "...' ei'ly non - Iilu
- -" ~. - 'td ~
!, - w. ~ ~ u''tot , .!.'t .HeiI POai-
thad srt,I h,I 80 rn,s,,, - 80,
~ ls"eu h'o , $50 tt'>Oii ~. Hhe!i
eist' .Ul !. - 'I',sItSpie - suppose
-. H. -, ,,,C,n,,, y 80 80 MY. Niiem
- : 80 my tiiicn'
,;1n ~ ,,.;,i[h ,o,ia ,[ao,,oii,:
~ nhe,,ra ~, " ~ aeIroa,li;s 80
n.nts oNp0
T, t. ,,ror,, ,,,a, pr.s,ao,, r1,e
,as,.r,a,. ;s,'d " .,,,,; ioiN ~ iii,i "a
of tS,Itjinnr. o,ta,,ar 80 ~ e. 80 oI
rtocIrho,Irs - .fcn ~, o~.a,,I. - 90
MO-, ,ha, h,,I;,,, - .,.,.i, lie ..,S Nv ~
i,en w.hH,,, 10 - WI. ,ra,'. 80. -
nan s,Id nut ~, ,,hnr,as ont d.. ~
Naw YotL rhe c,rr,,ia, o>,',, ~ Hi.' =.
nernss,ty az a ro-i f,~ ,ba r,iit,,ni 80
tec,ion Of ali stoekho,jars Cln,obcr Ic,r
IL fxed 81 the istast dstn Car i1ir'',, IN
Dooi '''
Th, ,rrean,ont ,r In s,,hs.,,,,, ,,,. Co...
1ye vaaTs rro,,, Or,ohar o. iS:e ~ aoi. lo'i
~ .Ea s;yro, sho an ha noni,d ,i., ~ 80. =
nit,na cons;s;inr ~ eCh % w W. IN
@ @nit.ts co,!S -s'i,s VI Lesh AZ, waits, OF
pblata1nhia and T AT ,rof n,n os VI
tiniora who 3u,;n, tbe ti,na snnoiSal
Shall represent and control tho nooi -
manoga tha .foait ana he 49,, proi n salu
of '''' '"e >o'i"s 'Here-
+, - ru.,hor nr,,-,dod ,h..
stool; shan lie snld Inrins ~ G,., VI , nile
~ rrntIi ,h,r.y ~, t',,e nc itSe ears
~ tha noni ~. ~ az. ,,.,.:. me ao.osatlon
thraa s,,,r,h &c .ne lie , M'.s,.H Ionsep' Oh
nj, na,:, 80, ", t"t Sas it:3 .here,o.
,o. .',ot;,., - ItnusFs.oo1. mas
s,eai.hi,an naN s1t.h,h 10y humoeF OF
suycn,'ot"cis ,,',.o,., ne,nei IL VIII suillce TO
a. - '',e ,so ,'aa'sa v.leht lof
~ lne ia,s =, 80 3 cnIiie aepeno5 upon now
Gnn, ia,s sey !! =, neu' oua !, IS qu.te cyl
1a, -, ~ 'ne i.inase,iient ilopeS 10 de-
'meir oppollInLS u? ms:
ahen ~ cohect'oh WIN Juuse Watts
oen!al OF the sale or MS stock. the APP
pn.a'n pm 'nient OF Mr. Mcl"ane' whose hold