The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-26

Stillwell Is said 10 have an eye on The
Winner bridge for his northern lines.
II would give him an independent
Kansas City outlet and unrlvalled ter
minals. No doubt now exists that be
has an option on ; majority Of Alton
stock. Il is probable that the pur-
chase Of the Chicago 4 Alton BY the
fincaucial interests back Of the Pitts
burg & Gull will be made within the
next day or two. Il Is no longer 4
secret that an option now exists on at
least IS per lent Of the Alton stock.
But Il Is almost a. equally certain
that this deal Is not the only one which
A. +. Sullwell now has on hand. 1t
Is said that bis plans include the pur-
chase of the Winner bridge across the
Missouri river al Kansas City, which Is
10 be completed aud used jointly BY
the northerE llnes Of the Pittshrrg &
Gulf. the Chicago Northwestern and
the st. Joseph 4 Grand Island rail-
roads.
All doubt as to the probable pur-
chase Of the Alton by the syndicate
which Mr.. Sulwell has organized, was
settled by ]. McD. TrInble, Of Kansas
City, who gave out an interview, Sat-
urday night; TO the Chicago Tribune,
in which be said the negotiations for
the purchase OF the road were being
carried on between him and Mr.. Mitch
ell, Of the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank, to whom the Alton interests had
been intrusted BY President Blackstone
and tho prominent holders Of Ai.on
stock. President Stilwell, he said, was
the principal person interested in the
deal, and be had plenty Of eastern cap
ital back of him. Only q few minor
details have to be arranged To COM
plste the deal.
d. w. Rider, who returned from
Chicago, Sunday night, saw Mr.. Trim
BILE In thar city before the interview
was given and corroborates the state
ments made 10 the Tribune. MIR.
Trimble told Mr.. Rider that the inter
view would be authentic, and the sale
OF the Alton was practically complete.
The most important development IN
the negotiations, however, from a local
standpoint, is the report referred to
that the old Winner estate, including
the uncompleted bridge, would COM
into the control Of Mr.. Stilwell. Such
a deal has in it much more effect than
II the Alton were not 10 the considers
ton. 1t is known that the Winner
estate includes q tract Of land Of about
seventy acres Q the river fronts,
close to another tract OF about thirty
acres owned by the Alton. By COM
bining these two tracts Of land there
would be about 100 acres OF land prac-
tically in the heart Of the city, which
would give the interests controlling it,
the best railway terminals in Kansas
City. The Northern Connecting rail-
road, which is the Stilwell line north
Of Kansas City, Is now using the MIL
waukee bridge over the Missouri river.
To use this bridge costs 8 big sum Of
money every year, and It is TO stop this
outlay as we'll as TO obtain the termi-
nails, that, II Is said, Mr.. Stilwell has
secured an option on the Winner prop
erty. The report, however, Is denied
BY parties who have interests In the
Winner estate.
1t Is further understood that 1t Is the
intention TO give the Alton an outlet TO
Omaha, and to do this q bridge would
be necessary. 10 MIR, Trimble's inter.
view 1t Is said that the baltimore h
Ohio Is In the Chicago q Alton deal,
and that Il will be running trains into
Kansas City within q brief time. That
road makes connection with the Alton
at Chicago, Springfield, ILL.,, and St.
Louis.
From . well authenticated source 1t
Is learned that the syndicate which Mr..
Stilwell has organized, includes such
well known financiers as the Drexels,
Pierpont Morgan and the Rockefellers,
There has been much speculation as 10
who were behind Mr.. Siilwell. He
hiss, 1t is claimed, engineered the deal
througksAtr aaa has already obtained
more money three times over than is
required to pay cash for every dollar
OF the Atoms interests.