The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18
HAS BEEN SECURED
BY CERTAIN PEOPLE
HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY FROM
THE DATE OF IT'S INCOR-
PORATION
NO CHICAGO LINK
HAS BEEN THOUGHT OF

Receivers COwen and Murray De-
cIined to Say What Effect the
Deal VIII Have or to Discuss the
Matter From Amy Standpoint
BaItImOreans Alarmed Lest They
Lose Headquarters of Company.
President James ]. Hill, of the Great
Northern, yesterday confirmed the re-
port that he, with other capitalists, had
secured control of the Baltimore &
Ohio.
The story of the DEAL" said Mr.
Hill to a reporter for the Globe" is
true. A party of gentlemen met in
Chicago and got the property"
1T is also reported" said the repor-
ter, that you have secured the Chi
CagO Great Western or the Wisconsin
Central to connect the Great Northern
and the Baltimore & Ohio"
THAT is all moonshine," said Mr..
Hill. There are six or eight railroads
between st. Paul and Chicago"
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 1.-THE B.
& O. railway officials arrived here to-
Gay from Chicago, the party including
receivers John K. Cowen and Oscar G.
Murray, General Manager William
Greene, F. w. Wiltshire, NJ B. Will, e.
A. Walton and George M. Shriever,
Baltimore. About the same time Pres
dent Z. r. Bacon, Vice President W.
w
officials of the B. & O. Southwestern,
arrived from New York. The officials
of these sister lines were in conference
during the forenoon at the st. Nicholas,
and during the afternoon at the gen.
eral office Of the B. & O. Southwestern.
Receivers COWen and Murray insisted
that they were agents of the court for
the custody and operation of the rail-
way, and not for it's sale, and that
they could not say anything regard
Ing the recent sale or the future man.
agement, or anything relating to fu-
tCre proceedings through the court.
They would neither affirm or deny the
reports as to what was done at the
meeting in Chicago yesterday.
Receivers COWen and Murray Presi-
dent Bacon, Vice President Peabody.
and others remained in conference un-
til evening, and then all joined in an
nOuncing that there was nothing what
ever to give out. Their conferences
were renewed again at the St. Nicholas
hotel, tonight, and may continue to-
morrow. Receiver Murray and General
Manager Greene leave tomorrow after
noon for a tour of inspection over the
trans-Ohio division Of the B. & o. sys
tenn. President Bacon, Receiver Cowen
and others will leave Monday afternoon
for the East, and President Bacon will
shortly after reaching New York sail
for Europe. 1t is currently reported
that the trip of President Bacon to
London is for the purpose of confer
ring with English interests in the pro-
posed reorganization of this trunk line.
The fact that none of the officials
would deny the story about the recent
conference in Chicago with Messrs.
Hill, Ream, Armour Field and others.
has given credence in railway circles
here to the Chicago conference, but
there is every indication here that the
conferences today and tonight were
only with a view to completing the
estimates for the proposed improve
ments of the 3. & o. Southwestern
system. The receivers of the main line
and President Bacon and Vice-Presi
dent Peabody, Of the Southwestern sys-
tenn, had experts with them, going over