Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-26
INTEREST IN b. AND O. ROAD
S Future the Subject of Many Ru-
mors in Business Circles,
! Special Dispatch to The Evening Star


BALTIMORE. Mdg,5lA April 26.-As tho +tr,a
ula"s near for the lifting of the receiver
snip on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
which 1t is expectedswlt be done within a
lew months, interest-fn business ctrcIas ~
the future of the road increases. There aro
great many rumors afioat in regard to
"hat Is going to be done but so far no in
formation has come from an official source
Ihat }. j. Hill, president of the Great
northern, who was a few days ago elected
d member OF the board of directors of the
former company. is to be the leading factor
IN the management Of the system is now ac
cepted as fact by al those who have been
Following the affairs of the road during tha
last few months ~
1t Will be remembered that at the time the
deal was made whereby Halts Marshall Field
ana other western capitalists became large
~ interested in the road there were ,nanv
stories as to what part he would take IN
the control 1t was said he would In some
measure dictate the policy IL not direct the
management These stories were in turn
denied at the time, and it was given out
that Hill would give no more attention to
the road other than that necessary to pro-
tect MS holdings and, furthermore, that al
though the western men had bought in
large amount of the stock, 1t was not an
interest large enough to enable the holders
TO shape the policy of the company 1t must
pc noted. however, that the selection of
-hi. - iiuSt WOou DIS general manager TO sue
coed Mr.. Green. when the latter went to the
baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, was
clearly In accordance with Mr.. Hills wish
es in the matter. Mr.. Underwood was Hills
choice for the position, and his appointment
was at least an indication that the new
stockholders were strong enough to get q
man favorable to them In the important
position of general manager
1t is We'll known that 1t is the ambition of
Mr. Hill to control a transcontinental line,
running from coast to coast, and, looking
at the matter in this light. it is altogether
likely that he will so shape the affairs of the
Baltimore and Ohio that in the near future
1t will form the eastern link from Chicago
to the Atlantic coast of this transcontinent-
al line. With the Baltimore and Ohio under
Mr.. tillS control there would only remain
the break between Chicago and st. Paul to
be secured, and it is said negotiations for
the purchase of line between these two
cities have been going on for some time.
III the event of a closer alliance between
the Great Northern and the Baltimore and
ONO, it would be interesting to note what
disposition would be made of the sleeping
car question. Owing to the fact that the
latter road is in the hands of receivers,
there is no permanent contract with the
Pullman company. Information which
comes from a reliable source is to the effect
that after the reorganization of the road
the use of the Pullman cars will be dis
continued, and that the Baltimore and Ohio
will operate its own line of sleepers. The
Great Northern does this now, and at the
present time Is engaged in a fight with the
Pullman company over rates to The coast
from St Paul. This move it Is said, will
be made by President Hill. who has always
favored the owning and operating of sleep
individual