Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-07-21
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

The Baltimore & Ohio directory Is
q strong one, as can be seen by the
following short business history Of
each director:
William Solomon of New York has
been connected with the banking house
of Speyer & Co. for many years and
Is regarded as one of the foremost fl
nanciers in the country and has had
charge Of the reorganization for the
managers. Jacob H. Schiff is a well
known member of the firm of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co.. of New York. bankers and
financiers, director of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, of the National City
Bank of New York and Of other large
financial institutions. James ]. Hill
is well known as president Of the
Great Northern Railroad and is re-
garded as one Of the most successful
railroad operators and financiers In the
country. Edward r. Bacon 10 presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio South
Western Railway and was chairman Of
the subcommittee on reorganization
which proposed and carried out the
plan Of reorganization of the Dalti-
mere & Ohio Railroad. He Is q direc-
tor of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Co. of New York, and for a long time
has been identified with the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad as one Of those inter-
ested In the property. Louis Fitzger-
aid of New York is president of the
Mercantile Trust Company and has
long been interested in the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad and is chairman Of the
reorganization committee. Norman B.
Ream Of Chicago represents his own
and the interests of Marshall Field, P.
d. Armour and their associates, who
have large interests in the property,
and is also identified with many of the
largest financial and commercial in
situations In the northwest. James
Stillman is president of the City Ma
tional Bank of New York, Is closely
identified with the Standard Oil inter-
ests, is a director in the Chicago and
North Western, and the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas Railroad, also a director
in many of the largest financial insti-
tutions In New York. Edward H. Har-
riman of New York is the new presi-
dent of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
and chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Union Pacific Railroad
and chairman Of the Illinois Central.
j. Kennedy Tod is the head of the New
York banking firm of ]. Kennedy Tod
& Co. and Is director in the Great
Northern Railroad and Is connected
with many large financial institutions.
Charles Steele is a member of the New
York law firm Of Seward, Guthrie and
Steele which has acted as the counsel
of the reorganization syndicate. Alex
ander Brown is the head of the firm Of
Alexander Brown & Co. of Baltimore,
and connected with Brown Bros. & Co.
of New York and London and is
financier Of distinguished ability. H.
Clay Pierce of st. Louis is associated
with the Standard Oil interests and is
a leading business man in his city and
is associated with large financial in
situations. H. Crawford Black and
John V. L. Findlay are we'll known
being appointed to the
board by the governor representing the
states interest in the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
Gambling IN England.
In the latest history of gambling in
England, just published, there are
some astonishing revelations as to the
amount of money won and lost by men
and women whose names were as ia
miliar as household words early in the
present century. There are records
Of 100000 having been lost at sit
ling, and the loss Of 100000 appears
10 have been very common occur.
renee.