The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-02
Controlling Interest in the Florida
Central & Peninsular is Secured,
WILL UNITE WITH THE B, & o.
This Company Will Furnish the Nor
thcrn and Western Connections
for the Great System That IS
Now Being Organized in the
South MI. !. =. Williams
~ Head Of scheme.

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secured control of another great l'lI'..N
system. Necouau0ns were concluded
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hams q Sons "i tni- 'i'1, "..'
Middondorf, oliver g. co.. OF liili'''''
for themselves and their associates pui-
oboesd from IA ps,.rd l,,.tiro and %
uIloh Ou'liI6' ol ne" '"."' i"'I'Ii''
Of the capital stock of the Florida central
and poninsul4r Railroad Couaaur. THE
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other stockholders OF ihe company ilc
privilege 4 selling their minority stock
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DC IN u""''''''" '""t i'
be made Immediately n the m1naeemen.
of The company although DO i- believed
that later on plans viii ne developed
looking to "a closer dnion between the
Florida central ana fenlns'''I. ''.
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Alr. John .Skcuon Williams negotiated
the DEAL This wfs the object 0f hie tl--
it 90 Ncw York this wc.k io was rN-
ncctod back boo The ciy tcrdar, nlt
scut word that he could mot 1et here
until thi- morning.
Tho acquisition oi ihe Florida 'tn' il
and pcnusuIar means very much. Do if
one of tho greatest iems ln lhe H'i.h
and embraces nearly ID ihou ana mite NI
road. That this -> tenn "iN oc ''H'i
dated with tne Sednoafu AIT l.lNa tI'"
the Georgia and Alihlmt, IA.- mthl"+
most important trunk ine tHele ' no
question Ihe southern i'1A N-l i'.4i
a'l 7uu.I ,r.. r--~-l,
rl",,,i and peoinei,is~ ie ono off rh-
sorthrrn.s most imuortant connections
and DE Soaboard is rival 0f fhc s0uth-
crr.
AI- John skolt0D Williams win Do made
president of the Florida Central AMI
poninsular IIe S. already the head 0t
the two other companies
prr er.rr-Aff- ~ VIEW
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Ine Baltimore A"'eilD'" 'i '"'-7
of tne deal says.
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oeeh p"'Hs"to !" '.'. -'.'..' .....' 3D..
lecl ci1at Naii, '' aug
it. 'iiioi' ana '-i' nan ,t-
VINO" system '' I..
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ana ONO D. ", W. and
slfaDte '-i'i'' 'i'''-
North.
THE FLORIDA CENTRAL.
"The Florida Central and pennsliar
Railroad Company wmrn m..uo .e
southbound road. is composed of several
railroads "hlcn lerihea's l'.''
norm 10 ao"u' 'H' '''"'
9il %. The total common
system l7 t-lV'h''ls pl plr-'-'''
srho'', moi'HaEe l"",u''
The most t5seniiai '. "
10 lhe o9Da, .' ....'.
VISION ""i'" rs
D' 10 V"s.i.' i..'' ,.....
age OF lhe HeoI-li "H. A'-".'.'. '' .'.'
ST. i'lfA lAe hi"il A .'''
Savannah. Gd. io M1nIt'in"'
'Ihe tolal mitase ol l"e '''"'' "a.
Line "hI.h mas ie..I'.
by a syndicate ol 'alllh.7'F. '"''
Mr. john skrion Nl-.thi-. 90. i.''"
mond permtales ihe MloN.r
States. eNtcndins uom f0risin d.
go Atlanta. Gar WIN branch i''
OF the eastern section of jhe SCUM ihe
total mileage Of ihe system i- '''''
THE total trackaee Of me new sl-i'in'
exclusive of the lines north o. i.'-"'I
y g., wiH he 2'i>l Ihe ioial
izauon Of all The systems lH over
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Arrangements nave a.fea'l ,'t..
Tor aH anna 't-' que" ~ , .,.