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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

late c, p. Huntngton's will. The
| clearinghouse OF Speyer e. co. was
| for some years prior to Mr. Hunting
| toms death the fiscal agent Of the Hunt
| ington properties. The Speyers held
large accounts OF Southern Pacific
| bonds for their European clients. Ac-
| cordlng TO current reports they were
| anxious TO acquire possession Of the
| Huntington shares, II is said they
made an offer for the entiro block but
the price offered was uns tsfactory.
II was then, according 70 Wall street
gossip, that the Hartman syndicate
stepped In, obtained an option on the
Huntington shares and named to the
Speyers the price they were willing to
pay all around.
CAPITALIZATION OF ROAD.
The Southern Pacific Is said to have
the largest capitalization of the Amer
lean roads, its stock being capitalized
at 100000, 600, The properties con-
cerned In the deal directly and Indirect
~ represent, It Is said, an Investment OF
$5OO,OOOOOO The Hartman syndicate is
supposed to be divided into portions Of
one-eighth, r.. II. Hartman holding two
OF these and the rest being distributed
as follows: j. =. Morgan and w. X.
vanderbilt, one-fourth; Rockefeller in
terests, one-elghth; George Gould, one
eighth; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. one-fourrh.
STORY OF THE DEAL.
The history Of this transaction dates
back to shortly before the death Of
Coils =, Huntington last summer. Mr..
Huntington, TO whom 0Vertures for the
Il 80 aa. 4 4
clined TO sell. His heirs, however. were
more ready, but they refused, as well
as Mr.. SDeyer, an offer Of Sij share
which the syndicate made to them for
the whole Of their holdings. II is I'M
derstood that they named a price ia
voring $50 q share as the one they
would consider. Such an offer was made
1t Is said, but II was not actually ac-
cepted until today. II, II. Huntington,
nephew Of the late c. p, Huntington,
arrived here today but declined to talk.
WHAT sPEYER SAYS.
James Speyer late tonight said. IT
received an offer for my holdings Of
Southern Pacific stock, and have
parted with them at the figure agreed
upon"
"Wlll you state what the figure was
or who was the purchaser"
NC" 'Mr Speyer said, that would
be contrary TO my agreement with the
purchaser, who desired the facts to be
kept secret, No, | cannot say what
Yves the amount Of my holdings"
Does this sale include or have any
thing to do with the Huntington hold I
ings?"
81 am speaking altogether OF my own |
stock Whatever may have been done |
In regard to the Huntington holdings |
will have 20 come from others There !
Is no doubt, however, that some ar
was made with regard to |
them"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
~" IT WAS WoRKpn

b H NJ, Year ago-before tho ao,n
1 ,.. ,'..';;Hurtington sy T@I Known WI
Eol5 ia.ag to public reports ,,'C4.e , ac-
3, H H,'s'ls, par value Sso.o 55' S Sne
Z, 'ss pl at the lime w t5 'oyO, 1T It
ns' 4. Purchased the 'S sso, 'as
| cy 5 ',S@' 90, but this was 1sS s,,5
n ~ At the last a,r ruoI
IT,. 'atei nine isa, is'''c MI.
Pa, '1,I9ded the proxies IL, we a,
I'd ,g s1a their friends 1A''' OF
s,s., '0e e 900 600 666 " 'r,,. me
P.1 '. exchanged IN iso '3'lg a.
nv. stocks. The W. So, Tor
s5,6aay owns no sto.p 'G ~ ,l
| psi,ly through ownership nj reg, :,
|llasi.,oS 2, q Toads exiens, qpef rates
| y new Orleans Cthen nee
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
sECuREp THE sTocK.

chairman Tweed was requested 10
marc some statement dealing with the
reported change OF control. but he twice
v,,s,cl'nsd TO say anything With Acting
VICE President Gates, OF the Southern
racine AIR, Tweed IL an executor OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
|ROA The ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.
,mau Secures Control OF the Southern Pacific for The Union
Paeiic-AIsO Mail Steamship Line to
the Orient

/ by the company's steamers to New
! York, etc., and to Portland. Or. and
TO Ogden, Utah, with branches.
STEAMSHIPS TOO.
The Importance Of the new deal
/ grows when viewed in connection with
The acquisition IN November last by
me Southern Pacific Of the Pacific Mail
steamship company, with It's immense
distributing power on the Pacific coast
Inc acquisition Of the Southern Pa
enc Is merely another move I'm the
I .community-Of-nterest" policy which
mas already secured such a vast hold
on the roalroads of the country II
means the establishment Of all-ralI
'iaIscohtlnental roads governed prin-
Vlpahy oy TINS policy. Hr. Hartman IS
president OF the Chicago a. Alton road
ne Is also director In the Union pa
enc and Illinois Central, in the Ore
son hallway & Navigation companv
ana in the Oregon Short Line Railway
company. In the Alton syndicate I II
Hartman obtained control of that
road the Vanderbilts were penerallv
.leuiteu win participating TO the ex-
1eht OF Ao'UOOVOO and the Gould and
hocketeller interests each to the same
amount 1t IS believed that Georg,
could viii be invited into the present
synulcate' II he has not already Joined
me Union Pacific already has an
outlet to the Pacific coact through its
STOCK control of the Oregon Short Line
ana the Oregon Railway & Navigation
COMPANY But these lines reach the ok
IRENE Northwest In Washington and
oregon The Central Pacific branch Of
me southern Pacific, however win give
lhe Union Pacific a direct routeeal-
most an airline route--from Ogden tie
present westernmost terminal, TO San.
rrahciseo. The Union Pacific viii now
lave lave direct route eastward from San
'f"hcisco, Omaha and Kansas City.
AFTER THE BURLINGTON
reports have recently been current
mat negotiations are pending for tbo
control OF the Burlington. which would
meet lhe Union Pacific at both Omaha
ana Kansas city and afford a direct
l Luz, 10 chicago, where traffic will he
"liueu among the trunk lines which
le aready being operated under the
Hluillty OF interest" plan. Such
pan however is not necessary for
a dlrect transcontinental line for the
ohleago Alton already connects with
sne Union Pacific at Kansas CITY and
proceeds to Chicago. and the Illinois
Nth'ral connects at Omaha and also
proceeds to Chicago.
Al chicago connection is made with
'ne Baltimore e. Ohio for the Atlantic
tyuDoard and thus is established com
route o"'''eii'ai
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
TERMINAL DEAL.

a, II may perhaps be coincidence. but
certainly appears highly signincent,
shat me announcement OF the purchase
" me control Of the Southern Pacific
slouid follow so closely upon The p,lr-
muse OF Hartman OF the Central chi.
Saso Terminal Transfer company and
,ts connecting lines. A week ago Mr.
hartman bought the Dutscher hank
mornings OF this company through
Hessrs. Kuhn, Loeb a Co.. who are in
lerested with him In the deal and WIN
ate NheWise interested with him in tho
present deal. The yards In and about
Cnlcago are owned By The Terminal
company. They comprise $50 acres
win total OF 250 miles Of track. The
eohpdny also owns the Grand Central
passenger station and $500 feet OF docks
On inc Chicago river.
ihe consensus Of opinion Of men in
seIested in railroads and stock markets
" that the price paid for the Hunting
oil ahares was about $50 per share. The
opeyer holdings are known to have ar
kIegated about $4,000. II not 600 900. SO
lnat with the Huntington block the
new interests have 10000 shares. or balf
~ me capital stock Rumor has Il thai
we ,speyers got s4S share Tor their
STOCK IL Is stated on authority. how.
ever mat the Speyers have not sofia
tnclr southern Pacific han1c
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

~ New York, Feb. l,-Another railroad
rsactlon, reaching, II is believed
IN further IN It's ultimate results
- any Of the deals which have thus
marked the closing Of the old aud
beginning Of the new century, be-
b. known Just a few minutes before
closing Of the market this after
en when the transfer Of the control
the Southern Pacific capital into the
lis Of a syndicate in which Union
bciic peiomnates, was announced
lhe transaction completes the last
Necessary for the establishment of
itnsc9ntInenial railroad under a
fge CONTROL This control is at pres
4 vested IN E. II, Hartman.
~ new route includes the following.
lei z r'aich, except the Southern
liac Mr. Hartman is officially
pnec.'d' Starting at San Francisco.
fning over the Central Pacific end Of
Soliitn Pacific direct to ogden.
r. I'o over the Union Pacific to
pas City and thence over the Chi
4 Alton 70 Chicago, or end over
Onlah Pacific to Omaha and thence
.. Dubuque & Sioux City branch
y l'Hnai Central direct to Chicago,
zoe Fillmore & Ohio connects
70 TIE Atlantic seaboard.
4 control Of the Southern Pacific
mastered includes the large
|'ll Y e. controlled by speyer & Co
' ..,. lnt Huntington holdings, The
n s"-''' ioF these holdings is not
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
pAFRlMAN TIE NAN

hss :, ' he made tbo.
b, " h chairman interests t pre-. .
Ae ssD.lale 49, i p'e-
imposed in The frst Mac NJ, ~ ~ u !,
ssho nave been bebpi ,aie p 81
Id. Including Kuhn 'i' oah r. =.
! s,.,. . recalled have been y,' OK @
r. I,n with the PenpsyIyori,nn
\ ls, ,,.tssts' and second Eocp .''a
! c m \, REPRESENTED by ,bs e.
b !, oank. There Is good S''5 va
s ~. " saying that the lI9p yIT au,
rss -. secured some weeks .''s s ,oh
Ms y Sssqaeaihed by Mr.. H lin, Sso'
an, huntington receiving ''t lug
Mi 5n,s,nry Edward Hu5,ingfto ",
.b,r s.'lgct to the condition ',,'i ,b Soit
n y ~. should not. in w s'b,, s' az.
9, \ sI.s disposed Of during I1o'g ii, or
n @as except Win he ' coos s,le.
an.' ssa'ees or the survivor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
SPEYER SAYS 1T Is so

1s Speyer, when questioned
oWs q ,y the following state.
or.,' Ivy i nave received satisfac-
'p,c ii,'' Z. lot our holdings Of south
y r''l' l sl9cs and have accepted II ~ -
~ y q reliable source. bowpe ,Su ~ !,
|ilg,see ''l i,l .aal the holdings of the
N,y. r, t's slSie In the Southern Pa
|sr n G1sh acquired by the same
INA " oii,i purchased the Speyer
| I'M. ny WIN 1l'h Two blocks, in copnec.
! gs,cb l purchases, in the open
/, ,ss y,'n nave been responsible
| ..g-'' Y '1'ance IN Southern Pa.
working control 90 p ,ho
aaPaddc companv ''0' ol the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
LAM A.

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

by the companys steamers to New
YORK, etcol and to Portland, Or, and
TO Ogden, Utah, with branches.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28

B Bennett judge Of election ......... $50
N Belts judge Of election ....... ..... $50
j N Painter clerk collection. ....... $50
G Hollister clerk of election ....... $50
B Bennett returning poll books. 900. 200
F Fierce Judge of election ......... 425
g Barr judge of election .......... 4x
N Skidmore judge OF election -. 49,. 425
w F Blair clerk Of election. 4a5
M Thompson clerk of election. 425
E g hurry constable Of election 4&
, Blair room rent ..... 500
@ F Fierce returning poll books ...... 200
Fred Teale Judge of election $50
VanWerden judge of election $50
Jones judge OF election ... $50
Forest Bowsher clerk of election $50
n Vogt clerk OF election $50
Fred Teale returning poll books. ....... 200
At O'Clock the board adjourned To meet
Tuesday morning at o'clock
(AttesU
j. F. GILL. CIV. Ram
AUDITOR. Chairman
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28

1t is hereby ordered by the District Judges of the Third
Judicial District of Iowa. that the following schedule shall
the times of holding Court in each County said District
as designated for the Years 1902 and 1903:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28

Wednesday, November Is, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Members all present.
Minutes of Tuesdays proceedings read and
approved.
The board proceeded to the examination of
petitions for the remission aud exemption of
taxes.
Soldiers exemptions were allowed to the
following persons: T H Lane, Garrett Glib
son, G Beck, Allen and Irwin Willis.
council the taxes of ] r Cherry were reduced
% prayed for in petition.
Taxes OF G Keller upon recommended alton
OF physician that he is incapacitated from
physical labor.
Taxes Of the following persons were remit
ted: Mrs Laura Bennett, Mrs n AcKern,
Mrs Dreemer, Mrs Walker, Mrs n G
Brooks, Mrs Geo surber Mrs " alter johnson,
Thos Barnes, John Acton and Willis Hines.
Justice OF the peace fee bills were allowed az
| follows:
Beck, justice of tho peace State
vs. Certain Intoxicating Liquors.. s 90
John Burns, sheriff State vs. Certain In.
toxicating Liquors.. ...... -. so
Harry shumway, witness State va Ger.
tain Intoxicating Liquors. ..... GO
John Burns, witness State vs. Certain
| Intoxicating Liquors .... 81
A Olsen, county attorney State vs.
| Certain Intoxicating LIQUORS 8 OK
8 Davidson, justice of the peace State
vsJ H Louthen.. 49,. 3 50
n h Brown, d constable State W ] H
Louthen ...................... 800
Criminal costs certified BY tho clerk OF
courts were allowed ~ follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12

There's safety. There's strength.
happiness. There's an all
years pleasure and health if you take
Rocky Mountain Tea this month. 35c.
L. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12
PattInR.

Rosa, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Patting, died of typhoid pneumo-
MIA at $3.50 last evening. She was
born in Rock Island Sept. 1899, and
was a sweet and promising child, in
whose death the parents will have
much sympathy. The funeral will be
held from the home, Third avenue and
Twenty-fourth street, at ? o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12
CONCERN in POLITICS
THAT WE'LL BELONGS AT HOME

only candidates. The speaker went
on to say that the present ad-
ministration stood arraig Led for
the most disgrsceful disregard of
the moral conditions of the city that
had been known here, while the Knox
administration was branded as pro-
nounced and ridiculous failure all
the way through. AS to Aid.
Kennedy, the republican referred
TO said that he would prove an ex-
ceedingly weak candidate. His record
in the council has shown him to be
narrow and head strong. qualifications
not to be desired in the executive head
of city the size of Rock Island.
So that with the three leading can
didates of it's own beloved party thus
sized up ty a member of that
party, the Union will have about all
it can do in holding the bucket for the
tears of remorse that are being shed
by the intelligent representatives of
that party without disturbing its
mind further with what the opposi-
tion is likely to do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12

General Manager d, r. !. s n. w. Ry.
w. Gates and some of his business
associates, has been sold to the Bur-
lington system for price said TO be
about $4,000 600. The road is a
small one extending from Moline. Ill.
by way of Rock Island and large
bridge across the Mississippi river to
Davenport and Clinton, Ia. 1t covers
distance of 10 miles.
Paying Territory Tapped.
last fall it was proposed to build
an extension of the road to Peoria,
which would project it through 5000
acres of coal lands owned by the
American Steel and Wire company.
The Moline & Peoria Railway com
pany was incorporated to construct
the extension. 1t was expected then
that the wire company would take
over and operate the road in connec-
ton with its coal properties. but this
plan was given up and negotiations
opened with the Burlington system.
The company has an authorized is
sue of 81 000.0c bonds and 81, 000,-
600 stock. How much of this is out
standing is not known. The road was
built and the money furnished before
any bonds or stock were issued by Mr..
Gates, John Lam bert, William L.
Palmer, John A. Drake and James G..
Hutchins. John w. Gates is presi-
dent, and his son, Charles q Gates.
is secretary and treasurer. The di-
rectors include all these men.
The organizers are said to have
tapped a paying territory which none
of the large systems had reached. Mr..
Gates gave it out some time ago that
the road was earning $50 900 a month
gross with only 40 miles in operation.
The company was consolidation of
the Davenport. Clinton 81 Eastern, the
Davenport, Rock Island 81 Northwest
ern and the Rock Island ~ Eastern
A week ago last Friday The ARGUS
published the first report. of a con-
iemplated sale of the road. Since
then there have been a variety OF
rumors about purchases and leases by
both the Burlington and Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12
Ament ObseauIes.

The funeral of Miss Helen May
Ament occurred at 2 o'clock this
afternoon from the First Baptist
church. Rev. G. B Simons conducted
the services and interment was made
at Chippiannock cemetery. The pail
bearers were six girl friends
of the deceased, Misses Mabel Pot
tiger, Alpha Robb, Mamie Empke,
Annie Hamburger, Edith De Groot and
Edna Wiilett
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12

A Moline reporter while in Chicago
last Saturday had an interview with
an officer of the Burlington, who is
quoted as having said that while his
company with the Milwaukee had
thought of purchasing the D., 4. 1. &
N. W., the deal would not be closed if
it would meet with disfavor among
the business people of the three cities.
Railroads, however, are not always
guided by public opinion, and it is no
surprise to hear that the Burlington
has become the possessor OF the new
line.
What disposition is to be made of
the little road is now topic for pub
lie speculation.
Plans of Burlington.
Of course the Burlington officers
have their plans, but the future alone
must disclose them. There is like
lihood that the Milwaukee is factor
in the purchase and will, as hereto
fore stated, use the D., r. l. q n. w.
tracks in the three cities and the
Mississippi bridge as an important
link in its proposed Kansas City
Short line. This being the case, the
handsome new depots in the three
cities may be preserved. If the stu
alton develops differently they may
be removed. In Rock Island this
would be deplored, as the new North
western station at the foot of Seven
teenth street. just recently opened. is
one of the prettiest depots in this
section, and is looked upon with pride
by every citizen of Rock Island.
1t is now expected that the Burling-
ton will soon introduce its fast
Chicago passenger service, the fur
nishing of which was understood to
have been contingent upon either an
arrangement with or purchase of
the D., Z. I. 81 N. w, SO that the
trains could be started from DaVen-
port. Another change reported to
be planned by the Burlington is the
running of it's ST. Paul st. Louis trains
from Clinton down on the Iowa side,
across the Cresceat bridge to Rock
Island, and thence on to ST. Louis,
abandoning the present backing up"
process from Barstow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12
SALE OF ROAD DENIED
General Manager Hughes Says
There is No Change in Own
ership of D. r. |. e NJ. w.
CHICAGO REPORTS DEAL CLOSED
Burlington Said to Have Paid
Gates and Associates
100000.

Z. e. Hughes, general manager OF the
d., r. L. a. N. w, made the following
statement to an ARGUS reporter today:
There has been no change In the owner
ship of this company. Negotiations are
under way looking to operation contracts
with the Burlington and Milwaukee,
which, IL contaminated, will be of great
benefit to the three cities, insurIng the
MiIwauAee's Kansas City short line and
fast passenger service to Chicago on the
Burlington, well many other ad-
vantaEes not now enjoyed. There are no
changes In view over which the people
need feel worried"
The following, apparently from an
official source, appears in today's
Chicago Tribune:
The Davenport, Rock Island &
Northwestern read, owned by John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12

The Union is endeavoring to relieve
the perplexity that must afflict it as to
what its own party is going to do in
the matter of nominations this spring
by taking various anxious interest in
the selections that the democratic par
ty may make. While it is not surpris-
ing that the morning paper should
exhibit some concern about the ticket
that is to oppose that selected by the
party in power, yet if itgets it's ear to
the ground it will find that there is a
great deal more despair in the
ranks of the republican party just
now than there is in the dem
ocrati;.
A representative OF the party dom
inant in municipal affairs expires sed
what he declared was the opinion
of a large percentage of bis pol
itical sympathizers the other day
when he said he could not in
agine a party in a much more UNI
happy predicament than the POSSIBLE
ity of choosing in field in which Nc
Conochie, Knox and Kennedy are the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12
DEMOCRATIC CAUCuSES
ARE TO BE HELD TONIGHT.

The democratic caucuses are called
for o'clock tonight and all mem bers
of the party should endeavor to be in
attendance. The meeting places have
| been designated as follows: First
ward, Bibb's store on Fifth street;
Second ward, Burris' store on Seventh
avenue; Third ward, Turner hail;
Fourth ward, Tricks livery barn on
Third avenue; Fitch ward, old hose
house on Twenty-second street; Sixth
Ward, old hose house on Twenty
sixth street; Seventh Ward, old No.
Z school building on Seventh avenue
Hon. f. w. Hurst announced today
that he was not a candidate for
mayor, and he could under no posi-
bic circumstances be considered in
that relation. He desired THE ARGUS
to state that he could not accept
either the nom ination or the office.
Former Mayor L. j. Medill, after
due consideration of the matter, an
nounced today that he would be I'M
able to devote himself to politics this
spring, having private interests that
demanded his undivided attention,
and he must therefore ask that his
name be withdrawn from the list of
mayoralty candidates. He said that
under no conditions would he accept
the nomination.
Charles 5eidemann finds his time so
much occupied that he would prefer
that some other candidate be nomin-
ated in the Second ward, and Otto
Birkel wishes it announced that he
is not a candidate in the Third ward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-12
Mrs. EhIeb's Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ehleb
will be held from the home, 1880
Fourth avenue, at o'clock Thursday
afternoon