The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

or the Southern railway to embarrass the
laItTr ne was quick to scent the plans
or me Hartman, Gould and Moore people
Sltner slngly or together, to make inroads
INTO southern railway territory 1t ~
even Thought that the Seaboard Air Line
s WgS ready TO make a coup, II II received
SUFFICIENT assistance from Morgan's com
piSsiLorS o inc west Of the Mississippi
river A highly interesting story was
S Sua{Tens today, which may have good
Ss , or ruin IN H. IL Is given for what II
~ worth, and is as follows:
representatives Of the Seaboard com
pany, chiefly those known as the Rich
i i'pnu S9nLnEent--are said to have bought
large blocks OF Louisville and Nashville
stock aud We're preparing to make things
ANey, When Mr.. Morgan got wind Of what
mus up, 10 was abuut that time that Gates
NFut III ana ''scooped iu'' majority OF the
stock. President John Skelton WilIionS
OF the Seabpard Eystem--so the roport
goes had planned to get the TouisvilIe
r Goris himself and share It with Hartman.
Houlu ana The MoOres. The last named
had Just bought the Choctaw road. which
ttSSaVIIUI 20 Memphis, to connect on with
We Itlhois Central and Louisville roads
hut these plans failed and now the Rich
mona people are said to be loaded I'm with
y 4rge block Of minority Louisville nnd
SUSnNhie stock, which the Morgan people
VIC Gates holdings Much Of this min
ority stock, 81 Is reported hero. mas been
11.alt,oWn over during the last thirty DAYS.
, wl,yn lacli " Is said, accounts for the
II Is said here that Il is the intention OF
UT Morgan not TO make any Immediate
Slange IN the relations between the
ouut lern and Frisco systems aside from
possible traffic changes, tho cxnct nature
OF which has not yet been made known
THE MooREs oUrwIrTED.
report Is current that the Alooros
nave dropped most OF their Chicago and
Northwestern stock. which they bought
prior TO the annual meeting with view 20
FORCING W. X Vanderbilt 10 share the con
troL Ihe Moores went IN with the so
Cauea Fittsburg faction and John W.
uates II what hear Is true the Moores
anu Gates were badly fooled by their Willy
associates and they came out OF the deal
Sauaer and wiser men. II is alleged here
'nat Messrs Loyeioy, Singer and certain
others bought large amounts OF Northwest
ern stock and quietly led the Moores and
yates on IL Is also reported that a large
part or the money which went 10 Day for
ltock Island stock, bought hy the Moore
sNhuleate, ana which Is reported 10 have
been In the shape ~ loans. came from
the iliHburg group, Of which those men-
TONED We're members. Tho story goes that
mpen the time was ripe these latter poo-
Pt Went 10 Mr.. Vanderbilt and made
aeal Win him whereby they found 81 In
v9ulenicnt 20 have anything more 90 do
W, Win me Moore movement 10 get control
~ taln 2 feothold Ia Thar railroad Mr.
y Hnoerhut II s supposed, used his IN
hneure ~ granting valuable privileges for
private dressed beef ears and offered other
ATTRACTIONS. IL should be understood that
me flttshurg capitalists referred 60 are
among the largest owners OF the Armour
company and certain other dressed beef
concerns ana they have numerous fayars
70 ask or the railroads Some highly In.
leresting conferences, Il Is alleged. or-
CURED between the PittEhurg group and
the Mcores after the plan 70 capture
Northwestern fell Through.