Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-24
Hollis-Zimmerman Syndicate
Has Big Project In Hand
and Merger Is Assured
SUPERIOR TO THE GULF
Consolidation Will Give the Great
Central an Outlet to the seaboard
Both South and East-Erie to be
Added to the system-Ranks With
the Great Lines.

Toledo, o., April 24.2Fhe railroad
merger planned by the Holins-Zim-
norman syndicate, it was announced
today, viii give the Great Central sys-
tenn lines from Lake Superior to the
gulf of Mexico and from ST. Louis to
the Atlantic seaboard.
The Great Central already controls
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
and the Pere Marquette lines, spread
ing over Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan
To this system it is planned to add
the Erie and the Louisville and Nashr
Vile.
The Erie railway deal, long rumored
and often denied, Is to be concluded,
and the Erie will become member OF
the new group of trunk lines. me
Erie railway adds Pennsylvania and
New York to the states tapped by the
system; and the Louisville & Nash
VILE railway deal takes the Great
Central from the great lakes to the
gulf, adding Kentucky, Tennessee.
George, Alabama, Florida and Louis
lana 10 LHe tlcIIllOly SOsCASN"
1t Is possible that some Of the deals
for purchase now under negotiation
will fail, notably that Of the Louis
vile & Nashville railway. but If the
deal for outright purchase fails
traffic deal providing for thru freight
and passenger trains between import
ant cities will be concluded
Ranks With Great Systems.
Thus the Great Central people will
build up a community of interests sys-
tenn which will take rank with the
Hartman, the Hill, and the Vanderbilt
communities as one Of the chief fac
tors in transportation. II will be
most active competitor OIL the van
derbilt system.
The purchase of the Ann Arbor AMI
Detroit Southern by interests closely
allied to the Great Central and th-.
merger of these two properties mas
been related. One Of the members or
the Holins- Zimmerman syndicate
recently informed a Pere Marquette
man that "the Erie railway will event
ually be taken over as Mr.. Morgan
desires it. We are now figuring on
buying the Louisville and Nashville
railway, and il we do not buy 1t out
right it will become member OF tina
group by strong traffic deals"
Some time ago when the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton railway was ru-
mored sold, President Zimmerman was
quoted as saying: mo; the Cincinnat',
Hamilton and Dayton has not been SOLD.
We are buying railroads, not selling
them" The purchases recently mace
indicate that Mr. Zimmerman's state
ment was Of more significance than I'M
pressed people at the time.
Louisville and Nashville Sought.
Banker Hollins was recently IN the
south and 1t is announced on good au-
thority that his mission was to inquire
into Louisville and Nashville railway
matters. Mr.. Hollins is quoted as say
ing that if the Louisville and Nasn-
Vile purchase was not concluded traI-
fic. deals and thru arrangements woule.
in effect make it a part OF the Great
Central system. e. ,a;ng
This great central system is pelng
built up by the purchase and merger Q.
old independent lines and by lease y!
the same
Inst how the railways in the new
group will be operated is' unknown.
r ia said the Louisville and NashVllie
win he operated separately, just as tne
Missouri Pacific and the wabash, Dota
Could roads, are operated. Inc hr'e
railway is also to be operated separate
Nv as is the Ann Arbor ana Detrols
southern combination.