The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-24
MANY M|LL|ONS'C|TY NEWS IN BRIEF
Represented AT Meeting Attend
ed by Cairo Man
JOHN s. NtSTHORPE HOME FROM
MEMPiiiS-FiSH TELLS OF
PURCHASE OF TENNEs.
SEE CENTRAL.

John S. Aisihorpe, cashier Of the
/ City National bank has returned from
Memphis, Tenn, where he was in con-
ference Saturday with a number OF
distinguished railroad magnatos and
millionaires, representing hundreds Of
capital
In speaking OF the melting in Mem
phis, the News sclmitar OF that CRY
says
Hundreds OF mill ons OF capital was
concentrated in Memphis Saturday
morning upon the arrival Of a pecial
train Of five palatial cars which
brought in to The city Stuy tesant Fish,
president of the Illinois Central and
the Gayoso Hotel company, and his
party Of captains OF industry ANA con-
trollers q immense fortunes. The
train arrived over the Nashville, Chat
tanoosa 4 St Louis from Nashville.
J. @ yelling, vice president, Di-
rectors John Jacob Astor, Cornelius
Vanderbilt. John w. Auchiclose. w
NJ Grlswell, Charles NJ. Bmch, ] r.
Harahan and his son, w j Hasahan,
together with Judge j NJ. Dickinson,
general counsel remained in Nash
Vile. Third Vice President Hack
staff left the party in Nashville ana re-
turned to New York.
J 5. Aisthorpe, secretary and treas
ureT Of the Gayoso Hotel company, ar
rived in Memphis ami joined the party.
He attended a meeting in the Rogers
Building Of the directors of the Ya2oo
& Mississippi Valley over which Mr.
Fish presided.
While in Memphis President Fish
corroborated the interviews credited
TO him substantIating the predictions
that the Illinois Central and the South
ern would gain control of the Tennes
see Central Mr. Fish stated posi-
lively that he Illinois Central and the
Southern interests had a three-year
option on a majority of the stock of
the Tennessee Central road and that il
would be but a short while before the
road changed hands
Immediately after the meeting of
the directors in the Rogers Building
the members of the party and Mr.
Fish walked to the Illinois Central
Poplar street station. The special train
was in readiness and at II o'clock
pulled out Of the station for Cairo
Mr. Fish and his party will 90 ives
through Iowa
Mr. Aisthorpe remained Ia Mem.
phis, returning to Cairo Sunday morn
ing
President Fish gave out the follow
ing official announcement this after
noon;
For the account Of the Southern
Railway company and the Illinois Cen
Jral railroad company the Standard
Trust company of New York has oh
tanned a thrca-year option upon a
controlling interest in the toCks and
bonds # the Tennessee Central rail
road company aud the Nashville Ter
mlna company
Pending The life Of thi option. The
secuf-tlcs nave Deen deposited subject
to the control Of the Standard Trust
company. and it is expected thar the
Tennessee Central railroad will be
operated directly in the interest Of the
two railway companies. SO as TO give
each Of them an entrance into the
city of Nashville"
IT. is probable that two million dol
lars viii he spent in Nashville in ex-
tenang teEninaI facilities. building
new shops, etc.
A large body OF land has been pur-
chased in the southern outskirts OF
Nashville. This tract will de devoted
exclusively TO the Illinois Central pur
poses. Large shops are 20 boz built
there