Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-01-09
D. H. DUNCAN BUYS
 INTERESTS OF Y0RKS

effect that an agreement has been
 reached between the opposing stock holders, by which Mir. Duncan becomes the sole possessor of the fifty-four per cent. of the stock owned by Captain
 York and son, and Mir. Browning. Just what the consideration is has not been , learned as all of the parties in the deal decline to make any statement. i, MT. Duncan, it is understood, will dis pose of four shares of stock to Mir
 Rutherford, giving the latter an exact one-half interest in the big lumber company, he and his wife already holding forty-six per cent. of the stock.
 By this agreement, which lacks con firMation but which has undoubtedly been brought about, D. H. Duncan and
 John F. Rutherford become the sole owners of the Bluff City Lumber Con- pany's several large lumber mills and
 various other yards and holdings throughout the country.
 D. II. Duncan was 10 have gone to New Orleans last night on important business, but was induced to remain
 over today, pending a final agreement between Captain York and Mir. Ruth erford. Mir. Duncan has acted as go.betWeen since the two millionaires began their negotiations Tuesday night. He is an intimate friend of MT. Rutherford and equally as good q friend to Captain York, and while he is said to have been one of the buy
 CTS, it is stated that his efforts to bring the two former business asso-
 ciates and friends together again. is purely an act of kindness.
 When it became noised about this
 morning that the two lumber mag mates had reached an agreement. friends of MT. Rutherford and Captain 1 both men. Their friends wanted to see an end to the differences. Cap tain York and Mir. Rutherford worked
 side by side for years, hand in hand, and were often referred to as friends that were friends" Through their
 united efforts h0th became immensely
 wealthy. rich to use clearer expres- sion, and their falling out some { months ago was regretted by the en- tire community. The settlement Of , their differences has brought forth
 many compliments for both sides. Their admirers in business circles ! wanted them to agree. They express l ed a desire to see them settle their
 disagreements satisfactorily and it is
 now believed to have been brought to realization. Their business asso-
 ciates figured nothing but continued losses for the two men if they con-
 tinued their fights in the courts, and especially in the bankruptcy proceed ings, recently recorded.
 This morning was to have been the time for Captain J. B. York and his
 son, Robert York, to appear in the Jefferson Chancery Court and answer 1 for the fines of $10,000 and 5000
 each, which were imposed upon them
 by Chancellor Elliott Monday for con
 tempt of court. Judge w. k fleming
 way, of Little Rock, was present ill
 Judge Elliott's court room this morn
 ing, having been one of the attorneys
 for Captain York and Robert York iU
 the Federal Court several days ago.
 The contempt proceedings, however,
 were not called as expected. Judge
 Elliott said there was nothing to give
 out regarding it just now.
 It is believed that Judge Elliott is
 holding up the fines for the present,
 pending a complete settlement of all
 the differences Judge Elliott has been
 as anxious as anyone to bring about
 settlement of the troubles, as was
 shown by his appointment of Captain
 York and MT. Rutherford as core
 ceivers, and his action in this direc-
 ton is to be commended