Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
OPENING TO SOUTH
Will Join Brownsville and Mexican
Lines, Covering Good Territory.
ROCK IsLAND-LEHIGH VALLEY
Of Directors Of Former Road
VIII BE on Directorate of Lat
ter-Rock Island May
Buy wabash.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. "A widespread shift
ing Of railroad officials and the removal
Of the headquarters Of the Chicago q East
ern Illinois railroad from Chicago to st.
Louis, are to result from the Rock Island
Frisco deal, consummated in New York
yesterday. According to information here,
II. I. Miller, now president Of the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois, will have a position
with the Rock Island lines.
official announcement Is also expected
soon Of the Joining of the st. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico to the Frisco sys-
tenn. The contamination of this plan de-
Ponds, It is stated, upon the ability OF the
Frisco to obtain trackage rights from its
main line to the Brownsville road and TO
the Colorado Southern and the New Or
leans & Pacific.
II this is done, through routes will have
been established from Chicago, st. Louis
and Kansas City to New Orleans, the
principal cities Of Texas and the Mexican
border at Brownsville.
TIL Brownsville road. in conjunction
with the National Railroads OF Mexico. lie
bridging the Rio Grande from Brownsville
to Matamoras An extension from the lat
ter place to Tampico is also projected, and
there connections win be made with a new
line to Mexico City. This, when completed,
will reduce the mileage between st. Louis
and the Mexican capital by 200 miles.
Rock Island and LehIRh.
NEW YORK, Dec. Announcement was
made at the offices OF the Lehigh Valley
railroad today tina William Moore, Daniel
G, Reid and f. s. Moore of the Rock Is
land company would be placed on the
f1rLof ~ Nho ogo.4tz- -. -
Lehigh Valley company. which will be
held at the annual meeting Of stockholders
on January IS, 1910.
IL is further announced that three Of the
present directors Of the Lehigh board Will
retire though their names were not made
public 1t is understood that the three
retiring directors of the Lehigh Valley COM
pany are Messrs. Stearns, Lipplncott and
McFadden. William H. Moore and Daniel
G. Reid will become members of the
executive committee of the Lehigh Valley
company, It is said.
The announcement that the Rock Island
interests would be placed on the Lehigh
Valley board was no surprise to Wal
street, where It had been known for some
time that Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Reid had
been heavy purchasers Of Lehlgh Valley
stock.
Coincident with the absorption OF Lehigh
Valley stock, which caused q big rise In
the price Of those securities on the Phila.
delphia stock exchange recently, there have
been numerous reports that the Rocl
Island company would seek to connect the
Lehigh Valley and the Rock Island com.
panies by taking over the Wabash rail.
road.
No confirmation of this report was OBJ.
tainable today. 1t was authoritatively an.
%nounced, however, that there would be nc
further changes in tho management of tn,
Lehigh Valley company.
New Officers for Frisco.
The directors of the st. Louis & Sar
Francisco Railroad company held a, meet
ing today and elected several new officer
for the road. The new officers are: C. r
Gray, James Campbell, C. w. Hillard ant
w. B. Biddle, vice presidents; w. c.. Nixon
vice president and general manager; A
Douglas, vice president and general auditor
and A. S. Greig, vice president and pur
chasing agent.
The directors of the Chicago, Rock ISLAM
& Pacific railway and the Chicago, Rocl
Island s. Pacific Railway company held
meeting, but only routine business wa
transacted. There will probably be a meet
ing next week.