Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

stocks are largely held by the gentle sex.
1t was the way with Atchison away back
there before it went into the hands of
receiver.
There is high authority for the predic-
ton that the United States Steel Cor
poration will not increase it's dividend
again in January. although there is much
talk the other way. The corporation
could easily afford to make an increase,
but its management is averSe TO too
quick action. 1t is altogether proba BILE,
however, that the rate will be raised to
3 per cent or even per cent In April.
From an inside source il is learned that
the management expects by January ! TO
have on it's books $500, 900 tons of orders
against 4, 10000 tons on the LIST of Octo-
Der
Gossip has been very busy for several
days with the affairs of the Rock Island
Frisco party and Mr.. Hawley. Many
changes have been rung on the original
story. which was that friction had arisen
between Messrs. Yoakum and Winchel
on the one side and Messrs. Moore and
Reid on the other the trouble being des-
tined to end in the withdrawal of thu
two first named from connection with the
Rock Island and their alliance with Mr..
Hawley in the framing up of great rail-
road system which would gridiron many
western states and find a trunk line out
let to the seabOard by way of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio A variation Of that piece
Of gossip was another to the effect that
all hands were preparing to join together
In a great merger and that Mr.. Hawley
was framing up $5OOOOO,OW holding
company to take over the whole shooting
match.
Incidentally and somewhat as a side
issue, Messrs. Moore and Reid were ac-
credited with having secured control of
Wabash and Lehgh Valley, the latter
to go to Mr.. Reid somewhat in the nature
of q personal asset. Messrs. Reid and
Moore are also believed to be heavily in
terested in Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western. Wall street gossip has been
very busy with the names of Messrs.
Moore and Reid for a good while.
Wall Street Winners.
According to popular belief, these two
gentlemen were far and away the big
gest winners on the great decline of 1907
and also the biggest winners, next to
Messrs Hartman and Prick, on the fiji
teen-month advance from the depression
which followed the panic-in other words.
that they caught the market coming and
going on a colossal scale. They have
become very important figures i'm the
world of finance and have a recognized
standing such.
The cablegra1ns from st. Petersburg
announcing that contracts had been given
American contractors for the reconstruct
ton of the TranSsibertan railway SyS-
tenn give no names, but it is und erstood
that the American syndicate which Sc
| cured the job is headed by K. j. Hartman.
Mr.. Hartman spent three years in st.
Petersburg getting acquainted with the
| situation and with the cars associates.
He was in New York several months last
spring and summer organizing his syn
dictate and making financial arrange
ments. He was armed with tentative con-
tracts from the Russian government
| which gave him standing here and in
! London.
| The work of rebuilding the TRANSIT
berian iron highway will consume the
better part of five years and will result
| in great deal of business for American
iron and quipment'companies Mr.. Hart
| man is Buckeye product, having been
born near Lima, Ohio. where he is well
known. He and his father were more OF
less connected with the Brice-Thomas
party and he has done considerable rail
road building on Hill roads in the north
west and lines in Mexico. He Is a
man of very great energy and expects to
realize from the Russian enterprises one
of the great fortunes of the world.
| w. G. n.