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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
HORSE BREEDERS

Persons desiring to raise fine horses
should note that the French Imported
Belgian Stallion known as the Com
pany Horse, will stand for service at
Alvah Mellott's barn four miles south
of McConnellsburg, during the season
Of 1914. This horse is fully covered
by license and registration. Terms:
Ten dollars for insurance. Persons
parting with mare before she is known
to be in foal will forfeit insurance.
While care will be taken, the company
does not assume any responsibility
for accidents. 3-26-m3.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
ATTENTION, FARMERS AND BREEDERS
STANDARD, BREED DRAFT HORSE STALLION
Prince.

This horse is dark mahogany bay,
well built, weight l400 pounds. He
was sired by Gradin, full bred Per-
cheron horse, and his dam was q
Cleveland Bay. Prince will stand for
service at Nathan H. Mellott's In
Belfast township until July /, 1914.
Terms-For season, 5000, payable
when colt stands and sucks.
NATHAN H. MELLOTT,
April 80, II. Sipes Mill.
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CLEAR RIDGE.

iounuoUiou VI uOuSc ulToCJly
opposite Calvin Bakers.
Miss Janet Kesserllng, of Ora.
cey, spent some time recently
visiting Miss Laura Carmack.
Pupils who took the spring ex.
animation were; Ralph Ramsey,
Rush Henry, Eale Fields, and
Emma Kerlln.
Clair d. Baker, who has been
employed In Altoona during the
past year, spending his Easter
vacation with his home folks, Mr..
and Mrs Calvin Baker.
John l. Henry has gone to Can
ada to take up land.
Rufus Henry is home from
West Chester Normal School.
B. S. and D. D. Fleming, OF
Waynes boro, II. j. Fleming of
McConnellsburg, and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. @. Appleby, Of Spring
Run, spent Easter with their
mother, Mrs. Mary e. Fleming,
of this place,
Mrs. Clyde Hockenbery, Of
Pitcairn, was a recent guest of
her home folks, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Grove.
Miss Dora Baker is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs.
Philip Hellman, in Altoona.
Mrs. Maggie Henry and son
Smith spent Saturday and Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. j.
@. Appleby, at Burnt Cabins.
School closed at No. 6 last Mon
day and the pupils were glad to
be free again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Carmack
have moved from the farm to
their house here. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. j. Grove moved to the Fannie
Baker house which they pur-
chased. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ramsey moved to the Fleming
house, and Harry N. Henry to
the Summer Inn, and Mrs. Mar.
tina While to the Michael Det-
wiler nause, at Three Springs,
which she purchased. We learn
that all are pleased with their
new homes.
Harry Wilson Is remodeling
his house.
Miss Lillian Henry is engaged
in millinery work in Philadelphia.
Miss nellie Baker is employed
by Mrs. Norman McClaln, at Rob
ertsdale
A new hight plant has been IN
stalled IN the M. E. Church; also
at the Summer Inn, and at J.. A.
Henry's residence. New stoves
were purchased for the M. e
church.
A little son came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carmack
on Easter morning. They have
decided to name it John Ellis.
The friends of Bert Vineyard.
ner held birthday party at his
home on the l4th inst, In honor
of his 32nd anniversary.
The Stlnson barn burned to the
ground on the 14th, during the
down pour of rain. Nc cause for
the fire is known.
j. M. Stewart of this place who
Is IN attendance at the Theologi-
cal Seminary, Auburn N. Y, has
been elected president of the
Seminary Y. M. G. A. 1t is the
highest honor the students have
to bestow upon fellow students.
1t will mean a lot of extra work
for Mervln.
Elden McElhenny, who is EN-.
ployed by B. e. Stevens at LIN
glestown, was called home on &C.
count of the death of his brother
Chester.
Miss Elsie Cromwell C ntem-
plates taking a course at Lock
Haven State Normal, beginning
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-23

Saluvia items this week con-
tain a very large amount of live
county news. We greatly appre-
ciate our correspondents efforts
to collect and send items of inter-
est to all classes of readers.
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Public Sale.
Saturday, April rs, 1914.

Saturday, April rs, 1914.
A very desirable water.power
grist mill property, known as the
Taney Mill, will be sold In front
OF the First National Bank, Han
cock, Md, at 1:30 o'clock, p. m.
For further information, address
I. j. Wiener, or Thos. Gilleece,
Hancock, Md. 4-23-1t
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Western Maryland Railway Company,
In Effect April is. 1914.

Trains leave Hancock as follows:
l.M q, m. daily Fast Express for Cumberland
Connellsviile, Pittsburgh. and western
points Pullman sleeper,
$50 q. m daily Express for Hagerstown. Bal.
timore, New York, Philadelphia, WASH
ington, etc.
$50 o. m. daily except Sunday Express for
Cumberland and intermediate points.
907 q. m. daily except Sunday Express for
Hagerstown, Waynesboro, Chambersburg.
Baltimore and intermedlateponts. New
York, Philadelphia, Washington, etc.
s.ie p. m. daily Western Express for Gum.
berland, West Virginia points and the
West.
Waynesboro, Chambersburg, Hanover,
Gettysburg. York, Baltimore and intei :
mediate points, New York, Phlladelphis,
Washington.
Stewart, Genl Pass. Agent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS

Henry Taylor and family have
moved from their home in the
Extension to near Hustontown.
A New York maid put a bur-
plar to flight by clapping a sauce
nan of boiling oatmeal over his
head.
DIR. and Mrs. F. X. Stevens
and son Franklin, spent Sunday
visiting relatives and friends at
Clear Ridge.
Miss Ethel Logue, of Baltimore,
is visiting in the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Logue,
in this place.
After all hands round"
Huerta interrupted the dance by
refusing to salute. But watch
him dance now.
W. M. Phillips and l. w. Zim-
norman, of Thompson township,
called to pay their respects to the
Editor on Saturday.
County Treasurer and Mrs.
Samuel A. Hess and son Blair of
Belfast township, were in town
last Saturday a few hours.
Yes, yes; civic pride may be
/ defined as working for nothin
and boarding YOURSELF" but
'sposin' nobody had any civic
'pride?
1t is said that a church in
Maryland is to be built of brick
donated by friends from all over
. the State. The brick will be sent
by parcel post.
Mrs. D. R. Mellott and son
Orion, and Mrs. Richard Schooley
and her son Cadiz, all of Licking
Greek township, composed a
shopping party in town on Sat-
urday.
Rev. and Mrs. John Mellott,
their sons Calvin and Webster,
and their son-in-law and daugh-
ter Mr.. and Mrs. Bretherd E.
Waltz, spent a few hours in town
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Dixon and
their little daughters Mildred,
Catherine, and Pauline, of Need
more, were calling upon relatives
and friends in McConnellsburg
last Saturday.
Why is it that we do not grow
more spinach? 1t is one of the
finest tonics that can be grown
IN our gardens, and can be grown
very early. Nearly every one is
fond of it served as greens.
A we'll known gentleman from
the country recommends that we
inform the general public that
the names of violators of the
game and fish law may be given
70 the State Game Commission
and when prosecution takes place
fhe informer's name will not be
nade public. Secretary Joseph
kalbfuss made the foregoing
promise. If names be sent by
etter, the informer should sign
hlS own name to the letter in Or
per to have any attention paid to
\ by the authorities, and as an
pct Of common courtesy.
Speaking of railroads.&c. thing
we have not been doing lately
'he Cumberland Valley railroad
pun keeps people in this section
guessing. That company expects
y begin the construction of a
pew double track bridge across
tae river at Harrisburg, about
pay first. This company has
peen buying land at Newville,
,ae point at which the Old South
enh was supposed to branch off
snd cross this county ten miles
pOrtn Of McConnellsburg. The
fapldly Increasing business of the
Oaa may necessitate all this ex-
Renolture, but many persist in
XVIII rsIr predictions that the several
1,lloh @ dollar tunnels north of
~ Eete will not be permitted to 90
'Or 'naught for all time.
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M. R. SHAFFNER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office on Square,
McConneIlSburg, Pa

All legal business and collections entrusted
will eceive careful and prompt attention
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
Racket Store News
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You know it, you may but the truth is, that
Quality Shoes manufactured by largest Shoe Factory the
whole United States The Queen Quality factory makes
Shoes and sells shoes than any other This should
best evidence that they sell good goods the shoes all
that they represented to be- the Queen Quality could
not do the business they doing We
Quality shoes for five and trade in them grown
steadily with that of the factory Now hard
fit come in and let try to fit If happen
in stock your size and width
days and will not prices
from $3.50 to $500. We have shoes family
and prices to fit your pocket book.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
BONDS
BALTIMORE STOCKS.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET, = Money on ca! can
opened AT %. per cent: highest, 2i2 per cent;
lowest. %. per cent: closing 2&s per cent,
ruIing rate. % per cent. Time money @ waS
without any practical change. Rates L@t4
Z per cent for thirty days. 3a3lt per cent
Tor sixty days: 3i4a 3l2 per cent Tor thtee
and four months; 3is per cent tor i've
months: 3laq3a. per cent for six months, months
idII, per cent for one year. MercantIe
paper was issued moderately IN cohso-
nance with the present needs or the iIler
camille community Rates, 3Aa4A per cent
FOR sixty and ninety days bills receivable
and choice four TO six months Single
names: liga6 per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-The foreign eX-
change market opened steady with rates
practically unchanged from SATURDAY
close at ls735Q4S1iO for cables, tS6s5ai.s'
for demand sterling. 4S36Ju4SA Tor sixty
dav bills and iS2l5HLS2il for ninety-day
bills Short francs were quoted az oIS's
Mus i-32 and short reichsmarks at 20 plus
i-32 The market held steady In the morn
ing and carly afternoon. with rates now
ever a shade higher than at the opening:
Gables were quoted at 4S7+ed4 S7i5, demand
sterling AT lSId4 4S7Oj and sixty-day bills
at 4S3S,d4 s33. Short francs were 5.lSs plus
3-6i and short rcichsmarks @n5 plus l-j-.
kl.pk.r4' ppgts1 rates follow.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses
sold stocks in the local market arpitraee
firms estimating total sales at lO,oO shdres'
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. - Dividends
have been declared as follows: The Amer,
can Smelters Securities Company y OF l
per cent on the preferred \ stock ana OIL
of per cent on the preferred B STOCK, pSS- eS-
able February l. These dividends are Tor
the month OF December and have been de
clared owing to the change in the div1dend
periods The Homestake Mining Company
regular monthly 80 cents, payable January
@ The II. B. Clafin Company regular
quarterly IL per cent on the first preferred
and ~ per cent on the second preferred,
payable February ]. The credit Clearlhs
House quarterly 1i2 per cent on the pre-
ferred and ! per cent on the common lot
the four quarters ending January 81, April
so July 81 and October 81, l9l2 payaDle
April p and quarterly thereafter The
Sears Roebuck Company regular quarterly
IS, per cent on the common, payable rep
ruary 10.
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COM
PANY.-The president of the International
Harvester Company In quarterly state
luent to stockholders says: Present con-
ditions are substantially the same as at
the date Of the last quarterly statement.
Recent cable dispatches from Argentina In
dlcate serious damage 10 one Of the best
crops i'm the history Of that country Col
lection conditions are unchanged. The
Years sales i'm the Canadian Northwest
were largely In excess of last year. I'm
favorable harvest conditions and inability
OF Canadian railroads. due to weather con-
ditions, etc, to handle traffic, seriously
affect collections in that territory, which
have been and are very slow, on account of
unsatisfactory collections.
NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE & CHICAGO.
The directors of the New Orleans, Mobile
g. Chicago, controlled jointly by St. Louis
& San Francisco and Louisville Nash
vile, have elected as president W. +. owen,
formerly vice-president and general man
ager Milton ~ Smith. president of Louis
VILE & Nashville, and 3. L. Winchell presi-
dent of the Frisco. are the new vice-presi-
dents Members OF the executive commit
tee are w. r. owen, Henry Walters, B. f..
Yoakum. r. L. Winchell and Milton H..
Smith.
COTTON EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIP
SOLD The New York Cotton Exchange
membership of n w. Shoemaker has been
sold to J. a. Hartcorn for another at Sl4.800.
This price IS 800 less than that received at
the last preceding sale.
GOLD WITHDRAWALS coin to
the amount of $4,000 will be withdrawn to-
day from the Sub-Treasury by local bank.
presumably for shipment TO South Amer
ica
WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY
The trustees Of the Washington Trust Com
pany were reelected at the annual meet
Ing held yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

The expansion in trading interest SO IsI
as a few OF the prominent stocks were con-
earned and the comparative neglect or tne
rest Of the list was noticeable feature
of the dealings on the Consolidated Stock
F.xchange Bearish operations argued tIla.
while prices showed firmness the st.emsIIdd snHoId
raaected nothing more than an oversold
condition in the speculative favorites and and
that the moderate outside buying demand
which had originated with January rem, ,.iIe,
the market largely in professional HANDS
Reading and Lehigh Valley were two OF
the strongest stocks, the former being al
fected BY renewed rumors that y aiso
bibjted comnaratiye heaviness most OF the
day. ST. Paul was under special pressure
early in the day, selling as low as ; iVott;;
rlmors persisting that probdbliltles raw, VI -
an early reduction in the diVluehu Id'''
Detailed operations follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
BONDS.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London. Jan. 10 --Consols closed j-l6
higher for money and 17ls for account.
Anaconda was unchanged at E1E. Cana
dian Pacific was unchanged at 23fa.
Grand Trunk Il lower at 2S&.
Money was In strong demand. Discount
rates were easy.
The Bank Of England secured most Of
the E775,000 new gold offered In the open
market
fht stock market was quietly cheerful
Growing hopes Of a settlement OF the Va.
rous labor troubles hardened British Sc
curities, and consols gained a quarter OF A
pcint. Rubber stocks and kaftirs were az.
tive and firm, but copper stocks closed
weak
American securities opened steady and a
fraction higher. but later in the forenoon
fears OF labor troubles Induced realizing
aud the market declined \ slight rally
followed. but New York offerings causod d
another setback In the afternoon and the
closing was easy, with prices near the low :.
est point of the day.
laris. Jan. l5.-Three per cent rentes
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
MINING.
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

speculation in the market for OUTSIDE i,s,, Sc
curities continued on an extremely hSnSS
scale. although considerable Strens'im i,,das an.
t,isi issues. The general tone however,
Was steady. British American Iopatco
was Mas the principal feature on eHtenslrc Tehsr.o
dealings, advancing .. american ,ho ioOGI[J hid
uhiIe the stock OK subsidiaries moved
within a range Of 2 points; United t LEA
stores ON small offerings declined POM
Standard oil issues were STEADY out ,',orI,st
i.cted Notwithstanding the open naIht.
established in these shares at the close la, Ia /.
week. The mining list was compafA5NtN
onIct with fractional changes bonus
we're nuict Norfolk & western new ,Ul, ~,
vertble Is were traded IN ior 'he 'IS' ''''''
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
MEETINGS,

TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders Of the TITLE GUARAN-
TEE AND TRUST COMPANY will be held at
Inc ofHce Of the Company lT6 Broadway. in the
Borough ~ Manhattan CITY of New YORK on
tho 18th day Of January, 1912, at 80 CLOCK IN
the afternoon, and that the annual eIection OF
,rrustccs of said Company in the place of those
whose terms will expire. and of three lnspectors
~ Election to serve for the succeeding year VIII
hc hold 9t the same place, on the same Gay,
between the hours of As and 2:45 in the after
noon j. WRA0 Cl1t'N Dl'AND' SeNieto4''
December 10th, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-BO Oston. par;
chicago l5c premium: New Orleans. COM
mercial jNc discount, bank 81 premium: st.
Louis, 35c premium bid. 4oc premium asked ;
Minneapolis. g0c premium; Charleston, buN-
ing par selling l-l0 per cent premium; san
francisco. sight Sc telegraph. 7C.
RANK CLEARINGS.-Ne York, cN-
changes S2lS51gU72, balances $685., ,096. Bos-
ron. exchanges SO. .222 775. balances s969,64i:
Chicago. exchanges NO,635,95O, balances ~
5i2. .4s4; Baltimore, exchanges A96hfi5 bal
ances Al2.9l4
SILVER MARKET Comercisl bar sill
YER a5IsC: Mexican silver dollars. 4Ic. Bar
silver I'm London closed AT . 9-l6d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-ln Madrid, 100; Lis
bon, s.
MEXICAN ENCHANGE.-Me ex-
change on New York Is quoted at 2Olia.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16

s3h. Various maturitics l920-l9i4 4.2Sa4lV w.
Coupons interchangeable tRegistered' ~.
pons. sRegistered and coupon
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
American Smelters Securities Co.,

165 Brosdwav New York January Sd. 19I2
DIV. no. 2s. PED. STOCK, sEsIES7, sa7,ors Ga
rurities Company have this day declared a
dividend Of 5-12cc the Preferred STOCK,
Series 'B" of the Company. payable Fcbr1ary
Sst 1910 20 stockholders Of record at o'clock
=. NJ. January 26th, 1912, The books OF the
company for the transfer OF Preferred StoSK' OK
January 2eth. 1912 TO reopen AT 10 o'clock
4 NJ February 9Th. 1912 Hereafter the
fiscal year of this Company will END Decem
her 31st Of cacn year, and quarterly dividend
ravmepIs will be due and payable the LIST oil
the months of January. April. July ana Octo-
her The above dividend has been declared lot
'''' w. r. MERRISS. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sales
and the closing quotations for stocks IN
which there were no transactions yestei-
day on the New York Stock EXCHANGE:
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16

Furnished by J. Thomas Renhardt. NO. %
proad street New York: No. "a DeVonShILe
street. Boston, and No. l6 King street west
Toronto. Canada.)
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16

closed 57'g centimes higher at o. france
centmcs. Prices were notably firm on "
Boursc to-day. The strength was due %
the passing OF The Cabinet crisis.
Berlin, Jan. 15.-Prices were higher %
the Boerse. mainly on the better interns'
tional political situation and favorable IN
dustrial reports.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
New York CURBS s'.''"
Margin accounts solicited.
Special letters sent upon request.
i. Thomas Rainhayat

me direct private 80 Broad St. ". ',
tcireS connecting 1920 King St. W. Toronto
mn three OticCS "a DevCnshire ST, Boston,
afford unequdled facilities
for crfcUtiuU orders.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charles y. Barney 4 Co; o;o % .o,;h ~
Broad street. New York. and NO IL "ou1
I.h phIlahelnhlal ,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
STOCKS IN OTHER CITIES.
BOSTON STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles Head & Co. no IL oi0"1
street. New York;
LAND. -,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
EERRY COMPANIES.

BID. ASKED.
Bkiyn r S.. 8 lOh
NY&HF @ 5s ~ e7
u r 1st IS. l05h i01 y !
n Y & Z r. 20
do lst BE-. so 90
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND wv
NlClPAl BONDS.

tt'urnlshed by Zimmerman & Forshay. s''
and II Wall street) h.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
N. Y. AND OTHER GAS SECURITIES

SUNDAYS NEW-YoRK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
e. 60 IN ..---
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
Accrued interes, to be added) q

FURNISHED by W. y. Coler & Co. No, ,5 Cen
street,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES.
Bld,Asked

FURNISHED by Williams Mcconnell & Coleman,
No. 90 Wall street,
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16
aosrnN cuRB STOCKS.

.Interest TO he added.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-16

laris. Jan, l5,--Three per cent rentes
The Detroit times., 1912-01-26
If You Believe In Government
BY the People. Enroll Saturday
Enroll Saturday /!

There is strong progressive movement sweeping the
country which has for its aim the control OF political parties
and therefore, the control OF government BY the
file OF the parties and NOT by eapponted selfish bargain
driving. voe-swappng and ob-Swapping LEADERS"
To brnd the naming OF high public officer Pres
den OF the United States closely the people this
movement has or object the presidential preference
primary.
In several states this year delegates the national
venton will be chosen directly by Of the people and the
majority OF Republicans and Democrats will rule this point
in their respective parties
The Woodrow Wilson organization OF Democrats in
Michigan is making every effort have the delegation from
this the Baltimore chosen by the whole
party i'll preference primary
These efforts may be successful
If they should prove and you for Wilson YOU viii.
OF course avail yourself of for Wilson dele
gates
You will not be able to however. UNLESS YOU
ARE ENROLLED for which purpose the voting places
open tomorrow
1t you for Wilson Democrat for LaFollette.
Republican, YOU progressive.
You all public officers nominated by the people
direct
To help nominate ANY STATE COUNTY OR CITY
OFFICIAL in the coming primaries you MUST BE EN-
ROLLEDt " In
so ENROLL SATURDAY. NV NAW NtEN
No party candidate will be placed the ballot unless
Is per OF the party the nominating primary
The Detroit times., 1912-01-26
MRS. GLAz|tR DEEPLY
AFFECTED BY NEWS
Will Go to Jackson to Accom-
pany Her Husband to His
Home In Chelsea

CHELSEA, Mich, Jan 26.-News
that her husband had been paroled
-; reserved by Mrs Frank GGiiaaszief GGiazef
shortly after she returned from Cav
anaugh Lake, at IL o'clock today. She
was deeply affected After recovering
her composure she expressed thanks
to all who had aided in the campaign
to secure the parole.
Mrs Glazier said she would leave
Tor Jackson TO bring her husband
home as soon as she is officially mott.
fled OF Gov Osborn's action
Mr.. Glaciers mother, Mrs. Emily
Glazier, is too i'll to go to Jackson
with her daughter. She, too, ex-
pressed deep satisfaction that the
parole had been granted.
Mrs. Glazier has worked unceasing-
ly Tor her husbands release. She OBJ
tanned the signatures of 10000 people
In the state to communications ask
Ing tne governor to grant clemency.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-26
GOULD ROADS WILL BE
MERGED INTO ONE SYSTEM

PUEBLO, Colo, Jan. 26.-Practical
confirmation OF the eastern reports
that all the Gould railroads are to be
merged into a single trans-continental
system was given here by President
B. F. Bush, of the Missouri Pacific
and Rio Grande railroads, prior to his
departure for the east. He is enroute
TO st. Louis and New York.
The new system will be made up or
the Wabash, from New York TO st.
Louis; Missouri Pacific, from st. Louis
to Pueblo; Rio Grande, Pueblo to
Salt Lake, and Western Pacific, Salt
Lake to San Francisco.
Bush also confirmed reports that +.
l.. Brown, former general superinten-
dent OF the Great Northern, would be-
come vice-president and general man
ager of the Rio Grande.