The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
Letters Read in Effort to
show l.. 4 \. and Southern
Planned Control.
SMITH. 70. on STAND
Two Presidents Posed as
"PiZarrO" and "COrtcZ" in
Correspondence.

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M!erS oi the Interstate commerce 'oih-
mission to-day in an investigation the
commission Is conducting into the fusn.
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- ''"' VI '''''H was P"' III Wv rev
ord ny 'hiet counsel Folk written by
President Smith 10 the late Samuel Spcu-
Ger. president of tho southern Halfway
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'Ve''''s III r'o' ""'s'
1896. are likely to establish FOR them
selves a UNIQUE place I'm railroad history.
President sui,h s,yles bims.l, "t,t.
zarro" and samuel sn.ncer "Co,,.v =.
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Spanish conqucrors the letters describe
the plans for the division OF the South
between the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad and the Southern Railway and
the successful progress of these plans I'm
the building of the two systems
II was not explained just what the
code words meant or whether they were
intended TO convey a meaning. There is
no doubt about a serious plan TO div de
the territory. members believe although
the two presidents might have been haN-
iis- their little Joke about II
. ,
BY appointment the two railroad presi-
dents met at kenesaw. Ca. the letters
, snow, ana talked over the division. The
hrst letter, addressed To Samuel Spence.
president. Southern Railway. 60 Broad
way New YORK, begins as follows.
IlZlrrp-HoW shall ", diyil. tho
new world
'"rttz--i VIII take No!ih America
anu you can nave q" OF south Nm-
will do anything to the isthmus with
out notice to and cooperation Of the
other
'iIarro-Nhilc Patagonia j. not
very large or important part Of the
world Ac', perhaps. It - as much ds
/ can tote.
The letter then goes on and describes
I in detail the roads to be secured hv ca, n
OF The systems and financial arrur.s.
ments to be made The next letter, ad.
dressed to NJ. II. Smith. president. l.. 4
! y. Il, r. Louisville, Ky, begins:
| Your ls,i.r of .ha S-,-.Au.-
pizarro--Slure nur las, rnrv.r.,
ton. IN. di,isinn Of tho ,ev u.n,i,
between us has made some nrorrcss
cortez-yrs Won seen, 10 have a.-
uiircd pat,eoni, aud I have s,,,,r.t
I "A considerable. norr of Nortb Au,,rl,,
which touched my former ,rrri,o,,.
p I'm, II s..,,s to mo th,t ,.,,, b,,., .,.
/ ouIred , considerable nook Of III.
I isthmus which IL In. roruartinr I,-.
/ hetw.en M Wac i, uud,rs,ood ,b.-
connecting links which touched ho,b
OF us should hs a matter of consul
ta,ion before acting o, not
rizarro--.
3 'pizarro answered ,o,.r ore-ia,
. chief counsel Foil.
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President Smith nodded with a broad
/ grin, and Mr. Folk read several en-
. tracts as follows:
That neither the /. & NOR tn.
southern shall acquire lines in ,ha
territorv Of tho n,Lar a,1 ,b,, liz,
connecting win or touctirr ono anI
not III. other shall ha regarded "a tn
tho ,.rritory Of th. on. which ina.
connect or ,ouch
That neither Will acquire lines allied
Wise "a the othar nrd With n, ,h.,
mon,,ut ar, no, rou,roI,cI Ia. r.,sn,,
az nend,np r.o,g,ui1,tion r n,ha,
,a,,sa
Tbn, nathan will ,.,,,,i,. uht.,l,
connect Win or ,ourh ho,h o,,b.r
directly or thro,eh s,,horji,,,,., or
con,rojled lines vithou, nroyio,,s con.
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inns was answered u! letter rom
fZatro, Nli'ual'N agreeing 10 the
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President smith later N March. 1895
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