Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-27

with all it's manifestations. will be merged in one management. and that management ours. We shall not need to absorb. nor purchase, a single rail road until it is bankrupt"
 Sensible idea, Allison" approved Clark of the Standard Cereal company. Its logical proposition which l had in mind years ago."
 "Allison's stroke of genius, it seems to me. consists in getting us together. smiled Haverman, hanging his arm over the back of his chair.
 Banker Chisholm leaned forward on the table, and stroked his round chin refiectively. There would be some Reorganization, and perhaps financial disorder, in the first two years" he considered; but the railroads are al ready harassed too much by the gov eminent to thrive under competition, and, in the end. believe this proposed standardization would be the best thing for the interests of the country, wherein Chisholm displayed that he was a vestryman of Market Square church wherever he went.
 What is your proposition?' asked Grandin, who. because of the self-as- sertion necessitated by his diminutive size. seemed pompous, but was not. No pompous man could have merged the wood, coal and oil interests, and, hay ing merged them, swung them over his own shoulder.
 Allison's answer consisted of one word.
 Consolidation, he said.
 There was a moment of silence, while these men absorbed that simple idea, and glanced speculatively, not at Allison. but at each other. They were kings, these heads of mighty corpora tions, whose emissaries carried their sovereignties into the farthest corners of the earth. Like friendly kings, they had helped each other in the protec- tion of their several domains; but this was another matter.
 That's a large proposition, Ed stated Vance. very thoughtfully. All sense of levity had gone from this meeting. They had come, as they thought, to promote large mutual in, terest, but not to weld Frankenstein. "I did not understand your project to be so comprehensive. I fancied your idea to be that the various companies represented here. with Chisholm as financial controller, should take a mu. tual interest in the support Of the At lantic-Pacific, for the purpose of con solidating the railroad interests of the country under one management, there by serving our own transportation needs"
 Very well put, Vance" approved Taylor. smoothing his pointed mus tache.
 That is mere logical development of the railroad situation" returned Al lison. If l had not cemeEted this di- rect route, someone would have made the consolidation you mention within ten years, for the entire railroad situ- ation has been disorganized since the death of three big men in that field; and the scattered holdings would be, and are. an easy prey for anyone vital ly interested enough to invade the in. dustry. I have no such minor propo- sition in mind. I propose, with the Atlantic-Pacific as a nucleus, to, first. as I.have said. bring the financial ter minals of every mile of railroad in the United States into enc central cffice. With this I then propose to combine the National Dairy Products consolida- tion, the Standard Cereal company, the Amalgamated Metals Constructive company, the Union Fuel, American Textiles, the United States Supplies. and the stupendous financial interests swaye6 by the banks tributary to the Majestic Trust company propose to weld these gigantic concerns into one corporation. which shall be the mighti- est organization the world has ever known. Beginning with the control of transportation, it will control all food. diA dPpaA Ois du SOhotA uItiOu lldlciidiSg all fuel. From the shoes on his feet to the roof over his head. every man in the United States of America, from laborer to president, shall pay tribute to the International Transportation Gentlemen, if I have dreamed big, it is because have dealt with men who deal only in large dreams. What propose Is an empire greater than that ever swayed by any monarch in history. We eight men. who are here in. this room. can. build that empire with a scratch of a pen, and can hold it against the assaults of the world!" ,.l
 His voice rang as he finished. and Rabbit looked at him in wonder. All lison had always been a strong man; ! but now. iE this second youth. he was, an Antaeus springing fresh from the earth. There was a moments lull. and then nasal voice drawled into the silence. s,,
 "Allison;" 1t was the voice of old Joseph C.. Clark, who had built the Standard Cereal company out of one