Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-01-10 | Page 15 | Gould-Rockefeller Entente is Rumored

tI i I ENTENTE IS RUMORED D 4 t t l 1 There Is a revival of oC the rumor that the th Gould and Rockefeller R Interests are being gradually combined These rumors have havet t t r been b en frequent during the last year int In InWall InI I t t r Wall Van street and recently r enU a statement I i how authentic is not known was Issued I to the effect that John D Rockefeller Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now the largest stockholder t holder In the th Den Denver Denver II ver vel A Rio Grande road and that In the c I I 1 near future developments of oC Importance i I 1 may be bd 1 6 expected In a report of the ru ro rumor 1 I mor mar received in Salt Lake yesterday Ill i rt from Denver was the statement that ofu of officials l u iI I of ot the D R G there had no nOi noRi i Ri Information concerning any an change In L t jl t control of oC the road and that they the strongly i j I t discredit the report 1 il ii 1 t In Salt Lake Colonel Ira E Benton i i i general representative for the Denver Dener I I r if Rio TUo Grande smiled when he read the die dis dispatch dieE E i patch Mr Rockefeller has a big InterI Inter Interest Interest I est in the road all aU right he said but I 1 I I f doubt if It f there is any an likelihood of a t 1 change In the control If It there was we 1 I I would never nevar know any difference out I i linro here t t J I f Would Rockefeller contribute any an great I J advantages to the system in this part of or 2 I I the country by assuming control Would i iff It mean opening new traffic to road was asked Not that I can see srI The Denver Rio Grande is now attending to about as much business as It can handle with Its present equipment ment was the reply In Denver It was predicted that should the report be b well founded It would result re result result sult In the Ro Rio Grande getting the busl buss I I ness of or the Colorado Fuel Iron com corn company company I pany puny which up to this time has been bren di ii divided vided between Rio Grande and the Colo Colorado Colorado Colorado rado Southern It Is well understood I it was said that John D Rockefeller con controls controls controls the Colorado Fuel Iron company com pan