Show A BIG CONSOLIDATION A Move to Unite tho Great Northern and Northern Pacific NEW YORK Aug 17A special dispatch dis-patch to amorning paper affirms that a movement is on foot to start n new company com-pany with Jos J Hill at the head for the purpose of consolidating the Northern Pacific and tho Great Northern railroad system which will include practically the whole northwest I 1 rumored that this consolidation will be urged on the ground of economy and President Hill and President Oaks are at present going over the details to prepare some plans of operation to be submitted to the stockholders I is said here that when the plan is perfected it will show that by close management man-agement economies can be inaugurated in the management of Northern Pacific economies that will help the property out of at least some of its embarrassment |