| Show CONFERENCE ON THE CANAL WORK William J Oliver and Men In Interested Interested With Him Hold r Meet Meeting ing in New York New ew York Feb 3 William J Oliver of Knoxville Tenn renn the lowest for the construction work on the Panama canal hold held a conference here tonight with ten other contractors who will It Is understood be associated with Mr Oliver in the event his bid Is c Time The purpose of the conference I It was saId was to dIscuss the forma tion of a corporation which would be prepared to undertake the work on the isthmus Meeting of Men Interested Those In iii addition to tIr Mr l 1 r were John B McDonald and John Pierce of this city George Pierce of Maine P T or of tIme the Walsh Contracting corn com company pany Davenport Ia P T Brennan of the Brennan Construction or of Washington D C Robert RUssell or of N Now w York who vimo has been associated with Mm rl Oliver in his many W E Sayre of the International Contracting om an Charles Ackert third vice vic president of th Southern Railroad corn com company pany E R Chester of time the National Bank of Commerce Washington D C and A AC AC C Smith of this city Mr Oliver declined I to discuss time the of oC meet meetIng meeting I II Ing but said that mi might ht be I made pUblic in a fc few days A representative tive of Mr fr Oliver subsequently an announced announced some plans that have been beon agreed upon In addition to those al ai already ready known McDonald Over All Mr Ir McDonald will Ir If time the corporation to lie formed Is awarded the canal con contract contract tract have general supervision of time the work worl George Pierce and John PIerce who have Interests in the largest quarries In Inthis inthis this country will have charge or of the ma mason mason son work and Mr lr Walsh will have su supervision supervision over oer time the work of excavation Mr Brennan will have portions or of the construction work worl to do Robert Russell will be it was said In charge of this work Vice President Ackert of the Southern Railway will have huc charge of an all to the canal not only onh of men em employed plo ed but or of machinery used H A C Smith and Mr Chester will l have ave charge of the financial end or of the corporation Others May Get In It is said that the contractors In the company would associate with themselves such other contractors as may be necessary sary Among others consulted by the contractors were P McCarthy who Is associated with Mm Ir Walsh In the construction company compon i G 0 O 0 Ten Tenney ney an expert on concrete work worle of S C L C Gunter who las has been associated with Mr OlIver r in pre previous enterprises and aThI George F Parker representing time the Title Titie Guaranty find and Sure Surety Surety ty company compan df Scranton Pa The latter has arranged for tor a hondo bond The fInal papers for incorporation It Itis itIs is auld bi be drawn up tomorrow Mr Oliver had until next Wednesday to corn com compI pI ply with the requirements of the govern government mont ment that Ime he should associate with him himat himat at least two other experIenced contra tors and Inc incorporate a comp company ny with a capital or of It Is understood that the wm be tomorrow of the Incorporation of the company and its personnel |
