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Show MONEY FOR THE B. & O. It is Said that Placed Ten Millions Worth of Nw 5 Per Cent Stock. Baltimore, Oct. 29. The Evening News says it is understood that President Mayer of the Baltimore fc Ohio Railway comyany while in Europe recently secured subscriptions subscrip-tions from English capitalists for the $5,000,-000 $5,000,-000 of new 5 per cent stock of the company and that the stockholders of the Baltimore & Ohio will be asked to ratify this and also $5,000,000 in addition at their annual meeting meet-ing nest month. It is stated that the money will be expended in improving: the road and paying the former holders of Pittsburg fe Western railway stock for the shares of ihu Baltimore fc Ohio purchased from them. The remainder will be divided aiaons the present holders of the Baltimore cfc Ohio stock as a 20 per cent stock dividend. |