Show I ABSORBING A ROAD Final Negotiations for Taking in the Omaha Line Chicago Jan Olhe Record tomorrow tomor-row will gay Final negotiations for the complete absorption of the Chicago I St Paul Omaha line by the Chicago Northwestern cOmpany It is reported report-ed arm being carried on in New York the home of the ruling powers behind tho Northwestern system Since 18S2 the Northwestern has controlled the OmaTia which has a trackage of 1537 miles mllestIa said that for a long time the Northwestern ha bene working to secure I se-cure full claim to the Omaha but the I question of stock transfers has been a stumbling block Now Inasmuch aa the common stock of the two roads arc drawing nearer each other In value It Is believed that the necessary transfers trans-fers can be made satisfactorily Xt Is said that the Northwestern holdings of Omaha stock are 53800 shares preferred and 93200 shares of common At current quotations the 147000 shares are valued at 21850000 V Railroad Notes Messrs Helntz and Burjey will be home this week Trains leaving for the East yesterday were crowded No 6 of the Southern Pacific and the Portland train of the Short Line also had good crowds Parties from I Milford say that Conductor Con-ductor Hawkins of the Short Line froze ono of his ears while sleeping beside be-side a hot slpve in the roundhouse during dur-ing the recent cold snap there |