Show NARRIMANS BIG PLAN Officials of His Four Lines in Conference MEETING IN KANSAS CITY Has Called Union Pacific Alton Illinois Central and Kansas City Southern Heads Together nnd Whispers of the Big Consolidation Ogden Electric Line May bo First of a Chain of Stato Bonds Westerns West-erns Earnings Donald Koso Arrives 4 Ar-rives President Burt Robbed Kansas City March 25The many rumors of a big railroad consolidation involving the Union Pad lie I he Chicago Alton the Illinois Central ruul the Kansas City Southern tho latter road I being thc reorganized Ksinsas 8 City 1 Pllt burg Gulf were revived hereto gay wlu n It became known that high j I ofllclals of all these lines were holding I a secret conference In Kansas City Among those who participated in tho conference were E JL Harriman of all hoc roads S M Felton president the Chicago Alton Horace C Burt president of the Union Pacillo Air JIarriman is i the leading spirit in the lines mentioned and president of the Oregon Short Line J Added interest was given to the conference I con-ference by tho fact that Messrs Harriman Har-riman and Felton camo to the meeting by appointment directly after making a careful Inspection of the Kansas City Southern line The stories of a pending consolidation are denied but among railroad men not directly Interested the probability of such a combine Is much discussed Kspcclal stress Is laid upon the fact that the same capitalists are largely interested In nil the properties and that tho Union Pacific and Chicago Alton are already working under very clos I traffic relations |