Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-03-20 | Page 5 | Gould's Big System

GOULDS BIG SYSTEM All the Southwest Linen to Bo in Missouri Pacific Pool New York March 19The World this morning says that George J Gould has for several days been In conference con-ference at his Lakewood home with officers of Western roads with a view to combining all of the Gould roads In the West and < Southwest into one huge company with a capitalization of 250 OCOOOO or 300000000 and with a total of about 13000 mileage I The chief roads concerned the proposed pro-posed deal are Missouri Pacific St Louis Rock Island Iron Mountain 8 Southern Railway company St Louis Southwestern Railway company Texas Pacific Railway company Wabash Railroad company Practically all of the stock of the St Louis Iron Mountain Moun-tain Southern railway Is already owned by the Missouri Pacific When seen at his home Mr Gould refused to confirm or deny the report