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Show GOVERNMENT MERGER SUIT ADJOURNS TILL MARCH 28 NEW YORK. March 8. William Mahl. comptroller of the Union Pacllic railroad, was the final witness today in tho government gov-ernment suit to dissolve tho Union Pa-cUlc-Southern Pacific merger. Adjournment was taken until March 28, when the defense mav put in additional addi-tional testimony. Then tho hearing will reconvene on April 1, to allow tho government gov-ernment opportunity for rebuttal. The statement submitted by Mr. Mahl today showod that the Union Pacific held $23,700,000 of tho stock of the Illinois Central railroad and owned. 09.93 per cent of the stock of tho Railroad Securities company, which. In turn, owns $9,200,-000 $9,200,-000 of Illinois stock, making the stock in the road controlled hy the Union Pacific aggregate $32,900,000. The holdings of Chicago & Northwestern, Northwest-ern, hold In the name of the Oregon Short Line, he testified, has Increased from $2,572,000 to $1,750,000. and the Now York Central holdings, also In the name of the Oregon Short Line, from $1 1,285,-745 1,285,-745 to $17,S57,125. There had been no change In the stock ownership by the Union Pacific In the Chicago & Alton or In tho Baltimore & Ohio. Details of tho above holdings and many others may bo found in tho annual report of tho Union Pacific and other railroads recently published. |