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Show BEGINS WON Off I UOUGUAYJAILDOAD Charles Bright Seeks to Pre-vent Pre-vent John D. Rockefeller From Taking Control. I3v International Nous Service, fl 'NEW YOttK, Sept. 21. Charles Rri "lit Iihs begun an action in the fl On itcrl States district court by which H he ?ecks to prevent Jolin D. Rockofcl- Hfl lcr, lOlias M. Johnson ami .'ohn J. H McKclvov from securing control of the 1 Pun-America u railway in Uruguay. The papers filed ui the suit distil dis-til do"C the fact that Mr. Ifockofellor first, became interested in the South American enterprise while playing a game of golf with Mr. Johnson at H Pocantico Hills, where Mr. Rocket ol-H ol-H lcr's Hudson river estate is located, fl As a resuil of his conversation on the I links, the Standard Oil magnate in-Vested in-Vested $,"500,000 in the venture, and i ho interests behind Mr. Bright assert that the Standard Oil holdings now amount to a much greater portion ol fl the stock. Hfl , As related in the papers filed in I" ' (onneotion with the suit. MIt. Itoeko-fcller Itoeko-fcller was one day playing golf with Mr. Johnson, who is an iron manufacturer manufac-turer at Sputevcl du Vale, and after running the long putt, the oil manufacturer manu-facturer turned to his opponent and said: "Johnson, you arc the ouly man 1 know who has not asked me to help him in some way. What's the matter haven't vou anything good?" Mr. Johnson then of the railroad in I'rugunv for which he was tri'ing to raise ."r'I.OUO.000 for a S3'ndicate which was financing the road. The next day Mr. Itockctellcr subscribed for $250,-tiOo $250,-tiOo of the stock and later for the fame amount. 15 igh( rharges that he was deposed as manager of the operations in Uruguay Uru-guay and that the men associated with Mr. Rockefeller arc endeavoring to dc-j dc-j rive Ihe men who secured the concession con-cession of their interest in the railroad. rail-road. Hright contends that if he and his as.-ocititc? are deprived of their interest. in-terest. Mr. Rockefeller will make a pro! if of between ?1 ,000,000 and $7.-HOO.OOO. $7.-HOO.OOO. A. H. l-avour, who supplanted .Bright as manager, said tonight that when he took charge throe miles of road had been built, at. a cost of $1,-."ion.OOD, $1,-."ion.OOD, and that he believed all of the stockholders would be glad to take their money and interest and drop the project. |
