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Show 'gray to report on western pacific Possibility That the Koad May Be Taken Over by Rockefeller Interests. SAX F KAMI SCO. .Tan. 22. Carl ' TJnyimmil Cniy, pr"si.li'iit nf the Wrst- 'rn' Maryland Raihva iiipaiiy, va? loihiv a' to F! Paso, at'W'r mak ing an inspc-t ion trip o"Ol' ttii' Vit-e Vit-e r ii l'a. il'ic- railway, j .Mr. tii.'U'. it was tiaiJ. van askctl to J look ovc-r tho Western Pacific by the Rockefeller interests, which ate larye hoi. lets of the road 's securities, to aid them in acting upon tho reorganization plan recently submitted. Mr. Cirav'spont four days here, visiting visit-ing tho Western Pacific" offices nud consulting with the receivership management. man-agement. He left last night iu his private pri-vate car. His trip here was partly tho basis for n report that he might become the operating head of the Western Pacific, if his report, to the Rockefeller interests inter-ests influenced them to seek control ol the road under the reorganization. Mr. Gray became familiar with railroad con ditions in the west through his operation opera-tion of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, Oregon Electric Railways and his position po-sition as president of the Great Northern North-ern railway. |