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Show i nid'aiuMi iomiiim:. Itr rcuon of the conaollda'tlon ol Hie four gn at coal carrying railroads of the Atlantic si aboard, one of the largest monopolies of modern times hat been ellected. I'ractlcall), the new organisation organi-sation can control the i ntlre output of anthracite In the Unite 1 Htalea. Itcan determine the quantity to be mined weekly, monthly or annually, Itian uame how tnauy da) a the miner may work, It can llx rrloea without refer euce to wagis, supply or di mand. Thu fuel riqulrementa of largo cltlca and of exleuslve manufacturing concerns will be at Hie mery of thla vatt toal mou ooly. Tho"ooal deal" was secretly con tummated. Nothing was kuowu until J. l'krpout Morgan male the otllclnl I tlbliiatloii, announcing that the Philadelphia Phil-adelphia and Ittadlng railroad had acquired coutrol, by lease, of the Le-high Le-high Valley rallroul, and alto the Central of New Jersey. lliadlag stoik, wlilili at the time wat telling forMj, In llsoiiilnutia Juniid to 01. In one hour ltol,UuO share changed handt. The termlualtof Hie roadt forming the tyrullcale aru New York, l'lilla-delfhla l'lilla-delfhla aud Uultnlo. Prom thete lnlt It distributed the coal tu ply of the lake region, thu Mltlitlp I valley, he Ohio valley, and a vatt area ou the Atlantic ualmard, |
