Show ROCKEFELLER GOULD INTERESTS TO BE MERGED INTO V VAST AS I RAILROAD SYSTEM Transcontinental Merger Aimed to Combat Other Gigantic Interests in ill inthe the Railroad World DENVER Sept 23 George George J J. J GouldIn Gould Gould- In ln alliance with the Ho Rockefellers and id dependent interests l I la organizing t will be known as ns the tho Transcontinental Securities company The plan of ot the Transcontinental SecurIties Se- Se company embraces n a n new new transcontinental line lInc formed b by the Chicago Milwaukee St. St Paul th the Missouri J 3 Kansas the tho Missouri tI Pacific Denver Ro RIo Grande Grando o and md Rio Grande Western estern The St St. Paul and the Missouri Kansas Te Texas ns are now absolutely absolutely ab nb- ab- ab controlled 1 b by the no Rockefellers who are vcr very large lar holders In the Gould system securities s and upon whom Mr 11 Gould r relies lIs lI's to n a grant rn rr nt extent for or aid In connection with the large projects pro pro- posed The Transcontinental Securities campan company corn com pany pan Is to be In reality the opponent of or the Northern Securities company compan The formation of or the latter In Iii tho Northwest lla has made necessary the co coalition coalition co- co of ot the Gould and Rockefeller In Interests Interests Interests In- In In the South and West West- e t The formation of oC U h new transcontinental route means that the tho supremacy of ot the Burlington the Northern Pacific and the Union Pacific Chicago t Northwestern orth- orth western roads road as transcontinental lines Jines from Chicago o to the Pacific coast will wIllbe willbe be contested Offset to Moffat The o Milwaukee St. St Paul while having agreements with the other roads has no Independent outlet west of or the Missouri url river rl The new now road ad from Chicago to the coast const will be via Kansas CIt City The lUll road the Burlington protects the properties properties prop prop- of ot the Northern Securities compan company com corn pany pan and h by Its alliance with the new Moffat road will be all the stronger r In Inthe Inthe inthe the Western field held The Union Chicago Northwestern combination being a through line Is al also o In the list of roads discriminating against tho the Milwaukee The Rockefeller Gould lIer plan Is Is briefly stated staled a complete merger of all nil properties properties properties proper proper- ties and Interests held b by the two In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Northwest West Vest Southwest and East Will Beat Hill Gould Gouhl Is 15 now undertaking the rehabilitation rehabilitation reha reha- of or the securities of all his roads known as the Gould properties This is a necessary procedure prior to the formation of or the new transcontinental line The first l announcement emen t will come In the shape of a submitted to bond and stockholders to exchange the 5 per cent bonds for all the outstanding preferred stock of the St St. Louis Southwestern the proposition proposition proposition tion being couched In the shape of or an offer after from Cram the Missouri Pacific system to take over o stock for or bonds When hen this Is completed the new holding company com corn pany to take over o the securities of ot all the Gould lines JInes Including the t two tso 0 Rocke Rockefeller teller lines will be formed T e e Rockefeller Gould merger will include over miles of or road and will represent represent rep rep- re resent nt an enormous capital Investment Vast Interests Involved Those on the Inside are watching with Impatient Interest the lining up of ot the forces force opposed d c-d to each other the allies of oC Gould an and the Interests of ot Morgan Gould Goud will be backed b by the lers Jers E. E H. H Harriman Senator V W. A A. A Clark the Western estern Union Telegraph company compan Henry C. C Frick William Henry HenT Smith and those associated with him the large holders of Chicago Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mil- waukee St. St Paul stock Moore brothers brothers brothers broth broth- ers Jacob Russell Sage Kuhn Loeb Co the Mercantile Trust company com corn pany any the Equitable Life Lite and the National National National Na Na- City bank of ot New York It is not considered at all improbable that I even more roa roads s controlled by Goulds Gould's allies aUles will be brought by the Transcontinental Securities company Into the combination Those associated teli lC with J. J Pierpont Morgan and who will naturally natural be his allies are The the NewYork NewYork New NewYork York Central A A. J. J Cassatt and the tho Pennsylvania lines the Po Postal tal Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph and Cable company the shipping trust as represented by Griscom the tho coming pr president the First National bank and the National Bank BanI ot of Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce of ot New York City |