Show PROPOSED ED LEAD MERGER ST. ST LOUIS Oct Oct 21 Daniel 1 Daniel Guggenheim helm heim and Sol Guggenheim of oC the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican Smelting and Refining He company compan Hugh Grant Brown of oC the Morton Trust company campan o of New York anti and ant Homer Homner Ho Ho- mer mner Wise president of the Union Lead Lend and Oil 01 company arrived in St. St Louis started yesterday e on an Inspection trip till through th the various lead properties controlled by the Whit Guggenheim Whit Whit- Ryan ney-Ryan Interests and for a further inspection of thc tho local pipe sheet shot and paint manufacturing plants which are to be mer merged ed into Inlo a company which will wi control the entire entre led lead manufacturing manufacturing Interests of the countr country While hUe none o of the party would consent con con- sent to lo enter Into detailed discussion of ot the plans regarding the merger they declared that there was no foundation foun foun- dation to the report from rom New Yo York Yok k CI City to the effect that the progress s pf the lead merger had hud been ben delayed through any cause other than the necessary necessary essar essary Un time required to perfect legal details of the organization This de denial denial denial de- de nial was as followed by the declaration that only a a. a short time would elapse before announcement of oC the completion of or the merger would be made The party part left lef for fOl southeastern Missouri U yester yesterday ay afternoon |