| Show JACOBS BACK FROM THE EAST Ncgchlicns for the Salt Lake and Mercur Road Now OrT Chlugo rot Were Plgurlu un Its Tore d but could Nc Put Vr tho Money I 3 O Jacobs general monBgr of the Halt Lake and 11rcur rolhoul ro turned front Nw York title morning after an absence of about lv weeks The gentleman was seen by a News rdwrtir shortly after his arrival and on being questioned concerning the re Pulled sale of the road candidly said hat negotiations for Its sale l had been pending for some time Post and that his business culled him iajt but said he the people couldnt lease the mono In the required time and negotiations with those particular parties ale now offMr Mr Jacobs said that the report In Chicago Papers that the road hail bend ben-d wan promoters He had been figuring fig-uring with Chicago parties and the sale 0 at eat 10Id al one time and then fell through for the reasons above staled Other parties however were now figuring 1 Us I purchase uoiiiiinlntc business conditions In the East Mr Jacvbs said I they were good but that all was In I an uproar concernIng concern-Ing the prospective war with Spain There was plenty of money In the banks but thee Institutions were afraid to do anything during the present pres-ent excited period They Norm not now looking for Investments |
