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Show JAMES SPEYER IS ON ROCK ISLAND BOARD NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The following statement was given out today at the office of-fice of the Chicago, Rock Island A Paclflo Pa-clflo Railway comiany: "The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway company has sold to Speyer & Co. J36.000.000 of Its first and refunding mortgage 4 per cent gold bonds due April 1. 19T4, which will provide for the requirements require-ments of the company until the summer of 1906. The Rock Islnnd management has requested re-quested James Speyer to become a direc-tor direc-tor lrTthe Rock Island company, and a member of the finance committee, and Mr. Speyer has consented." |