Show MERGER LONG STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE TOWARD THE FORMATION OF A communication TRUST american telephone and telegraph company has secured the gould stock and thus control of the western un on new york announced in boston and confirmed in new york another billion dollar merger became a reality with the practical absorption of the western union telegraph company by the american telephone and telegraph company the western union one of the pet properties of the late jay gould could has been in the gould family for a generation and it was by the sale of gould stock on tuesday that the me ger was accomplished while the report has ben been current that the mackay companies oon control troll ing the telegraph company ultimately will be included in the plan of reorganization no confirmation 0 of this could be obtained ial u new york officials of the postal were emphatic that the company would remain in dependent |