Show i HILL LAYS PLANS i ifOR fOR GREAT ROAD I i Merging of Burlington BUllington and I Northern Pacific Said to Be Purpose PL of Railroader I In n Republican n Special I Service Ser April K- K S l t s J. J Hill Hili l IH said t to be In- laying his hIM plans to lo eventually eventual buy tIme tile Northern eully Tn rn Uro Bur Bur- road null nU se the latter with the time Grent et Northern Tho rumor that flint tills this I Is I. Imminent bus hus been bean current tile past I few w days das The sale of thie Northern Pacific P I would In lii nil all call for tilt the 1 retirement re le nt of or the lime Joint Is 18 as RJ the tue Southern Ita stockholders are arc not m likely lly to lo their lr U It III In lIar Hur earnings and continue to assume obligations for lor hit 1110 on thos bonds There Thero arc nrc UJ of or these thene JOl ll bonds outstanding and to redeem I at Wi at-Wi would call for In Iii addition aUdi addi tion boli Iho thio Northern rn Pacific would have vc I I. I t-j t J be lie paid laid for it its ils equity III in Burlington arn- arn In lags s. s which be Lo bought for j cash About Aboul a year or 01 so ago ao Mr Hill Hili sounded sound sound- p. p ed Ibo tIri foreign monty money markets lo to a ascertain ascer ascer- tam tain the prospect for or floating a n block of securities sufficient to lo cover this deal but hut tile Hie was time 1 aM e considered II merd Inopportune |