Show REFUSES BI BIG LOAN TO ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM I Wells-Fargo Wells Company Turns Down Request for Two Millions New Now York Aug 21 Tho Tho refusal reCusal of ot the Fargo Wells company compan to loan 1011 to the tho St. St Louis and San Francisco Fr railroad caused financiers toda today to sa say that Mr 11 Harriman ha has hai always declared that the Rook Rock Island clique furnished the Interstate Commerce Commerce Com Coin merce commission with much of the tho material used in tho the Investigation which did so much damage to tho the Harriman prestige For several years the two factious factions jointly controlled Chicago Alton but about a year car before tho the Interstate Commerce investigation the tho Rock Ruck Island Island Island Is Is- land Interest got control of sufficient stock to outvote Mr 1 Harriman at the annual me meeting Tho The result was WD J that Mr r. r Harriman was vas compelled to turn turnover turnover over oyer the company compan to his rivals Subsequently charges were circulated circulated In Wall Wail all street that there had been Irregularities in the bookkeeping and certain disbursements discovered that were not jm Justified by sound practices tices Ices The Interstate Commerce commission commission com coin mission was found to be bo In possession of evidence that could not have come except from inside sources Tho relations between tho ho two factions factions fac fac- bus became greatly strained str wh when n Rock Island turned control of the tho Chicago Alton over to tho the Clover CIO CloverLeaf CloverLeaf Leaf About ten days ago Rock Is Island Island Island Is- Is land stock began to show pronounced weakness In the tho face of heavy advance in En the general market and at tho the same samo lime time here appeared heavy y selling from some ome mysterious source of Union Pacific Pa- Pa eRie cinc Southern St. St Paul and Northern Pacific There IH IR a a. good deal of oC amusement over tho the predicament of Thomas W. W Lawson and John D. D Rockefeller Jr his hili all ally aily in th tho pres present nl advertising campaign s Mr Lawsons Lawson's prediction that American Smelting and Re Refining would sell to In the Jhc near future seemed scorned far r from fulfillment this afternoon afternoon after after- noon when the stock broke from flom 04 r atter-r 4 1 f to DO tiG 8 1 under heavy selling b by the tho Rock flock Island crow crowd |