Show WIZARD Of V ALL VALL STREET CONTROLS CONTROLS' Achieves His Ambition of Owning Owning Own- Own ing Line From Ocean i L 0 to Ocean If FINISHES COLOSSAL TASK TASK J Harriman at Sixty in inthe i the Railroad i World Worl i. New Nev York Au Aug 9 The Tho Tho events c of ot I tho past post tow few days da s 's malta make It It pretty clear c ear that lint E E. II It Harriman has at last t ta achieved a his ambition am Ho lie Is tho Um first firstman firstman man in time the United States Slates to control an anoe ocean on to ocean oCean railroad For years rs h ho ha has h looked forward to tom tol running sleeping cats cars and amI complete trains from New York to Sun Sari Francisco ov over r lila his own 11 lines Now at sixty ho lie Is put put- nutting PUt nut ting tho ho finishing touches lo to lo his pis colossal task lit Ion leu years Harriman has created an nn aim epoch In railroad history At y he had hall practically retired 1 from fran the lie Wall VaU street brok brokerage rago bu j had brought I him a ot nt clY small a on i opportunity 01 lY came carno to nl cl q ii lu railroad l Jn I he W a n r vomits i the tho ai o ct-b ct t lAx 11 O ua Ilia tho jt t ln l n MC vl 11 L 1 r U l 10 X i lff il mm ii l hn hums JUIS cot cod CO 1 Wf 1 1 so ij much money mun y n ri j P and alma none ha hu uyer done dono ono so to 0 ll for his hl stockholders s I J latest IdLest te t great victory I marks maiks tho time dimming or of tJ thio Gould Gould system mu I Harriman's 11 skill at finance at is shown in iii his latest lat st exploit George Gould who had Imad an opportunity at al 0 one tune time to get get-an get et an Eastern connection for fOi ils Western stern roads for about re refused fused to take It Gould afterward expended in time tho district anti and west vest Harriman got ot virtual control lJ by pro pro- I titling a mt loan of or Part lart of On Oil Page lac f rl tin 0 WIZARD OF WALL WALLSTREET WALLSTREET STREET CONTROLS Continued from from rein pago pao ao one the agreement Is that tho Baltimore Ohio railroad a Harriman line lne shall share tharo tho the depot at Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts PIts burg built bui for the tho Wabash by Gould Goult This move saves the tho HaIlman interests interests inter Inter- ests offhand about as ar arrangements ar- ar had been made mado for a n Pittsburg burS terminal for tor the tile Baltimore Ohio to cover that amount amount Since consummating this deal Mr Harriman HarIman has denied that he ho Is In absolute control of ot the Gould system However d despite his modest disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer dis dis- dis- dis claimer his influence will wi inevitably be so 50 great as to amount practically to control Tho The first step taken by Harriman in tn hM hits his new relation to tho the Gould roads was an nn order said to havo have been placed for Or freight cars of ot the most Improved Im mi- proved style stylo syle with wih tho the Prego Pressed Steel Car company to handle handlo the increased tonnage that is exp expected cled 10 May Make alc Harriman who started West Vest Immediately immediately im ml- mediately after aCer the tho financial arrangements arrange arrange- ments meats were Ivero made mado may mako make a tour lour of ot inspection over tho the Gould lines Jnes be before before be- be fore foro his r return turn Harriman's Influence In tho the Gould lines makes him the undisputed master ma- ma matel mas mas- ter tel of ot nearly miles mies of railway with wih a capitalization of or and outstanding bonds bood a aggregating in round numb numbers rs Tho Time immense extent of ot tho the street is la shown by tho following table Union Pacific Southern Pacific Central Pacific Oregon Short Line Lino Chicago Milwaukee St. St t. t Paul 1 Illinois n I no I s C Central en t rn I Baltimore Ohio ErIe Eric Louisiana Texas Central of or Georgia Wheeling Lake Lako ErIe Erlo Wabash Terminal Western V Maryland Wabash To Totals ta 18 Total of or stocks aud and bonds ds controlled by the wizard of at Wall Stocks Bonds Dondl Mileage Iose S n S 1162 8 OU 1218 iOn S j 4 00 2233 l 1593 GO 60 r 3 S WO 2511 S iding |