Show I BELIEVE HARRI i HOLDS GOULD ROAD I Railroad Men Think Western Pacific Now Controlled by Magnate ROBINSONS ROBINSON'S REPORT USED Experts Expert's Findings Brought Financier to T Terms enns at Chicago Meeting I A great deal eal of or Interest was taken by bt railroad mon mOil Mon Monday aY in tho the stories from tho the West resl concerning the tho settlement settlement settle settle- ment mont of or the between I- I B. B II H. Harriman and the Goulds over the thu Western estern Pacific That a community or of interest plan has been lIeen aStee agreed to and that it covers all traille and po political political po- po O- O matters Is admitted according to the telegraphic reports which have I been sent out and these are confirmed by private letters received b by several railroad officials in tho ell city Monday It was also established that the a agreement agreement agree agree- ree- ree ment was mado so su far as Mr MF lr man was concerned because of or the splendid report made to him concerning concern concern- In log ing the condition of or the road by A A. A. A Robinson the eminent railroad build build- cr or who recently left leCt Salt SaIl Lake Lako after a week spent here hero in compiling the data he had collected during his inspection of ot the Western Vestern Pacific It II was staled and afterwards denied denIed de de- de- de nied by Mr Harriman that Mr RobInson RobInson Robinson Rob Rob- inson had madu mado an Inspection of or tho the Gould property properly for th the tho purpose of or making an expert report to Mr HarrIman Harriman Har- Har riman and advising him as to the condition condition con con- and value of or the property Didn't Know J l n. n The matter was put up to Mr Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson prior to his departure from roni the city but he would not nol admit that ho had even heard of or Mr 11 Harriman much le lei less that he lie had a speaking ac- ac with him or was in his em- em ploy It was stated at the time lime that arrangements had been made to have ha Mr 11 Robinson meet Mr 11 Harriman and mal make nako o here but It was afterwards afterwards afterwards aft aft- learned that thal Mr Robinson on went vent directly to Chicago and met mot his chief there What hat the thc report was can be C suc guessed from Train the fact that Mr 1 Harriman felt it necessary to treat eat with the Goulds and tie up their l road oa oaIn In iii n such a fashion Cashion that It would not nol be bo bea boa a menace to the business of oC the Southern Southern South- South em ern Pacific or to lo the Harriman inI in- in I luence fluence I u en Ce The telegraphic reports to the effect ef- ef that tho thu deal was an outcome of the he assistance that Harriman Haniman gave Gould some months a ago o when the Wheeling Lake Erie was in trouble Is s not generally believed o here as at that hat time lime Gould and Harriman were ln ha laving having a death grapple grapple- In the stock market and the thc battle lasted Jon long after aft- aft er ci r Gould had rescued his Ohio and Vest Vest- Virginia railroad and had it in good shape financially Believe c has JIas Bou Bought ht The report is to the effect that there thero theres Is s to be no competition between the two wo roads and that the business is to tobe tobe toc be c divided di up the Harriman road getting get get- ting ng the lions lion's share because of or Its priority in the field This however is not generally bc- bc eved here the impression being that Harriman has bought tho the road That ThatIs Is Is s that he has taken laken it over pa paying in inlo to lo o the thc Goulds the expense to which hey have ay c. a been put in Is s already done and assuming the fixed charges on the bonds that were Issued agaInst the roads road's projects w hen it was launched Officials of the tho Ole Oregon on Short Line yesterday were not disposed to discuss the ho reports concerning the Harriman Harriman- Gould settlement They said that it was a matter thc they knew little about as It did not affect tho the business of or the Oregon Short Line and that the In Information In- In formation that was given the public would have to come from Mr Harriman Harriman Harriman Harri Harri- man or some one delegated by him him to tomake tomake tomake make the matter public TI |