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Show consolidate the ..- i44jqaj)s Chicago. Feb. 14. Henrj A Blair, financial head of the Chicag3 Railways j comjunv. returned jesterday from New York, where he has been for tho last two weeks endeavoring to bring about a merger of all the elevated I railroads In Chicago. j "Wo have made some pi ogress," ho said, "and that is about all I can say at this time. I expect to return to New York about the end of this week to continue negotiations. "It Is a big projecf and I do not expect ex-pect that It can be brought about In a week or a month, probably not in a year. "Everjonc concerned is agreed that a merger of all the transportation lines is desirable, but when someone attempts to bring It about, there aro always some "knockers' who got busy. I do' not feel discouraged, however, and I still believe that the plans worked out last July will go through." " |