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Show RAILWAY MAGNATES WILL SWAP ROADS President Lovett of the Harriman system and President Ripley ot the Santa Fo are about to make a swap in railroads. Lovett Ib willing to trade 242 miles of Harriman system track for 2G3 miles or Santa Fc track that Ripley wants to get rid of The Southern Pacific happens to possea :i stretch of road from Mo-Jnve Mo-Jnve to Needles, which it does not use, but whloh tho Santa Fe leases. Tho Santa Fo owns' a stretch of road from Nogales to Guaymaa, In 'Mexico, which like the other line, is leased. Tho Southern Pacific lease it from the I SanUi Fe. oinfltuln-. l&o this .coav-craailoa ' was hold the other day when the big railroad chiefs met In New York: "SuppoRo you sell me that line from Mojave to. Needles," suggested Ripley Rip-ley to .Lovott. "Suppose you sell me that line from .Nogales to Guaymas," replied Lovett to Ripley. "Suppose -we swap," .suggostcd Rip. ley. ' . .. " ' TDone," said LovetL And now the stock holders of both roads arc called on to ratify tho-1 agreement. .. ' |