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Show BIG PROJECT IS LAUNCHED Railroad Enterprise Involving In-volving $200,000,000 Is Backed By Morgan Chicago, Sept. 14. According to a morning paper a railroad enterprise involving an expenditure of $200,000,-000 $200,000,-000 was launched yesterday by interests inter-ests representing J. P. Morgan and company and fourteen railroads entering en-tering Chicago. The plan embraces a complete solution of the freight handling problom In Chicago in that half of the bond issues to he set aside for passenger and freight terminals. term-inals. Papers for the project are said to hare been signed by all concerned. The first issue of $25,000,000 bonds, it is said, will be made at once. The plan Is alo aid to Involve the outright purchase of several railroads, rail-roads, including the Chicago and WeBiern Indians and the Belt Iine. |