Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-11-06 | Page 5 | J. J. Hill Denies the Rumor of a Sale

J J HILL DEmES THE RU OF A SALE SALES S Says There is No Foundation What Whatever Whatever ever for Rumored Pur Purchases Purchases chases In Utah The following t two Yo tele telegrams rams explain themselves Salt Sall Lake City Utah No Nov 4 t 1909 J J r Hill St SL Paul forward Rumors and otherwise say ay for weeks that the Hili interests have bought or arc about to buy certain railway property in Ogden especially the Eccles line Purchases are said to 10 be for fOl the Bur Dur Burtington entrance into inlo Utah Ulah Is there therean an any truth in Ue tito matter rould greatly appreciate au by wire ire Signed TIlE rUE TRIBUNE St Paul Minn No Nov 5 Tribune SnIt Salt Lake received There Is no foundation er for rumored purchases In iii Utah Ulah Signed JAS J HILL Equally strong denials were made mado hy by all of the Hill and ami the Harriman interests in Salt Lake Lak and In iii Ogden concerning the rumors that have havo appeared In print of late about the alleged sale salo of or option on the Eccles tines lines in Ogden and vicin I l ly Some Soma of tho highest S that the they did not care caro to make r a for formal formal mal denial donral of the reports because that would dignify them to some ox tent and that they were unworthy of notice