Show f RAILROAD DEAL combinations of the Vander bilts and others seeking new lines new york jan 26 the new york tribune says reports are current that large interests some of the rumors say the Vander bilts and others a combination of the Vander bilts and the pennsylva nta railroad arc acquiring the control of the lake eric western road the stock especially mentioned ag thus lag transferred being the holdings of the calvan S balce estate concerning this report fredrick W chairman of the board bays mrs balce has not sold her lake erie and western stock and as far as known she docs not intend to sell it I 1 dont know of any large blocks of the stock having i changed hands or about to be transi berred it any such deal as is rumored waa underway I 1 should probably know i about it I 1 two 0 the other directors of the i lake erie and western said that they j knew nothing of any movement for i transferring control of the road alj though the activity in the stock might indicate that an attempt by certain in was being made to purchase the controlling interests j ri only one meeting of the directors baa wen held since the death of president arke and at that meeting the subject of the sale of the road was not discuss ed or even mentioned r it was said persons that the ilg pour the cleveland cincinnati chicago and st loula had bought or as planning to buy the lake erie and etc rn this story could not be ver bcd ocd alor could others previously peterr bo Vander bilts and t pennsylvania with the alleged et var 1 r rc control of the lake erie tern it has been understood te fa ya that the big four Is y arol of the vander |