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Four Kings of the Rail Unite in Chicago Deal
The Rockerfeler Morgan Hill syndicate gains control of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line linking the Great Northern to the east. Major Chicago stakeholders including Barling Marshall Field and Alexander Mitchell estate cash out as the syndicate coordinates a $30 million lease and major stock acquisitions.
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Chicago
Rockefeler-Morgan-Hill
Ocean
Barling
St. Paul
Leeser
Great Northern
Earling
Marshall Field
Alexander Mitchell
George T. Smith
Rockefeller
Morgan
Karling
St. Paul Line
Lve
Alexander Geddes
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Mai
Northern Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Vanderbilts
Alton
Lord Strathcann
Canada
Canadian Pacific