Burlington Gets Line Buys Colorado Road
The Colorado and Southern Railway Company has been acquired by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway Company. The purchase was cash, about 7 percent of the $1,000,000 outstanding common stock, roughly $2329.00 to majority sellers. Boise Hawley, the largest holder, and associates transferred control to Burlington. The deal keeps Colorado and Southern operating independently with no preferred stock changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado & Southern Railway Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrose Company
Burlington
Bawin Hawley
Colorado & Southern
Hawler
Trumbull
Colorado
Southern Security
Frank Trumbull
Rock Island
Trinity & Brazos
George B. Harris
Chenge
Burlington & Quincy
Hill Cyste
Puget Sound
Gulf of Mexico
Pueblo
Cal
New Officers of Bankers' Trust Co
Directors elected new vice presidents Benjamin Strong Jr D E Pomeroy and Frederick I Kent after Lamont resigns to join First National Bank as vice president F N B Close named secretary treasurer H W Donovan assistant treasurer and H F Wilson Jr assistant secretary joining E C Converse president and J F Thompson vice president The bank reports deposits of 36 510 000 to the Banking Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers’ Trust Company
Thomas W. Lamont
First National Bank
Benjamin Strong, Jr
Thompany
D. E. Pomeroy
Frederick I. Kent
First National Bank of Chicago
F. N. B. Close
H. W. Donovan
H. F. Wison, Jr
Ser
E. C. Converse
J. F Thompson
Banking Department
National City Busy In New Home
National City Bank celebrated its move to the remodeled Custom House at 62 Wall Street with a day of visitors and congratulations. The transfer of 50 million dollars in cash and 490 million dollars in securities, plus records, began Saturday noon and finished by midnight, with smooth operations throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Bank
Custom House
Financial
Wall Street
Census Reports Rise in Ginned Cotton Bale Total
The Census Bureau reports 11,893,115 bales ginned from 1908 crop through December 13, up from 9,284,070 a year earlier, with 27,269 active ginneries. Figures count round bales as half and exclude linters. corrections note totals to December 1 at 11,005,661 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Plans of 20 Million Lumber Merger In Chicago
Edward Hines, newly elected president of the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company, describes the $20,990,000 merger as a world scale move to lower lumber costs. He pledges cheaper manufacturing and consumer prices, while committing to sustainable forestry practices and cooperation with US and Canadian departments. He also cites possible tariff reductions to aid importation of Canadian lumber into the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Hines
Virginia and
Rainy Lake Lumber Companys
Forestry
United States
Canada
Sugar rebate dispute reshapes railroad policy
Inter state Commerce Commission declares two cent cartage allowances for refinery transfers to trains as illegal rebates. Railroads including New York Central Erie Lackawanna and subsidiaries plan a conference to decide whether to obey and discontinue the practice. Officials note no refund demand is issued but enforcement steps possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Erie, Lackawanna and
the Lines
New York Central
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
H. D. Carter
John E. Parsons
American Sugar Refining Company
the Tribune
Claus A. Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Washington
Interstate Commission
International Smelting and Refining Company Incorporated in New Jersey
John D. Ryan and Thomas F. Cole organize a new firm in New Jersey as the International Smelting and Refining Company with 9 million dollars in capital. Frederick Hoff Richard C. Hunt and Nelson W. Runyon are listed as nominal corporators. The company plans plants in Mexico and the United States and a 15 member board will be chosen before New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Ryan
Thomas F. Cole
American Smelting and Refining Company
New Jersey
International Smelting and Refining Company
Frederick Hoff
West lSth
Richard C. Hunt
East 4Th Street
Nelson W. Runyon
West 64Th Street
Mexico
United States
NY Central Not At Fault In Condemnation Plea Over Steam Tracks
Justice Gerard of the New York Supreme Court denies Leopold Hellinger’s bid for a writ to compel the Public Service Commission and Corporation Counsel to condemn the New York Central & Hudson River tracks at grade on West End Avenue. He faults the Rapid Transit Commission for failing to plan a subway as required by the 1900s law, leaving the current at grade operation intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Hellinger
West End Avenue
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Gerard
Supreme Court
Rapid Transit Commission
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Railroad Company
Brunswick Balke Collender Buys 12000 Acres Timberland
The Brunswick Balke Collender Company acquired twelve thousand acres of timber land in Marquette County Michigan to ensure a near inexhaustible supply of hard wood for its operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick- Balke-Collender Company
Marquette County
Mich
Bankruptcies filed in U S District Court including Yonkers builders
Petitions in bankruptcy filed in the United States District Court list voluntary cases for Sutherland & Cuthill Yonkers builders at 25 Fernbrook Street with assets roughly 10 981 and liabilities 4 870. involuntary against W D Greenwald boot dealer on Ninth Avenue. voluntary for Morris Greenberg baker at 24 East Houston Street with assets 150. schedules for Max Kashin outfit at 69 West Houston Street showing debts to Green Manufacturing Co and M Doob Sons. receivers appointed for Furrer & Carey liquor dealers 168 William Street. Schwartz Brothers men furnishings firm at 12 De Lancey Street signed over to Harry Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland & Cuthill
Fernbrook Street
Yonkers
N. Y
Yonkers Building Supply Company
Peoples Savings Bank
Leslie N. Sutherland
Catherine A. Cuthill
W. D. Greenwald
Ninth Avenue
Metropolitan Shoe Company
Marcus Holland
Morris Greenberg
Baker
East Houston Street
Albert Reitman
Madison Avenue
Albert Seligmann
Franklin Street
Max Kashin
Fiber & Kashin
West
Houston Street
Gireen Manufacturing Company
Washington Place
M. Doob Sons & Co
Broadway
Jeromer H. Koehler
Furrer & Carey
William Street
Harry Schwartz
Meyer Schwartz
Schwartz Brothers
de Lancey Street
Harry Meyer
Constable Hook Smoke Nuisance Investigation
Albany report by State Health Commissioner Eugene H Porter finds plants at Constable Hook Bayonne N J a public nuisance and health threat to Richmond Borough residents. Governor Hughes sends complaint and report to Attorney General for action after hearings December 7 with clients from Richmond and officials from Standard Oil Tidewater Oil and Constable Hook Chemical Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Eugene H. Porter
State Health Department
Hughes
Constable Hook
Bayonne
N. J
Richmond
Porter
Appleton Clark
Short
Richmond Borough
Standard Oil Company
Tidewater Oil Company
Constable Hook Chemical Company
Staten Island
Virginia Company Delays New Securities Issuance
Appeals from the Eastern District of Virginia delay the sale of the Virginia Passenger and Power Company properties. No interest payment will occur on January 1. Appellate Court hearings set for January 13 with likely resolution by February, enabling reorganization and issuance of new bonds. Over half of plan securities have already been deposited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Virginia
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
Help Wanted Classified Ads From 1899 Tribune Page
Multiple job seekers in 1899 offer services from bookkeeper to carpenter draftsperson and upholsterer. Notable names and places include Moonman at 1899 Rivington Street, W C with Tribune Office contact, A Corr at Union Ave The Bronx, Stephanakis at 108 West ith Street, and Jurgens at 218 West 6th Street. Ads cover skilled trades, clerical work, cleaning, landscaping, porter watchman, and stables foreman seeking steady or temporary employment with varying references and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonman
Rivington St. Carpenter
Union
W. C
Tribune
Female Visiting Governess for Italian Lessons
Thorough teacher offers Italian lessons by a visiting governess and can be reached at East 11th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East 11Th St
Domestic help wanted in many positions across city
A long list of domestic service ads seeks butlers waiters cooks chambermaids housekeepers gardeners and more. Employers include Osterberg's and Julien's bureaus with multiple addresses and phone numbers in Manhattan offering first class, sober and experienced staff for private homes hotels or boarding houses. References and city or country work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butlers
Osterberg’s Bureau
Lexington Ave
Plaza
Butler
Lovering
West 101St St
James Cooper
Care Strahan
West
Anderson Bureau
134Th St
Morningside
Margaret Smith
Bryant
Aeet
Julien’s Bureau
St. Tel
Valet
Secon
Julien
Collier's Agency
St. Cook
M. H
Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colorado Road
Gulf
Galveston
Kansas City
Steele
Wyoming
Grenville M. Dedee
Union Pacific
Texas & Pacife
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Tisco
Texas
Press- 2
Mecord
J ¥. Stevens
John F. Stevens
New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Stevens
Panama
Great Northern
Hill
J. J.hill
Bankers’ Trust CO
National City
Ryan-Cole Concern
International Smelting and Refining Company Incorporated
Old Rapid Transit Board
BIG Timber Land Purchase
United States District Court
Virginia Company
New-York
Tribune Almanac
and Political Register
tEx
Boston
E. L. Day & Co
Bost & Ehly
Franklin
Min
Mass
St Ry
Hutte
Oscesla
Artot
Real T Co
Quincy Fin
New
Tamarack M
Were & T Co. Ae
Wolverine
Ue S Smellers Co
Utah Etter Es
United Fruit
Charles D
al 122 Co
Sou
Street
Ea. Am Cement
Lehigh Val RR
Zeiss Am Ry Co
Marsden Camber Ia Steel
Phila Co
Penn RR
Phila Elec Co
Phila Rap
Ins Co
Tinion Traction
Union Gas
Lehigh
Welsbach Co
Asa
Phila Elec
Elec & Peo
Phila Co Sa
San Francisco
Julia
Kentucky
Lacy Washington
Belcher
Csave Best & Belcher
Occidental
Ophir Treacewe
Caledonia
Overman Ptaalence
Potosi
Savage Ineaence Gseig Ey
Sag Belcher. Ag
Cal & Spa
Sierra Nevada
Con Tuiperial
Crown Point
Utah
Shee Gould & Curry
Norcross
Tribune of
Stephanakis
West Ith St
A. Corr
Union Ave
Bronx Borough
N. Y. Ty
William Hanwright
Bank St
Jurgens
West 6Th St
Morton St
Schgelteachner
Wolf
H. G
East 14Th St
V. C
Harlem
Tinton Ave
Bronx
Feet & Incies
J. E. Miss Fitz- Gerald
Std Ave
Sampson
West 125Th St
H. R
Sth Ave
Corner St
Ave
Morrow
Dittman Ave
Steinway
Long Island
Miss
Gurnee
R. Mullen
Finnerty
8Th St
Hofmayers Bureau
West 234
Chelsea
Neilsen
Lexington
Tim
Tribuna
Sta
44Th ST
Soth ST
Smith
Ira G. Lane
America
Joseph Koehler
Park Row
Sth St
Theo. Kanner
6Th Ave
Bet
Thomas Drew Steteon
Fulton St
Manhattan
West Broadway
SS Match CO
Pearl St
Flatiron
Miss Smith’s
Bermaid
Osterberg’s
Lexington Ice Plaza
A. Osterberg
Sith
58Th Sts
Ptase
Columbus Ave
Derken's Bell
E Hofmayer’s Bureau
West 23d St
Juulien
Aass
St Tel
Jacob Gensler
Webster Ave
Borough of
I. Bernstein
Murray St
Alfred Freeman
West 88Th St
Livingston
Nathan Marks
Torney
Cook, &c
Jussila Employment Bureau
Erck
Steinway Bargains
Wise Piano Co
East 125Th St. ——S
Railroads
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R. Royal
Blue Line
Baltimore
New Union Station
St. Lid’y St
Weahington
Royal Ltd
Pittsburg
Columbus
Pittsburg Limited
St. L
Louieville
Louisville
Astor House
St. Ave
Fulton Et
Brooklyn
Liberty St
Bureau of Inf B
Ter
Wpee Oe
Lehigh Valley
A. Cortana
Deentowen
DAL ZS
Ajli
faio-Chicago Express
Black Diahold Express
Toronto Express
Buffalo Thain
New Orleans
Pacific
Southern Pacific
Long Island Sound
Fall River
Newport
N. R. Ft
Warren &J
Providence
Plymouth
Norwich
New London
East
N. R
Clarkson St
St. E
Chester W. Chapin
Maine
New Haven
Hartford
Spield
North
St. Pier 2
E. R
Richard Peck
Poughkeeps
Newburgh
Das Kingston
Pier
N R
Typewriters
Eaton Letter CO
Barclay
M. D
John
F. Carter
Walter Henry
Liberty
Medigal
Louise C. Walker
Mad
A. M. Bustard
Coo
Water St
Beekman
Walter Retlaw
Cortlandt St
Victor Visible
Nassau St
Underwoods
Remingtons
Olivers, Smiths
Lobb Ae
City of
4Th Ave
14Th St
Karolina Jaeeer
City of New York
Ches. Jaeger
Ith St
Martha Jaeger
Mth St
A. Wiebke
Gir
Osterberg's Bureau
Rman
Sio
Ons
Anp Furkeiers
Levin & CO
Blocck Lynx
Doykos Bros, Furriers
West Std St
B. Wender
106Th St
39Th St
Aml
Fritz Kulbe
H. M
Ka Jontes
Rocco Vosca
TOST
Bank For Savings
Bock
Sth
60Th Sts
Health
National
Arnold
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Chambers St
Pigsa
T. A. Sellew
Nstown
Liverpool
Baltic
Celtic
Ceitig
Teutonic
Oceanic
Adriatic
Any Goston Ro
Italy
Egypt
Fan Genius
Mass Republic
Fai
North German Lloyd
Herbourg
Bremen
Kaiser Wm
Cecilie
A. M
Echarnhorst
Brandenburg
Jan Gneisenau
P. Fried
Wm.tan
Cherbourg
Algiers
Naples
Klam Barberossa
K. Albert
K. Lats
Parbarcess
N. G. Lloyd Traveller
Ee Oelrichs & CO
Porto Rico
Curacao
Vernesuela
Pier 11
Wall St. Ferry
San Juan
Caracas
S.S. Philadelphia
la Guayra
Cabello
Maracaibo
Aurora
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
General Managers
S. S. Limes
Navigazione Generale
Stalla Societa de Navi Lone
Genoa
Pire
Solart & CO
Orient
S.S
Europe
Sicily
Frank C. Clark
Times Building
West Indies
Marsters Tours
St Wese
Europes St. Paine
Ridge St. Glens Falla, N
Holy Land
THOS
Cook & Son
Madison Ave
New Yor
Pryact
H. Jordan
Edwin Lentz
St. Coe & Brandt
Mme. L. Debus
Corsbets
Betty Ladies Tailoring CO
36Th Ave
54Th Er
Acosta
West 37Th
Ocean Steamers
Cunard Cruises
Caronia
Carmania
Cunard Steamship CO. Ltd
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Toronto
Montreal
North River
Queenstown
London
Pari
Campania
FICME
Gibraltar
Pannonia
Ae Carmanta
Caronta
Vernon H. Brown
State St
Indies
Venezuela
Spanish Main
Panama Canal
Oceana
Hamburg
Azores
Ieee ‘S
THE
East 125Th St
125Th St
8Th Ave
3D Ave
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