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Van Sweringen Will Carry On
O P Van Sweringen who lost his younger brother M J Van Sweringen yesterday is expected by business associates to take over the direction of operations which had been handled by the life long partner Following the expansion of their railroads system west of the Mississippi river O P Van Sweringen guided operations of the western roads while M J turned his attention to those in the east The younger brother was chairman of the Nickel Plate Railroad vice president of the Alleghany Corporation the chief railroad holding company vice president of the Chesapeake Corporation and president of the Cleveland hotel company The associates said today appointments to fill these positions would mean no alteration in the control of the Van Sweringen empire
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Mississippi River
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Lakeside Hospital
Nickel Plate Railroad
Leghany Corporation
Chesapeake Corporation
Cleveland Hotel Company
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