INDEX

Abbott, E. H., [290], [291].
Accounts, juggling with, Baltimore & Ohio, [11], [15], [21–23];
Erie, [37];
Reading, [127];
Southern, [169];
Atchison, [208–10].
Adams, Charles Francis, Jr., [7], [232–7].
Adams Committee, [293–5], [296–7], [302].
Alabama Central, [149], [151].
Alabama Great Southern, [188].
Aldrich Committee, [221–2].
Alexander, E. P., [154], [164], [169], note.
Ames, Oliver, [250].
Anderson, E. E., [40], [244], [248].
Anthracite coal, see [Coal].
Armour, P. D., [31].
Assessments, Baltimore & Ohio, [6];
Erie, [35], [44], [47], [68], [70];
Reading, [107], [111], [114], [139];
Southern, [155–6], [181–2], [185–6];
Atchison, [212–14];
Union Pacific, [252];
Northern Pacific, [269], [303], [305–6];
General, [350–4].
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, [192–219], [235], [259], [260], [277], [342].
Atlantic & Great Western, see [New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio].
Atlantic & Pacific, [194], [195], [208], [216].
See also [St. Louis & San Francisco].
Atlantic Coast Line, [148], [158], [161].
Bacon, E. R., [18].
Baer, George F., [111], [142].
Baltimore & Ohio, [1–33], [38], [145], [169], [259], [260], [342].
Baltimore Committee, [24].
Baring Brothers & Co., [11], [215].
Bartol Committee, [103], [104–5].
Belen, [218].
Belmont, August, & Co., oppose Erie reorganization plan, [63–6];
lead opposition to Adams Committee, [290];
members of Northern Pacific reorganization committee, [296], note;
of Northern Pacific voting trust, [307];
underwrite Northern Pacific mortgage, [274].
Bigelow, F. G., [300], [301], [308].
Blanchard, George R., [2], [3].
Boissevain, A. H., [242–4], [245–7].
Bond, Frank S., [89], [90], [91];
plan of reorganization by, [92–5]; [95–6].
Boston & Maine, [122], [124], [126], [127–8].
Boston, Hartford & Erie, [36].
Branches, Baltimore & Ohio, [9–10];
Erie, [51–3], [57], [59–60], [74];
Southern, [168];
Atchison, [196–8], [217–18];
Union Pacific, [230–31], [232–3], [236], [248–9], [250–51], [253–4];
Northern Pacific, [275], [276], [277–8], [286–7], [291], [292], [304], [306–7];
Rock Island, [315–16], [319–20], [328–31];
General, [369–71].
Brice, Calvin S., [150], [160], [244].
Brown, Shipley & Co., [9], [11].
Buffalo, New York & Erie, [38].
Burleigh, Andrew F., [300], [301].
Cable, R. R., [314].
Caldwell, Stephen A., [81], [82], [97].
Capitalization, Baltimore & Ohio, [1], [9], [11];
Erie, [34], [35], [36], [39], [44], [48], [71–2];
Reading, [75–6], [82], [101], [115], [138], [141];
Southern, [151], [183–4], [186];
Atchison, [198], [200], [211], [219];
Union Pacific, [221–4], [225], [227], [229], [232], [236], [251];
Northern Pacific, [264], [266], [268], [271], [275], [276], [278], [279], [302], [304];
Rock Island, [311–12], [315], [318], note, [322], [331], [332–3];
General, [339], [363–9], [372–4], [374–9].
Cash requirements and floating debt, Baltimore & Ohio, [11–15], [26–7];
Erie, [34–5], [40], [54], [55–6], [61], [68];
Reading, [79], [81–2], [101], [124–6], [127], [133], [139];
Southern, [152], [156], [160], note, [168], [173], [182], [186];
Atchison, [197], [199–200], [213];
Northern Pacific, [266–7], [267–9], [272], [274], [276], [287–9], [295], [304–6];
General, [348–56].
Cass, George W., [266], [267].
Central of New Jersey, [9], [10];
leased by Reading, [97–9], [117], [120], [122];
shares purchased on margin, [99–100].
Central, New England & Western, [123].
Central Railroad & Banking Company of Georgia, [162–6], [169], [175–8], [188].
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta, [147], [159].
Chicago & Alton, Harriman buys stock in, [259], [331];
Rock Island buys stock in, [330], [331];
reorganization of, [337].
Chicago & Atlantic, [52], [54], [57], [62].
Chicago & Northern Pacific, [283–4], [286], [287];
loss on operation of, [289], [291–2];
Northern Pacific abandons lease of, [290], [302], [308].
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, [277], [310], [343].
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, [189].
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, [259], [343].
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company, [33], [283];
Northern Pacific sells stock in, [308].
Childs, Attorney-General, [298].
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf, [319–20], [328].
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, [52–3], [57], [74].
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, [189].
Clark, S. H., [240], [253].
Clyde, W. P., [174–8].
Coal, development of Erie’s traffic in, [38], [50–1], [73];
interest of Reading in, [76–81], [97], [99], [118–23], [125–6], [141], [143], [145]; [311].
Coal & Iron Company, Reading, [77], [80–83], [88], [92], [97], [101], [118–20], [123], [127], [139], [141–4].
Colby, Charles L., [290].
Colorado Midland, [203], [205], [212].
Columbia & Greenville, [159], [160], note, [168].
Committee of Investigation, Baltimore & Ohio, [15–16], [21];
Erie, [37], [40], [55–6];
Reading, [84], [119];
Southern, [152], [170], [177];
Atchison, [199–200];
Northern Pacific, [285–6].
Committee of Reorganization, see [Reorganization Committee].
Competition, a cause of railroad failure, [340–1].
Consolidation, through reorganization, [370–1].
Contracts, trackage and traffic, Baltimore & Ohio, [9];
Erie, [52];
Reading, [121];
Southern, [149];
Atchison, [193–5], [217];
Northern Pacific, [275], [283–4], [308].
Cooke, Jay, interested in Northern Pacific, [264];
failure of, [79], [265].
Cooley, Thomas M., [7].
Coppell, George, [128], [175].
Corbin, Austin, [117], [118], [120].
Coudert, F. R., [241].
Cowen, J. K., [20], [29–30].
Crédit Mobilier, [223–4].
Cullom Committee, Albert Fink testifies before, [7].
Davis, J. C. Bancroft, [35].
Davis, John P., [222–3], [224].
Deferred income bonds, [81], [84–6], [87–8], [90], [96], [115].
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, [120–1].
Denver Pacific, [227], [228–30].
Depew, Chauncey M., [250].
Deutsche Bank, supports Henry Villard, [273]; [294];
underwrites Northern Pacific reorganization plan, [296], [304]; [307].
Differentials, between eastern seaboard cities, [5], [7];
between stronger and weaker roads, [17].
Dillon, Sidney, [233], [234], [237].
Dressed beef, rates cut on, [17].
Doane, John W., [241].
Drew, Daniel, [34], [36].
Drexel, Anthony J., [125], [126], [134].
Drexel, Morgan & Co., take part in Erie reorganization, [62], [65], [66–9];
in Southern reorganization, [167–8], [175], [178–86];
underwrite Northern Pacific mortgage, [274].
Dunan, S. H., [37].
Durant, T. C., [223].
Earle, George H., Jr., [135].
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, see [Southern Railway].
Employees, reorganization of the service, [15], [234];
wages reduced or delayed, [37], [39], [41], [79], [81], [100], [199], [234];
wages high, [222].
Equipment, Baltimore & Ohio, [23], [28], [31];
Erie, [73];
Reading, [144];
Southern, [168], [189], [190];
Atchison, [218];
Union Pacific, [261];
Northern Pacific, [309].
Equitable Life Assurance Company, [288].
Erie, [2], [7], [17–18], [34–74], [342].
Erlanger Roads, [166], [167], [185].
Excelsior Enterprise Company, see [National Company].
Express companies, [12], [14].
Fairchild, C. S., [170].
Fink, Albert, [6], [7], [10].
Fink, Henry, [154].
Fisk, Jim, [36].
Fitzgerald, General Louis, takes part in Baltimore & Ohio reorganization, [24];
in Reading reorganization, [136], [138];
in Union Pacific reorganization, [244–5], [250], [251–4];
in Northern Pacific reorganization, [293];
examines Richmond Terminal properties, [170].
Fixed charges, Baltimore & Ohio, [8], [10], [16], [20], [22], [28], [342], [357–9];
Erie, [35], [36], [38], [39], [48], [58], [66], [69], [72], [73–4], [342], [357–9];
Reading, [75], [82], [94], [96], [101], [115], [116], [118], [139–40], [144–5], [342], [357–9];
Atchison, [197–9], [203], [213], [216], [218], [342], [357–9];
Union Pacific, [224–5], [227], [229], [235–6], [251], [253–4], [261], [342], [357–9];
Northern Pacific, [266], [271], [275], [284], [293], [304], [310], [342], [357–9];
Rock Island, [312], [322], [357–9];
General, [357–61], [363–5], [369–72].
Fleming, Robert, [45–6], [155], [216].
Floating debt, see [Cash requirements and floating debt].
Foreclosure, Baltimore & Ohio, [28–9];
Erie, [34], [35], [49–50], [73];
Reading, [82], [141];
Southern, [157], [187], [188];
Atchison, [216];
Union Pacific, [254–7];
Northern Pacific, [270], [308].
Foreign investors, Erie, [36], [37], [40–50], [55–6], [63];
Reading, [82], [83], [84], [86–9], [91], [96], [119], [126];
Southern, [155];
Atchison, [206], [207–8], [210], [214], [215];
Union Pacific [244];
Northern Pacific, [264], [273].
Garrett, John, [4], [9].
Garrett, John B., [106], [114].
Garrett, Robert, [9], [16].
Gauge, on Erie, [34], [37], [38], [45], [51].
Georgia Central Company, [164], [165], [177–8].
Georgia Pacific, [149], [166].
Gorman, Senator A. H., [13].
Gould, Jay, prominent in Erie, [36]; [194];
causes combination of Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific, [226], [228–30];
unloads branch roads on Union Pacific, [230–31]; [233], [237].
Gowen, F. B., [76], [81], [84], [86], [87–91], [95–7], [99], [101], [112–15], [118–19], [120].
Grand Trunk, [2], [6], [7], [17], [18].
Grant & Ward, [54].
Great Northern, [258], [259], [277];
proposes to guarantee Northern Pacific bonds, [296–8], [309–10].
Gregory, Dudley S., [35].
Guarantee fund, [199], [203].
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, [196], [202], [205], [218].
Hallgarten & Co., on Reading underwriting syndicate, [139];
on Southern reorganization committee, [171];
oppose Erie reorganization plan, [63–6].
Harriman, E. H., [32–3], [63–6], [188], [218], [258–60], [309–10], [331].
Harris, Joseph S., [77–8], [83], [97], [125–8], [129], [131].
Harris, Robert, [275].
Hartshorne Committee, [136].
Hepburn Committee, Albert Fink testifies before, [7].
Higginson, H. L., [206], [245].
Hill, J. J., buys interest in Baltimore & Ohio, [31–2];
struggle with Harriman, [258], [310];
proposed guarantee of Northern Pacific bonds, [296–8], [307].
Hollins, H. B., [165], [179], [188].
Hooper, John, [344].
Houston & Texas Central, [328–9], [355].
Houston East & West Texas, [329].
Hoxie, H. M., [223].
Huidekoper, F. W., [176], [177], note.
Huntington, Collis P., [194], [258].
Illinois Central, [19], [146], [259–60], [343].
Improvements, Baltimore & Ohio, [15], [23], [28], [30–31];
Erie, [42], [51], [60], [73];
Reading, [80–81], [118], [144];
Southern, [152], [168], [170], [189], [190];
Atchison, [202], note, [204], [212], [218–19];
Union Pacific, [234], [260–1];
Northern Pacific, [276], [278–9], [309];
Rock Island, [332], [333].
Income bonds, [203–5];
before and after reorganization, [365–6].
See also [Deferred income bonds].
Inman, John H., [164], [165].
Iselin, A. & Co., [139].
Ives, Brayton, [285], [287–8];
president of Northern Pacific, [290];
secures removal of receivers, [291–2], [298–9]; [294], [295];
endorses Northern Pacific reorganization plan, [302].
Jenkins, Judge, [289], [292], [300], [301].
Jewett, H. J., [39], [40], [41], [49], [50–53], [55], [57].
Joint Executive Committee, [6].
Joint Executive Reorganization Committee, [210–16].
Junior Securities Protective Committee, [137].
Kansas Pacific, poor condition of, [225];
attempt at reorganization of, [226–7];
consolidated with Union Pacific, [228–30];
sale of, [256–7].
King, Edward, [206], [210–16].
King, John, [55], [57], [59], note, [61].
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., take part of securities issued under Baltimore & Ohio reorganization plan, [26];
oppose Erie reorganization plan, [63–6];
represented on Richmond Terminal investigating committee, [170];
on Union Pacific reorganization committee, [250];
agree to take Northern Pacific collateral trust bonds, [288].
Lacombe, Judge, [61], [300], [301].
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, [3], [18], [32], [145].
Land grants, see [State and federal aid].
Leases, Baltimore & Ohio, [2], [27];
Erie, [51–3], [56], [58], [59–60], [71–2], [74];
Reading, [97–9], [117], [120], [122], [123], [128], [130];
Southern, [147], [148], [149], [159], [161–2], [166], [188];
Atchison, [197];
Northern Pacific, [276], [283–4].
Leeds, W. B., [317–18].
Lehigh Valley, [74], [75];
leased to Reading, [120], [122], [123], [128–9], [130], [133].
Lehigh Valley Terminal Railroad, [128].
Lewis, Edwin A., [81–2], [97].
Lewis, Howard, [119].
Little, Stephen, report on Baltimore & Ohio, [21–3];
on Atchison, [208–10], [213];
set to work on the Reading, [128].
Live stock, [17].
Livingston, Johnston, [294], [307].
Lockwood, E. Dunbar, [106], [112], [117].
Logan, T. M., forms Georgia Central Company, [164];
seeks control of Richmond Terminal, [164–6].
Long Dock Company, [58].
Lord, N. P., [345].
Loree, S. F., [32].
Louisville & Nashville, [146], [149].
Maben, J. C, [175], note, [178].
McCalmont Brothers, [86–91], [96].
McCormick, Attorney-General, [143].
McCullough, J. G., [61].
McGill, Chancellor, [122].
McHenry, E. H., [300], [301], [308].
McHenry, James, [39–40], [49].
McLeod, A. A., leases Lehigh Valley, [120];
extends Reading into New England, [122–5];
statement by, [125–6];
resigns by request, [126–7]; [132].
Macon & Brunswick, [149], [151].
Manville, Allen, [202].
Maryland, subscribes to Baltimore & Ohio stock, [1], [18].
Mayer, Charles F., [16], [18–20].
Memphis & Charleston, [148], [158], [168], [185], [188].
Mercantile Trust Company, [206], [288], [294].
Miller, O. G., [45–6].
Mills, Captain J. H., [300].
Mink, O. W., [240], [253].
Missouri Pacific, [196], [229].
Mobile & Birmingham, [146], [167], [168], [185], [188].
Mobile & Ohio, [189], [329].
Moore, James H., [318].
Moore, William H., interested in Rock Island, [317–18];
reorganization plan by, [321–6];
buys St. Louis & San Francisco, [327–8];
extends Rock Island to the Gulf, [328–30];
relations with Chicago & Alton, [330–1];
distrusted by investors, [332].
Morgan, J. P. & Co., organize syndicate to relieve Baltimore & Ohio, [11–13];
sell Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton to Erie, [74];
reorganize Reading, [108–11], [139], [140], [141];
members of Southern voting trust, [188];
of Union Pacific reorganization committee, [245];
take part in Northern Pacific reorganization, [296], [304], [307].
Morgan, J. S. & Co., [11], [69].
Morris, John, [40], [41].
Mullen, Attorney-General C. W., [327].
National Company, see [Philadelphia & Reading].
New capital, provision for, [379–82].
New York & Erie, [34], [35].
New York & New England, [123], [124], [356].
New York Central, [2–7], [17], [35], [38], [259], [343].
New York, Lake Erie & Western, see [Erie].
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio, leased by Erie, [51–3], [59–60]; [70–2].
Norfolk & Western, [149], [151], [355].
Northern Pacific, [18], [19], [232], [236], [258], [263–310], [315], [342].
Northern Pacific & Manitoba, [292], [306].
Northern Securities Company, [258], [259].
Notes, short time, Atchison, [199], [203];
Union Pacific, [237], [250], [251], [257];
Northern Pacific, [287–9].
Oakes, ——, [287], [289], [291], [292], [293], [299–300].
Oakman, W. G., [176].
Olcott, F. P., prominent in Reading reorganization, [135–6], [138], [140];
in Southern reorganization, [155], note, [171–4], [179].
Olney, Richard, [243].
Oregon & Transcontinental Company, [272–3], [275], [276].
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, [236–7], [245], [249], [257], [272–3], [275–6].
Oregon Short Line, [232–3], [236], [249], [257], [276].
Patterson & Corwin, criticise Mr. Little’s report on the Baltimore & Ohio, [23].
Payne, Henry C, receiver of Northern Pacific, [289], [292], [293], [299].
Payne, Oliver H., [171], note.
Pearsall vs. Great Northern Railway Company, [298].
Pennsylvania Railroad, [2–8], [10], [17], [31–3], [38], [87], [108–10], [143], [147], [148].
Perham, Josiah, [264], note.
Pennsylvania Coal Company, [74].
Pere Marquette, [74].
Philadelphia & Reading, [9], [10], [18], [32], [75–145].
Philadelphia, Reading & New England, [123], [128].
Pierce, W. S., [243], [252], [253].
Port Reading Railroad, [120], [122].
Poughkeepsie Bridge, [123].
Powell, T. W., [55], [56], [57–8], [84].
Preferred stock, use of, in reorganizations, [366–8].
Prevost, S. M., [31].
Railroad failure, causes of, [336–42].
Rate agreements, [4–7], [275].
Rates, [3–5], [6–8], [17], [235].
Rate wars, [3–5], [6–8], [17], [34–5], [38], [53], [196–7], [240].
Ream, Norman D., [31].
Receivers, Baltimore & Ohio, [20], [23], [28], [29];
Erie, [35], [36], [38–9], [50], [61];
Reading, [81–2], [97], [100–1], [117], [125–6], [127], [133–4];
Southern, [175], [176], [187];
Atchison, [205];
Union Pacific, [240–1], [248–9];
Northern Pacific, [289], [291–2], [295], [298–301].
Receivers’ certificates, [23], [68], [127], [293].
Reinhart, Joseph H., [202], [204], [205], [209–10].
Reid, D. G., [317–18].
Rentals, reduced through reorganization, [369–72].
Reorganization, definition of, [335];
causes of, [336–42];
cancellation of floating debt by, [348–56];
reduction of fixed charges by, [357–72];
distribution of losses under, [361–2], [368–9], [376–7];
general principles of, [384–6].
Reorganization committees, Baltimore & Ohio, [21], [24], [29];
Erie, [35], [40], [45–6], [55–6], [61–2], [63–5];
Reading, [82], [84], [86], [101], [103–5], [112], [114], [117], [126], [128], [133–5], [138];
Southern, [152], [155], [170], [171], [174], [175], [178–9];
Atchison, [199–200]; [206–8], [210], [215], [216];
Union Pacific, [244–5], [249–50], [257];
Northern Pacific, [267], [293–4], [308];
General, [343–5].
Reorganization plans, Baltimore & Ohio, [24–8];
Erie, [34], [35], [41], [42], [43–9], [57–8], [61–5], [66–73];
Reading, [83–6], [91–4], [96–7], [101–3], [104–5], [106–8], [110–13], [114–16], [129], [133–4], [135–6], [138–40];
Southern, [152–3], [155–6], [171–4], [179–84], [185–6], [187];
Atchison, [200–2], [204], [206–8], [211–16];
Union Pacific, [226–7], [228–30], [241–4], [245–8], [250–4];
Northern Pacific, [265–6], [267–70], [296–8], [302–8];
Rock Island, [312–13], [321–4].
Reorganization trustees, for Erie, [35], [47];
for Reading, [104–5], [106], [107–10], [114].
Resolutions, Baltimore & Ohio, [15], [39];
complimentary to Mr. Gowen, [99];
by London bondholders’ committee, [207];
by Northern Pacific bondholders, [268];
by Northern Pacific preferred stockholders, [281], [285], note;
by Northern Pacific directors, [285].
Rice, I. L., [121], [124], [127], [132], [136], [164–6].
Richmond & Danville, see [Southern Railway].
Richmond & West Point Terminal Railway & Warehouse Company, [10], [18];
see [Southern Railway].
Riddle, Hugh, [314].
Ripley, E. P., [216].
Roberts, George B., [109], [110].
Rock Island, [196], [277], [311–33], [337], [343].
Rockefeller, J. D., [288].
Rouse, Henry C., [289], [292], [293], [295], [299].
Ryan, Thomas F., [178].
St. Joseph & Grand Island, [249], [259].
St. Louis & San Francisco, controlled by Atchison, [194], [202], [216];
by Rock Island, [327–8], [329], [330], [356].
St. Paul & Northern Pacific, [287], [288], [290], [296].
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, see [Great Northern].
Saratoga agreement, [4].
Schiff, Jacob H., [170], [250].
Securityholders, divergence in interest between, [335].
Selma, Rome & Dalton, [149], [151].
Sickles, General Daniel E., [86].
Siemans, George, represents Deutsche Bank, [307].
Simmons, J. Edward, [128], [134].
Sonora Railroad, [194], [197], [217].
Southern Kansas Railway Company, [196].
Southern Pacific, [193–5], [217], [258].
Southern Railway, [146–91], [330], [342].
Southern Railway Security Company, [148].
Speer, Judge, [176].
Spencer, Samuel, [12–13];
president of Baltimore & Ohio, [15], [16];
of Southern Railway, [187];
killed, [191].
Speyer & Co., [26], [125], [333].
Speyer Bros., see [Speyer & Co.]
Stanton, Henry, [289], note.
State and federal aid, Baltimore & Ohio, [1];
Erie, [34];
Richmond & Danville, [146];
East Tennessee, [147];
Atchison, [192], [194];
Union Pacific, [220–1], [225], [238–40], [241–4], [249], [254–7];
Northern Pacific, [263–6], [271].
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company, [10], [29].
Stockholders’ Protective Committee, [215], [296], [302].
Stockton, Attorney-General, [121–2].
Strong, W. E., prominent in Southern reorganization, [174–5], [178];
president of the Atchison, [194–5], [202].
Sully, Alfred, [133], [160], [164].
Surplus, on Baltimore & Ohio, [15], [22];
on railroads in 1893, [342–3].
Syndicates, Baltimore & Ohio, [11–15], [20], [26];
Erie, [68], [69];
Reading, [86], [108–10], [113–15], [120], [134], [139];
Southern, [150];
Union Pacific, [226], [237], [252];
Northern Pacific, [264–5], [271], [274], [276], [288], [296], [304];
General, [345–8].
Syndicates, compensation to, Erie, [69];
Reading, [109], [111], [112];
General, [347–8].
Tappan, F. D., [155], note, [171], note.
Terminals, of Baltimore & Ohio, [3–4], [9–10], [19], [33];
of Erie, [58];
of East Tennessee, [152];
of Atchison, [217];
of Northern Pacific, [283–4], [302], [308];
of Rock Island, [300].
Texas & Pacific, [194], [330], [356].
Texas Railroad Commission, [329].
Thomas, General Samuel, [160], [174], [175].
Thurman Act, [238–9], [242].
Trunk lines, see Rate wars.
Trunk-line arbitrators, letter of Mr. King to, [6].
Tyler, Captain, report of, [37].
Union Pacific, [32–3], [220–62], [275–6], [277], [310], [342].
United States Government, relations with Union Pacific, [220], [221–2], [238–40], [241–4], [249], [252–3], [254–6];
with Northern Pacific, [263–4], [265–6].
United States Supreme Court, decisions by, [238], [239], [298], [301].
Valuation, of Reading coal properties, [77–8], [82–3].
Vanderbilt, Commodore, [36], [95–6], [100], [314–15].
Van Nostrand, [294].
Vermilye & Co., [63–6].
Villard, Henry, [237], [272–4], [275], [281–3], [286–7], [288], [290], [291–2].
Virginia, subscribes to stock of Baltimore & Ohio, [1];
aids Richmond & Danville, [146].
Virginia Midland, [150], [159], [160], note.
Voting trusts, Baltimore & Ohio, [18–19], [27], [32];
Erie, [67];
Reading, [111], [115], [119], [140];
Southern, [183], [188];
Atchison, [201], [212–13];
Northern Pacific, [303], [307], [310];
General, [382–4].
Walker, Major Aldace F., [209], [216], [217].
Watkin, Sir Edward, [40], [41], [43–5].
Watson, P. H., [38], [39].
Welsh, John Lowber, [108–10], [111], [128], [134].
Western Union Telegraph Company, [14], [22], [27].
Westlake, J., [55], [56], [57–8].
Whelen, Townsend, [101–3], [104], [104–5], [108], [112].
Wilbur, E. P., [125], [127], [128].
Winslow, Lanier & Co., [274].
Wisconsin Central, leased to Northern Pacific, [283–4], [286], [289], [290–92], [302], [308].