Required $16,000,000 to $17,000,000

Necessary for Control $27,000,000 Preferred of the

Rock Island Company (of New Jersey)

Capital Shares

Common $96,000,000

Preferred $54,000,000

This Company owned all the capital shares of the

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company

(of Iowa)

Capital Shares $125,000,000

Collateral Trust Bonds 75,000,000

This Company had in its treasury all the capital shares of the

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company

(of Illinois) Capital Shares increased to $75,000,000

The later history of this combination and its ignominious end are discussed in later chapters.