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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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President Kruger grants electric railway concessions in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an English syndicate represented by Henry A. Butters, involving American interests like John Hays Hammond. This signals a policy shift toward Uitlanders post-Jameson troubles.
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Grants Electric Railway Concessions
to English and American
Capitalists.
Oakland, Cal., July 5.-Henry A. Butters departed for Europe last night on business connected
with the English
syndicate, represented by the Piedmont capitalist.
He received word that this syndicate had secured a concession covering the entire electric street railways of Johannesburg, South Africa.
The culmination of this deal throws the entire electric street railway system of South Africa into the hands of the Butters syndicate.
In this transaction several Americans now prominent in South African affairs are heavily interested.
Among them are J. K. Waterman, formerly general freight manager of the Colorado Midland railroad of Denver; John Hays Hammond, John Butters and his brother Charles Butters, who is now in Johannesburg. The consummation of the negotiations is taken to mean that President Kruger has adopted a different policy toward the Uitlanders than prevailed during the Jameson troubles.
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Event Date
July 5
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the butters syndicate secures concessions for the entire electric street railway system of south africa; indicates president kruger's adoption of a different policy toward the uitlanders.
Event Details
Henry A. Butters received word that the English syndicate he represents has secured a concession for the entire electric street railways of Johannesburg, South Africa, placing the system in the hands of the Butters syndicate with heavy American interests including J. K. Waterman, John Hays Hammond, John Butters, and Charles Butters.