The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-08
DIRECTORS AT SPECIAL MEET.
ING ELECT HARAHAN TO
THE PRESIDENCY.
PLAN AT LAST REALIZED
For System From Coast to Coast
--Fish Accused OF Personal Am.
bitions and With Break.
ing Faith.

New York, Nov. by the election
today of ]. 7. Harahan as president of
the Illinois Central to succeed Stuy-
Ivesant Fish il Is believed that +. Fl.
Hartman has at last realized the full
hllment Of his plan to control a rail.
road from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
In this great plain the Illinois Central
was the one link missing TO complete
the line from New York to San Fran
cisco and Portland. Ore. and from the
Great Lakes to the Gull and to the
Pacific again.
Until within few months ago the
eastern terminals of the Hartman
system were at Kansas City, Omaha
and New Orleans.
The first important step in the di.
rection Of securing the desired outlet
IN the Atlantic seabord for the Union
and Southern Pacifics is believed to
have been taken by Hartman several
weeks, when it was reported that one
Of the roads under his control had
taoken over control at that time Of the
Baltimore and Ohio by the purchase
OF 10000 shares from the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. This would give Har.
riman route from Chicago and st.
Louis to Baltimore and New York.
|. c. Makes Route Complete.
To complete the ambitious proposi.
ton for a continuous line from ocean
to ocean. 1t was necessary only 70
connect the western terminals OF the
baltimore and Ohio with the eastern
criminal of the Southern and Union
pacifics and for this purpose the ILL.,
tolls Central was all that was neces,
Sary. Its lines from Omaha to, Chi.
eago ties together the Union Pacific
md the Baltimore and Ohio, while the
illinois Central branch from Chicago
to New Orleans gives the Southern
Pacific entrance into Chicago and the
east.
System worth sf.7oo.ooo. 900.
Taken together. this system. If mi.
ed puts under one control more than
$1,000 miles of track. capitalized at
more than sl,700,0o0.000.
James 7. Harahau. vice president of
he Illinois Central was elected presi-
lent at the meeting of the board of
directors by a vote OF to o. the adj.
lerentS Of President Stuyvesant Fish
lot voting.
The meeting Is reported 10 have
'een a stormy one The directors who
oted for Harahan were John Jacob
'stor, John w. Auchincloss Robert
Y. Goelet, James T. Harahan Il. II.
hartman, Walter Luttgen. Charles A.
'eabody and Cornelious Vanderbilt.
The following did not vote: Stuy.
esant Fish, Charles NJ. Beach. j. De-
Wit Cutting. Charles S. Deneen. gov
rnor Of Illinois. who Is ex-cTlcio 4
lember OF the board. John c. Well
ne, another director was not present
wing tO illness.
No successor to Harahan was chos.
n but other officers Of the company.
'hcse terms expired we're reelected
y vote Of 10 TO o. Fish and Beach
ot voting.
Score Fish In Letter.
Shortly before the meeting the
ight directors who voted for Hara-
an, sent letter 10 Fish giving their
easons for refusing to vote for his
select on. This letter reciied va
Gus occurrences leading up to Fish's
lection in Chicago made public at the
me by Fish's opponents, and crti-
zed Fish for his alleged attempt
} make himself sole Judge as TO who
iould be elected to fll a vacancy In
"a board OF directors.
We will not for a moment admit
lat you are mere loyal to the stock
Dlder." says the letter. "or more keen
alive 10 the interests of public in
ie performance OF the public dulles
the eompany's duty than your fel
" directors nor will We while direc-
irs of the company permit you ~
'sume to act as the entire beard
make agreements and violate them
pr 20 ssperse the motives Of your fel-
W members. in the expectation of
curing personal advantage a; their
pens.
Claim Broken Agreement.
The situation is solely Of your ova
cation. but in view Of what has TAX
place. q your deliberate violation
the agreement intended TO produce
ace in the board and your attitude
ward your fellow members We are
nvineed that YOU have rendered i'm
ssible that harmony. which must
Isl between the president Of con-
ny and the individual members II
e board and that yoa have 50 ser
lsly impaired yoar ussfuiress as an
'icer Of the company as to compel
10 refuse 10 vote in favor Of yosTr