The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-13
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ILLiNols CENTRAL PRECEDENT
pisAeREEs WITH JAMES 4.
HILL-WoULpN'T LIVE
in NEW YORK.

CHICAGO, Nov. 81. T. Harahan.
the newly elected President Of the
Illinois Central Railroad. got back
Sunday from New York. He immehi-
ately went to his old office on the
sixth floor of the railroads building in
Park Row, where he looked over his
mail and heard reports from officers,
some by telephone.
II would not live in New York I'M.
der any circumstances" said he. "You
couldn't hire me TO live there. have
lived here since 1861, and all my
friends and relatives and all my inter.
ests are here. That was one Of the
first things that I inquired about when
the question of my being a candidate
for President came up. would not
consent to the headquarters being
anywhere else.
"You cant run railroad by long
distance methods. You have to be on
the spot. remember ! was called up
at my house at 10 o'clock at night
when the big New Orleans fire occur
red, on February 20, 1905. In seven
minutes had started men and mate
rial for New Orleans from the nearest
points-not to put out the fire. but to
rebuild. The work of rebuilding was
in progress at 10 O'Clock the next
day."
What we want more than anything
else is more cars and more locomo'
tives." said Mr.. Harahan. 81 see Mr..
Hf,I said in a speech that while bust
! ness had Increased 10 per cent. In The
last len years railroad tarckage had
increased only 90 per cent He must
mean the actual miles of new railroad.
I don't believe he has taken into ac'
count the double tracking and In some
cases the triple and quadruple track.
ing.
"The congestion of freight is not so
much the question Of tracks. but VI
cars and locomotives and the prompt
handling Of the carriers. We would
handle so per cent. more cars and 10,
comotIves, but there are not faclli-
ties for turning them out. We have
plenty Of tackage. 1t may he differ
ent with Mr. Hills railroad in develop
ing the great Northwest. ! never
have ridden over an inch of the line.
"Mr. Hill quoting from statistics
said freight cars running from twelve
to fifteen miles an hour average a
movement Of TWENTY-FIVE miles In
twenty.four hours. We get consider
ably more movement than that out OF
our cars. I'm not telling how much
it is-it's not enough-but it's more
than that. To avoid freight conges
tion the cars should be loaded and un
loaded promptly. II we could get O'lr
cars that are held by the other roads
1t would relieve a lot Of our congeS
ton"
Mr.. Harahan will make an extended
trip over the line this week-some'
thing he has not had the opportunity
] oF doing For some time.
When asked about Mr., Fish, Mr.
Harahan said he wouid not say any
thing at present He declined to talk
about reported clashes.
Later. when I've had plenty Of time
to think it over" said he. 81 am going
; to make statement that will cover
the insinuatIOns that have appeared In
the pres that was unfair to Mr.. Fish
That was the only thing that hurt
! MIR. Hartman will return to Nc"
York for the meeting of directors No
vember q. Mr.. Welling's successor
will he lected then. AS First Vtct
President. Mr.. yelling was in charge
of the auditing and treasury depart
ments, and had 300 men under him
with six or seven department heads
One Of the most important of these i
C. F. Krebs, The Controller.
'iM'r. Welling's successor will b
chosen from his department, said Nj
Harahan. "hut don't care to say witt
he will be-"
Glow about your successor as Sec
ond vice PRESIDENT"
There is no hurry about that. Tn
matter hasn't been considered.
may be discussed in New York. Th
Illinois Central, may say, believes Il
civil srvice,"
as there any possibility that YOU
son will be promoted to the onice?"
81 haven't thought about it at all,
Mr.. Harahan answered.
I As to the convention made by j.
Dill. Mr.. Flsh's attorney. that unlo
the Illinois statutes n majority Of III
directors of the railroad should be res
dents Of this state. Mr. Harahan said
! "That point years ago was decide
in the negative by eminent counsc
Judge Aver said 1t was not necessar!
and the same opinion has been give