The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-13
DECLARES NO RADICAL CHANGES
WILL BE MADE I'M THE
GREAT SYSTEM.
MOVES HEADQUARTERS
From New York to chlcaso--No
Gotham For Him He Says
Latest News Regarding the
Railroads.

Harahan walked into his office at the
! Illinois Central station yesterday and
went to work He did not change his
desk, he did not change his force, and
his promotion to the chief of the road
! did not make The slightest difference
in the workings of the big system.
1t was probably the first time in
the history of such a change that the
loss of the president Of road and, The
election of new one did not make
even ripple. The road seemed to b.
entirely used to its Dynamic IT. Only
! the front door waited for somebody t.
go on vice erueada and chop down
the old title of vice president TO
single word.
Welcome New President.
Friends came to offer congratuIa,
tions. Letters and kilograms were
there by the score and the Office a.
sistants came down to welcome the
new president He looked very much
fresher than he did when he left for
New York after the campaign that
preceded he directors meeting. Ho
with a visible serenity that indica ei
that all was we'll in his section of the
world.
Mr. Harahan smoked a little more
II possible. talked liltle
more slowly than he did before he
came back to take the higher h1nois
of the road With him 1t meant
merely a change 10 name-it did no.
altar his task or his ideas.
No Radical Changes.
The new president did not make
any radical changes in the system.
He Is going to hitch his modest prl
yate car behind a regular train next
week and 20 over-4he-Eoad, for an Il
spection Of the property and then h
going TO New York To Hect with isc
elect a vice president to
succeed Mr.. Wellng and mako a.
for the formal death of
New York as headquarters Of the iii
nos Genital
VIII NOT DISCUSS Fisn.
When asked yes erday to talk about
his promotion and about the affairs
Of the road, he said:
Il am not gong to discuss Mr Fish;
L is useless to ask me to do so. Some
line ! will make a statement supple
mental to the one ! gave out in New
York but | am not ready TO DO
low. Tf he difference was business
me I would not hesitate but Il is per
ional, and am not ready to say any
hing at this time.
II do not intend to make any change
II the management Of the road Mr.
Nelling's funeral takes place tOmor
ow and the OFF f'ecs will be closed.
viii be one Of the pall-bearers. The
directors will meet in New York ON
November II for the purpose OF elect.
ng a sue oessor. This successor will
'e taken from the ranks in Mr.. Well
ngs department Of the road. There
viii be no hurry about filling my Cd
,lace
when the board of director. meets
he New York office will be abolished
IS The headquarters of the road. That
,as the first question | asked when
hey wanted me to take this place.
'sutcd 10 know where my headquar-
Prs would be. Anywhere YOU say
as the reply. and I said that I would
axe the place and that Chicago was
~ headquarters.
Would Not Live in Gotham.
Chicago is my home and ! like
hicago. | would no; live In New York
they gave Il 10 me. All that have
in the west and in the south and !
iturally like th's side Of the country.
business man that demands prompt
,tiOn demands that the man who
ms {. shall be the ground. Take
.e New Orleans fire. in the carly part
1905. I got telegram that our ter
inals there were burned. and th,rtr
inutes after I got il had orders IN
Pr way for men 20 go to New Or.
an from all parts Of the sys en- to
,gin rebuilding Some Of them eo.
.ere the next morning
II expect TO make a trip over The
iad next week 10 see the entire line
ld meet old &C. ends II has been ono
me since ! have made an Inspection
There is no hing in the story thai
eetings Of the board of directors.
.ld in New York or elsewhere tan
Illinois. are invalid That question
me up years ago and Judge J. NJ
ckinsOn. general counsel for the
adj advised the officials. after
reful tigation. that this eondi.
IN did not apply 70 this road am
II familiar enough with the legal de-
Us 10 go into them. but I know that
? question has been Up before and
81 il has been passed upon b.