Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-16
GETS AN INJUNCTION
Fish May Be Able to FOreStall
Harriman'S Plans.
BAR ALL OF HIS VOTES
Petition to Court Makes Numerous
Serious charees--lnjunction is Only
Temporary and Hartman Interests
viii Likely Put Up Fight.

CHICAGO, Oct -Stuyves1nt Fish,
trough his attcrneps, H. w Leman
and Frank A. Culver Of Chicago, and
Edgar n Farrar of New Orleans, Mon
day secured a temporary injunction
which will, if made permanent, re-
strain the voting at the Illinois Cen
trail meeting here "Wednesday OF 2s5.-
73i shares OF stock of the Illinois
Central Railroad Co. which would
otherwise be voted in The interests OF
f.. II. Harmon.
The writ is directed against the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. the Rail-
road Securities Co Of New Jersey and
the Mutual Life Insurance Co Of New
York, which combined hold The above
shares of stock.
The petition was fled by ex-Sena-
tor George p EdGunde Of Vermont,
John \. Kasson of Iowa. Stuyvesant
Fish of New York and William H. En-
rich of Chicago, as stockholders Of
the Illinois Central Railroad Co,
against that corporation, it's directors
and stockholders, the Union Pacific
Railroad Co. the Railroad Securities
Co. the Mutual Life Insurance Co.
and a large number Of individuals in
whose names il is claimed the Union
Pacific Railroad Co has placed all Of
the stock which it holds in the Hi
nois Central. and in whose names the
Railroad Securities CO. has placed 49,
600 shares OF it's stock i'm the Illinois
Central.
Final Decree Asked.
In addition to the temporary injun-
ction sought. a final decree was asked
declaring that the Union Pacific Rail.
road CO. and the Railroad Securities
Co. have no power, under the laws
OF Illinois TO own stock in the hi
nois Central II was also asked that
these companies be directed to sell
their stock i'm the Illinois Central
within reasonable time
The petition charges an unlawful
scheme OF the Union Pacific Railroad
Co to control the commerce of the
United States By buying large blocks
OF stock in the principal Transports
tion companies.
tt sets forth The names Of corpor.
ations whose stock. It Is claimed. the
Union Pacific has bought. among them
the Chicago and Alton. Illinois Cen
! trail CHICAGO. Milwaukee and ST. Paul.
and the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad II charges that these four
companies own and operate parallel
and comnetng limos both in and out.
side Of the state of Illinois. and Chat
It IS unlawful for the Union Pacific
I Co % own and vote stock in such
parallel and competing lines
II is further charged that in the
effort TO get as large n percentage Of
the stock OF the Illinois Central rs
possible. the Union Pacifc violated It's
4 charter in buying the stock OF The
/ Railroad Securities Co of New Icr-
sey. which held rs its only asset e5.-
600 shares Of Illinois Central stock
Why Hartman Deposed Fish.
II is claimed that Mr. Harmon de-
posed Mr. Fish as president of the
Illinois Central because he defeated.
last year. the election of one De
! Forest. a Union Pacific man. as di-
! rector OF the Illinois Central; and be.
cause he refused to let the Illinois
/ Central be controlled in the interests
/ OF the Union Pacific
II is claimed that under the laws
and public policy OF Illinois. neither
( the Union Pacific nor the Railroads
Security Co, nor the Mutual Life In
surance Co. can own and vote stock in
the Illinois Central
Il am making this fight solely to
maintain the integrity OF the Illinois
! Central Railroad company as an indie
/ pendent corporation said Mr.. Fish,
| "nn1 10 nrcyent its domination by lhe