New-York tribune., 1907-09-12
MAKES REPLY TO FISH.
PEACEFUL I. e.. MEETING.
Resolutions Which Brought on HIS
Encounter 1cifh Hdrahan.

Z H Hartman as well as President Herahan
ans stuyresant Fish. present yesterdays
meeting or the directors OF the Illinois Central
Railroad Company. h'It personal encounter oc-
CURED on ihs occasion and it was announced
after the adjournment that The meeting had been
entirely harmonious The principal business trans
sctef was the reception of the Of President
tarahan to the questions propounded by Mr.. Fish
r. the resolutions offered by him at the meeting
on August q when the fstic encounter between
Hsr Fish and Mr. Harahan occurred. President
Irarahan's report. O outline of which could be
obtained yesterday. read. and copy was
ordered sent to each director. No report was re-
ceived the committee which has been re-
ferred the resolution offered by Mr.. Fish several
weeks ago. which certain allegations were made
against officers OF the company Of conducting the
conpany's business through the office of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company.
A G. HaozstafT. vice-president and secretary Of
tbo road who acted a. spokesman for the directors
nfrer the meeting. said that tEe answer made by
NJ Farahan had been satisfactory 10 the directors.
hut he declined make il public Asked If it
satisfactory 20 Mt Fish. he replied that the latter
,orl5 have 70 answer that for himself. Mr. Fish.
however had previously referred his ouestoners
- Nr TTackstsT- The answer by Mr.. Harahan
was said 10 be based reports made to him hy
she various officers Of the road Mr.. Hackstaff said
-rs- i, addition 10 the reading OF NJ. Harahan's
answer the annual nesting 20 he held on October
Is had been discussed. The only other business
tafore the board. he declared. had been Of ror-
tine nature Tne directors were IN session for
Tie new Offices Of the ccmpal al NO HS bF"ao-
way z-,,, o,..,. 20 ,hs a.,
1aeA5 close connection between the present manage
- ,r ia illinois Central and the Union Pacific
vere offered at the directors meeting OF July e.
and we're follows:
whereas The nth section Of the charter OF INC me
ion Of directors. and for filing vacancies among
''s11 .5bsr officers agents and servants. whether
members Of the board or otherwise may De aspo1Is pI
md regulations as the 6oaTa OF directors may
from time 10 time adopt -,-.s - ,ha rresident
-5Ner to remove certain officers and to make neT
ee-s as sha1l he chosen BY the board Of directors
hvt over such last named ofncers ne for oa0se
which shall be forthwith declared in writing 10 the
Sad x6ersas arahsn as g6S g5SSsidsnt ss6Tsts4T and
A .. Hackstan. as vce-presldent@ @ anu I tSair
tl1se-srhic correspondence through the of1ce anq
over the private wire of the Union Pacific RairoaG
that wire relating 70 the lat1a't nina II Harri-
mar. the president CT the Union Pacific fIaiiroao
And whereas. A C Hackstan receiving such f9d;I re-
ports through the o1lce Of the mon @ han an the
i,abit ~ sending out reports TO the dlrecioTs o,
sn,s ei7 Tents and ofer officers which were not
81 the kilograms sent by MI 1aIaIn -; I5e Ia
aHsd p he5T1sn sannsTx 10 Mr. Hackstaf thereby falsi
<T3- the record and misleading or endeaEseF..,h.s ~
TO ulisead. the directors as TO me DuSiieSS % ''
oon2pany; resolved That those members OF this
Aoa-5 who zl certify honor that tneE are io tUo
and have not 6sen the a'v Tnion Pacific Railroad
company stockholders or otheENlse e and
. - ,a1,efhe- or not J. T Harahan should oe
dismissed from his ocs as & PTes6e b smssed ans from
his ONCE as vice-president and as - sere.aF2 :; n+it
nopjes Of and details TO The manner IN
TnlcI s sI T@ssed beNeen the Offices Of this COMPANY
a. NeTr York and in Chicago. togetner VII iasT
. T. 15arahan and a. 6. Hackstaf on the 1s one
HAND and any q The officers o. the Inion Pa ID
80 T7ail-oad Company or corporatiors afnia'eo
tbereNiih. within the last twelve months
~ Peabody moved that the resolutions be re-
<,--,a5 +o p committee 10 he named by PRESIDENT
I5a-ahan, but accepted an amendment ofrefec
hv Nj Hartman. that Cornelius NanoefOt'
1Ta1,l,er Tuttcen ana John ". Auehincloss compose
.ba crrnmittee and this amendment was aooptea
NJ Fish alone voting in the negative
The next meeting of the board was the exciting
one Of August 2S when Nr. Fish attempted 10
,trod,ce his resolutions relating 10 the hnancia!
management Of the road but was cut short Presi-
dent Esrahan announcing that Mr.. PEABODY $
resolution 10 adjourn had been adopted Ihe ao-
5-.,rrr7ert vas until September i, but on the can
% Two directors special meeting was summoned
tor September :. when Mr. Fish succeeded in get
ting his resolutions adopted. the first resolution
however. being amended On motion OF Mr. Pea
lo6v 80 as 20 direct President Herehan. instead
a. the minor officials named in the resolution 20
rer4o~t &c the board the point raised by Mr..
Fish The amendment vas opposed by Nj Fish
Who declared that iJs effect would be TO prevent
ell real inquiry
The resolutions aft,r -ectins certain figures
covering the results Of operation % the road in
the gear ended June -. 1856. and quoting an
article ia a Chicago newspaper praisng President
Tlarahar's management directed Fice-President
RsTn r ! Hudson. general traffic manager; J.
F. Titus. assistant the president and other off,
GERS 30 report in writing 10 the board:
Tfrs;-whether any changes. and Il So wha:
changes. haze been made IN the methods Of ac-
counting pursued during the fiscal year ended June
e ls97. from the methods in use prior thereto;
when such changes were made. and b. whose
Secord-whether any items. and If So what
items were taken into receipts by bookkeeping
entries either from previously existing suspens.
accounts or otherwise. when ana by whose direc-
1un his done. II done at all
Thi-d-Ahat is the reason for the increase II the
force employed in the accounting depaIt tIIent IN
June IeJ.- when 81 persons were employed and a
,compensation Of sci. IS paid them. as against
ton OF s25 sss -: when and b. whose direction this
additional force employed and for what pur-
Fourth-Wfether any reports, kilograms or other
( Information TO the receipts or any part Of the
other business have been sent from Chicago 10
any address n New York Chicago other than
directly officers, distinguished from directors
~ The company: II SO. what reports. kilograms
other information have been sent, TO whom sent
FIfth-Whether anv changes and IL SO. what
t.aliges. have been made IN the routing OF pas
SengeTs freight between the Illinois Central
road Weller the eject has been 10 increase the
receipts the former the latter. respective
", when and by whose direction such changes
sixtn-Whether any changes, and, 81 so. what
oaaGes have been made in the routeing of freight
lassissippi Valley railroads on the hand
std ether roads: when and by whose direction such
= e. .anges made.
{ Serentiyvhether any changes; and. If SO. what
res res as between The Illinois Central and the Va "a
fs fS9 & Mississippi Nailey Ta13a6s S on me 5, one
Ton such changes were made.
just after vester,Iav's meeting broke up a sharp