The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-31

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friendship several years prior to my
election as president in 1905
JAMES r. HARAHAN
! President James T. Harahan of the
/ Illinois Central Railroad returned
! from New York yesterday afternoon,
carrying no marks OF his personal
icneounter with Stuyvesant Fish. In
ia statement made last night he de-
clincd to talk about the fight but he
made it perfectly plain that he was
not under any obligations to Mr. Fish
for ather favors or promotions, and
that whatever negotiations and fights
come in future will come between
men who have fer years had no love
for each other.
Rumor had ii that his son, a stal
wart man, would have some word In
subsequent proceeding and that there
might be an even more interesting
session when the two railroad mag
mates get together next time. The
absolute refusal of MI. Harahan to
indulge in fight talk, and the general
atmosphere OF the situation, left the
impression that the decks are be
Ing cleared for bitter struggN fer
tho mastery of the road.
Struggle in October.
That struggle, in its last stage. |
comes October 19
On that day the stockholders cf |
the road will meet in Chicago for
their annual session. That the action |
sought to be taken BY Mr.. Fish, III |
charging that the Hartman adminisf |
tration had been against the interest
OF the stockholders, was meant for |,
the consumption of the stockholders
is not doubted here.
The nws came as surprise that
there had been for years enmity~ be.
tween Mr.. Harahan and Mr. Fish and
that the outbreak in New York was
but the tearing off OF the mask that
bad covered the true situation.
Mr.. Harahan insisted that he had
no promotion at the hands
of Mr.. Fish; that he had held the
same position with the road all the
time ,during the Fish administration
Denies Being Struck
In general terms he denied the
ruth OF the news reports that came
rom New York, in. which these es-
;entals werc stated
That Mr.. Fish sought to read a
'esolution demanding an investigation
Of the conduct of the road since
he Harahan administration began.
That the meeting of the board of
directors before which his resolution
was sought to be read was adjourned.
That Mr. Fish objected and called
he directors puppets of E. II. Har-
imam.
That MI Harahan called Mr.. Fish
! liar
That Mr. Fish hit MIR Harahan.
The only thing Mr. Harahan would
,ay about the fight was:
You see that am not bruised"
The president OF the Illinois Cen.
raj arrived yesterday afternoon ~
o'clock from New York With him
,ame the assistant to the president,
=. c. Fritch, and a secretary. They
vent Immediately to the presidents
,ffice in the Park Row station. There
Mr. Harahan went into conference
With his assistants.
Greater Earnings.
The New York incident brought |
rom subordinates in the general Of :
ices yesterday the statement that
he road had shown greater earnings
md more prosperity under the prts-
mt administration than it had ever
Ipcwn.
The surprising feature of the state T
nent made by Mr. Harahan upon his
rrival yesterday was that part which
ndicated that there had been no love
est between Mr. Fish and himself ,
o. several years. aud that it was :
4. Fish's fault
The friends OF Mr. Fish would have I
otherwise. a year ago. when the
nnual meeting OF the stockholders
7as about to be held at Chicago Il \
vas stated that Mr. Fish hal come !
rom New York to ash his old friend
he could afford to desert him in 2
is hour Of need.
Now comes Mr.. Hsrahan and saws
bat at the time no friendship existed
ie leaves the situation up to the ~ J
ectors and stockholders. with the ;
respect Of battle royal when the
toekholders get together. c