Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-10-17
Fish Secures Temporary ordsrPre-
venting Hartman Interests vot-
ing Illinois Central Stock.
SEEKTOMAKElT PERMANENT
The Petition Charges An unlawful
Scheme Of Union Pacific 70
Central Commerce 81
United States.


Leman and, Frank H. Culver, Of Chi
cago, and Edgar H. Farrar Of New Or
leans, Monday secured a temporary
Injunction which will, II made perma-
nent restrain the voting, at the ILL
nois Central meeting Of Wednesday
of 2S6,701 shares of stock Of the ILL
nois Central Railroad company which
would otherwise be voted In the inter
ests Of e. H. Hartman.
The writ Is directed against the
Union Pacific Railroad company, the
Railroad Securities company Of New
Jersey and the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York, which, COM
bined hold the above shares of stock.
The petition was filed by ex-senator
George F. Edmupjs, Of Vermont, John
A. Kasson Of Iowa, Stuyvesant Fish
Of New York and William H. Enrich
Of Chicago, stockholders of the ILL
nois Central against the corporation,
its directors and stockholders, the
Union Pacific Railroad company, the
Railroad Securities company, the Mu'
tual Life Insurance company and
large number OF individuals In whose
names It Is claimed, the Union Pa
ciflc Railroad company has placed all
of the stock which 1t holds in the ILL
nois Central and in whose names the
Railroads Securities company has
placed $4,000 shares of Its stock In the
Illinois Central. In addition to the
temporary Injunction sought, final
degree was asked declaring that the
Union Pacific Railroad company and
the Railroad Securities company have
no power, under the laws Of Illinois
to own stock in the Illinois Central.
It was also asked that these companies
directed to sell their stock In the ILL
nois Central within reasonable time.
The petition charges an unlawful
scheme of the Union Pacific Railroad
company to control the commerce OF
the United States by buying large
blocks of stock In the prominent trans
portation companies. 1t also sets forth
the facts stated In a recent report OF
the Interstate commerce commission IN
regard to the transactions OF the Union
Pacific Railroad company and e. Il.
Hartman.
It is also charged that the acquisi-
ton Of the stock Of the Illinois Cen
trail by the Union Pacific which took
place in July, 1905, was concealed from
the public and the stockholders OF the
Illinois Central and was first brought
to light by the investigations OF the
Interstate commerce commission. It
IL alleged in this connection that up
to this day, not onn share Of the ILL
nois Central stock kas been registered
in the name of the Union Pacific but
still stands in the rames Of the clerks
and brokers of Kuhn Loeb G. Company.
It is set forth in the petition that
the object and purpose Of the Union
Pacific is to perfect and perpetuate
its control Of the directory OF the iii
nois Central in which, by law all the
corporate powers Of the Illinois Cen
trail are vested so as to have the ILL
nois Central operated to Its iPrepar-
able injury and damage as mere
feeder to the Union Pacific through
its connections at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and at New Orleans, by means OF
the Southern Pacific company which,
the petition declares, the Union "a
ciflc controls absolutely.
II is believed that the attorneys for
Mr. Hartman will, Tuesday, seek the
dissolution of the injunction and 1t Is
not possible to state at the present
time whether the arguments Will be
completed in time to allow Juse Ban
to make a decision before the DAY OF
the annual meeting.
Mr.. Fish said Monday, after the
granting Of the temporary injunction;
have all along been satisfied with
the manner IN which things were NOV
ing. | have never been obliged to
seek proxies by claiming q majority
and | shall not do so now. No one
can foretell the issue Of a contest
| which is still in the future. The stock
holders at home and in Europe are
fully alive to the Issue and are send
ing in their proxies by the hundred.
II have every confidence In the issue
Of the proceedings relating to the In
junction but that is matter that Is
now in the hands of the court and
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