The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
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HARTMAN WATTS
COUNT OF PROXIES
Illinois Central Meeting Is De-
layed by Tedious Listing
Of Stock.
Mr.. FISH ANGRY AT PEABopY
Mr.. Peabody Arouses His Resent
ment, but Apologizes--Fish
Will Not Hear.
Mr.. FISH ANGRY AT PEABODY

CHICAGO, October 17.-Until three
men, who are locked in a room asstdu-
ously counting proxies, are able to re-
port to the stockholders of the Illinois
Central, there will be no election of ,dt-
5rectors. Twice to-day the stockholders
assembled only to be told that the
proxy inspectors were not prepared to
report. The final adjournment was
taken shortly after 8 o'clock in the, af-
ternoon, and carries the meeting over
until o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
While the meeting was waiting for
some further word from the COMMITTEES,
In order to7determine the time to which
the adjournment should be taken. Mr..
Hartman picked up his chair, and car.
!rying it to the end OF the press table,
sat down. with the remark: 4.
~ think you gentlemen can do moro
to settle this railroad situation than
anybody else" When asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. he said:
Hartman Lectures Press.
"You can do it by refusing to print
one side OF, a proposition until you have
seen the man on the other. side. and
let him have his say. at the some time.
I am sick, and most other men are also
sick, of the continued attacks made on,
the railroads. SI "a
When charges are made against
-IdllIOdu alllc pIupS1 W suOs rs W
refrain from publishing them until tho
party bringing the charge, and the
Representatives OF the press. are pres
ent AS such things are now run the
charges are printed In the papers and
the public, receives a wrong impress
sion. because the railroad side OF the
question is not given at the same
time. lt>is the first impression that
counts"
Transfer Books Open. is
Before it was definitely announced
that the proxy committee would not
be able to report, the attorneys on.
both sides were somewhat startled by
the suggestion that the transfer books
OF thefcompany were open. When the
stockholders meeting was originally
called 1T was not thought that 1t
would last over one day, and the an
,nouncement was made that theg books
After basty conference. twas de-
cided that there was no way in4which
the books could be closed to-day and
1t was. therefore, decided that they
should he allowed to, remain open un-
TIL 3 o'clock In the afternoon, when
they were again closed until next
Tuesday at II A. NJ.
1t was agreed betweentthe attorneys
that no effort should be made on either
Slue TO purchase StOch 8uuFlHs lne Muiy.
The general situation remains un-
changed. both sides saying they expect
to control the meeting, and both hunt
ing for proxies or for the revocation
OF proxies previously given, Mr.. Har-
rlman Is credited with sufficient confl-I
.dence in the outcome to have offered
n dlrectorship to prominent banker
of this city,
A touching expression of the mutual
cnn f1danca entertAinedE hy the warning
factions was shown last night, when
both the Hartman ana Fish proxies
were placed In one Of the vaults In
the Illinois Central Offices Both sides
promptly placed watchmens outside the
vault, and they remained on duty un,
til the proxy committee called for the
papers to-dnS. 1, .lt s5i az
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AngercA nv Contradictions,