Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-16
ANNUAL MEETING
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Opened at Noon With Expectation
or Warm Contest Between
Fish and Hartman.
BOTH ARE VERY CONFIDENT.
Contest for Proxies Continued Right
III ~ Time Business Bcgan-lm-
possible to Predict Result.

Chicago. oct. l6.-The annual meet
iug OF the Illinois Central railroad. In
which "a warm contest is expected for
the control between styvcsant Fish,
former president and r Il. Hartman.
opened at noon The contest Tor proN-
ies continued almost up 90 the hour of
the meeting aud the lS-hour trains
which arrived en- the morning brought
patches OF delayed proxies from eastern
stockholders.
The follow of Sir. Hartman de-
,IarC chat there Is uo probability of his
losing control OF the meeting, claiming
chat Doe Niu hssy outside of the 2S6,31l
shares which will NOT Doe effective iu
The election more than sufficient votes
To- cauy through anything he wishes.
Four directors SIRE TO be elected at
the meeting .l succeed styvesant Fish.
%. d. Hartman and Johr Jacob Aston,
whose terms uzprc and who are can
dilatos for reelection. and 90 nm the
vacancy caused by the death OF c. B.
WILING The outstanding stock of the
Illinois Central ls 950iO1 shares OF
shares VIII no. Dee represented, and ESQ.,
ljl shares VIII not count iu the election
lu Wow of Che order Issued yesterday
10. Judge Ball.
rhis leaves total Of lg8 600 shares
which viii, according to- statements OF
tho attorney Interested, Doe not far
from tie maximum number of shares
voted
Air Fish expressed himself as conf
dent uf the outcome of the election of
directors. but said that us the changes
iu proxies had been so numerous. mo-
man could state exactly Che number OF
votes hc controlled, IL IS possible that
the work Of determining the right OF
the various proxies may consume two
or three days and that the election OF
directors consequently may not De
reached today,
AT q meeting Of The directors. which
preceded the meeting of Stockholders it
was decided, upon motion OF MI Fish
that the meeting of stockholders should
be- open TO the press. Heretofore none
but stockholders have been admitted.
Opening Of the stockholders meeting
vas delayed BY "a Ions dispute between
The Fish and Hartman attorneys as 70
the third member Of the committee Of
three appointed 90 pass upon the proX-
ies. The private secretaries OF Mr.
Fish and Mr Hartman were selected
NR ACT ANl Nutil DtlltlldAft IuL the mira
man was the stumbling block. Finally.
Judge Farrar for MIR Fish. suggested
that the selection OF the third man
he referred 70 Judge Ball, and 1lr.
Cromwell agreed
When Mr.. Fish entered the stock
holders meeting, shortly before noon.
he was greeted with applause. He
walked 10 the table where President
Harahan sat as presiding officer, placed
his hand ON Harahan's shoulder and
sald a few words TO him, Mr. Harahan
shrugged bis shoulders and tossed hls
arm impauiently implying that he did
not care TO talk with Mr.. Fish. The
latter turned away with a smile and
resumed his seat among the stock
holders
After the meeting had been called o.
order Judge Farrar and Mr. Cromwell
entered and announced that T.. s. Con-
way Of Chicago. had been agreed on az
the third member Of the proxy commit
tee. a recess was then taken until
$3.50.