The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-15
.MR. ]. 7. HARAHAN
CR|TlC|SES FEN
POLICIES WHICH LATTER NOW
CRiTIclsES APPROVED BY
HIM AS PRESIDENT.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL LINE
Gains Much BY Traffic Relations
With Union and Southern Paci.
fic at Both Ends--other
Statements Coming.

Chicago. Nov. 14.---A circular let.
ter, containing several rather strong
and convincing statements has been
mailed to the stockholders of the
Illinois Central railroad by President
-. T. Harahan. IS regarded as a
reply to the many statements made
by Stuyvesant Fish In his efforts to
secure the election of his candidates
as directors. and Mr. Harahan uses
scme very forceful language. While
he has refrained rom using 'the
shorter but uglier word" the result is
the same. He says Mr. Fish has made
untruthful statements and knew he
was far from the facts when he made
them.
Mr. Harahan is quite vigorous in
lis dcnrnciation OF Mr.. Fishs efforts
! to ea"se the stoci .ioiders to fear for
| the welfare cf the Illinois Central.
and plainly says that the things Mr.
Fish so vehemently objects to we're
all dcne during Mr.. Fishs incumbency
iof the presidents chair and with his
| knowledge, consent and enthusiastic
approval.
Tho tone Of the circular, while
iqnite dignified aud earnest. Is net
calculated to cause q cessation tf
hostilities. Mr.. Harahan appears to
take the ground that the fight Is be.
tween the directors and Mr. Fish. and
that as a business proposition the
|stockholders will profit more by send
Ing their proxies to him than to Mr..
Fish. In fact, he touches the pocket
lock and eliminates sentiment.
The circular states that the traffic
Interchange with the Ulion Pacific
and Southern Pacific is vastly more
beneficial to the Illinois Central than
~ is to the other two lines. The Illi.
nois Central was built into Omaha
by Mr.. Fish to secure a portion Of the
interchange business of the Union
Pacific, and because OF the relations
now, existing, and made by Mr.. Fish.
the Illinois Central is given very
good share of the traffic. The Unicn
Pacific has several excellent outlets
east bound from Omaha and need net
give a pound of freight TO the Illinois
Central, while the Illinois Central has
no western connection but the Union |
Pacific at Omaha. severance of |
close traffic relations would result in
3 reduced revenue for the Illinois
Central.
The interchange at New Orleans is
almost a arallel case. North bound !
the Southern Pacific can give its |
through business to two other |
through lines and leave the Illinois |
Central with only its own business.
while the Illinois Central would be |
compelled to give the Southern Paci |
fic the through western business 1t |
takes into New Orleans. without a |
return. At that, Mr.. |
Harahan makes the direct statement |
that the business received from the |
Union Pacific and the Southern Paci- |
fic is much greater than that given |
both lines by the Illinois Central.
In speaking of the various COM
modities that the Illinois Central |
and its diversified destina.
tions. Mr.. Harahan makes the claim
that 1t would be impossible for the |
officers of the Illinois Central TO
make any traffic alliances with any
line which would divert this original
ing traffic from its natural channels
The records of the interchange with
the Union Pacific and Southern Paci-
fc show that they gave the Illinois
Central i6 per cent more business than
they received during the past six
ears. All of this business could
have been routed by other lines. II
the Pacific roads had so desired
The circular dwells upon Mr.. Fish's
accusations Of the Juggling of ac-
counts and his questioning of the
June net earnings. Mr.. Harshan
shows by Mr.. Fish's instructions that
In Jrne. 1896. large sum was
charged to expenses In order to clear
lr outstanding matters. and that be-
cause of better handling during the
succeeding year. each month bore its
share OF expenses.
leaving big Increase for June. 1901.
aF against June. 1906. but an increase
that was earned aud properly ac
counted for.
Mr. Hsrahan appears 10 take very
seriously the reflections Of Mr.. Fish
upon the accounting officers and
heir methods and makes IT appear
that Mr.. Fish is criticisInE. without
warrant or reason. men IN whcm he
has had the greatest con-
fidence and methods which were
stamped with his approval Mr.. Hara-
haE insists that i1en and methods
are not changed and that Mr.. F7sh's
charges are deliberate mis-ststs-
Il is understood that other state
ments and charges OF Mr.. Fish Viii
be discussed in circulars 10 be issued
~ an paf1r date