Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-13
FIGHT FOR CONTk.\N0F
ILLINOIS CENTRAL IN
WHITE HEAT
Fish Says That II Given Prox-
les He Will Gust Hartman
From Directorate
OF Road.
FILES SCAIHIhG AFFIDAVIT
BEFORE SUPERIOR COURT
-ContesseS That He and Hartman
and Peabody Used COmpany'S
Funds or Loaned Them to
Companies They We're
Interested in.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-"If l obtain a
majority of the proxies to be voted
at the annual meeting of the Illinois
Central, 1 shall depose e. H. Harri-
man as a director declared Stuy-
vesant Fish in an affidavit filed to-
day before the superior court.
Fish also declared in the affidavit.
ITO everybody in the country. the
removal of such an individual as
Hartman is shown to be, would be
a welcome sign of the returning of
morality in the management of the
great corporations of the country"
Fish reiterated his statement that
Hartman is seeking to control the
Illinois Central in interest OF the
Union Pacific.
He declared that he had been a
benefactor of j. T. Harahan, now
president of the Illinois Central, and
asserts that he saved Harahan from
dismissal several years ago, when
Hartman and George A. Peabody
declared Harahan had outlived his
usefulness to the company.
In regard to loans Fish declares
that since 1877 1t has been the GUS
tom of the railroad TO loan idle funds
to officers of railroads or firms OF
which they were members. He in
sists that both Hartman and Pea
body have taken advantage of this
custom, and declares that all his own
loans were recorded on the books OF
the company and that the collateral
Which secured them Was good.
After reading Fish's affidavit. for
NAL arguments against making 8
permanent Injunction obtained last
October by Fish restraining the vot-
ing OF stock held by the Union Pa
cific and the Railroad Securities COM
pany, was commenced.
The proceedings were commenced
yesterday by the presentation by the
attorneys of T.. II. Hartman of {
long affidavit, signed by Mr.. Harri'
man, Robert w Goelet and Charlie:
A. Peabody. In the affidavit it was
set forth that Mr.. Fisl- was not re
elected president of the company be-
cause of alleged misconduct in Office
and alleged misapplication of th'
funds of the company.
Claim Right Under Law.
1t was also declared in the afiidavi
that under the laws of Illinois, thu
Union Pacific railroad company ha!
the right to vote all stock owned b,
it at the annual meeting of necem
ber IS.
ers of the affidavit deny that the.
caused the defeat of Mr.. Fish a
president of the railroad because m
refused to yield the control of th'
Illinois Centrol to the Union PACING
1T is also denied that j. T. Hara
han, now president of the company
Is under the domination of Mr.. Har
riman. The statement which ha
been made that Mr.. Hartman ant
the Union Pacific railroad compan,
have sought to control the llllnoi
Central is also denied.
1t Is charged in the Hartman affi
davits that Mr.. Fish had made com
mon cause with the Missouri Pacific
one of the strongest competitors
the Illinois Central. 1t is declare
also that he seeks to control the I'LL
nois Central for his own persona
profit.
The affidavit gives the folowin
reasons why its makers refuse to vot
for the election of Mr.. Fish:
Because, in the judgment of tn
directors, Mr.. Fish has in the pas
misused and misapplied the funds
the Illinois Central.
because he would have 1t in hi
mower as president 10 control tn
funds of the railroad company to tn
injury Of the railroad.
Because he attempted to manag
the railroad company In disregard
the authority of the board of dlreC
tors"
TIarahan's Efficiency.
It was further stated in The aff
dayit that the sole reason for eleci
ing Mr.. Harahan president OF tn
Illinois Central was because OF n
efficient management
Denial Is made by the Union Pa
cidc railroad company that it Owl
stock in other transportation con
panies for the purpose of controllln
them The afiidavits declared th'
Mr.. Fish I'm advertising for proxi'
has falsely claimed that he was d'
MED reelection because ne lnSiste
unon the independence of the Illino
Central; and IL is further elaine
that while Mr.. Fish Is seeking TO PR
vent the voting of stock held by IN
Union Pacific railroad company an
the Railroad Securities company; !