The Nevada County picayune., 1908-02-27
HSR R(|UTED BY HARRINAN INJUNCTION WHICH RESTRAINED VOTING OF UNION PACIFIC
 STOCK IS DISSOLVED.
NO APPEAL FROM DECISION
Judge Farrsr, Leading Counsel fo' stuyvesant Fish. Sad the Case Would Now Be Tried
 or It's Merits.

CH us mEI it@t
 Chicago. Feb 21-Judge Bal Of the superior court yesterday dissolved the injunction secured last October hE Stuyvesaut Fish. by virtue at which the Hartman interests were re- strained from voting 2S1.23I shares of the capital stock Of the Illinois Central railroad al the annual meet ing of the company. The theory OF which counsel for Mr Fish based their arguments in support Of the in5dnc- tion-that it was contrary to the laws and public policy of the state Of Hi nois 10 allow foreign corporations to own and vote the stock of democratic corporations. was denied by the court
 Under the ruling of the court the previously enjoined stock which is held by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. and by the Railroad Securities Go. of New Jersey can be voted at the annual meeting of the Illinois Central. which is to be held in thls city on March 2
 NO Eppcdt ItOHI OC[lStOfls
 There is no appeal from the de cision handed down yesterday by Judge Ball, but it is considered prob able that Mr. Fish will take further legal steps 10 regain possession of the Illinois Central
 Judge E. B. Farrar of New Orleans, who has acted as leading counsel for Mir. Fish throughout the controversy. said after the rendering of the de cision, that the case will now be tried on its merits, but declined to say how quickly now proceedings will be insti- tuted.
 None Of the principals in the case were in court, both Mir Fish and MT. Hartman being in New York. All of the attorneys on both sides and many other lawyers and business men were present and filled the courtroom to oyerflowing President Harahan of the Illinois Central came in while the decision was being read and heard the latter portion of it When the con clusion had been reached he said
 My head is too full of that decision 10 allow me 10 say anything, but to say that I am highly pleased and more than highly pleased is putting il mild ly."
 10000 Words in Decision.
 Judge Ball. who is of somewhat frail physique, turned over to his son the task of reading the decision, which contained almost 10000 words As soon as it was concluded, there was a veritable stampede in the court room, brokers. lawyers and messen- gers making a rush for the doors in order to announce the result They ran into various rooms seeking for telephones, and many tore headlong for the elevators, while others fled wildly down the stairways So much excitement and confusion has not been witnessed in the county courthouse for many years.
 The court declared that Mir Fish had not been able to prove any of his contentious that the domination of the Illinois Central by MT. Hartman would be to its detriment and had als failed to show that the interests of stockholders would be injured there. by. The Union Pacific and the Hi nois Central. he said. were not com. peting, but are connecting lines. and the one could not be a commercial rival of the other in such a sense a. to fall within the scope of legal de. oisions against the alliance between competing railroads. The two roads the court declared were not SO situ. ated as 10 make il possible that the could combine 10 monopoize traffic in any section of the country.
 The court further declared that if the name of Mr. Hartman was not name 10 conjure with, many of the allegations made in the case would not be considered seriously He was compelled to act. he said, on facts al legged and proved, and not fears "or supposed prophecies The record of the case. he declared, failed to sub stantiate many of the declarations made against MT Hartman.