New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
IN HARRIMAN'S PLACE
POSTS TO BE FILLED.
Union Pacific and Guaranty Trust
Succession Interests Street.

ET-JndEe z 5 Lovett who, according 10 report
vas 70 have taken part yesterday in = conference
concerning ne alins of Mr. Harriman's will de-
ciined to say cnythinC about that document and
slso sverse 20 making any eor,r,e,, On the
future of the Union Pacihc system The best
opinion n Wall Street is stin that the next presi-
dent OF the Union Pacific VIII be an operating man
snd that the financial direction Of the nronertv viii
he intruseo 70 another officer the chairman OF the
Sosrd for which place judge Iovett is widely men
cio1ec- These officers. according to report will
exercise The same respective functions in the man
agernen1 o. the Southern Paciho company.
The special meeting OF the Cnion Pacific board
VII be held tomorrow. and that Of the Southern
Psci6c directors either thar day or very soon
hereafter an6 thE board of the Illinois Central or
which Nj Hartman was director will meet on
Tuesday. No authoritative announcement was
made yesterday bearing upon the persistent report
that representation on the Union Pacific board was
70 be given the Morgan interests. but the rumo-
vss generally credited. as on Friday.
The death 81 Nj Hartman has created vacancies
'- more than dozen drectorates other than those
ot the properties embraced in the so-called Harr'
scao system His principal Affiliations outside OF
-he railroad system Of which he was the head were
with various olher transportation companies and
with banking institutions. he appeared . di-
rector ia only one industrial corporation, the Colo
rsdo Fuel and Iron Company. He was also di-
rector OF the Western Union Telegraph Company'
which has man -aiiros5 connections and chair
OF executive committee ~ Wells, Fargo a.
winch -lt-fl7ate letaflols Win NiH faaiAi
man roads
~. Ea-ruaaas place as p director OF the Balti-
more d Ohio. the New York Central, the Lake
shore cn6 the NHchigsn Central viii, in all proba
hility filled by election Of other representa-
wives II -he Union Paci1cs heavy stock interest IN
those properties. and The same may be said OF the
sa- Pedro. los Angeles q salt Lake Railway. half
~ The stock of which owned by The oregon Short
Line
The tnteresr II Nj Hartman IN the Delaware &
and
sn The Erie and tts controlled line. the New York
Susquehanna & Western. IN both Of which he was
director, as well in the Pere Marquette Rail-
road ana the Pacific Coast Company, was more Of a
personal sort and the vacancies viii doubtless be
sle5 hv -ep-esenratfves Of estate If the invest
s71enus are maintained.
3gr Hartman vas director also Of the National
Ctrv Bank the Night and Day Bank, the Interna-
-io-a- Banking Corporation. the Equitable Trust
c-7ra-y and the Qua ranty Tr1sr Company. OF this
ct-v and the Wells. Fargo-Nevada National Bank
TelI Street especially IN crested 70 Learn who
fs 70 &c his successor IN the a-antv Trust board,
IS he was virtually IL control Of that institution
Eze had long been a stockhoder and director, and
seue last year increased his investment through the
purchase of one-half O. the holdings Of the Mutual
Life Insurance COMPANY. This step being followed
by IRE election as new directors Of three men close
~ sssoc!areo with him ex-Judge LovetI. Charles \
resbody. president of the Mutual Life, and Robert
z. eoelet
-lae company has been without head since the
-e-.-e-2e-- ot John Y. Castles at the beginning Of
rhe year zad Ny Hartman was one Of The special
committee OF three directors appointed 70 select
-e- president