The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-20
RUMORS OF RESIGNATION
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES
Heads Of FTiSCO-ROck Island
Lines Said TO Be NOT
In Harmony
tBy Associated Press)

st. Louis. Nov. 20. The Globe
Democrat prints the following under
a New York date line:
The resignation of A. Davidson
as president OF the ST Louis and
San Francisco Railroad company has
been received at the New York office
of the company but as yet no action
has been taken regarding t. The
board has not met for organization
as yet. 1t is believed that G. r.
GRAY. second vice preside I, VINO was
recently elected a director in place
OF Mr.. Davidson, will be Mr. David
sons successor as president.
b. L. Winchell. president of the
Rock Island and vice chairman OF
the Frisco executive committee, and
Director James Campbell of ST.
Louis, have arrived in the city TO
attend the coming meeting of the
FriscoRock Island board, when ac-
tion will be taken on Mr. Dayidson's
resignation When the meeting VIII
be held could not be learned from
those interested.
Denial by Mr. WInchell.
Rumors from the West 10 the effect
that there had been a shakeup In the
Rock Island-Frisco management az a
meeting of the board here, and that
both B + Yoakum, chairman OF the
board of directors, and President
Winchell OF the Rock Island had re-
signed. were brought 20 the attention
OF Mr. Winchell He declared that
they We're absolutely without fuunda.
lion. and that no meeting Of the board
had yet been held
A number OF directors of the Fris-
co-Rock Island system who were
spoken to concerning the report were
equally emphatic in denying IL,
Not Pleased With Katy Deal.
At the meeting of The American
Railway association in Chicago on
Wednesday. which is attended by the
highest officials IN charge Of opera
tlUn, the report was whispered around
that President Winchell could not be
present, because he had been hur-
riedly summoned 10 New York by
the directors. Mr. Winchell had only
left New York last Friday, and 1t
was furthermore whispered that the
dominating interests in the Rock Is
landFrisco properties were not al all
pleased with the Katy" deal, and
that they had intimated 10 Mr. loa.
KUN that the acquisition of that
property by Edwin 1awley and him
self as an individual investment was
prejudicial TO the Rock lsland-Frisco
interests and would tend to divert his
attention from the best interests OF
the Rock island Frisco and is affairs
Mr.. Yoalt,m Is said TO have resented
dhls and further friction ensued, re
sulting in a call for special meet
ing CT the board In New York.
James Campbell of St. Louis was
seen n the Plaza hotel, and asked
concerning hpe reported designations
of Messrs Yoakum and Winchell 0i
the Rock Island-Friseo. At first ht
was markedly reticeni but finally
said: Il have received no word Of
any disagreement among the board
OF directors or among The officials ol
the Frisco-Rock Island. SO far as
know Nhere has been no trouble o.
any kind. and | know OF no reasons
for such designations Still, II /.
possible | do not care TO talk further
on the subject"
While Mr. Campbell denied that ht
had heard of any disagreement /
was noticeable that he did not denl
that the designations bad taken place
as MIR. Winchell had done emphatic
ally earlier In the evening. and At
certain other directors had done. Mr.
Campbell apparently lodged th'
question BY saying that he knew OF IL
reason for such designations Hi
remark that such resignations wef'
possible was also significant
AS in The case Of the resignation o
A. J. Davidson. pfesidept of fhI
Frisco. Chairman p ri XpaKpn
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