The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-07
HARlHAh TO Be
HAD OF B0APD.
REPORT IN CIRCULATION THAT
|. G. RAWh MAY Be BROUGHT
BACK.
Chief Among Which Are Several Pro-
motions to Vice Presidencies
STORY Comes From Rec
ord.Hcraid.

Chicago, March G.--The following
y printed In the Chicago Record-Her-
aid J. 7. Harahan is to go up from
presidency Of the Illinois Central to
the position Of chairman or the boarI
of directors, position to be created
Off him. The Change in tile active
management of the road Ia scheduled
~ take place at meeting OF the
directors which Is to be held in New
York, on Wednesday Of this week.
II is understood that n successor
to Mr.. Harahan has been decided
upon, provided the man the directors
hope to secure will accept the posi-
ton. With regard to this there Is said
to be some doubt remaining. A large
number Of railway officials were con.
sidered for the place and the choice
- said to have narrowed down to one
eastern railroad president and one
western railroad president.
! The eastern man is said to be r.
ID. Underwood, president Of the Eric
road and the Western man is report
ed 10 be Howard Elliott, president of
the Northern Pacific road Several
other names have been mentioned In
railroad circles as possible successors
to President Harahan. Among them
are. +. A. Delano, president OF the
Wabash road II. T. ,Jeffery. chairman
OF the board Of directors Of the Wa
lash road, and |. g. Rawn. president
of the. Monon road. and formerly vice
president of the Illinois Central til
charge Of operation.
Tonight Mr. Deiano stated en-,
phatically that he bad not been asked
to accept the position, nor had be
been asked II he would consider II an
offer.
In connection with the change in
management Of the road. 1t Is stated
that there is to be complete reor-
ganizaton of the Illinois Central and
OF the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
roads. This means the selection OF
two and possibly Of four vice presi.
dents, who will be placed In charge
OF the various departments. Two vicn
presidents, one In charge Of traits
and the other in charge OF operation,
will, under the present plan, be
elected at the directors meeting on
/ Wednesday. Officials and directors
OF the road refused to give out any
/ Information regarding who these Off
tcials would be- It Is rumored that
Frank B. Hartman, now general man
ager Of the company will be advanced
ito the position Of vice president In
charge of operation and that Frank
I Bowes, now general freight traffic
manager, will be made vice president
t n charge of traffic. Mr.. Bewes, IT
is rumored, will be succeeded by Dom
aid Rose, now freight traffic manager
of the road
| President Harahan has been In the
east for several days where he has
been in constant conference with
Chairman Charles A. Peabody OF the
executive committee. Mr.. Harahan
has been assisting the directors III
working out a plan of reorganization
made necessary by his retirement
from the presidency. II. p. Blauvelt,
! comptroller OF the Illinois Central.
who has been assisting President
Harahan In forming plan of reor-
ganization to present to the directors,
I left for New York tonight to attend
the coming directors meeting, That
changes were impending on the Illi-
nois Central, Mr.. Blanvelt would not
deny, hut he refused to state what
they were, intimating that this would
develop during the directors meet
ing.