The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-20

Chicago, Oct. 3.-tstockholners On
the Illinois Central Railroad com
pany were given d lively hour and d
half III their annual meeting today,
through the efforts ols Attorney Max
Well Edgar Holders representing
7s4.sGG shares 1T stock Were'
present Mr. Edgar arrived.
armed with proxies for 60 shares,
which enabled him to take part In the
meeting Ie was accompanied hy two
deputy sheriffs who added ~ the con
fusion by serving snbpoenas on the
various directors during every lnli IN
tha meeting.
I'll. siibpOenas We're in Il suit for
S1000O00D damages. which Mr.. Edgar.
constituting himself III attorney for
the road, started In the circuit court
today. when lie flied u praecipe ~ the
case. The defendants to the suit are
the directors Of the road. whom Mr.
Edgar seeks 10 hold responsible for
alleged financial loss through car re-
pair graft, general mismanagement
and alleged rebating.
Exits Guarded.
While The two deputies were making
things Interesting In the meeting, ha'f
II. dozen others guarded exits from the
Park Row building, Mr. Edgar fearing
that some Of the directors might at
.empt to evade service. This precan-
lion proved superfluons. Three reso-
tlifons were introduced by the mill
tant attorney All were lost by over
whelming vote. lie denounced the
present management Of the road. made
the charge that It's directors are In
competent and Its financial state
ments are iuggled and that It's Off
rIa,s are dishonest and are violating
the Interstate commerce law. His
first resolution was In support III
these charges and called for an inde-
pendent investigation of the road by
n committee Of prominent siockhold-
ers He was voted down, 1sal60
shares to CAL A second resolution
demanded that all directors who are
not residents Of Illinois be ousted on
the ground that the constitution pf
the state prohibits the present pro.
portion OF outsiders on the board
This resolution was voted down with
ont the formallty Of roll call,
Charge Against Ira G. Rawn.
on his third and last attempt Mr.
Edgar proposed u resolution asking
that suit be brought against james
r. Iarahan, president of sthe road
and the estate Of the late Ira q
Rawn, who was vice president before
the ear repair scandal came to light
.lf M
laxity and cnpable negligence. Thi'
resolution was buried under another
avalanche Of contrary Votes, Th'
actual business Of the meeting wa
to re-elect as directors for four years
J. r. Harahan OF Chicago and Car
nelins Vanderbilt and Henry Delorsa
Of New York In the course of tim,
the election was brought about.
With tile exception Of Mr. DelfA
est, Robert $. Eovett and Robert "
d;nelet, all Of the eastern directors
were present and We're served viii
aubpnenas. Governor Deneen, who Il
a director -offieio, and who attend
I'D the directors meeting. did not at
tend the stockholders meetIng He /
not named In the suit. The director
were dlmbfolnled when the deputies
Schultz and Erickson, began serving
them with summnnses. John Jnco
Astor was seated AT ono side of III
room chatting with w l.. Parks, vie
president of the road. He looked a
The paper nnizzically. turned II owe
and over and read Ii twice. He Whis
pered with Mr.. Park and then nc
eeptea service, Cornelius Vanderbilt
was In the center of the room whe
the summons was read to him. IL
stroked his brown beard thoughtful
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