Show Goes to Southern Pacific I II I His Retirement From Frain Union Pacific Marks Step in Severance Severance Severance Sev Sev- erance of Harriman Lines EW YORK Jan 13 Changes m made do N NEW NEr toda today in the directorate of ot the Pacific railroad company are belle believed to have boon been the direct outcome out out- como come of ot the conference last week weak b be- be J- J tween Attorney General representatives of oC th the Harriman Interests interests in- in and amid members of oC tho the Southern Pacific protective committee It is 15 understood that Mr Ir Wickerham Wickersham Wicker Wicker- sham ham told R R. S S. Lovett ett chairman challman of or ortho tho io board hoard of ot directors of ot the thc Southern Pacific and other members of the board that ho would consent to tu no dissolution plan until tho the Southern Pacific board was relieved ed of or men inca who hold heM similar positions on tho the Union Pacific board Although somo some of tho the new no ew Sou Southern thorn Pacific directors have o held intimate relations with the tho Har Has HarIman Iman riman interests It is assumed assume that tho the changes Ganges in the Southern Pacific board will ill be satisfactory to the tho department ot of f Justice It Is acknowledged od frankly that the plan Ian to sopar separate te tho the Southern Pacific and ind Pacific systems now con centers tors round around the ownership o of oC tho time Central Contral Pacific railroad Union Pacific edt edt- dais make incite no o secret that every overy stop step now ow taken has liar for its abject the ac- ac miring of or Central Pacific They d declared do- do a- a dared that the tho result hinges es largely on n tho the price to bo be paid for tho property It t is Intimated in authoritative quarters that mt Mr r. r Wickersham will offer otter no objection ob- ob to the acquisition of ot Central I Pacific by the Union Pacific If Ie it can be I 1 accomplished without the aid of the Southern Pacific stock now owned by bythe bythe bythe the Union Pacific Insiders Wall Wallstreet Wallstreet street however believes that a It considerable considerable considerable con con- part of oC th Southern Pacific majority will refuse to relinquish control control con con- troi of t the e Central Pacific except by legal decree James N. N Wallace chairman of or the Sou Southern thorn Pacific's protective committee commit commit- tee declared toda today that some Borne of ot the themore moro more serious o obstacles to tho severance sever sever- alice ance of ot the tho Harriman lines Jines fast rast being overcome This opinion was as shared b by attorneys representing the Union Pacific road Selection Sp of oC Julius I a as j chairman of or the Pacific board excited no surprise as 03 he has de devoted tIc lIe voted the greater reu tel part of oC his hiE attention to that property and has un under cr way a comprehensive plan for Its further up up- building Mr 11 resigned as director of or maintenance and operation of oC the Union Pacific and was elected chairman chair chair- man nina of th the tho hoard board of tho the Southern Pacific Pa Pa- ellie succeeding R. R S. S Lovett resigned Judge olt Mortimer L L. and Frank A A. also resigned from the tho Southern Pacific executive committee corn com com I and were f succeeded b by Robert 1 Goelet James N. N Wallace alace and D. D P. P Swenson From Irom the Southern Pacific board of I directors In addition to Judge Lovett Loett the following resigned Otto H. H Kahn Charles A A. A Peabody M. M I. I Scuff Frank A. A R. R W. W Goelet 1 L. L J. J vice president and Marvin tarvin In their stead tho the following wore were chosen James N. N Wallace Horace Harding W. W P. P Bliss C. C N. N Bliss G. G IL L Leighton J J. J N N. Jarvia Janla C. C IL lL end and na E. E P. P Swe Swenson |