Show I HEAD fF ARPER BROS I George B M Harvey Elected President Presi-dent of the Concern New York Nov 16J HenrHarer vico president of Harper Bros announces an-nounces tat at a meeting of the direCtors di-reCtors otthe publishing company tOday tO-day George B M Harvey editor and 1 proprietor of the North American Re Iew wits elected presient and managing Bro He aging director of Harper added that Mr Harvey had purchased from the shareholders a large inteest in the company The organization as completed at thE meeting today vas a folows Prcel dent G B M Harvey first vIce preri dent John W Harper second vice president J Henry Harper third vice president Clarence W McI1aln sre tar James Thorne Harper treasurer Henry S Harper The directors in ad dillon tothe officers above named are H R Harper apd James Herpe The changes consist of the substitution substitu-tion of Mr Hare as preldent In place of Mr John W Harpqr who becomes be-comes vIce president and the retr meat of Mr John Harper whose condition condi-tion ot health render i impossible for him to attend to business Mr Harvey will enter upon his duties on lon dar darMr Harper declined to state the terms under which Mr Harvey becomes be-comes the head of Hfer Bros I was learned however from another source whIch there Is ever reason to believe is authoritative that the shareholders share-holders sold a large block ot stock which was appraised Sme time ago at 217 a share to Mr Have at S150 per share The exact amount ot stock purchased pur-chased by him could not be ascertained ascertain-ed but was said to be In the vicinity of 100000 It was reported some months ago that 5 consolidation of Harper Bros and Doubleday 1lcClure had been practically prac-tically completed I was found however I how-ever when the time came to put the simggestedconsolldation Into effect that the lInes of publication of the two com pale differed so widely that thc plan was Impracticable and it was abandoned aban-doned Mr HarveJr confirmed the announcement announce-ment of Mr Harper but further than to announce that he would continue a the editor of the North Amerlcn Review Re-view hc declined t discuss his plans the future fpr future |