Show HARRIMAN IS TRIPPED Mexican Ruler Foils Plan of the American Railway Railway Railway Rail Rail- way Magnate SAN FRANCISCO Oct 13 President I dent Diaz of Mexico has stolen a a. march marchon on E. E H. H HarrIman and hio hia banking I coterie and anti it Is a subject of much laughing comm comment nt among those Southern South South- em ern Pacific officials who have learned d dor of or the affair Harriman is reported as being very disgruntled about the mat mat- ter The Southern Pacific president is heavily Interested In the Mexican l National National Na Na- Railroad system which Is a valuable valuable val val- feeder to the Southern Pacific and the Gould lines Its great rival rhal In Mexico I is the Mexican Central be between between be be- tween El Paso and the City o of Mexico l which IB is owned in a lar large c measure b by Boston and New York people who are heavily interested in the Santa Fe There are two roads between the City of Mexico and andera Vera era Cruz the republics republic's leading Atlantic port The Mexican Central people lately bought one of these lines Harriman was after the theother theother other known as the Oceanic Inter rail rail- wa way The fhe latter has miles of road Just when Harriman thou thought ht he could get the line line Diaz's representative stepped In and bought Its control on ott behalf of the Government Th The motive motle for Cor headIng off heading oft off the Southern South South- ern era Pacific president and his friends was a a. fear tear on the part of or Diaz of a n. final consolidation of the Mexican Central and National systems including lag InS the two Vera Cruz Crus lines which would woul l have held the country commercially commercially commer commer- daily In a close monopoly With Witt the Government in control of a alino line lino to Vera Cruz It holds the whip hand Commercially Vera Cruz Crus Is Ig the key to the railroad rate situation In the Southern countr country and rates through h that part must govern rates by any other route into the republic |