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Show HARRIMAN FIGHTS BACK - j NEW YORK, Aprif 1. The affidavits In the answer of the Southern Pacific company to the suit, of Talbot Taylor & Co. against the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific deny, that the Southern Pacific is operated in the Interest of the Union Pacific The most Important of the affidavits 'is made by E. H. Harrl-man. Harrl-man. In 'it he sets forth that a mutual friend, of himself and Keene, Edward Lauterbach, told him (Harrlmanl that James R. Keene represented a pool holding 170,000 or 175,000 shares of Southern Pacific, and that Mr. Keene himself held about 70,000 shares: that they contemplated action which, says the affidavit, "would make us a great deal . of trouble, unless we purchased said shares from them; that he would eell the pool shares at about 70 and his own shares at about 78." -v Other affidavits by J. Kruttschnitt, " fourth vlce-psldenf and general manager; man-ager; J. C. Stubbs. third vice-president, and other officials are presented to show that the Southern Pacific Is ope-' ope-' rated in the interest of Its stockholders' and not for the benefit of the Union . Pacific. , ' |