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Show HILL SAYS HE'LL NOT DE A PARROT Tinandal Men Are Doing Too Much Trilling" Says President of the Great Northern. CHICAGO, March J5 Jamaa J. HIU, president of the Great Northern railroad system, denied today that be would retire re-tire from active railroad work July 1, as bad been reported. It will be a long time." he declared, "before I am ready for the acrap heap." Asked If the Interstate Commerce commission com-mission bow In authority would retard the progress of railroad enterprises, he aald It would not. "But I am not talking-. There has been too much eald by railroad men already. I am reminded of the etory of. the parrot and the do. The parrot, you know, was a rreat talker. Upon his perch he disported dis-ported himself hilariously by fooling the stragg-llnar eurs as they Jog-god elonar. The bird would rail as If a master and meant business. The dos would stop, prick up their ears and look about. Eventually, they discovered that they were belna played, with.. But they could not get revenge, re-venge, because the parrot was safe from danger. "One day, however, the parrot found an open door and eoon was cunning itself on the steps. A dog trotted by. There came the usual demand. The dog looked up and a&w the enemy. Instantly there was action. Five minute later the parrot wearily crawled to tts perch and then sur-, sur-, veyed the w?eck. . AU tts feathers were gone and blood was ooslng f roro its body. Heaving" 4 sigh, the parrot saldf; Oh, , 1 know what's the matter with me. I'ye been talking too much.' "That," said the great railroad man. "Is the trouble with the financial men of the country. For myself. I shall keep quiet." |