Show HARRIMAN SCORES IMPORTANT PONT POiNT Postponement of Stockholders' Stockholders Meeting Cause for a Jubilee LAWYER CROMWELL STARS Fish Gains Crumb of Comfort by Order to Keep Stock Books Closed Chicago Dec Dee 19 E. a E. E H. H won an Important victory over StU- StU Fish In the light fight Ight for control of or orthe the Illinois Central railroad today when Judge Judo Ball Dl determined to postpone postpone postpone post post- pone the annual meeting of ot tho the stockholders stock stock- ock molders holders and el election of or officers of tho the ocer road until March 21 21 1908 I Fish and hl his followers secured a I crumb of comfort In the decision of or orthe the lie court to lo order tho the stock books of or orthe the Illinois Central closed until Judg Ball Bal decides the tho injunction suit against the Union Pacific and Railroad Securities ties tes company compan holdings This point was Insisted upon by counsel for tor Mr Fish to prevent pre ent an any transfer of or the stock In litigation at t the tho last minute Tho shares are in absolute control of or HarrIman Harrman William Nelson Cromwell Cromwel chief counsel for Harriman was as the central cen con ml trl figure of the tiny day Ills HIs advent Into I the case caso turn turned d the tide which had tle I been going in favor of ot Fish until to- to day duy Hotter helter Organised So conspicuous was his argument and that counsel for Sir Mr Fish were ere temporarily thrown Into a n panic and friction frIcton between them resulted I Judge Jud o Farrar chief counsel for Fish and Attorney H. H W. W Leman associate counsel had an open broach breach before tho the court which was eventually patch patch- 18 cil up before tho ho was ivaa o lir W r W nl Time ruction faCtion n v was t. cause CAusa for KOOl goot r eln t ln c thu postponement ioie 1 11 Ot td access access' to the tho solicitors solicitors' Of tho Mutual t Life J. J O n Central lt r rB l time the Standard Oil company and largo concerns for tor forthe forthe the PU o of ot waging further urther war on tho l holdings holding The FI Fish h crowd has no such organization or or- or-j or to enter imen ua a n competitive three months' months fightS fight Ul n for foi fo proxies proxie Many of the proxies now held will expire December 31 31 and mu must t bo ho renewed Thu will wll the proxy light fight bo be ren renewed wel because of or the courts court's action acton |