Show TO COURT OURT Both Will Wi Ask Judge Ball Bal MOnday Mon Mon- 1 day to Try I Injunction Case at Early Date I STOCKHOLDERS IN DOUBT I i Har Harahan han Helps His Chief by byI I 1 Producing Old Letter of Fishs Fish's 0 o O 4 MM 4 4 MM t H M f 4 M Ml M O t- t tf f 4 Statistical record of oC LImo Iho II FishI Fish Fish- h- h t- t harriman struggle for Cor posses Bosses f Illinois Central rail rail- 44 f 4 4 slon of or the tho ral- ral 4 WH way 44 4 4 Number of or votes otes In Illinois 4 t 4 t- t Ot voted ut at f 4 44 4 t- Number ordinarily 11 4 t Illinois Central t ra I eJ elections t 4 tt t- t ono I 4 Number of oC votes represented f 4 44 ft 4 t- t n a nf October tr f- f Number l to bo me voted vold f 4 ff f- f n J IS 18 mediate I- I l mOO t th p. I- I F No to control ir I. I ir Air t 4 h Otc vol I In if polled n n l VA t tl Ih c Cott t t T h p. ry to control with wih r 1 U o votes out omit f h p. e strength 4 I- I October 18 with wih Pacific t 4 proxies f fH H p. Pacific proxies Oll 4 2 4 44 f- f harrIman's known gains In f 4 44 4 proxies stock 30 00 t 4 4 harriman's claims at ul present 4 44 4 f 4 Fishs 91 h ns os estimated 4 4 b by hy himself on October 1 IS 13 S. S f 4 44 t 4 Fishs Fish's Pel present ll strength as es- es 4 f 4 b b. b by him himself cl t 4 44 4 4 II A A i t A 1 Ill A. A A A A In ft T T T T T T T T T T T T Chicago Dec 7 E. F 7 R II H Harriman Monday lontay morning will wil begin the time court struggle for COl possession of oC th the tho Illinois General railway The Tho czar of or railways and his opponent Stuyvesant t Fish Flaim through their attorneys will wil appear before Judge Farlin Q Ball Bal and Harriman liar liar- riman attorney Ralph Shaw Shuw will wil ask the time court CO to set the tho earliest possible date ote to lO hear Iwar arguments on the in injunction injunction in- in junction by which Stuyvesant Visit Fish balked harriman's cou coup in the tue Illinois Harriman Harriman Harri- Harri General election b by preventing plc man Ian front from voting shares o of stock of o the time Illinois General railway which Is held b 1 by tho the Union Pacific railroad Th Time The control o of time the Illinois Central de depends depends de- de upon the shares which the court tEmp restrained Harriman from rom I voting Without them Hariman apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap cannot control the time election electon of oC the time Illinois Central Central and and If I the they are arc voted for Cor Visit Fish has Imas not enough votes to overcome Q them Arrange FI lt Ti Th decision lo to fight tho time injunction was waN reached todD today und and arrangements were made mad bet between wen Henry y W. W Lomon Visits Fish's Chicago attorney and Mr Shaw with tho time court whereby ll it Is 18 believed Wednesday wilt will wi be bt set sel let for or thi lie hearing of the time motion of tho time harriman forces force moton to dissolve the time injunction Time The delf delayed d action o of the Harriman forces coming coming as It I hoes does coes with tho the adjourned meeting so 0 near December 18 18 lS Indicates that both sides are in despair lr of or finding n ding enough proxies to control and that Is In desperate desperate des des- les- les of or time the Lu Union Pacific proxies to lo overcome o big bit gains made mad b by Fish during dining time the Interim While 1 legal department was pr preparing for or time the court cour battle ualle the thE operating on und and executive department department depart depart- ment got bus busy lUSY President J J. J T. T Hara ham loan hunt arouse aroused by the tho circular sent ent out Friday b by Mr Mm Mt Fish Vish made mado malo a reply ply accusing o of deliberate falsehoods and unc producing a n letter lelor which he lie de declared de- de dared proved pro el his charges chorges le- le FI Old Ol Letter Time The letter was as IS follows New York Doc Dee 30 1901 To A. A A J. J J Hackstaff Esq third thirll vice Ice president enl of or the Illinois Central railroad railroad rail rail- ml- ml road New York D DI ar al Sir Sir From From the time mone money which we wt now havo idle In tho the Park bank I wish you would tomorrow Saturdays J deposit with the Common Commonwealth wealth Trust company upon which corporation cor cor- porton you ou can ohi HIu draw for Cor time tho tw same ame on omi 01 Tm morning morning to pay par obligations tons t then lien maturing Truly yours oms om's S ViSIT President President President Harahan made mad public timis letter which he discovered sonia somo fOnO time ago ogo ammo and has boon been hol holding when ho imo read today a COP copy o of the report from Crom New NewYork NewYork York that Mr Fish had sent a circular to t the tho ho nc da dated December 6 In which ho ime made the following state state- ill ment S ii t tAs AH As Al to the deposits del In lit II the Tru Trust t Company of or th time the Republic fl now th time the Commonwealth Tru Trust t company I need only repeat that at ut no time has hns It I been in Iii circumstances of failure much loss Joss bankruptcy Joins ll An n 1 Chor I. I Then Thon Mr Mm Harahan broke broko loose a bit bitant ant and said Mr fr Fish must know that this statement state state- ment Is false At time the time when the time funds of or the lit tw Illinois Central were on deposit with wih the Trust Company o of the tue the time tru trust t company was to lo Mat FIsh Fish's Fishs own knowledge In u a falling failing con- con and the banking superintendent threatened to lo close Its Us doors dooms und and its is actual failure was only prevented through Iii tho ll action of oC a n number of or New Continued on oil Page Pg Tn I HARRIMAN FISH MAN FIGHT TO COURT Continued from lage l'age One York banks banle who organized u a syndicate to help out tHit the tue trust company l h by taking the United States State Shipbuilding securities securities ties off ore Its hands Mr 11 Fish was a n member of or that syndicate but whereas tho the other subscribers I put up their own mont money Mr 11 Fish borrowed from th the treasury of the Illinois Central to make mak good his subscription Then as proof of oC the charge rg that Mr orr Fish Jh loaner loaned Illinois Central funds tl to the trust company of the Republic af aft af- af t tr td r It had hall changed Its name lame to th the Commonwealth company to pa pay Its ac ac- ac anti and enable It to mako maleo fictitious showings to th the state tate authorities Mr Harahan 1 exhibited tho Hackstaff Jetter let Jet ter lIa rahn n. n renewed a attack am anti charges charge a against Fish added to the bItterness bit bIt- s of or tho the struggle for tor control o of oC the road According to lo the ine host best Information obtainable ob- ob ob eli- I tamable the battle hattie of or words wortis 01 11 and the sensational n charges made between the Harriman and ll Fish h forces since the I last mN meeting has had much effect on or the stockholders n lr I The small stockholders It Is 18 declared I have ten been vacillating between man anti and Fish and each ench circular cular sent I out has caused hundreds eds of or shares to change chan from rom one camp tir to tho other According to Ito tho HarrIman forces force th the serious char charges cs against t Fish made b b- I the l eight directors of or the thu-s road on November No No- vember 27 21 caused of or proxies to be turned front from FI Fish h The inan man forces declare Fish has hag I lost ground so rapidly in tine the last lat two weeks necks that he resorted to his circular letter leller ax as a final effort Hort to gain votes On th the other oilier hand the Iho Fish forces force are claiming absolute victory victor and yesterday yesterday yes- yes the they hailed the tue announcement that Harriman was going rt light ht the Injunction In court at as a sure suro Indication that thai harriman lIts failed to secure enough h proxies to control tho the meeting 8 set t for or Decem December be r 18 Another Interpretation put on fin the de tie- to tt n tight ht in the lie courts courtN after such sueh sucha a n long lon delay Is fK that both hath sides shies are aro am- am lout ious for tor dela delay The rhe struggle for po pox pox- session of or proxies 8 apparently has haR failed to lo give either cither side Ide confidence of or victory Ictor although both claim It H |