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Show CONFERENCE TO BEGIN TODAY. Los Angeles, Cal., March 14. "How can I tell what will happen, before it happens?" was the answer E. H. Harriman Har-riman gave to a question as to what changes In railroad circles would result re-sult from the conference between himself and several of his lieutenants, to be begun In Pasadena tomorrow. The answer was similar to all other replies he made when asked regarding regard-ing future railroad policies and things vital to the prosperity wave. The special train which brought Mr. Harriman and party from Mexico arrived ar-rived In Riversido this afternoon, and the members of the party spent several sev-eral hours in automobilOb in the suburbs su-burbs of tho city. Later the train proceeded to Pasadena, where Mr. Harriman was Joined by several other railroad magnates. Tho conference tomorrow to-morrow will take place in a cottage rented for three weeks by Mr. Harrl-mand, Harrl-mand, and in which a telegraph office has been installed. Mr. Harriman refused to discuss the rate situation in Texas and Arizona, or his plans for railroad building or extensions or improvements of existing exist-ing lines. With Mr. Harriman are his wife aud two daughters, Julius Kruttschnltt. vice-president and director of maintenance main-tenance and operation of the Southern South-ern Pacific system ; W. F. Herrln. chlof counsel of the Southern Paclhc, nud Epes Randolph, manager lor Mr. Harriman in Arizona. Among the other railroad men who met him at Pasadena tonight, are J. T. Hurahan, of the Illinois Central; J. P. O'Brien, of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company; J. F. Dunne, of the Oregon Short Lino; E. E. Calvin, Cal-vin, of the Southern Pacific; Oeorge T. Nicholson, second vice-president ot the Santa Fe, and W. H. Newman, or the New York Central. When told of newspaper reports of changes in the heads of the various branches of the Harriman nystom, Mr. Harriman said it was evident that tho newspapers know all about it, but that he did not know anything about tho changes as yet. |