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Show the board of directors proided they could llnd the man they wanted lor president. "It appears that the position was offered of-fered to several men. or at least sev- cral men were considered, anil the directors could not get any of them. It was .thought best, therefore, t abandon the proposed change of presidents pres-idents and to give me help in running affairs. Accordingly, the board Rinv me I,. Park as vice-president to succeed 1. G. Rawu, and lie will take a great deal of the load off my thoulders." WHY PARK GOES TO ILLINOIS CENTRAL Chicago, March ft .1. T. Harahan, rreRideut of the llllr.r.lr. Central mil-read, mil-read, who returned from ,cw York ebterdav. said he lutendent remaining remain-ing Indeilniiely as president of ttv company. HcadmltKfd that the directors di-rectors recently were searching for a sncceser to him, but that they were unable to get tho man they wanted, and had, on that account, abandouc l tie effort. "It Is true that the directors were looking for &..pun to sccceed me." Fald Mr, llmh'.n, "and that the move wan raedc.1'1, eord wlh a request from me. The work of running thts road Is frr''rd and I thought 1 wanted tt Quit .-"Tho Clroctors kindly consented 'to 'nv?ko me chairman of |