The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-14 00:00:00

MOMENTOUS MEETING OF THE BRIO-
PORT RAILWAY COMPANY.

There wee an unusually large attendance of shareholders
at the adjourned extraordinary meeting of this company
at the Assembly ROOM of the 801 l Hot d on Thonoday last.
It will be remembered that the meeting was adjourned au
the Bth el October last, in accordance with the rivoolutios
thou passed, and In pursuance of that resolation this nest-
ing was the Orval Western having consented to
extend the working up to the 31st March. MI.
The object of the adjournment was to enable the share-
holders to digest the statements Ws made, and now to
settle whether the Beidport Company should take the
working into their own hands or continue to be worked by
the Great Western Company.
W. Soratridge, Reg., chairman of the directors. presided.
The following were the directors present P,
Guadry (deputy-chairraan), t= W, H. Chick, E. J.
cla. Major Swain. Shareholders : Maseru
lel& W. Ft, Brown, Rev. A. Broadaint.
Baker, J. Bocknole, T. Collor, W. Collo; J. A.
W. Clarke. R. Cownick, J. Dunham, J. DiPe_e.C.ll.dm
Vgaunds
rad T. Idmiands, C. rehtene, W. rooks, R.
ooks, T H. .
B. books. J. Pendant, It. W. Gunder, J.
Major Groves. H. Howell. T. Harrell, R. Heisitiar.
Hounsell, J. Hansfced, Knight, N. 111.
I. J. C. Laroombe, W. IL Manley, W. Macey, 0.
Meares, .1. H. Needidl, W. Newberry, T. IL Osborne, J.
P , Hutaill, G. Symonds, D. Symonds, G. A. Hammy W,
Seminal& J. Bestrides, W. Swatridge, R. Williams;
Mears. J. Olemineon and A. Pain, civil enginown
The Aunties, of the meeting -as opened 137 the Oman.
nag, who stated the object for which it wee cotvened, and
asked for the opinions of any present
Mr. Latour. secretary of the company. then sant he
wished the meeting to thoroughly naderstand how they
stood. He explained that an impression existed that the
Great Western Company bad offend to work then at 50
per met. Their offer was to work the line at the same
rate of met as their own working expenses, which, by their
latest half-yearly account, was 50 per cent. He thought be
ahould set the directors and shareholders right, touching
mis-statements, which appeared in • letter published by •
shareholder; it stated tier advantageous offers from the
Greet Western Hallway Company had been refused by
this motp.nr. Me 'Again explained that the author as
the litter (Mr. T. IL Erlinends) was not, as stated in the
letter, an original shareholder, but became ons when the
railway was sight or nine years old.
Mr. T. H. IDlRleal protested be had been an original
shareholder, but his stock was In his brother's name.
Mr. Douai], contended 1864 was the Out date, in the
name of Mr. Idniunds, This company, continued Mr.
had no power to lengthen the Mono, as it
ilitglullerinterfere with the goods traffic, and even if does
this company would have to pay the ro,t or it. ft wee
nito true that third-clam fares had been run, but the ,
of this company had asked them to be s
because they did not pay. The Great Western had just
...welted this company with regard to the Shoehorn'
teas% go that they did not, to had been stated, always
commit them upon such matter,. The offer of the
Great Western was made on the lath of October, so that
Mr. T. H. Reiman& was there in error. This company
had said that • fair per mintage would be about 45, and the
Great Western had said the actual coot of working the
line we, 70 per come The offer of the Great Western did
not bear out the construction Mr. Itimunds bad put
won it, Mr. Loggia denied that the directors had refused
tits Great Western offer to work the line on a dials.
tereetedlj formed estimate. Mr. Llgrin let untouched
many in•ccuraciee in Mr. T. H. Ilmunes latter.
Kr. NalltraDe, referriog to his itawmg obtained informa-
tion, said he had not been able to get It from the directors:
Mr. LOOMIS inquired to whom he hedbpplied. when,
Mr. imatiNtle said he had applied individually to
directors.
Kr. LOctout reminded him that he had not applied it
the office where informstion was to be obtained.
T. 0. Esmsspe quoted at some length letters from
Mr. Orierson. ec. Whew he had finished he said they
would he wanting to hear Mr. Clarke. hear I
Mr. °LAMM then made an .a endive and side speech.
He acknowledged the valuable envie,* eh Ids the directors
had rendered to the company. (Applause.) The directors
were the guardians of the interests of all eliorshold-rs,
end hoped they would come to that conclusion, which
would protect slntareetosfthsrickandrelle Rs
was not there to tie the hands of the directors. He looked
upon the proposed scheme as pernicious and if they
rejected it be would aged them them to near:Oats. Nitsr
agreement with the G.W.Lieter, bear. Tit, had
been inform* that tipt;S:sma,l e were to work the
Nliestaa= Isrge ex ; tat. Clarke thoulbt it
that thoes not told the share.
holders what them railways were that they hod wowing& They had not referred tei one rallies, work.d by ih-nr
whibh could be compared te the Prldport line, althonah
they hadirl Woe enough to answer hie objeetioc. the
Ighstoe. t might ba either_ that they hail never worked suck • way, or that their scheme was tweed upon
li.tht.nnd op9ise4 Co the fact and eiseriebeir of all
di* information of the kingdom. eon and Pain had eald that the lg•fdt th Ffridwas port
scnnalig 47,600 , to this Yr. Closes agreej. and he
woukl now take t.iwir working ispenoss es telly ao titre
(Ueeera Clereinsou and Pain) had-471 per cent, so 3114 WM their estimated met to work the 8., whilst the oh s upon the new preference stock they proposed to :La::
amounted to MO. Then would he e bootie of Ralf for their Melee. makieg.• total of t. 4 111 ao their . x
tore Wowed to earn Mail' /7.000. This plus the gelatine
end donee for preference and deb 'store sick would
wooed to £6.133, and deducted from the M en rrosiptA leave • not balance of MX whkh Meser.. Clemineon and
Pain bad stated to he exactly II per c...nt. up in the
ordinary Mock. Mr. Clarke quite agre...l . Th
Great Western Company, however, Id not d. a. with
eetitaahla Or lie into the Citteetisa et what it was going to
cost but said they would nudertake—onaranbe—that
whatever the receipts of the line may be this co Pane
should have so and so. There was no risk': end
they knew what were to get If they
received £3,500 freenthL (LW, th had to pay their

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their debentures of SI ilk
exhitini Prd""" auguaet Ii th."
the preferesem would tin..
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adopted the selgewie ProP and they would e
osed,
gs, .11 awl Feta a bonne of
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be
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or elect .rr„,t;',Vsgsi .r
centrum by the C. W.
""I'l rejec 01•;s1 Nut P.m. Mr. Clarke
for Li offin.g Kama. neon .
tb.vde clues tsOs as" tp.zrse.
thaoleorathoi,:adaog,lttdptie.:lwtothetrihrit;iici.,l:esihr.4...ithei
h, ibis c Giarke
said that Parliament had told them they ou
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um. lousing pewore--tooliskily, Is thought. bemuse
Wray °mad not um those tamale/ powers until the Use was
doubled. S ruse people thought the Great Wisteria would
double It. bet be t bought It vent prob able that they would
ant, was% they had spent upon the running powsn
neamjnaL7ll4l2at:tathtbs64 Peri:::.!ll..howdaFdrianotthttiala:bigehutTthe7iesslbt t.berdiotrai,
theta,.
for they would be no nearer their object if their train was
at the G. W. station st D irchester thin when it was •tegitilag
in their Bridoort station and Parliament, the liosrd of
Trs.ls,ert the law, would not allow them
rarmir deal,
to tirl M
on to the 8. W. line. Alter g4.g Into
r tra
ad q uel,lteTl from r. Oakley tOsoeral
em
.rem.c of
the
eepredn himself .Iroslll against lb. proposedbo.ruooi
air
Linder, Chatham, and Doter It Awry), and Mr. iCa4itt
(of the 1,,0nd00. Briiht in. and 8 eith Coast K iilway)—he
asked the.. to deeieively reject what he believed would
end in the Ansonia! °dispel and e taphole ruin of the
sionopsay.
Mr. IllOullstit mks.' the Chairman if the directors were
prepterd to recommend any of ths echoess to the share-
boldelr.
Mr. tivirnav said the directly. were prepared to assume
the reationah.lity lithe eherehnl teri tbou.ith lit for then.
1010 an, and act a. they deemed fill. the best Intense. of
the rommety.
Mr. Pita thea row, and peoceoded to =ewer certain
remarks reeds by Mr. T. H. IC henna& auto various toile
weya—ciet, of their mitintensne , Me. T. H. !bounds
Inc melee hien at the (tweet or hie speech, Hr. Pain,
eddreming alinroir to tho chamois., trost .4 be should be
p emitted to have the ice nut, a, which had been
extended tu Mr. Clerk-. (Hoer, her, and applause.) Mr.
1' .iii t reentned witsiout eny fin titar interroption. Mr.
Clerks bed told Isim that the wool hays to he
bemired at an ener...mis oast wl• bin dee imam mad if
that ca en he (ILr. P.m) thought the gut W. 46111
were making • very reeerae, offer to work the line at all.
Kr. Pan thought those gentlemen, whose toter. Mr.
Clarke had quoted, rime tra.-cd, and he 'mild esk them
to discount ancb statemests, renting from g-ntlegnee
rvignollating bit reatpaniort, n'hone interests ars not
bite the interests of the Bridport Company. Be
(Kr. Pain) thought it an error of fudtMent 012
the pert of thus. In an•hority in 'Milne to
obtain repaint p,tg no between the Maiden Newton
Junction end Vie Dorchester South Wegtern Railway—
(applause)—and he elm thought they had the value of
their money in obtaining, and the powers to double the
line from the inertias to Doinhest r, and to extend It to
the harbour. He thought verbena • apetaare which Mr.
Clarke had enomereted would not amount to the figures
be had named. Himself end Mr. Cerningoe had found.
white 'biting the town • eho.t time aimed, that traders
sad other, were much tlieeet stiml with the working of
this line under the Greet Wooten Railway Company—
(leer, hear)— in I that anythint would he luster than to
lu worked 'r the Gone We 4 •re. Whilst the Great
Wes ern evoked this line they mattl nut have coop tition.
He thought thee would he eery 'unwise if, without further
adtioe and con•elerstino, they 4ecided to Is; the Great
Western oenr• 'Ws line azain under also years' lame, for
so long e. th .t ths rasa they no Id 10-• all eh coos of
cotntwritio• , Whether the line he worked he Mr. Cumin'
son and tin-lint by • iron.. tt-e of the Board, It would
he better than h4t4omg I beimselvia over, body and soul, to
the Or. 4 Weetere.

—lir:" &ARK i—ct;Zda a brie( reply te Mr. Pain, moving
tbat Ibe schema of Memel% Minium' sad Pam be Cut
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