The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-06
OUR ,HOAx'S HOBBY.
Great Union Pacific squabble Yesterday-H
and Clark Fighting for supremacy-Amss
Gets BOARD That Won't Stear'-Hon. :.
Jas. Brooks Sends virtuous Epist tie.
BOSTON, March 5, 1873.

BOSTON, March 5, 1873.
There was nice old row at the meeting Of the
directors and pseudo stockholders of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company to-day. During the
entire forenoon these people were scattered all
over the fourth nsor Of Sears building. In the
sfilce OF Mr.. e. II. Rollins, Treasurer, there was
the portly form Of Mr.. Cakes Ames, bearing down
upon the clerks and officials. Mr.. Rollins, ner-
vously and smilingly. made himself ubiquitous.
Mr.. Sidney Dillon was in CONFIDENTIAL confab with
almost everybody. Mr.. John B. Alley was anxious
70 say o word, and there were others who seemed
to cherish deep interest In what was to be done.
On the opposite side Of the passageway, at the
vest end, Mr. Horace +. Clark and number Of his
associates were in consultation. In the back
room OF the Office Of oliver Ames h Sons there
was another council, ana all about the Hobbies
there were q score Of general and mysterious
talks.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER t1
and the cause Of the delay was said to lay in the
composition OF the Board OF Directors. New York
men wanted to name two, to which Mr.. Ames re.
Piled substantially, mo, gentlemen; II Pm going
to run this thing mysefpm going to have men here
who won't steal" Lobbying followed, during
which 1t was charged that DR.. Durant had taken
$500 900 OF stock, the burden Of which fell on Mr..
Ames shoulders and that the latter gentleman
was not at oil inclined to give the privilege to any
body else. Clark vs. Ames was virtually the con-
test which, although amicably conducted, was Of
an exciting character Finally the affair was
decided a. stated in the following
At the meeting Of the stockholders President
Clark took the chair. The Board Of Directors ap-
pointed Seth Turner, Frederick r. Ames and John
r. Duff Inspectors OF Election, the polls TO be Kept
open for TWO hours ..,
The polls were kept open until twenty-seven
minutes past three r. NJ. and an hour elapsed be-
fore the result was announced. The whole number
Of votes polled was 2S0,soA The relieving were de-
Horace +. Clark, efNew York John DuG. Of Bos-
ton; Augustus , sCns Of New York; Cakes Ames.
q New YORK; Elisha - Atkins, Of go.tOn;
Dexter, Of Boston; i. Il. Baker, OF boston; JOSEPH
Richardson, Of New York; George s. Bowdoin OF
o. s. Chapman, Of Canton, Mass. The eleven gen.
tlemen first In order were unanimously elected.
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complimentary votes for the old directors, who
are absent from the country. The new members
their particular friends, however.
vote was passed liking the date Of the nexs
annual meeting as the Wednesday next following
Boston. No other business was transacted and the
meeting adjourned. The new Board OF Directors
Will organize tomorrow.
The victory really belongs to Cakes Anes.
The report Of the Treasurer. Mr.. z. H. Rollins.
win be read tomorrow, when 1t is anticipated that
spicy time will be witnessed
Mr.. BROOKS vIRTUoUs LETTER. haa .sJ
Appended s letter from the Hon. James Brooks,
which was read in the meeting today 1pf
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 8, 1873.
To Hon. HORACE r. CLARK ..t sa.
DEAR SIR--In view OF the recent actien Of the
House OF Representatives., which would seem to
declare that member OF Congress- because OF self
interest could not vote with even tariff coat on
his back, or In other words that the House must be
recruited hereafter from the almshousss Of the
country, have ordered to be sold the small num-
Der OF shares have held In the Union
Pacific Railroad, purp0sely to render my
self ineligible to your Board OF Directors.
Please also say to the assembled stock.
holders that have thus disqualified myself for
election, because am a member Of the next Con-
gress, ana because hereafter intend to be free to
open my mouth without any suspicion OF selfinter-
est, and to act and to vote az my Judgment die
tates whereas for some years past have often
withheld my vote when the common interests Of
the government and OF the road demanded An al.
hrmative vote and energetic speech.
Indeed, the interests OF this great governments
and OF this great road, the greatest enterprise OF
the world for ten centuries, are 80 Identical that
am quite sure shall never ind one In conflict with
the other ana can, therefore. Justly defend both
49, " JAMES BROOKS.