The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-06-13
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL.

THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL
ANNUAL ELECTION AND MEETING OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS AT MISUNDERSTANDING OF
JUDGE REED AS VICE Observation-Disclosures
OF CHARLES L. COLBY, OF BOSTON, AS HIS sue
CEssoR-REMARKs OF HON. GEORGE REED, A.
H. ABBOTT, AND SAMUEL GOULD.
The stockholders of the Wiscon-
sin Central railroad company, held
their annual election at Menasha, on
the 4th inst. The following gentle
men were elected directors, viz:
Gardner Colby, A. II. Abbott,
Chas. L. Colby, a. J. Banyon, of
Boston, Massachusetts George
Reed, NJ. Wadleigh, Of Wisconsin
E. B. Phillips, Of Chicago, H., and
E. Barny, Of Dayton, Ohio. The
directors elected the following off
GERS for the ensuing year: Gardner
Colby, president; Geo. Reed, vice
president, and A. H. Abbott, secre-
tary and treasurer.
ADDRESS OF HON. GEO. REED,
Thereupon Judge Reed addressed
the board as follows: You have
unanimously reelected me vice
president of the company for the
coming year, and | thank you for
this renewed expression of conf
dence which has been reposed in
me bv each successive board of di-
rectors since the first organization
in 1869.
There has ever prevailed the ut
most harmony in the direction and
there has never been time when a
director or otncer Of the company
was not ready to yield his position
when he deemed that by so doing
the company
WOULD BECOME STRENGTHED.
have been trusted as no other
man has been trusted, and until it
became a burden to me and upon
my representations alone, capitalists
East have advanced hundreds OF
thousands in the prosecution of this
grand work when under the control
of Wisconsin men, and were push
ing it forward, when unsolicited, ]
procured an amendment to our char.
ter to be made, which would admit
non-residents to become directors
and made Gardner Colby, president
Since that time our company has
had
4 REMARKABLE HISTORY.
Arrangements were early made
for all the money necessary to com
plete the line of road from Manito
woe to Superior, and from Portage
to Stevens Point, and for the max
inc of other important connections
which would have been accomplish
ed last year in spite Of the threaten
ed war on account Of the Alabama
claims, in spite Of the Chicago anG
Boston fires, and Of the panic, anC
we should have been happy and the
people Of Wisconsin rejoicing in the
success Of the grand enterprise, bu
for the hostile action on the part o
the executive authority Of the state
two years ago. Since then we have
had fearful struggle to carry for
ward this enterprise in the success;
Of which the people of Wisconsin
have hundreds of millions at stake
Mr.. Colby and myself and other!
connected with us, have had to
LABOR NIGHT AND DAY
and all the time to keep our ship o
magnificent proportions atioat OF
the sea of success. His courage has
been sublime, while | have attempt
ed not to wilt under all the discour
agements which we have been call
ed upon TO meet.
How stands the matter to-day
We have only fifty five miles of roat
to build to make connection betweel
Milwaukee and all other ports oil
Lake Michigan and Superior which
is to open mines of wealth to all on
rcople. But we find that contiic
is going on between certain RAILROAD
CORPORATIONS and the state authori
ties, and thereby capitalists hav
become alarmed and object to th