The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
ThnE oGDENSBUnGp RAILROAD
LITIGATION.
THE PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH THE MAsAoE-
IEST

A.s- MI Al HAlt1ElTD Win LIE MAGAbFs-
aEST
The Ogdcnsburgh Joa1noi Of February
17th contains the following statement of
the Ogdensburgh and Lake Cbamplain liti-
CATION, which indicates that Il is not against
the Vermont Central railroad, proper, but
against the corporation in New York for
mon user'-a sort of a catch, evidently,
to get possession of the road on the part of
n portion Of the Stockholders. II would
seem that . majority of The stcckholders
and tho people are satisfied with the Pre-.
sent management, and FROM the showing
made it would appear that both the corpora.
ton and people arc better of, both pccun-
inrily and in connections under the Central
lease. The journgI says.
In December last, Hon. c. G. Myers,
acting for somebody, we know not whom,
applied to Acknowledgement Barlow for
authority to bring an action in the name of
the people against the Ogdensburg and
Lake Champaign railroad for forfeiture of
their charter for non-uscr. The Attorney
General declined To grant the authority. A
short time since the application was re-
ncwCd to the present AttOrncy-G General and
permission was given, leave to bring the nc
ton being granted by Judge BDckes
on cX-parlc motion. The lessccs of
the road had no notice and knew nothing
about it. i llashrouck, jr, Of this CITY,
was appointed attorney to defend the cor
po.a,ion. VITA m array of counsel, and the
place vi tnal was set down in Onondaga
county instead of at any point on the line
of the road.
II Is claimed that the president Of the Og-
densburgh & Lake Champlain road was in
Albany at the time of bringing the suit and
it is supposed was then and there served
with the papers. The Central Vermont
railroad company, who operate the road,
had no notice of any kind, their attorney
was refused permission TO see the papers,
though they have lease of tho road TO
1880, and as far a. we know he had not
been allowed 10 appear for the defense
How far the matter may go remains to
be seen. The result Of the scheme, il sue
cessful, VIII probably be to get q receiver
appointed and attempt to take the road out
of the bond. Of tho Central vorn,o,t c,,r-
-. 49,,
P'"I' Nlich "o"''' "t course result III
further litigation.
No part of the sto,c l. Interested in
,,,is ,ao,tor ,,,,, Cha, ,.i,.,. a,,-u,o
'' '""' - "'7 ',""S '.o w
dehsoufg " Lake thamp!ain railroad,
and from that section nobody has COM
planned hut DISCHARGED officials or die.
apnointcd place seekers.
Sunnose The scheme is successful in all i,s
naris. what il the result {? Tho ,hro,,rh
line with its .lrol.,rh rates ia brol,nn IN
The moment the Houses Point BRIDGE il
reached we find every eastern rnod con-.
trolled by the Central Vermont The 70.
cciver of the Ogtlensburr & Lake Cham
plain ro1d ON way business. and onr mil.
iers. rrain dealers and our farmers. who
are the ..neonle 7" nrn forced ~ nav a grca,.
" increased price to rot their prod,,ce IN
the New England market Do the lumber
men. the gour dealers. the huttcr hnvcrs
the single mon want their ,hrorrh rates
10 New ENGLAND destrove1 ? W. onino
not. and vet ihcv are thu :.nonn]o" and The
name of the ''pCoplc" IL used to bring out
this result.
We do not learn that the stockholders of
lho lake Cnanlpiain rallfoad ever expressed
Ttc most tho, over recci,ed rnIn, ,h nti
own management. if we rccollect right.
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Mils al a''i'llai u,Vi1enl oil lhree ana nan
l rrn vt"' civ, va 'nu cVIl'in"n s.uuM' Az
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