, 1874-01-12
RAILROAD NEWS.
THE INDIANAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON q
WESTERN.

WESTERN.
gpecfak Dfspatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
THE rowHsutp noaD QUESTION: -
D1oonunoroN, Ill. Jan. 10-In pursuance Of
,bo call for town mooting ot tho people oi
Rloornfneton Township, 10 consider what action
u auutonrtato to protect tho intoroBt as stock
holders who have inybstod 41g0, 600 III tho lndi'
annapolis, Bloomington j. Western Railroad, ant
hsyo similar interoBt in tho Lafayette, Bloom
pRtpn L Missiasipp, Road, large bddy Of tat,
paycta mot In tho main Co,irt-room this after
noon. Tho meeting wus tho largest aud most
exciting town-mceting over held in this town.
nhir. Tho Hon. Thomas r. Mitchell waa elected
Moderator, and II. Waters, Secretary. .-.'~
GALL roR CONVENTION OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Tho subject was init oducod by the following
resolution, offcrod by. Mr.. Waters:
Rtsatred. That n 8. Sunderland, Supervisor. be re.
aucrtcd 10 cnll convention Of s,ch Stockholders 0!
the y " HALLWAY Company ns held M .ho 14sl ts1ck Of
I;cs Cenn and ns Ses q nsp pss tn. ana prsn EnS
Grove. Mackinaw, clermons. West, Empire, Down. WI
bloomington, Da1yers Santa Atnn, Blue iadgo Ma
Mat urna 81 ,esep r., and nn4,eo ptnee r1ae
Hcable day.. for tho PURPOSE Of taking ~, =.
10 consideration means and measures necessary to
b. Sunderland, NJ. Swami, md I. Whitmer be and aro
hereby appointed ieteFhtea to atcd such conventions
With fun power to take such steps IN TUG premises aa
In their Judgments tho interests Of the town may re-
Qure.
Following this camc long and exciting do.
THE TOWNSHIP ArronxEy's STATEMENT.
Charles slacklafortl, the attorney retained by
the Townships Of Empire and Bloomington
mado statement showing tho result or inrosti-
gatious SO far Us could 10 agcartaiuad without
reference to tho books Of tho Company, to Which
hcccsa had boon denied him. Ha read the fol-
lowing communications showing that sucn ie-
hn5 hmm Yf1rt1n md Snfn1A1.
DIooNrNa7oa, Ill.,, Dec. 30, 1873;
Nr; 4: Lesi,' Si9,refary and 7ttasa'er H. g. q "
prASsln: b an :" II meotug hold In LEROY, Empire
Township Mclean County, ILL.,, On :he 27lh tnst:
nrcssrp. H. Guy Hiram Buck and amss Ki'ss q
ssaist % ti'om snt Tho town oteorn ID Investigating and
protecting tho interests Of Empro Township in @ coa
necton With tho stock Ia yonr rpad. 1he co,n sans
IN hand touch the management Of yone
road ~ inspection o s nooks o. 'he Us ~ ar,ynr II At nc
cnrsie conc'aions and the rendering q correct @ 70
port to tho town -eetug to le held ~ Leroy;
vouchsafcd or resisted upon application At tno 2hss
Of tho Company, at U7b1na, dsr,n9 tno ne1t ,eA
days. Respectfully. CHARLES snAekIsFoan'
Iu auswor to tho abovo. the following letter
wns received: g.
IxpnAApoLrs, BLOOMINGTON WEsrEAa HYp
OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER, Z
unnAsA, H., Jan, =, 1874.
pxsH sIn Yor faror ii lie soth ult to alr T. P
Lewis, Treasurer, In which you request N
tun!sy to cxam!ne tho books Of tue coinpny r. ag
received Iad tho authorities Of thc To~n OF EMP'Eu
como to office for information respecting TUG NJ
fairs Of this Company # would have gyen = me M pleas.
ure % aEe furnshed 70 them M hs n ast1 - ny IT,
nation ses'sn oa is 'as s1a
ehons ei .as s% a
assist you in your undertaking. iooose, howeyer,a
Of os hs shoS oS ~ ,Fap wat In eeo
which called meeting Of tho soekholefs eau bo 1ad
at such meeting st hs aairs Of the Company can Do
tese yo!s rna Ill., 81 s0t's as
In answer to this communication, mr. Shack-
leforl addressed the following to tho General
Manager:
C. +; Sn, Esa, General ,a"a'<r H. D: 4 " R'n'
Your favor Of tho "a Inst, In answer to my com
munration Of tho s0tb u 10 your seerctary, III which
yol, rrfuse me md the stockholders repreRont the
tight to examine tho books Of Tho Company under
sol,r management Ia Just received regret to nutice
that you pace your refusal substantially nn tho
1 o e
who desire to know what your Company has done
"'iI The s copy of blsws furnished contains no cauas
for the protection OF sockholets In the presnsscs.
desire to ca ynsr attention to Statutes OF illinois,
ls1-ts;2 r. soy; Soc l9, - follows: 1T slal be
its principal otca or place Of business In thta State,
correct books Of account Of a ta busineas and every
It all reasonable times, by himself by lta Rtornoy,
10 cxanne he records nud books Of account OF the
corrosatio1. assume that Your letter Of refuHal
Tas written in ignorance Of the foregoing statute, In
asmuch ~ cannot presssmo thst you would 'sfu>y
violate law OF thu State; and, therefore, agan re-
quest tho privilege Of such examination as heretofore
asked. As the attorney u the Town Of Empire and
others who own stock III your conrony aud have tho
right by law to examine It's records md books Of nc@
EAllNt. VERY tnHnccfuy
cnAn1Es suAokLRfoKp.
GEN. on1pLEY,,
formerly Director Of the Lafayette Road, replied
to him mud urged that to attack tho road now
you'd DO to kill the goose that laid tho golden |
to be negotiated ut low fguros and 30 forth.
ornEn SPEECHES.
Speeches were ma1o in favor of immediate
sud decisive action ns stated iu tho resolution by
the Hon. J. L. Nowcl1, W. c. Watkins, and
others. Q. L. Treoyes, said to bo tho Attorney
OF the Toledo Road, Con, bloomfield, aud |
others made speeches counselins deiberation
before acting
Gen. GrIdley offered a1 amendment to strike
out all that part OF the resolution giving powor
to the Committee to net without further orders.
This amendment waa ndopted by close vote.
Tho nnnaea Of G. A. Davis aud d. II. Abbot wcro
aaded to tho delegation. 80.
The meeting adjourned to seasaemblo ut the
call Of tho Supervisor. .:...., j.. -.
4 SIMILAR MEETING ::
vas hold at Leroy by the people OF Empire Town
ghip. resulting III the empowering OF Supervisor
Howard to expepd the money necessary to en-
rloy legal expert to examine into tho Affairs Of
tho 1ohd. :,
SPRINGFIELD ROADS.