, 1874-01-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
Troubles Of the Lafayette, Blooming
ton & Mississippi Road.
An fnharmonious Stockholders MeetInu
in Bloomington.


A stormy St0cfkhOiderss Meeting In
bloomington.
Speeiat Dfs1,aeh to 7he Chicago Tribune,
UtooMNaToN, Il1.t' Jun. 20.-1n accordance with
published notice. tho annual meeting Of stockholders
Of tho Lafayette Bloomington hlisstssinpi Isnrna1
now operated under lease by tho Toledo, Wabash l.
Western, was held to-day in this city ut D. H. A.
though it waB surnised that hcro would DO trouble
between those who represented sock n the road R.-
scribcd and owned by various towns and countiea and
those who represented tho balance Of tho stock by
many claimed to be illoga it was not dreamed that
the fight would be 40 hcrco determined ia 1t vas
Promptly Ut O'Clock number OF cuzona from
Ford County sud from pointa the roal, represent
Ing what they claim bona nde stock. were Oh hand
at tho place Of meeting the paasengordcpot Of tho
Anderson, Vice-Presidout Of to Toledo Roal repro
7snting as Trustee $5sl9 ooo bonds voted BY he old
by which It controls tho atock Of tho uutiro road
Both rariea endcavored to got THO organization Tho
a ao as esre nna Re
Murton Dunlap OF tho sumo county, sccrctary.
ALMogr REACHING BLOWS,
ensued, during which Morrison called to order the
aans wS S o e
IL dsgs hsne T. o em aeetaa IT.
,nan saa T. NJ Lander Secretary Tiny adjourned to
THE FOND COUNTY PARTY
had, hoTeyer, before TITS nominated Directory, and
" WhH GlGC&eu ny G0QA 8t0Gkt Q8
n. B. Sunderland, Of Bloomington; NoryAl Dixon, Of
nloomington Fred Michling Of Cheneys Grove O.
F. saekStts, Of Ford County Il. Collier, Of Gibson
Franklin Henderson,, OF Towanaa ". +. Yes,ng.
blood, Of Hoopeston; I. YanWefdncr, of Patt,n.
Thoy claim this Board was cleotol by tho following
stock: Chencys Grove, GOD shares; Mclean County,
200; Boctlowcr 25o; Arrowsniitl, 800; Ford County,
1,42o; Bloomington, 1000: Butler Township. vcr-
million County, $50.
1,oa ,,s,,,r, 4, t1,a .u,I,,, r1n"a ,,, a,.,ta nj
rectery, follows: A. Gridloy, Of Bloomington A.
Anderson, Of Toledo; 4. .. Bayeas, OF brooklyn; j
D. Cox, oil Ohio; j. s. Easement Of Toctlo; j. N.
Drumnond, Of Toledo: q. NJ. Smith, Of Springfield !;
". D. Corncan, Of Toledo James Spears Of Lafayette
J. II. Chonoy, OF Bloomington; ". II. Pela, Of pu1-
ton O. I. Reeves, ofsDloomngton. The stock ni,on
Which such election waB declared 10: a. D. Daylcss,
Trustee for shares voted by thc old Directory to tho
Toledo Road, aud represented by Col. 4. Anderson,
proxy 6,312: 4: Anderson. Il; 4. Gr1dey, l !; G. W.
Holder, J.: J. \. ohcnoy, 1 :; I. " Capcn, !; ". II.
Pells, l; J. L, McClun, !; q. I. Reeves, l.
There were III Mi 10 900 shnrcB Tlosa not In eitler
Lat weso
NOT REPRESENTED IN EITHER ELECTION.
rectorH: both c}nin!ng authority, and from pres-
cnt Indications lawsuit BecniH inevitable. The
shnros held by tho Toledo 1soad would seem to be the
bono OF contention, anu ther ilcgality ouco cHtaGs
ahcd+ os tho Ford County poop!o claim It 10, tho
authority III beyond doubt III the huns Of tho people
who voted tho RtocA. If this point IL established
another result 1T ccrtsi that many Of tu ncta Of thu
old Board elected by fictitious stock will bo alao
anuulIcd.