, 1875-02-25
RAtLRUAD NEWo.
Annual Meeting or alle
G.. u. d q. Stock"
holders.
Defeat Of Mr. Joy, and Election
Of the Opposition Ticket.
He Makes His Farewell Ad-
dress to the Stock
holders.
Runors Concerning tho Burlington d
Quincy, and tho Michigan
Central,
Annual Report Of the Directors Of
tie Alton & St, Louis Roal.
The Net Earnings Were
$2,224, 900.
improvements During The Yoar-~.Rai|-
road Legislation.
Earnings Of Iowa Railroads Dur
ing 1874.
Annual Report Of the Directors Of
tie Alton & St, Louis Road.
The Net Earnings Were
$2,224, 900.
improvements During The Yoar-~-Rail-
road Legislation.
Earnings Of Iowa Railroads Dur
ing 1874.
The Railroad War.

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON g. QUINCY.
PaoczEn1Nos or THE STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
MEETING.
Tie long-1ookel-for annual neettng Of tho
stockholders Of tho Chicago, Duri,natou Qur-
~ Railroad was held Yesterday morning At the
office Of the Company II the coruat Of Michigan
svanus aud Randolph atreet. It waa genoralty
nnderatood TINT At this meeting tho Eight COM
msnced ~ Boston. in regard to tho alleged mis-
management Of tho Chicago, Dubuque i Min-
nesota, and Tho Chicago, Clinton l. Dubuque
inos, would bo fought over ngain, aad tho con-
kust virtually decided by the overthrow Of one
lido or tho other. uonce moro intercst VIM
taken Ia this meeting than usual, and large
number Of tito Stockholders wero present, Pro-
vious to tho meeting
CONSIDERABLE Lcn1y1Ha
was going on, aud both sldea of tho qucslfon
Wero freely disouaaed. Those prcscnt wero
mostly Westorn mon, who woro generally favor
ablo to Ns. Joy md tho present management
but It soon became apparent that tho bu!ting
Eaatorns party lod by Measss. 0riawold aud
Tosbos would carry the day as hints wcro thrown
out frequently that lit. drHwo!d had enough
proxies from Eastorn Stockholders in l,[s pocket
10 elcet Ill Ills men, aud defea. tho Joy party.
liz. Ior
door no1t to THE TnlnuSE reporter, whom hs
supposed to be stocklaoldos. aud discussed tho
situation quito freely with y stockholdor sitting
next to lin. Ho said That lo expected to ID
beaten onlng to tho fact that Metsrs. Girls
void and Forbes had bean interviewing al
mouth, soliciting thcir proxies, nhiio ho never,
sollcitea ths yotc OF single poraop. Nor did
le knoH that any such charges IA thoss mado at
Boston would 10 brought up until 3 woek ago,
&tkr &x~t tatA tnE II
to counteslalanca tho machinntions Of tho nos-
ton elique. Lie wuuld In due tlrno defend him
self, and show that Ills connection With slo Con-
struction Company Was perfectly tustitlabte, and
expected 10 bo out Of railroad business. except
xs stockhodos. within thfs yenr, aB lo fnlou(led
forthwith 10 rcsign all hin official positions and
GO back into private lifo.
NIL. ], n. a. 11liEWoLu
sat at The hend Of tho table lika General-tn.
Cliof. mud next to h.u sat Mr. William II.
Forbes, tho sou Of Mr. John II. Forbos who Was
not present himself. Yopng Forbes had With him
whole carpet.bag full Of documents. which 10
During Tho reading Of tho ltesidcnt'a report by
tho Secretary, Mr. Griswold stepped up to Mr.
Joy and asked him how 10 folt. Mr. JOY replied
that no neTer fot bsttsr ia his life. D. you
,spa to ees .ses e. as~oa a'.sa s Lid 5e II
anything7" "That depends upon tho action Of
tie mootinE, said Mt. JOY.
The meeting 1as called to order At about half
past II o'clock BY Mf. Atnoa +, Hall, and, on ha
motion. Mr. @. u. oo'ton Was elected President
Of the meeting, aud Mr, L. o. Goddard, Becra-
taEy.
Mcssrp, William, II. Fosbcs and Charles L.
Secretary then read
TUE ANxuAL nKponT
OF tho Directors to Tie atocklIolde.H.
It SHOWS that tue grosa earnings Of tho road
operating expenses Cd, 6lo 6l2.30, leaving tho not
earnings during tho yens s5.l3l, ,805.l3. Tho TO-
pany's affairs.
On motion ot a1r. 0riswola. tho report was 70.
cspted ard ordered TO bo printed for distribution
amoug the stockholders.
NEW BYLAWS.
On motion OF Mr. Gsiswold, tho following res-
olusiou MAJ passed:
.sou<d. That tbs following b aaded to the BYLAW
slA consist Of thirteen Directors instead Of tWpiyc 10
" elected already provided In tho by-aws.
Nr. Hall said tho next thing In order mas tho
ELECTION or TnR BOARD or DIRECTORS
there were tmo tloketa presented for the suffrage
81 the etockholdu1s. Gus oousistod OF the mem.
bets OF last yenE's Doar1: MesHrs. Sidney BART
lstt, John g. Green. Esaatua Corning, John ".
John u. Forbos, Nathaniel Ih.yer, John Il. 4.
and jane. T 4. w:,.es T. 10y rle l. b. nov. go'0o o.
oppos!t3i1on, ticket, consisted Of Sid.
esg ceggnug s,f 5aha w. }Ss S.ss, G. 5 oTssp f. o Es. e.
thAa'el Thsyer. 1ohn N. a. Grlsaoli. q. Il. Col
lon, lames II. Walker, r. j. Coolidge. ", j.
llotch, and j. II. Clifford.
1ames F. Joy. JEha N. Dsnnison, md john i.
Mir. driswofd moved that tho psme Of M,.
CHARLES. 4, Paine. Of Bohton, bo addal 10 tAs