New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-02
THE LAKE SHORE CONTEST
EFFORT TO GET THE NAMES OF STOCK
HOLDERS.

EflORi II OH NE NAhfsS VI olONN-
HOLDERS.
ARGUMENT BEFORE JUDGE LAWRENCE ~ THE PRO
crEplNG BEoUGur ~ RUSSELL SAGE, RUFUS
nA~CH AND OTHEEs-A MEETING OF STOCK
HOLDERS FOR Constellation DESIRED.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
matter came up Yesterday in Supreme Court Chambers,
before Judge Lawrence on motion to compel William
H. vanderbilt as Vcc-Prcsitont OF Lake Shore, and the
Farmers Loan and trust Company, ats transfer agent
AMI the rcsd ut Of that cOnp ny to show me transfer
buosr So that tain Stockholders get list OF all the
stockholders. Tie demand is made by Russell sage,
uus Hatch 5 ". Mills 4 Co.. and number OF other
stockholders They applied first TO the President of the
Trust Company, who refused 10 allow them access TO she
transfer no,ls. Thy then twice addressed by
letter William II. Vanderbilt, the Nicc-Presidont
OF the road, asking access TO the BOOKS
aud stating their rason for their wish to
yet LIST Of Stockholders Tne substance Of these letters
has been already given in TIE TRIBUNE, bat briefly
stated II wa, that. ayIcG OF sac rnOus war between
railroads derfecltus tic value of tne stock, II was I'M
pYrtaut to have meeting Of stockholders for eonSlia-
tin Nj Vanderbilt declined 10 accrde to tLc request
ON ths ground tAst many stockholders desired iher
names iulrl. and referred She applicants to their e-
-al risljs They tucrrUIou brought this proceeding
Tao pt oi ae complain. OF the applicants Is mat III the
ri road war over fret his the Lake Shore Railroad Is the
chef sufferer; TINT william IT, Vanderbilt, owning some
stoc in hat company aud lts Fice-iTn>ia nt Is much
more Greuy interested i'm the Nc|-1ork Central Hdl-
i'iu 's'Ir'u'' - - ...t,, ,ar,
dent, ana 'H' Two Ioa'S '''"" '"'.,''i''
for the Western freight this struggle
for through frtguts an unjust and di.proporo nae part
If the loss IS thrown on the Lake shore Railroad, 20 That
weic the Ncw-York Central Company may maintain us
i,.F.,r. tb, fy'I.rd. ~ tl., Tax. shore Company
-. t.,. 80 .,.,.f,o,
altogether Tho petitioners therefore ASK tiI t"'S 100
gwen such Information win enable them 90 call Tho
..,...1 - r-.. rturgf1s 20 ,ouin,l the officers ~
~ g.. go. ,..,i f,,r.r,-,- .tu1 en-. FHrfuprs
s.. ~. I.,is Vlp case wa s.uipi tpstcu-
ILL.," i az ftf..'... nv ~ R.l.uctt 4 j.
r..,l.-...-l md poIril S.,,clT
l.' az a.. Y .rI.rlrIt Submitted ir bis own
f;T.- o., .irf 49,. Inai .f Directors who .,r-n him
n..-r.,, ,.r. elected rv "a large m.i.g'y of tts
'..-. .- ,r. ...-.'s .r,f'st.t,i.iIs ,.., s.,r.
| Do .-,. ~ r.-, flr.., ~ stock il tac ltl. shore
,,rn.ur l. II rrs MOI TANK be Is bound t. say how
'...' ' f H. In. Ia. sir-trG IN. Interests, OF
. 49,. sion. i...i,r.1. 10 trn,e %. t. NrU-Yurl. g--
sl-if .r,irp has am t.ot one affects the other and
Il dyl. nH pf suCt rtglits Is tr atmr principle uS
rate, a hrJgn tgrGl> to retain that unsu. SIS. il con-
rrrrd I'm bv the other directors and by officer, az the
ig. orc Company who have no connection with the
Nrw-GciA Central Company. ~ lhr t,Iliu ht' be,h
ublr To InfiIi.M itS divdcud3, DO IS berHUSh
in. b..-Dt local business ana many olu't
feeder. !n.n tlu Lake Shore Company. III also states
Itt Vr,a.uI pgIaHnv was formed under Nt"-iork
iiR oi 1869, @utunrNu- Che c"u-"Ii 1iou o. former
lake shore ana Michigan southern Railroad Company
,,itI tne Buffalo anu Ellie kJIIcau Company, thus
ana. .s tLp present Inc and company a. u NCW-1Drk
company.
Edwin -. Worcester, the treasurer or the company,
makes an aiu'it, making Substantially me SANE stt.
u.gIt5 vUHn rIIuJ ne AlaH"s' men. COB tat company nut
rmnEls zln- itc a'.Ct'i'n iia us l.'I'..l'u' u
N"T-iork, ana 'dd7 thtt Two ihN' WHO'S H''i' were
alt!uru 90 tla ORIGINAL letters nave dist'tlur' tneiH
john Newell ,H- General Manager OF La, Sore
gives come "details "s ID thf lF,-d war. lie states
"a, CllnR roads tiiI-tH UA't