The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-20
RITLROID IMBROGLTO.
MIR. w. y. Dodge Raises n Storm About his
Head in Texas.


HousTov, Texas, March H.-Scvera years
ngo Mr. William Il. Dodge. who is President OF
the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, WIS
in this city. and was active in promoting arcli-
elous revival then in progress. whereby he es-
tablshcd his character among our people as a
man of forvent pioty. Consequently. when he
again appcarcd I'm our city a week or two ago,
the people were not at all surprised that hu
should exhibit a great interest in our church
meetings. leading in prayer and exhortation,
and otherwise conducting himself as ono whose
thoughts were not bent on worldly things much,
but were mainly directed to the contemplation
Of the future state Of himself and Of tho saints
and sinners around him.
But the citizens not only of Houston but Of
many other towns in Texas wcrn exceedingly
surprised when Mr.. Dodge. after visiting Gail
weston, and several other places In which ho
fully maintained his exalted reputation for
picty, finally REACHED Austin and in company
with WIN: Walter fhelps walked into the Fed.
rnrpiver appoinied for the Houston and TcNns
Central Railroad. alleging default Of $500 900
floating paper and floating Indebtedness OF
nnnr a. dD0OOl n proceeding which was re-
garded by the stOok hOders here rs a deliberate
attempt to wreck the road of which Mr.. Dodge
IL himself tho President.
The Houston and Central Texas Ia ono OF tho
most important roads In the SOUTH having
over 300 mites OF main and bran h lines In
operation Of uniform gauge. and having con
ncctions with nearly all the great trunk lines in
tho North. This att 'inpt OF Dodge and Phelps
to nut IL into tho hands Of u receiver has
caused intense. eN'tement and indigna--
ton hero az i il regarded as an effort
betrayal of his trust by Mr.. Dodge. who they
say M President OF the road was bound I'm honor
tQ protect tho interests OF all the stockholders
alike. Some Of tho leading newspapers in tho
State have assaulted him in the hitterest terms
imaginable. accusing him OF bcing % hypocrite
~ well ~ u conspirntor against tho interests Of
the road of which he ia the chief officer and
the way in which all the vulnerable points in his
record are being overhau.d is enough 10 mako
ones flesh creep. The following extract from
nm editorial in tho state Gdketie OF Yesterday
Will show the vindictlveness with which Mr..
Dodge has been attacked:
The excellent Christian gentleman and phiAnthropi.t
ssuarc his grand entire, into Austin ny running his i'm
reria sat rlsrs Train, m,Is T9 ~,
gidcd wheels were covered with the gore hair ana csh
GeroS w"T Tes S XII When rnS. Of The as,rc.d
mother and her dependent little ones ASKED tor conir.
tons 10 her vans not one dollar was contributed by TIL
excellent Chu,tan asnt,m man Hnd phili9'hropst iic
tor the dead
Men who are largely Interested in this road
sny that il can Toe made T. pay dividend under
home management. and Mr.. GrOesbcck. one of
thedrectOrs OF the company has written a"tter
10 the Galveston NeirS in which he says that tho
movement for appointing receiver If not sus-
| tanned by largo number OF those holding ns
| obligations. and Is adycrs, to their general in
| terests. Ii is also claimed that tho company
have promptly met tho interest on bonds
and have good rcnson to believe they can ar
range to cover its other maturing paper.
! But while Mcssrs. Dodge and Phelps were
! porfrcting theirarrnngcmcnts to place the prop
| ertv of the rnilro,d company In the possess ION
! Of Galusha A. Grow. as receiver. third party
had quietly picked up little hand in thg game
Commodore Morgan. tho great steamship and
railroad owner. having gained nm inkling o
| what was going on. joined hands with ;he IrNar
| Stockholders an | began Ia gather in stock from
every available sourre and when the right tim,
| came he called Messrs. Dodge ami Phelps
| The story goes that there was a meeting Of Ia,
| board of directors and others Interested. VIII,
rad assembled To- discuss the affairs Of the road
Mr. Dodge beng present. The -ige OF this 'iii
| says tnut tho meeting WAS held on sun
day. hut knowing how strict n Nahha
| tartan Mr.. Dodge IL. this VIII hardly be
credited 10y lis religious friends. Mr.. Dodg'
was AZ innocent and unsu-pectng rs a chill,
until. after some time had been passed in con
Vor-ntion. Mr. W. H. Baker, II director. arus'
and remarked. well. Mr. Dodge and others
We might as well end this farce. Mr. Morgan
has i've eilhths of the stock. and believe that BE-
considered the controlling power" Mr.. Dodg'
WIS 50 astounded by this disclosure that he haC
not word Ia say. And thus the matter stnnd
mt the present time OF writing the general bo
lief being that the court viii refuse 10 place th
road in the hands OF n receiver in oppositio
to the wishes OF the owners of n majority 81 tn
stock. Mr.. Dodge may have had good motive
in applying for tho appointment OF n receiver
but the account given above Is n mild dcscri y
ton Of the state Of feeling which exists ia thi
| region ia regard to the Application.