The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-30

furious 10 the road, aud destructive Of
tho interests Of all connected with
tho Dallas aud Wichita company, OK
cept the Rolling Mil company.
The general belief Inns been that this
action was induced by some pretty tall
swearing In the application hut u
rumOr II current, aud II IL given only
M u rumor, for II In no stepped In vii
lainy and audaGity that THE HERALD
Ia 10th TO believe II, which explains
the action Of the court and does away
with its seeming partial and oppres'
aive character
II IL lhisi II was prearrNngcd be
tween the rolling mill company and
j, w, Calder who 10 the vlce.prealdent
OF the company, and who on yesterday
assumed the duties OF manager" that
this application Tor the appointm ont
OF receiver should DO made bes
fore n Judge In the state of Texns,
although there are several resident
federal judges, and one OF the judges
ofthe supreme court Of tho United
| States IL now or soon will b0 on his
circuit In Texas-but before Judge
Wood, at Atlanta, Georgia, by rail
over thousand miles from this city ;
that notice OF this application was
sent To Dallas ut " time when Mr.. Gas
ton, president OF the Dallas and
Wichita road, was absent, and that
tho notice was secretly served on Cal
der IN vlce.presIdcAt OF the road that
he did rot lot the railroad company
nor any of its officers know anything
OF the service Of the notice OF
tho application, but kept IL close
aud no ono here knew
anything of II; that Calder wrote, or
got some one To write, To u lawyer
named Caldwell, in Atlanta, Georgia,
requesting him to represent the Dallas
and Wichita railroad company on the
hearing of the application; that on the
day named IN the notice, the attorney
for the Rolling Mill company went be-
fore Judge Wood, accompanied by said
Caldwell, who appeared for the Dallas
and Wichita railroad company-thus
making the Judge believe that both
parties were present and that after u
sham resistance the said Caldwell, who
knew nothing about the facts, or the
wishes OF the Dallas and Wichita rail-
road company, gave up the controver-
ny and allowed the Kansas Rolling
Mill company to have just such de-
cree 40 they chose to dictate.
Tint these things can be true seems
incredible, and that they are true THE
HERALD will not believe until it
knows further and more fully in re.
gard to them. That man could thua
be false to truth and fair dealing, per,
tidlous to the trust imposed in him by
the railroad company, which made
him. its vice.president; that he should
have collogued with the Kansas Roll.
ing Mill company, which was endeav-
oring to sell it out, sacrifice its stock,
and sell out Its franchises, Ia a depth Of
depravity TO which those who are usu,
ally classed as bad men never descend.
But the audacity which, in addition to
this, could impose upon court and
make dupe of II United States circuit
judge, by making him believe that he
was trying n cause in which both par.
ties worked upon him, when in fact
there was only one, is without paral-
lei in Its abandoned atrocity.
Further comment Mt this time Is un.
necessary. II Is to be hoped that what
is rumored may prove to be incorrect.
The HERALD does not wish to be
forced to believe that there is such
man in Dallas, as the confirmation Of
these rumors would show j. w. Calder
to be.
Comment upon the streets yesterday
was altogether favorable to DR.. Reed.
The opinion OF a number Of prominent
citizens was asked for by representa-.
tives of The HERALD, aud so similar
were they that 1t is deemed useless to
particularize, either as to names or ex-
pressions. The one general opinion
prevailed that Calder and his faction
had taken undue advantage of DIR.
Reed, and that II he (Calder) retained
possession ofthe road, it would work to
The detriment OF the city, because 1t is
almost certainty that all Calder and
The Rolling Mill company are after is
their pound Of flesh. One of the most
prominent merchants In the city, said
hat the Rolling Mill had its interest
away up in Kansas. They are not
abroad people, and II they retained
possession OF the road he did not be.
ieve it would be finished beyond the
wenty-mile point, If to there, in a
thousand years. DR.. Reed had shown
lgns OF work and 1t was better to hold
n to him than to- risk these afar of
ROLLING Mill people, who could have
70 further interest in the road than to
ct out Off oil they could at the start.
I was the unanimous opinion of those
Tho were questioned upon the subject,
nat the $4,000 bonds should not be
irned over.
General possession of the road was y