New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-11
OLD kRIE ACCOUNTS.

the state Died 40 The Cham0erof Commerce AZ Il
a. III. yesterday. Chairman Hepburn opened tne meet
Ing by calling for a last evidence and documents ce
sired present session. MI serue read Tie follow
ing list:
From the Erie Railway Company tie accolnt
OF the Standard Oh COMPANY The business FOR one
month OF OF the fast freight lines. copy or the
McHeury account. Account OF F ". smith. Account
q the expenditures receipts OF the Hillside Goa.
and Iron Company. as returned 10y the Erie Railway.
Account OF the Northwestern Exchange and Mining
Company Lease of the opera house. The Icfer7al
account Contract with tie Union Steamboat Company.
Contract with The Union DRY Dock Company. Lease OF
Standard OH Company Of the Weehawken Docks. A
statement whether Tie 20 Ter barrel pad BY the
American Transfer Company Erie Railroad Com
pauy vas paid all oil snippei over the line of Tho
Eric or only upon tine oil which passed through iAe
American Transfer Compsuy's lines. Tie statement
made by MI stein Of the Could administration.
Mr.. sterne SAID that the Erie Railroad Company was
dry-dock COMPANY steamboat company and various
other companies and IL seemed proper = learn Low
much - revenue used objects foreign 10 us
corporation.
Judge -niDman representing The Erie Company, said
that the Object ~ the company n getting control 0 he
Ill SIDE Coal aud Iron Company 20 get supplies OF
coal Il was important that the fuel % the company
should be- under rs control There contract iu
existence with the ury-lock company. That on tie
steamboat company had expired, but the same general
arraugerucnt s force. H. tlcn transferred 20
OF tAe NewI0rb. Lake Lrie and Western Railroad, 4lI
also that o. tle Receiver Of tie Lre Road
Joseph ". Guppy, q NJ. o. Last -zty-scy eutl-st,
was the Only witness examined yesterday lis czami-
nation ex throughout the morning ano afternoon
s-s-ious Nj Guppy testified that De entered the e-
ployment OF Tie Erie Company 1850 ictt II n l-J7.
iu 1855 and rem lueQ until l-l- de RAD ucid
the position ~ telegraph operator ccl ~ Tie General
Superintendent anu Ass slant -uperinreuirnt- NJ
Could was made member ot tAc company ll I-s1. II.
became president u l.o-. Tho capital stock or the
company when Mr. Could became president vs.
~g5Il12 lO is funded debt. --2t23 900; O. floating
debit SO j.i- I3. A. tic end " Tie Could tdminstta
ton TIE capital stock S~5136 90; rs FUNDED ce1t.
500 .39J 900; and IFS boating debt, -35l7.3ol. The
total increase during tbs tine @1i,S-3-o-. TIE
construction account from l-o7 10 l-7- increased
SD 7s6 There WIS charged she account OF the
ODD Sew-York and Erie Railroad. si7,33-l7L Tie
amount not accounted for at a. si.3-335O. The
capital stock OF the company when put into the
hands OF a receiver was SsG536.9lOi funded debt.
s54.--l.s14 floating DEBT, SLEIGH increase o.
funded debt. S27.--6,sl4; total Increase Of dcot.
saC7sIl45. On tie construction account there was
balance OF S1e.59-o9j 20, which Was not accounted
f1r ll the reports.
Tile total Increase ~ capital sfr cuppv said from
1907 to Is-J was @el.s04.422 o. the Whole amount.
e-oO00ODO was not accounted f1r. There was 20 ln-
crease or TIE line o. the road nom 1867 l-72 There
was an increase 90 1sG miles ~ c0uhe track and -iius
lfg miles OF branch roads 42s miles or double tack
and -idinrs on branch roads, $50 -iues ttc ass ana
-econG-cias- COACHES, % baggage and Nall GAYS, and
5JGj freight cars
The Cnemung T. abroad passed from The possession %.
the company IN ISL Mr Gould purchased a contro p
iu interest IN the road and The Cauandagla iil-
road Tie Erie failed 20 pay the rental, and under the
lease The contract wa i,clted. 1Aen De- sold The two
roads % The Northern Central o Penusy vaua ON basis
OF -3O0O00O THIS was pald IL bonds OF tie Northern
Central Road.
as 20. - IrH| " .rrrl. r.
emmy .o. that the land Wa purchased ana the iu-
''pi' 'l." --' - 80, No., 49, v,rtn,I-q
.'' '-,..,.r-,..S with he mortgage bones Of
was -, VA r...-,..-n.-.1ar h., ti.
I-Ie Company advanced tLc money ou t1e luof.-
--e bonds tn. mortgage Wa SLOo0.oCo. stock
ib, bonds. could. r sa Charles .ou-ou, john -her-
NOTHING Tor H. he witness thought Judge Barnard had
suu shares. O.
ST. s.rrle ask " Are yuu lam lar WIN lle ulSt
Clll settlement. that Ntl iir LlD I.s4"al COMPANY
va'.n b. pi-.idv DOB evidence. in lawsuit for
III 600 600 for the oy-r--sue stock o. Judge ship
I i,d Co the statement, sagl- that the settle
ia-at was not mere foi - 1v r--n. Of s,o.i ..i
f1,ts were aat assets wllcA Nr Goud turned ov p
were ia " -lca le -'- gee 70. , - IN IN r
tI.-.'' i'i 10. 60. ..-.. ,-. ~. .f h.. ca
eleven ul'l i''i- % ao f-. % tD. Is y So To- 10
through The settlement one TEN iiri 'h .lsi' arc. "
tle -me cunt'nou o. Gar tha. naa ~ Sow va"
Clr,--v NV In. waou u brought about its syt-lc-
IL .uf. 49,. 7...,..,
o, N,r-Ier.eT. ~ Gurry sa.i, ~ tlai = cents
r.r mile should ne given far train service, ami
4 900 moan for repairs. The lo.l ng--t..l was
taken -.tl.NOo. Tho cHrftl ,iN-A US lic.rft--
coo 600. Ihis increase OF tehf rrrreo.ltrl 100 COM
-trl.Iol. There . second lra-~ made soon aye
Tho r04t paid dividend 600 te capital -to.A- ll-liA-
lr rrr cent of fle Wr fp Tie road ,,i, and
~ TER conf I'd The Erie Company.
rt tuess gave I'D detail the leasing and orgau'Za-
go. ~ ~. Frlo.- Locomotive W.r~. auI au account
al. Fr. T-nrsrtut COMPANY. Tue latter
...-- Pc gr-sentng OIL. e,l-iant agents of t-c L-e
Gl1..nv I'D fh. cify Ile-e wer. Au assets "AcA iAn
can-I stock represented The .f.l,ul Aiill al Come
p-nr wac next taken np IL, va ,i -' .--'