The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-12
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Proposing to Operate Its Own Express and
Build Its own Palace Cars.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE annual
meeting OF tle Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany was he'll this morning. Mayor Stokley
presided. Mr.. Wayne MacveaGh moved that
printed copies Of the annual report be ready for
distribution at the on 90 OF the company a week
before the meeting for those who applied for II.
The motion was carried. Resolutions were
offered In substance as follows:
Thai the President and Directors arc requested TO
make the following reduction be te salaries OF the en-
p.nttcs OF thr ftnu-, lvHut Railroad Company on sal
t.r cont on .aiarie. Vi s2u1ad not reaching sou
g t~e it sgel 1.I S e e '4'A'' '
mat ihs ~, sdcnt ami directors are respcctmlly
6hcr raiir1 wch they opcrai, their own express,
the exclusion o. all other express companies, that they
shall not uur, the Adams any other express com
many &, attain list object but shai oud. mrni.h and
eqp their avn eSpes, 10 lee rAn IA the interest n
tie shAich oders ot The IT, uu-siNaWa h4r9ai Company
Railroad snd upou all other railroads which they Operate
ana cunit3 tn,t Gym 81 lt al,e. anu aane ,
That The Prrscni ana directors Instructed report
at ue rNt meeting 90 the stockholders the number Of
en- loyees who receive salary o. slrp per Annum and
and also he srecnc duues and u's Of each oeer IN the
Thai tie ofeers elected for 1879 and he and are
hereby prohibited from issuing annual or N passes over
In the service OF the company and then only when On
business OF the company
These resolutions were referred to the incom-
ing Board 81 Directors for action.
Mr.. T.. T. Parker offered resolutions request
Ing the Board OF Directors 10 investigate tho
conduct OF William Anspach. one OF the direct
ors Of the company, IN connection with the et-
fort TO purchase tho Nichols Rope tract The
allegations were that Mr.. Anspach had taken
sos 900 from the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to buy land in Lu2erne County. the price
Of which was laid at $4,000, Mr.. Parker said
that he had endoavored to obtain a statement
from the officers Of the company. and had been
told that the matter was to be settled. lie re-
quested that il be thoroughly investigated. He
moved the appointment OF special committee
| OF invest lgatton.
The Hon. John Scott. solicitor for the COM
pany, said that the directors. after a thorough
| examination Of the facts had concluded TO SET
| tie with Anspach rather than take legal pro-
ceedings. the result Of which would have been
Mr. Parker replied that he had taken hold Of
! tho case with II determination TO see justice
! through the affair rs though he were anxious
| To shield Ans uach. and decided 10 take the mat
/ ter before the Board, thus forcing the speaker
! personally to assume the responsibility, lie
/ had been unable 10 obtain any satisfaction
| when seeking Information, and it would have
taken more than one Philadelphia lawyer u
/ find out from u reply that WAS made tt
| him whether Anspach paid the money 10 me
| company or the company paid the money L
! Anspach. What Mr. Parker wanted was an in
| vest cation which would go 10 the bottom iacls
! The discussion was continued az great length
! and il was finally agreed to lay the resolution
/ on the table. Mr.. Parker said he would no
/ object 10 this course. az the matter had beef
pretty thoroughly shown up, and this WAS al
| he had asked.
nual meeting. and by cards Issued by the I'll