Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-03


| Ior tne Hremen. Mr.. A. V. Weeks bookSeener
for the company, fell into large puddle of The
vlt1lol, and was badly burned, rendering his re-
covery doubtful. Several others were burned
| with vitriol.
/
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Con test.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETING OF
| STOCKHOLDERS Yesterday
The annual meeting OF the stockholders or
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was
held in Annapolis yesterday. Gov. Carroll oc-
| cupied the chair, and Benz. Fawcett acted as
secretary. The state OF Maryland was repre-
| sented by Governor Carroll, Comptroller Keat
ing ana Treasurer compton; the United States
town by Francis Miller; private stockholders.
James G. Berret, representing five shares:
Francis Miller, ten shares, and Joseph Bryan
On Saturday the Distll let Commissioner cent
Assistant Attorney for the District Francis
Miner to Annapolis TO represent the District
the Treasury deputized Assistant solicitor Rob.
inson, OF that department. TO represent the
interests OF the L. S. government.
MT. Gorman the president, submitted
THE FrFTy-FIRsr ANNUAL REPORT.
wnlch was read, accepted and referred to a
committee consisting OF Messrs Berret Comm
oon & aDa Bryan: The report shows that the
canal tonnage Tor the year ISIS was $50 290 tons
OF which amount 594, 2il tons were delivered al
TIDE water. There were delivered at Williams
port 3s,l2l tons, and the remainder at various
canal tonnage over ISIS was q, ,194 tons The
toIis charged were 36 cents for the whole dis
a,, lance, Cumberand 70 Georgetown. Total re-
celpts from all sources outside OF loans &2s9.
45.o2; increase in receipts over 1871 f5s 732 90
which the president and directors attribute 20
hs state se5ement saa OF the diiiculty between the
cSre ng as during is The canal was compelled to
has enabled them to make uniform cSa rt,a ~
SO cents, producing this increase OF re1tenue.
anu ane report further states that In their
opinion, as soon as the business OF the country
IeylVes and the price OF Cumberland coal IA.
creases, the canal VIII be In position. in can
srquence OF the settlement to render larger re-
Fay OF on1cers and ordinary expenses dnrino
tne year, $lss, ,525 63 cost OF wharfage acnuiss
uon OF lands and interest paid during the wear.
sso,444.4t expenditures on account OF damage
by freshet OF 1s.7 sl6l, ,752 20, making total az.
oufsements 1896, 722 Sc. Actual net revenue
ave Seer % ordinary expenses. ss2,525.44. on the 1st
oanks 70 the credit OF the company OF el6 g6s e..
received from tolls, wharfage and trfnminc'
Sas;SSs:S.; rom rents, sssi0.57; making total
oonos 81 goo each, at par, s71 coo; received from
temporary loans, $50 .000 making total to be ac-
eOunted eo lor S4SS SOS; Disbursements as hereto
loIe gwen, $ss5. s22 Sc; leaving balance In the
hands OF the treasurer on January 1. 1s-p
OF "a, l45 "a. The whole amount expended nom
nov: Il ls... 70 Jan l, 1879, on account OF re-
dam No. 4 yet needs to have its Inasonry worS
reconstructed, which work Is being pushed for.
Wi1S Wnlo as as rapidly as possible The report deals
ano recommends certain improvements TO b.
mace with view to still further refiuce ti,e
eoSt Oh coal 10 ude water. 1t shows that Ia lS7a
from Cumberland On board of vessels To CseoS0e.
town was 81. "a, and thai In 1875 II had heen ~.
Ioceo 10 ~ s5; ana Il Is further shown that with
sne pIcsent price OF coal IL VIII be Impossible to
increase the charges, and hence the revenue is
hot greater. The report congratulate the sfock.
hho.aeas, hos s however. on the fact that the work
nss uccn so economically managed as TO pro-
charges -'-' ''''''0 ~"
REFLECTION OF TIE OLD MANAGEMENT.
-, After the reading and reference of the report.
dent den opsUn and sH moved 70 proceed to elect pres
Mr. Robinson moved that the United States he-
permitted 70 name four directors and subse.
aouinea M ms motion SO as ID ask the
United States -Sf'e"0"' 'ne
Pending tie motion Mr.. Miller moved 10 aa.
motion, with the following result: Nsvsustass S
oI Maryland 10,0oS- James G. Berret 5: fofai
vote looiS. ieas-United States 20OS, corpo-
rltyate stockholders, Joseph BRYAN 3 FrancS:
miner 10; total vote 45ss. 50 the motion wasp
,.a1,,, The question recurring upon the origina,
the same vote. W
The meeting then proceeded to elect d,rect.
III. SokuptOu uUuInaUeQ:-FOr PRESIDENT
Bannon, Patrick Hamil, ii. d. Farnandis. p
CraW ford and John Humbtrd. - -
MI. Miller nominated the follovtnc-rnr
PRESIDENT, John Rttchie; directors, w. j. Booth.
fIeoeflck L. Moore, Charles c. Glover Charies
AOclI feter B. Small, Josiah r. Corrlon Tho
Mnole number OF votes cast was ID. 54a of which
tne tlcKet headed by Mr. Gorrnan received
ioUVS votes, and the ticket headed bv Johs
atcme 4,534. The chair decided the liorman
ticket was elected.
4 PROTEST.
MI. Miller at this point entered a protest fin
Lne name and on behalf OF the District or CO.
lumpla against the counting of fine yofe of
the SIaie OF Maryland, so far as IL IA hasnd
upon the so-called preferred stock under the
act OF september q. 1885, and the stock under
the act OF May Is, 1889. The meeting then ad-
In an editorial on the points raised at this
meetlng the Baltimore Sun says shat the stock
OF the state or Maryland is five millions, that
or the United States one million, that OF the
Dlstflct OF Columbia one and quarter million.
tnat OF virginia half million, OF the CITY OF
alexandra about half million, and private
s. St0cknolderS three-Quarters OF Million AS 10
thls state getting dividends, the canal owes the
state Tor two millions OF bonds, and, by the last
ccmptrollers report, owes IL for interest besides
sl4, "a. ,2424 45, making total debt OF nearly
twenty-five millions, for which the state re-
celves no return at all. In regard TO the pro-
state OF Maryland, the question In regard TO
Ihe status OF that stock must be determined by
5he language OF the acts themselves. The fact
. that tne state has always voted its preferred
',cck ana common stock together, and ft musf
'e presumed That it has had the right TO do so,