, 1880-04-04
RAILROADS.
THE CH1CAGO H. PACT,

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Pacific Railroad, who it is said are in Blair
Interest, appear to act like the man VIII,
locked the stable after the horse had beef
stolen. Now that the road has virtual,
passed into the possession of the Milwaukee,
& st. Paul, they commence to make all thu
trouble they can. They might have sue
ceeded in Keeping the road out Of the hand.
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul had they taker
active steps when TliE TRIBUNE, more than
a month ago, made known the scheme now
consummated. But then they looked upon
the matter as hoax, and they refused to be.
lleve the statements made were true. Even
a day before the lease to the Milwaukee &
st Paul was cousummated, they allowed
themselves to be mis1ed by 4 report In a
morning sheet that, the road had been pur-
chased by a syndicate, and when they came to
the place Of meeting with their injunctfons
they found that the paper was only directed
| stock, and Tho Milwaukee IL st. Paul people
| stepped in and carried out the scheme by
voting on large majority Of the stock, which
they mad been quietly purchasing during the
that the disaffected parties will have no show,
| and that the Milwaukee, Il st. Paul cannot
| be prevented from taking possession Of the
property. The law provides explicitly that
| the old Company has the right to redeem the
road within one year from the date Of sale.
The Milwaukee Il St. Paul nor controls the
old Company, and cannot be prevented from
redeemlng the property If it complies with al
the requirements Of the law. The money for
the redemption Of the road is in hand,
Thursday, when the Master in Chancery IS
expected to return from New York.
It has already been stated that ut the meet
ingg Of stockholders last Friday Mr.: II. W:
Fuller presented writ Of injunction, issued
BY Judge jameson at the instance Of Robert
Law, who claims to be Il stockholder in the
Chicago IL Pacific, to prevent the meeting
from being held. But the writ was not
obeyed, OIL the ground that it was not direct
ed against the parties then holding the stock,
and could, therefore, not apply to them. Ali
the parties VINO teok part in that meeting are
now to be hauict. oyar the Goals for contempt
Of Court. They were served yesterday with
the following notice, which cites them before
Judge Jameson next Monday to answer for
disregarding the injunction:
To George s. Bowen, Charles D. F. Smith, Joel
D. Harvey, F. a.. Winkelman, Augustus B.
Hazcltou, George Youngs, Milo Bytngton, The
GartaE Edwin Waikes T. T. Keiyp 9sremiaR hnSe
Green, Nelson Barber, john Reid, and Thomas
You, and each Of you, will take notice that we
shall apply IN the above-entttled cause to the
Superior Court Of Cook County. before the Hun.
Chunccry, on Monday morning. April S. inst at
10 o'clock, or as soon thereafter as counsel can
be heard, for rule upon YOU and each OF you
to show cause why you and each 0t you should
mol pe Gomm,tGa ior contempt Or court IN dls-
resnf41ng r.. ana sao1atng tue Wt3t OF INJUNCTION
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Complainnnt's Solicitors, OF Counsel.
They will 10 doubt have lively time next
Monday morning, as both sides will be rep
resented by eminent counsel.
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