New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
HARMONIOUS END OF THE READING CAS-

| HARMONIOUS END OF THE READING CASE.
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. lathe judges OF
election appointed the Reading Railroad reported
to Master George ~ Dallas chairman, this morning and
the master reported to the few shareholders assembled
in Association Hail. that the return Of the vote was as
follows: Polled for Gowen tick {, 27O,9sf shares
poled for Bond ticket 2226l7 shares; GOwen's major
Iy AZ 1867. The whole number OF votes cast was 493
COL, Of which were for Mr. Bradford for treas
The only variance In the vote was that OF iOo
shares for Mr. Parish, OF the Bond management
aud 100 less for Senator Eckley b. COXe OF ue
GOwen management
Upon the announcement Of the vote the meeting a's
| journed sine die.
Counsel both sides proceeded to the Court OF Com
mon Pleas No. where the master reported the result
to the bench occupied by the President Judge ana TWO
Associate Judges. The courtroom was packed at the
time with Reading stockholders, members OF poth the
| old and new boards and others.
Mr.. Bulltt made speech in which he defined the
of the McCalmont party and justified the acton
Of the McCamOnts having bceh dictated by sincerity
| OF purpose and strict integrity.
James f. GOwen said few kindly words about the
counsel for McCaluont Bond side, and the great
| came to end.
BY agreement Of both sides the Court made an order
awarding to President Gowen and his associates tho
offices which the return showed them to have been
elected and congratulated both sides that 40 peacea0le
satisfactory ending had been reached In 80 Inn
pOrtant contest The new Board assumes cOnlrol "
1 D. IN. to-day under the order.
Mr. denied the report that last night he had taken
dinner at the Continental Hotel iR company with Mr.
GOwen Judge Ashbel Green, George c. Mag0on
| and +. II. Peabody Of Kdder Peahody Co., dlned
together but Mr. GOwen not present IL IL the cur
rent opinion Of Third Street that truce has been
reached In the Reading warfare and that IN some form
OF by concession, the GOwen management VIII
recognize the McCamOnts and their representative, eA
| President Bond
Al o'clocA this afternoon President Bond and secre
tary Knsey turned over To the custody OF Mr..
Humphrey secretary the receivers and private sec
retary Mr. GOwcn, the seal OF the company ana the
books records and papers in possession Oi the out OinS
board. TueTe fOrnalities whatever aud every
thing was conducted pleasantly. There no meeting
board to-day, but one Will be called early
| next week.
| Reading sold down to 3l1s The story ia that the
McCalmOnts selling ont, but the bear movement Is
believed to have been starred IN New-G.rk.
Mr.. Gowcn was in Ncw-York yesterday, but
he returned to Philadelphia by afternoon train. All
opposition to his reelection president Of the Reading
Company was abandoned apparently, and at the Office
OF Kdder Peabody Company, the representatives. OF
the McCauOnt interest, II said Yesterday that no
objection the election OF Mr GOwen would be made
ii was reported in Wall Street yesterday that the pur
pose OF Mr. GOwen's visit was partly 10 consider pro-
pOsal the coal companies TO restrict prOdUc
tim, when supposed to be rendered necessary by
the recent accumulation at shipping points. No under
| standing reached.