New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-10
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
TIE READING ELECTION.
BOTH Mr.. GowEN AND PRESIDENT DoND coNrI-
DENT

| PHILADELPHIA Jan. 9.--At noon to-day the
master appointed by the Court Of Pleas to act
as chairman Of the annual meeting Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company. called the meeting 10
/ order In Association Hall. which about half filed
Receiver GOwcn. accompanied by counsel for the re-
ceyers occupied front seats on the left OF the stage ana
as soon as the meeting called TO order moved tat
MI Dallas, the master, act sc chairman or the meeuhg
Mr. Gowen remarked that De did in order that there
might be possible objection. The resolution was
| unanimously adopted.
The chair then called for report OF tho business OF
the company for the past year. In accordance with tho
usual custom. President Bond mounted tho platform
carrying with him bound copy of thc annual report re-
Gently published motion 20 dispense witl the read
ine was affected IN ,J . chair decided that The entire
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The reading of The report proceeded mono'0noUslY,
unt q topc, Ir ,ror bc cool md iran propcr.
whether the mnnaccr, had ever considered the pro-
critics President Bone replied in &c negative. ana Mr..
Lockwood sad tlat rr vould have something more 20
saw sIbs.ou.u.lv op tb. suloct Arotb,r effort yoq
-" e"'', iu'"'y ." INC snJ''" "'"'H'' '"o'' was
maze 10 nave the ic"jIag oI the report dispense" WIN
bat aeau objection made Receiver GOWcu asked II
o''' ',''',I '''. '''' "o'''S ''
Tue nee'hS me statement that was oelhS tch' W san
had been published expense Of 1000 orSl5.O0O
to the st,,rlI IN, a., or i,,, o. had horn tolbt.
Ioss road ann, N, ,, ,,i, mn, mini, n s,,,,, rcod,r,
Of 80 long statement should under the circumstances
| ba
! ALVEY debate ensuod. The master ucdIy adhered
70 entertsn appeal FOR the purpose OF having The
Teaiiug stopuCd, although the meeting heartily mp
plnHded every motion or remark looking 10 tHnt ehd
4"eh Nr o'"""'" i"'is''d upon tn' report o'"s 'a
! In full, and under the ruling OF the chair
President Uo,l ,,s co,,,,fcd =, t,r hack and read
- .,., 4, I ro,o~,
Receiver Gowcn, at point, said that he would not
object n Tho ro,dDc NJ the report r,udIv but he could
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purpose lie added that h had evidence that President
pa ,,, .,,,, 80, ,,,o,,,,r ~, bo,,,,,. an to bia
oIo 1iio.. ~, I hat a.,,, tIo stoclnoIl.rs rotobt
ONCE regardless oI "uhl h'unh INC H'ocNh""''S u'E'
take THIS was denied by Mr. BOND at st II tone OF
voice that appeared {" be tremGi"u1 |tn eActs"J4I
aud so low that Few stockodors heard ma reharhs rig
aftcrward repeated ms denial lu l0u'cr voice anu
CHALLENGED Mr ',o"Gn o." name li an.h2,ity , I
cusslon was stopped ny the "hili, hli lI' i'oi
reading The statement ,.. .,
Now motions To dismiss me rri"nB ,,T,n5 I'M
fertoin an appeaI from his decision Towards ,
O'clock MIR Dale was Interrupted by i. G. Buitt OF Nr.
oud's counsel who stated that he desired understood
that he and those whom represented had not had any
reading report. n it could he satisfactorily ar
ranged hc would he glad to have me election go on.
AFTER consideraho discussion ana re" tnarp Ilnsis
between Messrs Gowcn and sllcher II was unanl-
mously agreed to proceed WIN me election, hegtNGT
Goweu rclnarking that instead ~ speech lie Noud
!" Of which" he said have aho.t thirteen hundred
The first vote cnst WIS Offered AT ~ h n'' % ana Ill @
ont objection thirteen votes were accepted lho I"nt,
tcenth was offered by william II steytns2m i ior aUUCo ]
shares Counsel for Nr Bona objected 4" 'lr aocegl'ec
OF the vote unless Mr. stevenson would first take nn
oa that e was me IONA ~ !',1t o" - ni o % ~ & ~,
considerable argument between counsel, lh, JG-eS {"
stocknodcr. whose name appeared on the register as
the owner Oh lIe 7lo'A anu ~" ~, -,
son 10 v"e ~ 10 ] sW,a 10 nS Nv '.r @ S'p m ,y,s
me Vo5 AZ - ti "a & =" r % 1bis se,trd nnc
Gcdtiou. CI taC most important 4'''''''
No9ng Of great 4erest or m2ornaceI I 'TcFed IF d hfF
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