Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-03
OH Sire Rress,
STRIFE AT RUTLAND.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
the Rutland Railroad.
A Vote Taken for Directors but the
Result Unknown.
ed-DircctOrs, Lawyers, GOV. Page
and Treasurer Haven take the

Floor.
RUTLAND, VT, July 31.-The largest stool
holders meeting ever held by the Rutlan
railroad company was held this afternoon
Ripley's Opera House. The meeting WI
adjourned from the company's office in tn
depot to accommodate the large number {
stockholders, and was called to order by Pres
idcnt Page at o'clock. The annual repol
TO the stockholders was read by Clerk Hicko
and this was followed by the special repoi
of Expert Mclaughlin. AT the close Of thi
report Director Whitney of Boston mad
All able speech, first characterizing iiHRcath
ing terms the Clements injunction agains
the directors issuing new stock. He the
reviewed and defended the administration o
the railroad, going over all the figures care
fully and altogether making strong i'm
PRESTON The meeting then resolved itscl
into n legal contest between the lawyers
Lawyers Barrett of Rutland and 4. Paysor
Brown of Boston spoke for the oppo
sition, and Col. Walker of Rutland fol
the directors. Barrett went back to 1877
and ovcrhaulcd an old suit of ChaiTee against
the Rutland railroad to show bad manage.
ment. Brown, who made himself famous in
crossing lances with sButer in the Tewks-
bury matter, made savage onslaught on the
whole management for years, on the disin
terested plea of "Looking for light" for the
holders of GOOO shares here presented. Col
Walker on behalf of the directors replied to
the charges, making careful statement OF
the c1mpanys' affairs.
"Aftcr an adjournment for supper Direc
tor Henry NJ. Whitney made another speech
in which he highly complimented Gov
Pages management. Both Col. Walker ant
Director Whitney made illusions tC
the probability of the Central Vernon
having an interest in the change thu
Clements seek. Mr. Leasl, New
York stakeholder, Gov. Proctor, Gov
Page, w. G. Clement and Col. Walker made
speeches. Leask made a rather passionate
and hasty statement of his position and hi;
large interest in the railroad. He favored the
Clements Gov. Proctor in very quici
and unimpassioned way made strong
speech in favor OF Gov. Page and the
old board saying that as u business
man he felt compelled TO vote
for the board presented by the old manage
ment. Gov. Page then made statement,
replying to all the charges scriatim. He
was greeted with the heartiest applause, Il:
he made every matter plain in his frank
aud fearless way. He showed where he had
personally kept the corporation notes from
going TO protest. He was greeted with I'M
mensc applause when he discounted Leasls
and characterized the attempt of Clement &
Sons to break down his credi, at the hanks nj
NJ, >.,, , p,,,a., m, au
A'o" iotN an" ''s'o"' nv h""e'y "a'
CROWDED. Win spectators anu the rage party
had the popular feeling with them as well as
vorv ncrccn,;h,e feel;ng IN ,hc floor
C,on,o,, an,; foaa,, uera h;ssod
Neihon' "nu Ae"sN WIZ iisseo'
A stakeholder called upon j. NJ. Haven
the late treasurer. for n statement. lie was
,,roso,, &C Lao hod ,oon ,,,;,,, ,,o o,,;r,
p"'s."' 10 '.' '0 '''nN
meeting, ana replied ny reading from writ
ten statement to the effect that no par. Of the
alleged deficit had been used by him. n,
said it must have gone elsewhere. Othei
parties besides nm andled the FUNDS. lie
asked ior an impartial investigation by
committee of "noboiy's men" to get at the
trutb of thc mattcr Uo also stated tba,
AZ '"'''u' '.''''' III i'''' uopo'''ou III oauhs
the credit OF the corporation about SGO,O
of his own funds. An attempt was made tc
oroO,;or II,,or Ian, ,o doo,,,od 70 ors,,o,
f''1''" '"'.'' '"' ~ N"e. W "''"e'
any heterogeneous. line report OF the dlrec'
tors was accepted and placed on file and
volta n0ssod auth ,r;,;,n ,ho d;,oo,ors a.
~ p'.'e -, 49,. - .., No'o' -
compromise tle suit WIN the elements OF
.ne,r su'renuer vi paf' vi 'lc o'er-issueo
stock'
uhInssioh ensucu as 10 .ne ihoue .,
taxing lne Vole ior directors lor 'he mex,
year, wh'cn consumed inc timc till ailer ~
ocIocN. Vo.c was men taken put IL wa
announced tlia' IL wouiu take SO long ume
10 10 count !! 'hal IN auJouInmenl was desired
Inc meeting was theh auJourneu I'LL Il. m
tomorrow morning. BON sides claim inc
election' Inc impression maze by lh'
meeting was on me wnoie favorable 10 uov
rage anu II wonid not oe surprising II MS
ticket was elected some Voles nave changed
since the meeting began.
Tn. u.nor,
10 Tie Stochhoaers:
The directors have to report no change il
the income of the road during the past year
The disbursements have been increased by
the payments for scrip, of S27, 4s6.27, most
" on a Judgment in February last, in favor
of +. Chaifee, recovered after long litga
ton.
1t has been for some time, and until quite
recently, the practice OF the treasurer t
treat the rent of the road on the last of the
month for which it was esrned as cash or
hand, while, as u matter Of fact it was no
payable until the 25th of the following
month. This system has been changed dur