New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-21
THE rIDEWATER PIPE LINE CASE.
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MEANWHILE. Penn, Feb. 20.-Thc motion to
show cause why preliminary injunction should not be
di,soved and the present board OF officers OF the Tide
water Pipe Line Company continued was argued to-day
before Judge Church The plaintiffs offered aldayits OF
Manager A. n Perrin, h. d. Benson, Il. L. Hopkins.
James r. Keene, j. q. Benton, A. W. Gordon, W. A.
linus. A. c. Haukns and others One AFFIDAVIT alleged
that the company had been embarrassed In s manage
ment and defeated In many schemes and plans
by the Standard oil Company that attempts
were made 10 tear down its credit that
David b. Stewart while acting Controller had been In
correspondence with contain Standard officials divulg-
ing tho business OF the company and seeking 10 turn
over ia Affairs to the Standard oil Company that at an
alleged annual election the plaintiffs voted on 1923
shares to that Of dcfcndans 2l02a shares but the lat
ter voting on the cumulative corporation plan allowed
by the statutes OF Pennsylvania had got control Illegally
~ the Offices and were trying 10 exercise such rights
that J.. G.. Patterson small shareholder had mt re-
pcatcd times received checks amounting to $4,000 from
the Standard OH Company to embarrass the Tidowater
Pipe Line Company by carrying on litigation In tho
courts.
James r. Keenes AFFIDAVIT showed that he owned
s35OOOO Of the capital stock, he having paid $3.50
share when lts par value 500 that tho Standard
NewJersey Central Railroads had greatly injured the
business Of the Tdewatcr Pipe Line Company by refns;
ing the carrying Of s oils AnidayltS were also offered
by Albert Foster secretary or the Philadephia and
Reading Railroad, who is holding 200 shares Of the
Udewater Pipe Line Company stock. llalntino rested
their ease when tho defendants continued by Offering
aiidsvs Of j. j. satterncld, III. H. Taylor and Thomas
Mcfarland, OF the Union OIL Company and Joint owners
OF 100000 Of stock 10 the standard oil Company,
George Berry trustee for tho Equitable Petroleum Com
pauy. David y. Stewart and Jon -. Archibald or the
Standard Oh Company. John D. Rockefeller, president OF
the standard on Company, william EockcIeller benja
min brewster Charles Pratt J. A BOstwlck. H. NJ Flag
others These ahdaYits set fOrh mat
the purpose II. L. Taylor and his party WAS for ile
better mana cement OF the cOmpanys affairs ana would
result In the bcneht OF tho present shaIouoluVI7 TT
Several imported witnesses were examined Oy FRANK
lin b. GoWen. Is. ID. Benson flied another AFFIDAVIT ia
behalf OF the pamtils denying all the accusations
against hmsclf personally. Mr. Goweu started the ar.
gunent the plaintiffs and continued for an hour ana
"a half, when the court adjourned until tomorrow;
Mr Gowcn underworld so show That the monopoly had
extended its power. holdng fun sway aud causing rum
In many busneas terurses II the general opinion
to night that tho Tidewaer Pipe Limo Company VIII win
the suit stated good authority mat tue standard
on Comnonv has I'm inc past few days been seeking an
interview with Mr. dOwen, but ho refused all prohered