New-York tribune., 1884-12-29

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itHui it urD tep- a. tuhtt stuHrt of itr tHtHtTt
rnittbtifiiih, bee. ga.-'llie week just
pndei Vas devoted unliy io holiday i0siitnts. The
hiluppm matter of Interest was the appointment uf a
committee to oot after the interests ol the hondholdcis
of the Holdne lailtold Company md tho
beginning of iis vwk. which was the ming
of bin in equity I'm tho United
stntcs circuit Corrf Friday, asking for general
relief aud that the dcfcudnrf he made 70 appear and
answer and that receiver le appointed to take
possession of au The property Of the company Under
this action the stock Of tho company las steadily de-
cncd m price, owing TO the fear Of holders that II may
be asse sed wiped out" It cannot be assessed
ccpt hy au4icabc arrangement and II is doubt
ful whether tie boudloders, II they had the
power would choose to "wipc II OUT
There is ro question as 10 the critical condition Of the
Readia Company. In the best possible view Of IT, radi-
cal aud vigorous methods must be quickly adopted but
Just what those methods viii hc the committee itself can
NOT determine 40 pr sent The property is large and
valuable that it secu- i prudent, able management
might got it into profitable, satisfactory condition
again.
handsome tablet OF brass n memory OF one OF The
ahicst ar1 most efficient officers thc rcnnsy ,nnia Rail
yoe1 Compmy ever had one OF it- formcr trsdonts j.
tdgar 1lonson Is soon 20 bc placed over one OF e
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mcui tofpnIlC position iH any Of ihtt great railroad
ooipoAon' shows ihe strong nalli vi care aud sau.
CIIY rolillos AND InE sEsAroHsnlP.
Tho gas trustee contest continues II 10 well settled
that James McManos and N llill Stanton Will be- &C.
by the solocl Council David ~ Lane has trans
forfcd his contest from thc Select 80 tho Common Conn
The results of the olorts To purify the si heretofore
have generally resulted, WHOM sucCesstu IN defeating
the leading politicians who have usually held the places
aud putting ln inferior uen without much ability IN
nuruce IN any direction No active business whose
tlno IL valuable aud who has Important Interests Of his
10 look after 10 seek an election tD tho
on even accept A. Thcrc neither pay honor nor
anything esc attractive attached 10 these positions
mud conseaurutly active buAncaA mon don't want them
aud thoy are uaolcss 60 any who would wayo the
question Of the political patronage which may ho ca
tractcd from them .
OF the singular features ~ being that three newspaper
publishers In the feld for The place. There 10 moth
Ing however In he situation 70 ndcaio any CHANG 10
Cameron. Edwin II. fitor, an aniCemoron
man has declined ,o Be v,.S .S"SdS.Se y SsSSv r.,
that unity and success n 1888 OF importance
than mere ssaaOap senator % Cameron wc s ws' ao.I
canco although he thoso Of his friends who found
70 wcrs "V p % any political conOiasicH" As majority