Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-04

he present MANAGEMENT. They have
put up as bug-a-ooos succ essively the
Edmond and Danville, the Louisville anu
NASHVILLE and various other railroads ana
To-cslIed foreign mauagements- and sug-
Rested that In some mysterious way
tbese parties II they became stockholders
would destroy the value Of the stock to
ali otner stockholders.
WILL PROTECT THE sToC6.
On other words the present manage
ment. who, as | have shown, have been
slacghtering the stock in carelessness or
ignorance, cry out that will slaughter 1t
In malice. That is to say that l and my
friends intend 10 commit financial
suicide, fer we have invested our money
IN the stock and any injury done to 1t ls
done to ourselves.
but desire to say emphatically | rep
resent, to ny knowledge, the interests OF
no man and no corporation aud no
locality on earth. but solely tue Central
railroad stakeholder. l am In the same boat
with him. am a small part of him and
ne IS lar the largest part OF me. If there
Is any way to hurt him and not hurt my
sell worse do not know it, and to benefit
MIN Is to mutually benefit the cities and
territory served by the Central railroad.
ut has been stated that you are inter-
ested IN the Issue OF new series OF secu-
rltiesY'
ANY such statement is utterly false
and groundless."
NOT IN THE DANvILLE DEAL.
at is stated that you were largely in
terested in the Richmond and Danville
deaI!"
81 had no connection with it and no in
terest In it. l was not in New York when
IL took place. but in Boston. have own
ed small amounts Of Richmond and Dan
Vile securities in the past, but had sold
every one before the deal took place."
what are the interests Of the New
York people who have recently been in
vesting SO largely in Central stockW
Their Interests are simply those ofper-
sons who, seeing a very valuable stock
being slaughtered, have bought it. They
believe that under my management IL will
prove an excellent investment for their
money. They are now in the same boat
with the Georgia stockholders, and what
ever Will benefit one must necessarily
benefit the other, and what would lnjure
one will injure the other"
THE COMING ELECTION.
GLOW do you regard your chances for
election?'
1.-The refusal OF the board to allow US
access TO the list OF stockholders and the
impression that there was really to be no
contest conveyed TO many by circular
letter sent to every stakeholder by the
President with request for proxies may
possibly defeat me at the election in jan
uary. But | have strong hopes of even
yet reaching sufficient number
OF the stockholders to give the
present board the rebuke which
It's record and its conduct deserve.
And my friends have come into the fight
to stay. We are confident that on the
issues involved fairly presented to the
stockholders the management Will be de-
feated hundred to one"
THE GREEN STOCK.
"You will control the Green stock in
the coming electI0nP %
"Mrs. Green will vote her stock for me
in person or by proxy. She has never
voted for the present management since
thew bought her proxy in my former con-
test. She would not have sold IL then,
but gentleman who was her financial
agent, for a commission of 81, 800, induced
her to do so In the absence of her husband
and without his knowledge, representing
TO her as man OF business that there
was no Impropriety in it. i say this In
justice TO herself and her husband who
has been misjudged in the matter"