Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
WEST POINT TERMINAL.
General Logan TO Vote n Majority of
stock at TO-Day's Meeting.

A general meeting OF the stockholders Of
the Richmond and West Point Terminal ana
Warehouse Company - called to be held at
the Ballard House this afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The proceedings, which at one time pro-
missed to be quite spicy and interesting, will
be very tame and fiat 80 far az substantial re-
suits are concerned, since the stockholders
calling the meeting have failed in enll,tiDg
on their side a sufficient number to interfere
with the present management.
The signers Of the cali are II. b. Holm x
Co., William LIbbey, L. j. GOodhart x Co.,
Blum & st. Goar, HalIgarten x Co., frede-
rick Taylor & Co., f. W. Clark, II. l. Nicho-
las, Isaac l.. Rice, Kohn, Pepper u Co, H..
Durlnd, |. l.. Carroll, !. b. NewcomOe &
Co., II. p. Goldschmidt d Co., De Neuivlle
& Co., james II. Leopold a Co., Rollston ~
Bass, &. Schumacher 4 Co., Rudolph KEEP
pier, Calm & Co.., and George c. Wilde, and
In that paper they say:
"Thls call Is made for the purpose OF re-
quirng the record Of the proceedings OF the
Board OF Directors and the transfer books
and stock ledger to be produced 10 the stock
holders at said meeting; Of examining gem
eraly into the affairs OF the company; OF
cons dering the adyisabllty OF eectin0 al new
president and new board OF directors IN
place OF the present board, and OF electlng n
new president and new board OF directors
il It shall be determined that It Is to the IN
terest OF the company to so do
The Terminal owns the Richmond and
Danyllle and East Tennessee lines, and lis
capital stock Is $1,000 shares. General L.
NJ. Logan, ce-president OF the company,
arrived in the city yesterday morning,
bringing with hIm proxies for 100000
shares. This means that the present Board
OF Directors will be retained; that John IL.
Iuman, who was recently elected president
OF the Terminal by the Board OF Directors
TO ill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Mr.. Alfred Suly. will he reelected presi-
dent, and that the Norfolk and Western
Georgia Central combination will not get
control OF the East Tennessee.
Mr.. james B. Pace, one OF the Richmond
stockholders, when asked yesterday what
would be the result OF the meeting. replied
" Oh, don't think II will amount to any
thing. | hardly feel enough interest IN the
meeting TO attend myself, and don't expect
there will be dozen persons present. /
have really not talked with any Of the Ter.
mInal people, but the opposition VIII stand
no show whatever as they have nothing Ike
q majority OF the stock"
Mr.. Pace said further that ne believed this
WOOle LnlnG was EOtttH up u u rtpNh 9Vb W.
some such purpose as to dispose OF stock
held by the parties.
The Exchange Hotel on Tuesday received
a telegram from New York asking that a
suite OF rooms be reserved for j. q. Moore
and William Armstrong. These gentlemen
had not arrived last night, but their rooms
have been set apart for them, and yesterday
a lelegraph-wire was run into their psrior.
This will be manipulated by special
operative, and doubtless with direct
! New York connections the proceed
ings OF the meeting will be COM
muucated TO interested parties in the great
metropolis. Mr.. Isaac l.. Rice, who ls at the
head Of this move, reached the city yester'
day morning; Edgar NJ. Johnson, OF Gin,
| cinnati, has been here for several days, and
J. NJ. and William Libbey, OF New York
came in last night on the Fredericksburg
1O:45 train. Attached to this train was Q
! DanviIe railroad private car, which doubt
less brought to the city other railroad mag
mates who had not gone to the hotel al mid
night.