Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-01
TO TAKE ACTION.
BOUND TO LOOK AFTER THE $4,000
900 STOCK.
The Meeting Yesterday Of the Represen-
tatives of Different Counties ire
versed By the Chicago, Kan
sss & Nebraska Railway.

sss & Nebraska Railway.
AT / o'clock yesterday afternoon the
representatives of number Of counties
contingent 10 Sedgwick, met according
to call in the Sedgwick county building
and were called to order by County Attor-
ney Morris, who stated the object of the
meeting by reading the following letter:
MEADE, Kan, Sept. D.
Hon W 6 Morris County Attorney SedGwick
County Wichita Kan.
DEAR SIR am directed By my board OF
county commissioners to communicate
with you and through you with your board,
relative to matter of no mean importance
to the people of each county whose aid, IN
the form of subscription TO stock or the
Chicago, Kansas q Nebraska railway has
been extended. By consulting with each
other and organizing collective action. it
may be that the municipal stock holders
can avert the entire loss Of their
respective subscriptions. By refer
ring to your registers records
it will be found that your county has in
vested - in the paid up capital stock
of said railway, for which you have issued
an equal amount of the bonds OF your
county. Again recurring TO your records
you will see that under article five in the
mortgage the Metropolitan Trust COM
clothed with plenary power and authority
to sell all and singular, the road bed, roll
ing stock, franchises, and everything So
ever of value of said railway company, 10
the highest bidder therefor. for cash. or
as otherwise therein nominated, upon CIV
ing four weeks notice in some newspaper
published in said city OF New
York. Under article ten you
will further see an attempt has
been attempted to be made to preclude the
railway company from availing itself OF
the salutary restraints and preyentlons
enacted by our legislature.
The attention of my board has recently
been challenged to an advertisement IN
New York paper announcing sale OF the
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska railway by
the trustee, the Metropolitan Trust COM
pany for real or simulated default as
to some provision of the mortgage. The
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
company has at no time favored our board
with single ray of light touching any
of the company financially. If a
sale is made under the fifth
article of the mortgage. your stock
and ours will be as yaluelesS as the paper
upon which it is written.
Marion. Reno, Kiowa, Meade, Sedgwick
and Sumner, has in round numbers in
stock S165 600 This will be swept away if
the all too evident purpose OF the trustees,
in collusive cooperation with the Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska. and Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railway companies, |
write letter identical with this to the
county attorneys of the counties above
enumerated.
I am directed to make the following
suggestions: That the boards of the coun-
ties above enumerated meet
at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and accredt one of their
mum Der, in conjunction with the county
attorney to meet like representatives
from the other mentioned counties at the
office of the county clerk in the city of
Wichita, September 80, at l o'clock p. M,
for the purpose of uniting upon common
line of action in resistance to this palpable
scheme of robbery, | have written the
state fiscal agency in New York for a
copy of the notice of sale. and hope to have
it on hand to lay before the meeting above
suggested / trust you will lay this mat
ter before your board without delay, and
wire me the results of their action
Very truly yours. r. w. GRIGGS,
County Attorney of Meade County.
The following counties were represented:
Marion-Thomas Osborne, county co.n-
missioner
observation-disclosures Randall, Van
Ness and Duncan, County Attorney Nor
ris.
Morris-W. r. Bigham, county commits
sioner, j. r. Owens, attorney.
Saline-P. Sweedland, commissioner, f.
W. Blair. attorney.
Thomas. l.. Loar, county attorney.
Kiowa-J. 3. Wells. county commits
sioner.
Meade-E D. Smith, county commits
sioner. X. w. Griggs. attorney.
The meeting then proceeded to the cleo
ton of temporary officers and resulted in
the return of r. W. Griggs, of Meade
county, to the chair and Thomas Osborne,
of Marion county as secretary. Mr.. GrIggs
then arose and stated that he would like
to hear suggestions whereby the different
counties might in some way combine and
take united action for stopping of the pro
ceedings mentioned above and also to pro-
tect their stock in the company,
which amounts to over $2,OOO,0O0.
He read the different clauses
relating to the matter, which were taken
from the registers records, after which he
again said the meeting was now ready for
the suggestions of the members.
For nearly two hours the matter was
talked pro and con, and finally the follow
ing resolution was presented by Mr. j. l..
Loar, county attorney of Thomas county:
Whereas. the different counties through
which the Chicago, Kansas d Nebraska
railway runs, being assembled at Wichita,
formed n temporary organization Tor the
purpose OF inqulrIng into the matter OF de-
Tense of the Chicago, Kansas and Ne
braska foreclosure suit now pending, by the
Metropolitan Trust company, OF New
York; and,
Whereas. the different counties hereby
realize that the matter onght, because OF
its Importance, be thoroughly inve2 tlgated
and feel that there are probabilities
that the counties have a Just defense 10
said foreclosure, therefore be it
Resolved, That the different counties,
cities aud townships holding stock in the
Chicago Kansas x Nebraska railway be
hereby notified that they are invited 20 at
tend and urged TO take part In the meeting
TO De held at Topeka at the Capital hotel,
at O'Clock p. H., on Friday, the llth day
of October, 1sse, for the further purpose Of
deciding upon what course to pursue and
to form q permanent organization for tu-
ture work, and that this convention notify
the different county attorneys OF the toll
lowing counties, to-wit: jackson. Shaw
nee, Wabaunsee, Morris, Mcpherson,
Dickinson, Saline, Butler, Riley, Sher
man. Nemaha. Marion. Wichita, Cloud,
Sedgwick, Reno. Mead. Sumner. Republic,
Jewell Smith, Phillips. Norton, Decatur,
Sheridan, Thomas, Brown, and that said
county attorneys be requested TO bring the
matter before the commissioners at their
October meeting, and urge them 10 take
action on the matter, and that a copy Of
these resolutions be sent with said letters.
The resolution was adopted unanimous