New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-27
THE COIrLD PARTY BACK FROM BOSTON.
RUSSELL SAGE CEITIcIsEs MR. ADANsH All
DRESS AND EXPLAINS WHY THE
LATTER HAD TO RETIRE.

LATTER HAD TO RETIRE
Tho Gould sage Dillon party returned 10 ths Guy
last evcnng on what is known as the New hofA ca
press from Boston. due here at p m bnt 'he tram
.hans weighted down by the responsibility OF having
cmnorarily in its care the fate of the Union racine ana
Tho Transcontnental Alliance, was hfty-hve minutes
late and il was 10 O'Clock before the railway maSha'cs
,rerc fairly under way TO their homes MessrS jay
couId George j. Gould and Russell Sage entered car
rares that were waiting while sidney Dillon the nc"
,,res,dent of the Union Pacific boarded Mads0naV
street-car Marvin Hughtt, president of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad. had left Boston an hour
before his associates and started for Chicago
Tho meeting at Boston took Just the form that WIS
,.nned for it, said Mr.. sage after he had reached MS
home al No. sos Fiftl-ave 1.-The directors were
unanimous in their actions, and expressed the iues'
approval of the plans proposed for securing harmony
between the various great railroad lines in Inc west
These plans were made the chief order OF business ai
the change in the management had been brought 'oo''
The accomplishment of this purpose VIII no" pe 'io
settled policy of the road. 1t Is true, as mas o "'
that the call for meeting of the pres,deh's Vi INV
transcontnental lines awaited only the action OF 'hs
meeting That call will now be issued, anu lIe nee'
ing will be held suppose, next week.
.What did YOU think of the attitude taken py mr.
Adams in retiring from the board y was asked
1.-The tenor OF Mr. Adams's address was a'iiios'
uncalled for responded Mr. sage. thcre hau oeoh
no public criticism of his management maze oS any
Of the directors, Notwithstanding the TACT t"sV III
was running the road to a change In the man
agement was simply necessity to save the properly
and Mr. Adams's speech was piece OF sptc-worh'
7 did not hear il myself As not then member
NJ the Board but some Of those who had been MS
own directors denounced it as most Nhhahuso'he
Thing and were Disguised at the display MI Nuaihs
made OF himself. one of them SAID to me III Is !"
shameful fact that Mr.. Adams has been ryhs 10
run this great property by means OF lot Oh women
type-writers and dozen or so Harvard e'duu"'es
who knew no more about railroads than back
,roodsman The aew members of the Board we're u
necessity To save the road from ruin that must
have come within year. "
Mr. Adams says in his address," continued MI
sage, that he has been president OF the ROAD loi
seven years and that during that time the acuons
of the board OF directors have been IN every cas-
unanimous. That is simply saying That Mr. Ada''
has been the Union Pacific and is responsible for us
condition In that case he should just explain ho"
il comes that the payroll increased by 1000 names
I'm nine months; wha personal interest he had in the
kansas smelling works, In favor OF which a dscrm-
ination was made in the rates for shipping
bullion. and halfdozen other matters
that might he inquired into. We are no,
taking hold of the Union Pacific for the fun OF the
thing am in IT, not for pleasure or financial profit
but to help to save the property. The condition OF
Affairs va, such that VIC lad to take hold. Now all
the directors are in sympathy with N" plans laid down
by Mr. Could
That does Mr. Adams mean by his frequent TeieT-
ence to the political connections OF the Union Pachc
THAT was another piece Of spite work. ME-
ADAMS saw that could not maintain the system ana
he does not seem to want any body else 10. lha' u
the only construction | can put upon the several
passages of tins that relates 10 tie poltcal
aspect Of the rights and relations of the Union racine
system -, 100. t,o, ,abo,
When told Of the report that the party liad tahcI
three nrvate detective, with them 10 Boston MI Sase
I,lafr
Jaw Gould dcclred last night 10 discuss the results
OF the meeting at Bos'Gn. . Ala
H. H. Clark. vice president and manager on tIe
Missouri Pacific road. said last night that he ad been
.un,ptorod from -. Louis by Mr. Gould. bnt Couio
mo; .sy vhe;her or not the management OF the Union
pacific system was to Ia offered him.