New-York tribune., 1891-05-07
A QUORUM THIS TIME.
NOW WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE
MISSOURI PACIFICi
,,v GOULD IS pEN1TENT. AND THE ADVISORY
,o.pD ASKS MR.. LEEDS TO EXPLAIN


BOARD ASKS Mr.. LEEDS TO EXPLAIN
THE CUT IN SUGAR RATES.
The Advisory BOARD Of the Western Tranc Assn
citation met yesterday at the Windsor Hotei Al o"o
ads IN the association were represented, except 'e
eo.s.rn pacific although the representatives OF the
po Crande Western did not appear until late III 'ne
os,ornoon The Huntington people sent tneir
,eqrets and their absence was noV looAeu
on az indicating III feeling. The auenaah,0
was better than the amount OF WORK accolhphsneu
The one great question, as TO what shouu DC uo"o VIZ"
law Gould the Missouri Pacific Traffic Manager Leo"'
Dd tbe cut sugar rates. handled ghgerly and' 50
~ the outside public was concerned, with the most
d,ooreet silence Mr. Gould was penitental enough
ord said he was willing TO abide by Whatever oecsio"
the Board might sec fit to make. MT Leeus n"u "
long statement OF the circumstances wMch leu Va,
cnt IN rates. He was called before the boaro 10 li
be statement but did not succeed IN hnlsng IL jew
the adjournment of the meeting "Peace ana HARMONY
oed 10 be the motto Of every member, but 1t looAeu
,U reace that might easily assume warlike aspect
The roads in the association represented as ioi
lows
Great Northern-Jsmes ]. Hill, president
Northern Pacihc-Thomss f. oakes. president; u .
wegge, director ,,
Chicago and Observation-Disclosures Hughitt presldent;
Albert Keep director. . ,,,. ..,
Chicago Milwaukee and 81. Paul-E. r. Ripley pfesi'
dent pro Samuel spencer, uIcSVVi'
Atchson Topeka and Santa Fe-AHeh MANU. pi0
tent. George C. Magoun chairman OF the board
chicago Burlington and QUINCY. V. NJ Gris"0io'
director. r,, oo,
Chicago Rock Island and pacinc-R r. CABLE pre'''
dent Benjamin Brewster, director.
Illinois Central-Stuyvesant fish, presluen'' o. " "
Cruger. director. TT .ch.r.
director - ,aso..
Denver and Rio Grande-D. H. Mona'' pfesiueH''
George Coppell, chairman OF the board.
Wabash-o D. Ashley president; c. NJ Hayes
director
Missouri Pacinc-Jay Gould, president
Rio Grande 'western-George b. Pesoooy' D. Ae"A'N'
Todd. .,,u. -, .ho
In the absence Of Roswell Miller the president OF tne
Advisory Board the chair of the presiding omcer was
filled by Marvin Hughitt, Of the Chicago ana Nof'n
western. . T., .ro
At the morning session. it said. changes In the
rules recommended by the Commissioners wefo Oon,
sidered AIdace F. Walker, the chairman OF inc noaiu
~ commissioners was present to advocate the poposeo
oho'aaa No action was taken on them, however, and
+bv made way for the supreme topic, the Missouri
pacAc,s sugar tariff In operation before the attehpu
neetinR of the Advisory Board at Cmcaeo' MI
Gould. who seems to have succeeded IN disUhc'S
modifying the bitter feeling entertained oy sonie o'
members of the Board against him, paved te way Io
the consideration of the charges against the
pacific by saving that he would abide by the decslon
of the Board whatever 1t might be. MI LeedS Wa S
Sent for and asked to explain the violation Oh t iS
agreement Of the Western IIac AssGcaoEt dr tor tbe
%e on me- With an elaborate statement Of his case As
the meeting adjourned before he had hhlsied IneIe
of tbe ' Missouri Pacific as the penalty to be in
Gicted nor had the vital points at Issue Oeeh inI
SO far as submitted gave no indication Of
in the meeting when the facts shall nave oeen Iui ~
Withhold the publication Of any part OF the expaha
lion until il could be given out IN compete 10TH d.
the close Of tO-day's session, IT,. ,ch4 nv
prominent member of the Board last mght eX
pressed the opinion that the meeting would close as -
began in spirit Of harmony, and mat as resuIV vi,
association would be stronger Few OF the meihpeii
were TO be seen at the Windsor after the meeting, ,u
those few who were spoken TO on the subject "eIt
unanimous In the expression Of their views as 10 h'
| generally peaceful aspect Of affairs