The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-17
FRENZEL on TOP.

ueio IN THIS city. AT llTsb ~ wan tuOugut
they would meet in some room at the Bates
House. but they changed their minds and
held it at the campany's offices in the Fair
Building. Samuel w. Allerton and his SOD.
E. X. Butler and +. w. Fowler came down
from Chicago Sunday morning. and it was
thought about sixteen more of the stock
holders would arrive in the city
yesterday morning. but the only
gentlemen to come were Messra L. L.
Coburn and w. b. Walker. Mr.. Coburn is
a heavy stockholder in the road. but this
is his second visit to Indianapolis. These
gentlemen announced that they hold the
proxies of the other stockholders. and
would vote for them, as no more would be
on hand.
AS soon as noses were counted IL became
apparent that Frenzel would be reelected
to the presidency of the road, as the per-
sons unfriendly to him had remained at
home, with the possible exception of Mr..
AllertOn. who cannot be said TO be very
bitter opponent. And as the gentlemen
were favorable to President Frenzel, it was
also apparent that they had no great
amount of interest In the welfare of Mr..
j. c. Shaffer, who was conveniently out of
the city.
1t was about $50 O'Clock when the Chi
cago people came tripping down the broad
marble staircase at the Bates House, all
looking slick. clean and well-fed. At the
bottom of the stairs they found another
man as welLfed-lookink 90 themselves. 1t
was John President FrenzeL spick and
span IN new suit of clothes. Ex-Super-
intendent Steele was also waiting to have
q talk with the directors. His business
was to try to defeat the election of Fren-
zel and he made no bones about it. AS op-
portunity presented he talked to each of
the stockholders. 81 told Them" said he
to q journal reporter last evening, that
fitness of Mr. Frenzel to operate the
psRs peope and the Ss St'Tss Sss to out
Washington street and talk TO the busl-
ness men and bankers. They listened to
what had to say, but knew it was snre
thing that Frenzel would be reelected"
About $50 o'clock the stockholders and
President FrenZel went up to Room 62 in
the Bates House and held q short confer
ence. At 10 o'clock they went down TO the
street-car office and went into session. 1t
was four hours before, the doors were
masnates filed out.
The officers elected wcre as follows
President-John p. Frenzel.
Observation-Disclosures ". Alerton.
Secretary and treasurer "A. A. Anderson.
Board OF Directors-SamuelW W. Allerton, L. L.
Coburn. william B. Walker, L. w. Fowler and E.
X. Butler.
After the meeting had adjourned the only
holders had elected the directors above
named. and that the directors had then
elected the officers. Messrs Ailerton and
Butler. the Indianapoiis-be be ID man.
were the only members of last years
Messrs. Mitchell. Mccormick and Shaffer.
Mr.. Shaffer is not in the city. 1t is thought
that he knew beforehand what action the
stockholders would lake with refer
%as ons rsasoH SsS why he 'h1s wa.
present at the meeting. While the stock
holders were in session Mr.. L. B. Martin
dale called at the Fair Building and sent
up his card. but he was not received. His
object in calling was TO interest the COM
pany in the Centralavenue line to the fair
grounds. They had not learned then that
the County Commissioners had voted to
give them the right of way of the Broad
Ripple company over Central avenue
After the meeting the stockholders ate
dinner at the Bates House. and short
time after 2 O'Clock they got on Q motor
car provided by Mr.. Frenzel and. accom-
panied sSs bss Ss him In. took fact trip that over
trip was taken over South Meridian
street and Virginia avenue gave rise to the
belief that the directors nave some notion
of giving the South Side rapid transit.
to the he Bates td House Ss for supper being dined
at the Grand by Mr.. Frenzel but for sew
eral hours last evening held another meet
ing in the Fair Building, at which Presi-
dent Frenzel was present By that time
hox hoH hao do of 4 fho Of
the County Commissioners in the Central
avenue matter, and the meeting was held
to discuss the building OF that line we'll
as other things. What the directors de-
line is not known positively. as
every effort imaginable was made by
Frenzel to keep them out OF reach
of newspaper men. 1t is surmlsed, how
ever, that work on the line will be begun
at once. with q view of having it COM
pleted by the time the State fair convepes.
About 10 O'clock last night Samuel w.
Allerton's son had all the baggage con-
veyed to a Big Four sleeper on the tracks
at the Union Station. About 1890 the
and the STOCKHOLDERS quietly slipped
through the Union Station reached their
sleepers and went TO bed. When q Journal
reporter tried to get at them half hour
of President FrenzeL At 1880
o'clock Mr. Frenzeps telephone at his
home was rung for several minutes but 10
was not answered. He had accomplished
the wonderful feat Of gong from the Union
Station to his residence on North East
street. getting 10 bed and becoming so
sound asleep that he could not be wakened
by the lncessant ringing or the telephone
bell. in the space of thirty minutes. In
Quiry at the Bates House. about IL o'clock,
elected the information that although the
baggage had been taken from the rooms
occupied by the Chicago magnates they
had not come back to pay their bills.
AS has been said before, one of the
strangest things that characterized the
visit of the stockholders of the Citizens
company to this city was their intensified
inclination TO say nothing. Mr.. Coburn,
one OF the newly elected directors. was the
only man who opened up at all. In an
afternoon paper he was quoted yesterday
rs detailing the vast amount of good the
Citizens Street-railroad Company has done
for tho city since the present owners got II
and concluding with these words: Il
know that the people of Indianapolis have
not treated us In q way to deserve any thing
more" This was in answer to q question
as TO whether the company intends to
make any improvements this year
Mr.. Coburn. who is heavy stock.
holder In company that pays
1t enjoys. talks in the same way director
| Butler did to the strike committee which
| called on the directors in Chicago. 1t also
| reminds one of the talk made by one Mr.
| Rumsey. q small stock holder, who was here
last y ear at the annual meeting. Mr.. Rum
sey 8 remarks at that time were so i'll
| placed that an effort was made to keep then
| out of the newspapers. an attempt, 10 mi CHI
be we'll to state. which was not successful
Mr. COburn's remarks no QOubt expresseG