New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
~ JERSEY CENTRAL MEN SURPRISED.

NEW JERSEY CENTRAL MEN SURPRISED.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE OBEYED THE SPIRIT
AND LETTER Of TIE COURTS DEClSloN'
The officers Of the Central Ralroad OF Ne"-'"iSeS
were surprised yesterday AT the news oil tle "pPi'
ION o, the Attorney General OF NewJerseN lol ~
c.,v.r for that road. the Port Reading and branch
Ines The application wa~ based upon ""'s"'o"'
,ho, these companies had dsscgardcd the former oru
and Injunction OF Chancellor Mctill by advancing
IN. price of coal The Chancellor gran I'd an oTu'T
10 show cause rcturnable on October -. Up 10 "
,, ho,,r In I'M. afternoon President J. Rogers Max
we'll OF the Jersey Central had not been s''Neu WIN
,uv pap,4s In the proceedings. but ne hS'""'u '"~
,ho nuii,,n.d r.porrs were correct. Respecting The
,cou MI Maxwell said " We tooA the -T""'u '''"'
the spirit of he Injunction was that We 'Ao"'u no'
l., ,nv,tin, tn advans. the price OF COAL ana We
therefore declined TO our rate, to al points III
Jersey scpiembrr l. when all The 0'her I"'uS !"
The state were advancing heir rates We h"N' u"u
49, ,,h.. the order OF tie court and We think We have
ION, So both ~ the letter and ID the slli1l'
Holert ~ Dciorcst of counsel Of The jersey
III sid. There has been absolutely no
,,Ltlon OF The injunction whatsoever On the par' oi
,i,. central Rahroad Company ON the contrary Il
ANS been OBSERVED In every particular. IN sIrt a. Wen
- in lotier There has been advance whatsoever
II ,y..,., OH coal o any point In the state OF New
,c,,.y since ,ne injunction Was served We Mo"
mo- hns of he new proceedings oi ihe h''oh'S '"'
except what l. disclosed by the morning paP''e' -
uapers have been served on US
Vice President = VI. Wlitms. Of the jersey central
said IL am very curious to learn III what respect
,bc Attorney General involves the Central Railroad
compauy In these latest proceedings. The 'eh'Hi
c.mpauy acQuiesced ~ once in the decision OF the
chancellor and has not even Appealed from me ~
ri.ion except by being made party by the h"halhg
Interests, which, | undeIS and, under The law can b'
dom. President Maxwell at once issued a general
,o,ice iba, the company had taken possession oil o.
railroads and property under the directions OF 90
Injunction comics Of which | individually forwarded
-, tho Attorney General and Chancellor and directed
the agents to conspcuously post the same at ali ia
t, for the Information Of the employees and the
public.
A.. have operated our lines independently Of III"
pcodnr Es,ton and Amboy, or any other road IN the
state precisely a, We did before the lease. We. OF
cour, form par, Of tie through line to Philadelphia
v,.. ". simply have resumed the place We occupied
=. mar Of IN. through lire for general trnnspora
u,n nurno-.. ~ existed before the lease. The jersey
c.r,r,l ,ompany Ia ncvr: intended 10 DO DINER
thon iullN auui,.>cc in the decisions OF the ~"
Jersey courts while other coIHI@gies dld adNhiice
con rate. Jersey Central, lc"li|g llseh i'"il'u ~
tho Chancellor, ORDER kept the rates the tame 10
,.orv mini i'm the state o NrwJcrs"y, as ujty ~
sled before his order. such being the case, 90
mo, SEQ how the Attorney General makes "a" jersey
r,ntr,I 4 Marty 10 any violation, Of IN" injunction
1, Tho \ew \ ok once of President Mcleod, Of ih'
phil.drluha and Reading. II Was stated INA tn'T'
,,,- mn kn~Ulnd of Mr. Mcleod being In this city
4 dIspn,ch from Philadelphia said tha, the Reading
The paper, in the Attorney nenerah proceedings hAd
reached them