New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
RICHMOND TERMINAL AFFAIRS.
PATRICK CALHOUN MAKES CHARGES OF CoLLU


patrick CALHOUN MAKES CHARGES OF CoLLC'
SION
r,. committee Of the Richmond Terminal stock
holders which was the result of the agitation OF 'ha
p upntinc ton organized yesterday ana maze AeN'
and., T. Orr chairman Of proxy commt;c, 10 noTi'
nate hoard OF directors at the meeting Of the stocA
,o,dore IN le held in Richmond, Va on september
=, Tho rcs, Of the committee are Andrew Mills
nres,dent OF the Dry Dock savings BahK ana acuhs
president OF the state Trust company foics' II
parker president Ct the Produce EAchahse hanH
lanes H. Parker president OF the unltch states M
,ional Bank: Thompson Dean and samuel H. hiSsanl'
., Kissam whitney and Co. The following icter from
n,-,,, C,,horn N W g. Oakman, president OF the
,,.noa r.rm,nol COMPANY, was made public yes
terdny: .
near Sir: 40 the meeting Of the board OF directors
Of this company held the 10Th instant. uc r'nefA
counsel OF the company appeared ana stitu udt III o
lttsat,on brought by w. F. Clyde and Others against
the Terminal and Danvie companies orders had been
taken and proceedings had OF which he hal received no
notice. He desired the specific instruction OF inc ooar
in regard he should pursue stating ta, ne
could not otherwise be responsible for the proper pro-
lection OF the companys interests The ooird having
determined Ia call meeting OF the stockholders for the
18th Of September next. the general counsel was pS
formal resolution instructed to ask the court TO postpone
the appointment OF permanent receivers until t"r the
stockholders, meeting: 10 call the courts attention t.
the position the company occupied and TO enter such
nlcadlne. az he thought Tho board also requested
the Richmond and Danvillc Railroad Company to pas
A similar resolution. which, am Informed, wa done
Yesterday during his argument before the court a.
Richmond va whca urging tic necessity Tor postoning
the hearing appointment ~ permanent receivers.
the general counsel stated that owing 10 the sitnhon In
which the companies found themselves placed answer
nod been made by them 10 complainonts' bill. To the
great surprise OF the Richmond Terminal counsel TIE cjn
plsnanty counsel produced answer for the Danyi0s
Company, signed by John Ituhcrfuri. viccprcsdcnh
which all OF the material facts of complainant
t. and nterposcd objection to the Immediate appoint
mcnts permanent receivers The admission was forced
in open court that drawn by compliments
counsel Your counsel SLOWED bv the cour, 10
be heard on withdraw such answer until after
the permanent receivers appointed. on his noion
IL wa. subsequently Withdrawn compainans counsel hay
ing secured their object
In view OF this papabc coluson with compliments and
cher counsel respectfully request that you will
call meeting OF IN" board Of director. Of this
company that II may hear from the general coun'cl
port OF this extraordinary trlnsactcn. properly d.
nouncc II and tie steps necessary tn show to tho
United States Circuit Court for the fa>to District Of VIZ
glna the cousive nature NJ tho pending litigation and
institute such proceedings will this oomranr
the danger to which IL Is thereby exposed.