The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
lssWER TO SHEAFE.
Il Report Denied by Wash
isgfon Southern Company.
~ HIS SALARY CUT DOWN.
.~ssey Of His Statements Of Earnings
pssled-A Grassy Lover Gees
60 sfailacoem.

=. s.ockhoiders Of the Washington
e..ehern Railway Company yesterday
<.I q the superior court their exceptions
: = report recently filed by Recsiver c.
Z eAease. stacking the truth Of many Of
Y. esssemenrs and protesting against
- Of the recommendation. For his
.-.sces A receiver for ten months Sheafs
- 10 be allowed 81. 40 ~ compensa-
- md for the compensation Of II. b.
1870 q attorney for the receiver,
go The stockholders protested against
ss;essng sheafe more than u, 500 and
nunson 81. 60. They deny the truth Of
eke1zeis statement OF the comparative cost
q operating the road during the ten
t.esths prior TO and the ten months sub
reusus 70 the appointment Of tbs re-
sasvsr. and allege that the statement 10
feasious and false In particular - fol-
bss:
lsssesd OF the cost cooperating the road
xnring the ten months prior to the APP
sespsmsnt OF receiver being Sc. Ill 10 a.
e1sssd In the report. it was 80. el3.27.
fhey deny that the character Of the roads
knsness Was the same after a. before the
spposntmens Of the receiver. Prior TO THAI
syeas the ompany had been conducting
huainsss which included not only the
transportation Of logs, hut also . general
mercnandise business and . logging BUSH
ress uhils under the receiver the business
~ confined TO the transportation Of logs.
They denv that the receivers duties occu-
rssd practically his entire time, and also
Ia statement that when he assumed
charge Of the road IL tracks. trestles and
hndges we're in a bad state of repair. They
deny that the item Of 500 in the receivers
first account current filed was allowed ~
one months compensation by agreement
Of oil parties interested. and they assert
that when he took the $500 salary he
GAINS and paid certain moneys to Siau-
son, his attorney. he did 20 without au-
thorisy Of the court or consent OF the par
sIes In interest, and knowing that such an
appropriation of funds would DO con-
tssssd. They deny that she ccmpa-
mrs books show that $i4. 1888 30 was
psid ~ salaries TO the general officers Of
the road during the ten months prior TO
the receivers appointment and assert that
only "a. 1853 80 Was 80 paid during that time.
and they also assert thai the receiver has
net performed ell the duties then per-
iormed by the general officers Of this road.
The alleged item of 50. 6i66 GA for clerks and
Attendants during the same period Is de-
MED and the amount ID placed ~ 2,6i66i,
and during this period the road earned
ISL 92s 30, while during q similar period
under the receiver it earned only sc. sos 60
They deny that during the thirteen months
prior TO the receivers appointment tho
company paid for legal services $6.5l4.49,
bur assert that the net amount 30 paid
vas only 81 .9S3 81. while during the ten
months preceding tho appointment only
ti.6i4.s4 was so paid out and the company
had several damage suits for personal In
juries to defend. They also deny that the
farm was operated by the company at
loss and assert that it WAS . source Of rsve-
nue.
They finally pray that the receiver be re-
CURED TO turn over to the company all
notes, acceptancss and securities In his
hands and TO pay into court all the moneys
now In his possession a. receiver.