New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-03
Az APPEAL FOR SUPPORT.
- ELEMENT By ATCHlSON DIRECTORS.

,,r suOI,ID RE DONE TO PRESERVE AND EN-
uA>CE SHAREHOLDERS INTERESTS.
,,rsc,ors of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa
-. railroad held meeting yesterday afternoon and
20 ont the following circular:
ga a. shareholders of the Atchson. Topeka and
10 Santa Fe Railroad Company:
v"r directors. by their circular of september Il.
io' requested your proxies for use at the annual
n% Of the shareholders to be held in Topeka
on .ne ,5ey respectfully call your attention to the
qumfoouing facts and considerations
)" Nj o the slightest connection with. RESPONSE
n @9 tor The mistakes and misfortunes of the pre-
;nns arrangements of the company affairs. \
Nonronni has been published the effect that the
n members are merely substitutes for the retiring
neor,ies This statement 5 an unqualified faisehood.
pa NJ the coming election, should proxies in con-
%nilinc numbers be sent to the present board, the
after will be still further sirengthened in the IN
last Of the shareholders. The duty of your pres
On, board is to endeavor to overcome future diff
cni,ics the way OF preserving ana enhancing the
value Of the company ,, 9iToperty .,r,ror,,,o,
YOUR directors and their successors for the coming
!oar Is not the operation of the railway system OF
he company Qor that is exclusively the work OF
sSarehollers in the work of putting the affairs Of
,hs company sound financial basis. Unless this
work properly lone the real value OF your shares
cannot be preserved To postpone, so long as may
many under foreclosure. ana TO brlng apout the
Speedy acceptance by a.. concerned of fair plan
OF REORGANIZATION. are the most important tasks
nov demanding the attention OF your directors NO
hoard or other agency do this work successfully
has to all the important iaCtS ana
iii the valuable estimates and opinions. unless II
can tel clearly what is fair and practicable re-
orsan!za;ion plan in the shareholders Interest; un
isss II has force enough to present It's views ef-
fec:jvey the many persons and parties IN au-
.bority. unless Il can command the assent of the
bnn1holiers TO the sacrifices they ought to make.
en1 unless il can furnish cause 20 be furnished
ne financial aid that must be forthcoming in sup
,ort of those shareholders who cannot or will not.
hear their proper proportions of the unavoidable
burden
YOU that there al the present time no ascer.
;ained facts hearing on the questions pending or
which your directors not In possession. To
hat is already known Will be added the results Of
,hn extended and minute expert examination OF the
company's accounts made by Mr. Stephen Little.
The thorough Inspection OF the physical property
of the company by Mr. Robert Moore, and the
eent persons connected with or familiar with the
company or its affairs and capabilities.
From this ample basis of information Will he de-
termined the attitude of Your board toward the
nrobems of reorganization: and of such information
mn abstracts will be furnished to the Shareholders
ynur directors will supplement their already album
dant means and experience with every form of as
maj may the better enable them to act promptly
and wisely. Edward j. Berwind, James A. Blair.
William l.. Bull. Il. i. Cheney. tr., Thomas i.
Flower c. S Gleed. c. X. Holiday, Samuel G..
lawrence. George a. Nickerson L. Severy. Alden
Speare F. X. Sturgis.
II was announced that Alden Speare, who was
slated for the new board. would decline renom-
nation and that the Amsterdam holders. who rep
resent 50 900 shares would name his successor. No
reason was given for Mr.. Speare's decnation.