The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25


| Vice President Robinson
General Manager Frey's desk had
/ been pushed back into one corner Of the
room for the occasion, aud the general
| manager pulled at his cigar and his
! whiskers while he viewed the scene
| from behind his desk.
! Dir. Newman Erb, Mr.. TheO. w. Myers
and the other members Of the pro-
! tective committee party had seats
/ together at the foot of the table
filed up with minor stockholders, offic-
ials of the company, stenographers and
newspaper men.
Director Gleed and Vice President
Robinson pored over a copy of the in
junction order which had Judge G. q.
Fosters signature attached to it, for
about five minutes, when Mr.. Robinson
arose and announced that the meeting
would be in ORDER and MIR Edward
Wilder. the secretary and treasurer of
the company was asked to read the call
w hen Mr. Wilder finished reading the
formal call, Dir. Robinson said the first
business, which is Of a technical nature,
would be the appointment Of commit
tee to receive the stock and proxies, and
make a list of the stockholders and hold
ers Of proxies who are authorized to vote
in the meeting
He then announced as members Of that
committee Sir. {. Blood Smith of the
firm of RossingtOn, Smith s. Dallas, Mr..
James Walker, jr., of New rk, one Of
the directors, and Nj. George w Porter.
a clerk in the treasurer's Office, and said
that these gentlemen had for several days
been engaged in going over the books Of
the company and could do the work with
dispatch.
Mr. Newman Erb Of the Protective
committee arose and moved that Mr.
Henry Woolman be added to that com
mittee, saying that their interests are
very large and should be represented on
this committee. There were several
seconds to Mr.. Erb's motion, but as
Vice President Robinson hesitated about
putting the motion Director Gleed
moved that an adjournment be taken
until o'clock.
Nit. Gleed'5 motion was greeted with a
very loud and emphatic demand for the
previous motion which was put and Mr..
Henry Woollnan was declared elected as
an additional mem ber Of the stock com
mittee.
Vice President Robinson explained
that in naming the com mittee he mad no
intention Of shutting any one out, on do
ing any one an injustice. but had named
as a majority of the committee men who
were connected locally aud who could
not be Interes ted on either one side or
the other Mr.. Wilder afterwards ex-
planned that the Protective committee had
been requested to have a man present
during the time the COMMITTEES was
them every advantage Of seeing what
was done without being compelled to 60
through the work il detaik
When MI. WOoIman had been added
to the committee. -GrectOr Gleed again
offered a motion I'd adjourn. which was
seconded, put and declared carried. Mr..
Newman Erb was not satisfied and de-
manded that the mays be called. Mr..
Gleed said laughingiy, "Nes put it again
and | viii vote no." The question was
put the second time and there we're
half a dozen nays and the meeting was
declared adjourned until 2 o'clock.
AS soon as the adjournment was de-
clared, the stock committee commenced
its work and prepared to make its re-
port At ? o'clock.
Adjourned Until Thursday
The annual meeting oil the stockhold- I
ers of the Santa Fe has been adjourned
until Thursday next, November l. at
10 a.. 10.
When the meeting reconvened at , .
o'clock this afternoon there was air
0f expectancy about both Of the leading
factions in the meeting
Director Gleed was the first man to get
the floor when ice President Robinson
declared the meeting to Le in order
Mr.. Gleed said he had been authorized .
10 say TO the meeting that the committee
which was this morning to take charge
0f the stock had SO much work on hand
that it would be unable TO com
oIete this duty for several days.
He said he had also been re-
1uested to inform the meeting tnat
The presiding officer, Vice President
Ro obinson was compelled TO return to
Chicago, and be at other places
along the road in attending to duties.
md for that reason it would be the duty
IF the meeting to elect a chairman, and
10 thereupon nominated Ex- Governor
rhos. A. Osborn for Chairman Of the
tOckho ders' meeting.
AIr. Newman ErD took the floor and
aid if 4 chairman was to be seIec ed
here was no one who would be more ac-
.eptable to him than Governor Osborn,
tut it was his opinion that the bylaws Of
he company should be followed and
hey provided that the president should
preside at the stockholders meeting and
the president was not in tAe chair he
id not believe ameeting could be legally
leld.
Mr. Gieed called for . copy Of the by
avs and read one section, which pr0vId-
u for the election of charm an in the
bsence Of the president
Governor Osborn was then elected
hartman.
Governor Osborn was first recognized
3 chairman by Air. Gleed, who wss on
is feet with a motion that fhe meeting
djourn until next Thursday at 10 a. nl.
Air Newman Erb had said before sir.
Heed fully presented his motion that he
nticipated a motion to adjourn and that
here was a matter he wanted to come
efore the stockholders in the form Of a
esolutiOn with provision to adjourn.
The chairman said Dir Gleed had the
oor and Dir Gleed refused 70
Ield the floor When Dir. Gieeds
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