The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18

Portland, Ore, June 1.-THE annual
meeting OF the stockholders Of the Ore
gon Improvement company was held in
this city this afternoon. The meeting
was called TO order by President ". II.
Starbuck and Secretary Posten acted as
secretary Of the meeting. There were
present c. H. Prescott, c. B .Tedcastle,
c. J. Smith, c. a. Dolph, w. N. Ladd,
E. S. Hooley, Paul f. Mohr, Elijah
Smith and W. II. Starbuck. Mr.. Stra-
buck had as his attorneys W. H. Bur-
leigh Of Seattle, and James Mcknight
of New York. Mr.. Smith was repre-
scented by Fred II. Holman, Senator
Dolph and r. w. Williams Of this city.
The annual report Of the president
was received but not read and ballotinS
for directors was Immediately com
menced.
There were two tickets in the field.
The one representing the Elijah Smith
faction was as follows: Henry Failing,
c. II. Lewis, c. A Dolph, w. n. Ladd,
]. Bourne, jr; of Portland; Elijah Smith,
Empire City, Oregon; Edwin 5. Hooley
w. j. Hoffman, J. B. O'Neil, Charles
McQuaid, Charles Schultz, New York.
Those offered for directors by the fac
ton that is now in control, that is, the
follows: Henry Failing, c. H. Lewis,
w. N. Ladd, C. A Dolph, Joseph Simon,
Portland; William L. Robertson, George
Taylor, New York; c. j. Smith, Seat
tie; c. B. Tedcastle, G. H. Prince, w. II.
Starbuck, New York.
Before the counting of votes was COM
pleted a recess was taken until 10 a.
m, tomorrow. 1t cannot be ascertained
how much of the stock has been voted
until the count is completed.Th Smith
faction claim that they voted 4, 900
shares, which is majority.
Chicago, June 17.-Members of the
missionary committee which went to St.
Louis and Kansas City to labor with
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Kan
S2S City, Fort Scott and Memphis and
other roads with a view to bringing
them into the Western Passenger asso-
citation have returned. the Missouri
Kansas and Texas agreed to. come into
the association when the troubles in the
west and southwest were put on sat
iSfactory basis. 1t would, it declared,
join no passenger association as long as
freight rates were upside down. The
agreement reached in St. Louis for the
restorat ton Of freight rates effective
June 90. may adjust the situation in
which event the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas practically made a promise TO
join. The Kansas City Fort Scott and
Memphis also agreed TO join the assOci-
alton as far west on its line as Spring
field, Mo-, which protects the east bound
Kansas business of the Atchison system
and that was why so strong a,fight was
made 10 get the Fort Scott tofbecome a
member Regarding the Colorado roads
it was decided to argue first with the
Colorado Midland and for'thajt purpose
the missionaries turned homeward.
They will have a conference with re-
ceiver Christine of the Midland tomor-
row.
Executive officers of the ;lines be-
tween the Missouri and mississippi
rivers have decided to follow the eX-
ample of the managers of the Texas
roads and restore freight .ratehs be-
tween those points on the same date
when the Texas rates are to, be rester-
ed. July 30.
St. Louis, June 17.-By agreement be-
tween all the lines in interest, st.
Louts-Missouri river rates are 10 be re-
stored on June % and rigidly MAIN
tanned on and after that day. Traffic
officials are hopeful that there viii be
no more Generalization on this side of
the river for some time to come. There
Will be meeting of the st. Louis COM
mittee of the Western Trunk lines to-
morrow morning.