The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-24
BITTER ATTACK ON BIeBY.
4. A. COLLIER VERY SORE OVER
THE JUMP IN SALARY.

President BfEby Accused Of EIecting
Members OF His Family to a Con-
trolling Interest in the hoard of
Directors and Then Having Them
Increase His salary at secret
Meeting-A Claim That the In
crease Was subsequently Also
kept Under Cover.
Atlanta. Ca, June 2s.-The fight on
Judge John S Bigby, as receiver of the
Eagle and Phoenix Mills Of columbus IS
growing hot. To-day C.. A. Collier one
OF the directors and "a large stakeholder
makes a public reply 10 the statement is
sued By Judge Bigby yesterday. ia which
he endeavored 10 show that there was
nothing wrong so far as he was concern
"a IT. his failure TO call the meeting Of
directors. aud having his salary as pres
ident raised TO $4,000 a year. Mr. Collier
handles Judge Bigby without gloves.
Among other things he says: Judge
Bigby Goes not want a meeting Of the
directors and does not intend that one
shall be held if ne can prevent il. At the
last meeting Of the stockholders he had
secured proxies which were held by mem
bers of his family. and. over the earnest
protest of myself and other stockholders.
elected a board of directors. the majority
OF whom were members of his own family,
himself included. to-wit: John II. Bigby.
Mrs. E. X. Bfgby. his wife; Mrs. L. NJ.
Gordon, his sister-in-law; McAllen Marsh.
his son-in-law; and C, c. Parrot. his som
in-law.
Having accomplished this he then no
titled Mr.. Graves, director and myself
that he would not hold a meeting OF the
directors for organization at once. as mar
been the previous custom, but would can
US together Tor that purpose some time
during the next week, whereupon we re-
turned 10 Atlanta and the willy judge inn
mediately summoned the members of his
family, whom he had elected directors.
and without notice to Mr.. Graves or my
self, held a meeting OF the board on the
second day after the stockholders meet
ing, at which were prCAent, IL. addition
TO the members of his family as above,
only DR.. WarnOck, and Mr.. Bethune,
brOther-in-law of Mr.. Warnock
AT this meeting Judge Bigby was elect
cd president ana Mr. Warnock vice presi-
dent and on motion Of Mr. Marsh, SON
in-laW of Judge Bigby. the salary of the
president was fixed at $4,000 per annum
and that of the vice president at &, 800
per annum. When 10 is understood that
prior to this meeting the vice president
was never paid a salary, his duties being
merely nominal the motive which
prompted this liberality on the part of the
Bigby contingent can be appreciated and
throws a little light upon the recent fail
ure to secure a quorum of directors
Upon the next day after the meeting
above referred to, the judge held another
meeting Of his board, still without notify
ing Mr.. Graves and myself, at which the
minutes of the preceding meeting were
confirmed and some minor matters of
mere detail were transacted AT the next
meeting, therefore, only the minutes of
this immateTial meeting were read and
thus the TACT of this enormous increase IN
the presidents salary and vice presidents
salary was concealed from the other
members, who have only recently learned
the same