The herald., 1896-01-05
RECEIVERSHIP ALLOWANCES
Made Public by the Filing of an
Order
The Valley Road Directors Calling In As
sessments-The Road VIII be In
Operation In October

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Jan. A special
from Topeka to the journal says:
The speculation all over the country as
TO the amount ludge Caldwell would allow
the court officers and attorneys in the
matter of the recevershiD of the Santa re
railroad. gives unusual interest to an order
filed in the United States circuit court
today which gives those costs in detail as
TO lows:
To the Union Trust company of New
York, as trustees, $50 900; to j. B. John
son. as special master 70 sell, for all SER
vices rendered and TO be rendered,$ ., 900
In addition to this amount Judge Johnson
has been receiving salary of 500
month. which brings his total to $33 200.
To Wheeler II. Peckham. counsel for
complainant, for compensation, in addi-
ton to what he has received, 500 600.
To Ros-ing,on, Smith & Dallas, as
solicitors for complainant, in addition to
what thev have received, $27 900; to Mer-
can lie Trust company, as compensation
for services, $4,000; to Alexander d
Green, counsel for Mercantile Trust COM
panv. $40 1000; to each of the receivers, A..
L. Walker and John j. McCook, and to the
heirs of the deceased receiver, Joseph G..
W lson. for service up to the period when
they shall turn over the property. at the
Peck, counsel for receivers, in addition to
what he has received, "a 1000; to Ed
Kenna, as counsel for receivers, 81 700.
THE VALLEY ROAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-The directors
Of the San Francisco & San Joaquin Va ley
railroad are now calling in their fourth 10
per cent assessment ON the $2,5OO.000
subscribed 10 build the road from Stock
10 10 bakersfield. More Than half of this
! fourth assessment has already been paid
| up. and is expected that before he end
| of the week all of the payments will have
been completed.
With the exception OF several supscrib-
ers whose names were down for SIN Ill SUBJ
scriptions, the directors say there has not
been single failure to respond to the calls
for assessments. The directors stt,'e that
the money is being hand ed with due re-
gard TO economy. Several of the directors
helieve that lie Valley line will be in full
running order from Stockton to Fresno by
the first OF Iuly.
The engineers report to the directors
leads the la ter to assert that the entire
road from Stockton to Bakersfield will be
ready for operation not later than the
middle of October. In view of the early
opening OF the line from stockton to Fresno
the directors will soon make contracts for
locomotives and cars.
he officials of the company absolutely
deny the runor that thew are considering
the advsability of building from Stockton
to Oakland or that the Santa Fe will secure
control of the san Joaquin Valley road.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4.-Tne Southern
Pacific Co npany today made a number of
important amendments TO its bill! of COM
riaint, the suit against the railroad COM
mjs,ioners in the United States circuit
court.
Figures are cited to show that the pro-
posed reduction. if carried into effect,
would so decrease tho revenues of the COM
pany that it would be forced to cease oper-
atoms.