The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
RON OVER SkhGVAY ROAD.
Suit Brought Against George
Bracket and Other Promoters.
a RECEIVER IS ASKED FOR.
Charges ef . Sensational Nature
nade BY Ea-CSsgyess0ss J. H.
Asklen. who Claims 20 De ose ~
the OriginasSss ~ the skagwsy
Rssl-Jaass =. HfI1 asd ssr Will
lsn Vas Hesnc Ass Interested.

A moss rernaskahls complaint Was nisd
In the superior court yesterday ~ j. u.
Aekien. Of Nashville. Tenn. and j. II.
Gre<nsr. The action "a entitled John {.
oreener. ! H. Ackien. l.. X. Hart. H. b.
Runnelz. F. III. Ciayson. Charles Kelly.
George Il. Bradley. Ben Williams and
william Clsyson versus George A. Brack-
ct, the skagway and Yukon Transports
fion and improvement; Company. John r.
Hartman 81 a.
A receiver for the company. which b.
gan the work OF constructing a roadway
over the White pass, II asked and the
Its as>ess By Bracket. BAD faith. mis-
representations and other charges Of q
sensational nature are made. The COM
plant L. signed by Greenar and Ackicn-
The latter was for four years congress
man from Nashville. Tena.
The story OF the organization Of the
company. - tald IN the bin filed yester-
Cay. IL In ar abbreviated form. a. follows:
In August last Jairs AclxIen. after
study Of the maps and renor;s Of Alaska
conceived the Idea Of building either from
ryea o. sksgway roadway 90 Lake
psnnett that wouid materially lessen the
cost and labor Of Transporting men and
supplies across the mountain range that
lies betwsen tide water and the beginning
OF the fresh water route 10 the Yukon
Judge Aekien. after arranging Tor the
substitution of a portion of the funds
reressary for the completion az the enter
'erfre. left Seattle for skagway Eepten,-
her Is
According TO the complaint II was on
TIE steamer that Judge Aeklen me.
si.orgs A. Bracksst. afterward and at
preeent president Of the Skagway and W.
bon Transportation and Improvement
Company fer the nrst time. Paragraphs
III 10 V are taken up with a recital
of the residence at Dyea of Aelien and
Fraekeit The former. Il IL stated. spent
his time In examining the White rsss
trail. During this time Norman II. Smith
civil engineer. who had spent some time
N making surveys OF the Skagway trail
becmme associated with Mr. Acklen in his
project.
The First Meetiag.
The hrst meeting Of the promoters or the
enterprise. according to the complaint.
was called al the store Of Charles Kelly.
At skagwsy. September u last. II was
agreed by the ten persons present to form
a company, each agreeing 10 furnish a
portion OF the funds necessary. II was
understood that after the road had been
completed the company, n succexsfui. was
70 construct a narrow-gause railroad over
the pass
Al ms Time the promoters OF the scheme
signed an agreement 10 participate in the
organization Of the company already
named with capital stock of $500 90
ef which siso.nao was 10 20 to the pro-
motors ara charter members for their
outlay OF time and money. The agree
ment, as gtvtn In the complaint. was
aligned ,, the following: David Samson.
II Word. III. n, Runneiis. r. n Clay.
SOFA. Charles Kelly. George T. Bradley.
~. Mel. Brown. J. II. Aekien, Normal n
Smith. Ackisn signed In behalf OF three
otner overwhelmingly V r. Schwab
John Z. Greener ana l. X Hart. Mr.
smith also signed for two othsrs-viz
George A. Huilsn and Ren Williams.
Later Aekien and Smith. IL is alleged
were authorized 20 effect the orranisat,o,
and Incorporation OF the COMPANY re,nr,-
ING TO Seattle for that purpose Judge
Aeklen was. Il IL alleged. empowered TO
represent the company az Washington "a
IT'S attorney 20 see that no legislation IN
inicai &C. the interests o. thu promoters
WAS passed
II is alleged that for erecting Of \ sub
esaaiis' Log house, the fret work denn hv
,hs company. Mr.. Ciayson. one 81
tho eonnlalnasts gave eress, a,
he store fer merchandise and srr-
plies Then comes the recital ~
Mr.. Brackets frs, connection Wits the
company II Is alleged that on he steam
a. CITY Of Seattle. Mr. Ackien offered IN
take NJ. Bracket into the scheme = "a
alleged that RrAcketf accepted. ofertr- "a
Interest capitalists 81 the Fast with whom
he was In close personal touch. ana bring
Ing - bear In behalf or the enterprise
the influence OF the Washington 4 Alaska
steamship Company, which Mr.. Peasas-.
Bracket il represented as saving. r~ac-
tlcailv controlled NJ. Bracket /, = s,,r-
thsr stated IN The complaint. suSgs~s,s.,
that trio steamship company would preAa
bly, take stock IN The enterprise in nay
mcnt 81 freight
The Company Incorporated
The COMPANY VAS Incorporated on TIRE
srrlval - scklen ana BFaeks,t In Seattle
capy 81 an assignment 0: Aekl-n's and
hts assosssts rights "a promoters 4. given
the cons dsFatiou being sg.n a.a common
stock 81 he company. subsequently Il n
alleged. ;h~ eoart OF trustees pa sses a res
olulsess eeuveying Ia Mr. Askiea snsiixtau-
ally and 40 attorney fer TIRE ether or4si-
HsseTs. the essnmon stock IN the enser-
prise
fhsa fellow several lengthy EXCERPTS
from III. minutes % the company svosf-
ia he legal vsreszge Z, NAY - stated
~ appears from the ball ma; on Deem
he- tsss. shree messers ~ tas hoard.
samson, brown ana Hartman sret asa as
susnsd power 80 ycscfr1 the r~soissfou
t-sr~tsrrfss TIE &c go - Geck IN ex-
cHangs for -. Assignment Of rtxAts made
by Ack8ea. II the next paragraph ne
e'atnti-s dsny that tAs ten promoters
@ade AIRY seca cSircfsoa. thst Samson
sasne made oAtSeftor 20 me deaf ara per.
Ssass~i ssosn - 18th Sc TIE action se-
sotn@sug the resolution. E; berg represent
e. - hlm fass Aekisa + rss~if wessa s-s
TIE s'oca lssssst - -. zen rresssexsTS
~ appears fsoru .se~s2 s.ezsf pas&gra gas
et ts1e eeaas lStug shAt almost immediately
Afssr va company Naa beer wVn crxan.
ice. S2sTrees egeke auf anno1x a.. sscssk.
aei4eFe. NJ qaessser IS nsads~ z = al
lsssd a tae compliant ''in the ATTEMPT
Il rs@rss.ss re te@elmsien accepting tAe A.
s'sr~leas faas tss rixfts - tSe prssssesse~.
~efs ~ pesat q fact 81 ~ertA ths sg-n