The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-10
THEY SEE THE HAND OF RYAN.
THE GENERAL OPINION Is THAT HE
IS BACK OF DADDY.

!
ton Proceedings Brought by the
Georgia and AInbamn StOckhOIder.
1t Is Believed Ryan's Bill and
Dady's Bill Were Drawn at the
North by the same Lewycrs-The
Points Upon Which the Pleas Are
Based Are Very SimiIar-AttOrney
! Galloway Says He Knows of No
! 0u6>-g tirr Retween the Two Men.
Those Who VIII &ZmcRr at the
Hearing.
The temporary injunction granted by
Judge Emory Speer against the CONSOLE
dalton Of the Georgia and Alabama and
the Florida Central and Peninsular, Great
cd no end of talk among railroad and bus
mess men yesterday. The Morning News
account of the action and it's resume of
the bills allegations were read with in
terest, and the matter was generally dis
cussed.
The general opinion is that there is some
connection between the bill brought by
attorneys for Mr. NJ. J. Dady and that
brought in North Carolina by Mr. Thorn
as P. Ryan. Mr.. Ryan there seeks to pre-
vent the consolidation of the Seaboard
Air Line with the Georgia and Alabama
and the Florida Central and Peninsular,
alleging that the latter two are not prop
critics of equal rank in earning qualities
with the Seaboard, and that the stock
holders of the last named road would
therefore be greatly affected by such
consolidation and the value of their secu-
rites impaired.
Mr.. Ryan is a holder of Seaboard and
Roanoke stock Mr.. Dady has 100 shares
of Georgia and Alabama stock and insists
that it would be ruinous to the interests
of the road to unite it with the Florida
Central and PeninsuIar. line that it is
alleged. has never earned anything. There
are many points of similarity in the two
bills, and the opinion is freely expressed
that they were drawn in New York by the
same lawyers, who sent them to CORE
spondents in Raleigh and Macon for SER
vice.
Mr. Merrel Galloway of Erwin & Cal
laway, Macon, solicitors for the complain
ant, was asked if he knew of any con-
nection between Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Dady
and the actions they have brought. He
replied that he knew Of none at all and
believes there is none. Mr.. Galloway re-
manned in the city yesterday his trip hav-
ing been to serve the papers night before
last, and he left last night for Macon.
Mr.. Dady is not known to any of the
railroad men in Savannah, so far as in
quiries could develop. business man,
however, said he had met MIN during the
Spanish war. when he was concerned i'll
some government contracts. Mr. Dady is
in business on Wall street and is a very
wealthy man. His home is in Brooklyn,
where he is a leader in Republican poll
ties In fact. he is the Croker of the Re-
publican party in Brooklyn and is
shrewd and successful business man.
Mr.. S. b. Adams of Denmark, Adams
& Freeman, division counsel for the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular. asked
yesterday If his firm would have any con-
nection with the opposition fight to the
injunction being made permanent. Mr..
Adams replied that the action does not
come properly within their jurisdiction.
as it is addressed against Messrs John
Shelton Williams and J. w. Middendorf
as representing the syndicate and voting
trust. It is quite possible that Hon. John
Henderson of Tallahassee, general counsel
for the Florida Central and Peninsular,
may represent ms road at The hearl9s,
which is to take place at Macon Saturday
unless it is found necessary to postpone
it.
Mr. w. G. Charlton of Charlton. Mack
all & Anderson general counsel for the
Georgia and Alabama. viii represent the
road a the hearing. The principal defend
ant attorneys, however, will be Messrs.
Cowan. Cross & Bond of Baltimore, who
have been representing the Williams syn
dictate in all the litigation that has been
| encountered in the effort to put through
the scheme of consolidating the three large
properties.
Mr.. w w Mackall was not advised by
Mr., Williams during the day of any eX-
traordinary action to be taken in view of
| the restraining order. 1t is his belief that
the two lines will pursue their even tenor
| until the matter has been decided by the
| court. He is inclined to think that the
! attempt made in the Georgia District
| Court to circumvent the syndicate has
! strong connection with Mr.. Ryan's activ-
! ity. Mr.. Mackall was ignorant of any
intention on Mr.. Dadys part or the part
| of anyone 90 bring the action, and the ac-
| count he saw in the papers was the first
| intimation he had of it.
| MIR. Mackall says there is no reason why
| there should be a suspension of the termi-
| nal work that has been going on at Sa-
| vannah for some months 1t will doubt
| less proceed, even though the injunction
| should be made permanent, the work
| has nothing to do with consolidation,
| having been started long before the idea
| of consolidation was preached.
| Railroad men were rather surprised that
| the complainant should have understood
! he Georgia and Alabama and the Flor
! ida Central and Pennsular to be compel
| lnS lUltSs ofllOHluS lLth EOilSOilidtlOD ull-
! der the Georgia law for this reason. Sa-
| Vannah is the only point where the two
roads touch. and there is no place to
/ which they can sell tickets from Savannah
I over their own lines so,ely. They have
! connections over which they can sell 10
! the same points in the West and North
| west, but the idea of competition seems
! to be lost when that stage is reached
! The roads are parallel but the distance
between them is something like 300 miles
A dispatch received by the Morning
! News last night was as follows: I'm SET
ting the hearing Of the Injunction against
the consolidation of the Georgia and Ala
| bama and the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroads Judge Speer stated that
! he informed counsel that he did not in
tend that the powers of his court shouIl
! be used to delay the consolidation IL il
seemed to be legitimate"
MERCHANTS BANK DIRECTORS.