The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-18
,RYAN'S PROTEST FILED.
His Attorney Page Gives His Opinion
Of the Mortgage.

The protest filed in the Raleigh and
CASTOR stockholders meeting yesterday
by Ryan's attorneys was as follows:
Raleigh. n. c.. Jan II. 1900.
To Officers. Directors and Stockholders
of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
Company:
The undersigned. Thomas +. Ryan,
John II. NVinder and others, on behalf Of
themselves and all other stockholders Of
said company, including the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company, who
may choose TO join in this demand or
who may hereafter ratify or adopt the
same, hereby state as follows:
First. They request that they be al
lowed TO examine the stock list of this
company and To he advised of the vari-
Gus stockholders thereof. and of the
| amount of their respective holdings of
stock of said company.
Second. They demand that they he al
lowed 10 examine and to make n copy
OF the bylaws of this company.
Third. They demand that proper pro
ceedingS be brought by the officers and
directors of this company to rescind and
cancel the alleged sale of 1928 shares
of the stock of this company, sold from
lis treasury since the 9th day of Febru-
AIRY. 1899. and that said stock be re-
stored to the control of this company.
Fourth. They demand that proper
proceedings be also brought by the Off
GERS and directors of this company to
rescind and cancel the alleged sale of the
stocks and bonds of other companies
owned by this company on the 9th day of
February. 1890 and which are claimed
10 have been since sold. and that said
stocks and bonds he restored to the con-
troll OF this company.
Fifth. They demand that proceedings
be- taken by the directors and officers of
this company 10 rescind any arrange
ments looking to the consolidation of the
stock or property Of this company, or
which may be intended to lead eventually
to the consolidation of this company or
any Of the roads controlled by it with
The Georgia and Alabama railway or the
Florida Central and Peninsuar Railroad
Company.
Sixth The demand that all papers
and proceedings relative to the sale of
said securities be laid before the stock
holders of the meeting for their informa-
ton.
Seventh They demand that no action
construed as an acceptance of any part
or us exercising any of the powers claim
ed to be conferred by Il certain act of
the Legislature of Virginia passed on or
about the 18th day of January. 1909.
relative to the Richmond. Petersburg
and Carolina Railroad Company and
other companies, and authorizing said
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
railroad Company, or any consolidated
company formed thereby to increase its
capital TO one hundred million dollars.
Eighth. They call the attention of the
stockholders and officers of this COM
pany TO the fact that any action taken
by this company looking to its consolida-
ton or reorganization with other com
panies under the plan of Messrs. John
i. Williams & Sons and Middendorf,
Oliver X Co, or any modification of said
plan, will be subject to the determina-
ton of the suits now pending in North
Carolina and Virginia. in which Thomas
f. Ryan is the complainant and in which
this company and the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad Company are Of the
defendants; also that an appeal has been
perfected from the order made by the
Hon. Thomas r. Purnell on December
20, 1899. vacating the restraining order
of the same day with said North Caro-
lint suit
Ninth. They also call your attention
to the fact that the proceedings of the
stockholders of December p, 1899 and
the proceedings OF the stockholders to-
day We're. and are. in violation of the