The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-10
ATTACKS DELLA
WARE RAILROAD
Salisbury on free Passes.

Dover, Del.. Jan. v.-IhlS alter
noon Willard Salisbury. Demo
cratic State chairman aud one o
the Democratic caucus nominee
Tor United States Senator, appear
ed at the meeting Of the stockhoId.
ers of the Delaware Railroad Com
pauy, by virtue of his holdings, nd
during a deathllke silence, present
ed a set Of anti.pass resolutions.
The stockholders shouted the
movement down as reflection on
the Board OF Directors, and would
not even put Mr.. Saulsbury's mo.
tions TO a vote. He called for the
appointment Of an lnvestiga ating
Committee, and asked that any
three reputable citizens be named,
but the stockholders treated the
whole subject in silence.
Ills attack is supposed to be, the
sounding note Of an anti-pass cam.
paign in Delaware. The Sauls-
bury resolutions arc as follows:
Whereas. Under the terms OF
the lease BY virtue of which the p,
W. & B. Railroad Company oper-
ates tho Delaware road it is bound
TO pay over tor the benefit OF the
stockholders oil this company the
ne! earnings from it's operation,
after deducing expenses, insurance
and taxes and hire Of equipment,
and is, therefore, bound in good
faith to so manage said railroad
that the net earnings shall be large
as reasonably possible. To that
end said lessee should, at no great.
er rates than those charged to other
connecting railroads, hau! all
freight delivered to it origina atlng
on the Delaware Railroad, aud pro-
cure the forwarding OF such freight
by its connecting lines at the most
favorable rates. accounting TO the
Delaware Railroad Company tor
any excess above such rates: and
Whereas, 1t is understood that oa
freight coming from the Delaware
Railroad the said lessee and its con.
Meeting railroads often charge high.
er rate for the same service than on
like freight received from other rail
roads, thereby reducing the net
amounts to be accounted for and paid
to this company; anc
FREE PASSES UNLIMITED.
Whereas, In said lease it is only cy-
pressly provided that The president #
this company or its duly authorized
agent shall be given free transporta.
ton on the cars of the lessee travers-
ing this company's lines. notwith.
standing which which great numbers
of passes for free transportation over {
this company's railroad are given for
entire year, as well as for less time,
the net passenger earnings
)f our lines are decreased 20 the deL-
'imcnt of the stockholders, it is there
ore,
Resolved, That a committee be ap-
pointed by the stockholders of the 6
Delaware Railroad Company to en- s
mime into the matters referred to in
lie preamble to these re solutions, with :
Erection to -eport their findings and
ecommendatlasto to the stockholders
Meeting on Thursday, the 9Th day Of !.
February, 1902, on which day, at II /.
'clock A. NJ. at this place, this
Meeting, when it does adjourn to-day
hall stand adjourned, ana =
Resolved, That all officers Of this j.
ompany arc directed, and the officers = "
T the lessee company are requested :"
0 furnish said committee with all 4,
1formation and assistance in their
over in futherance OF their labors T
nd that said committee shall have
uthority to employ such persons
nd assistance as they deem o.
eedful for their investigation. the "'
IpenSe Of which the officers of this -,
are directed topay. u