The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-15
RONC PLEA
FOR GOULD.
5Messrs. Anderson and Christian
Ably Defend His Admins
trationNf Affairs. Il
.INTERc MANAGEABLE MILEAGE.

Post C Has Enthusiastic Meet
ing Bearing on This Subject.
Other p Petersburg News.
(special TO The Tirnes-Dispatch)
PETERSBURG VA. July 14.-Mr. II.
w. And erson. OF Richmond, counsel for
the Goulds In the Fisher Gould case, this
morning before Judge Mullen, resumed
Ills argument on the defendants de-
n,urrer. on this feature Mr.. Andersot,'s
rpeech was one OF q strictly legal char char.
acter, dealing carefully with law points,
ana citing from a large number Of au-S
Stliorities as to other similar cases. AZ
ter concluding his argument along this
line, lie made an elaborate explanation
of the adjustment agreement and dis
Scussed fully and clearly the floating debt s'
ana general financial condition OF tho
properties Of the Virginia Passenger - d
Tower Company at the time OF their tc-5
SuHisition BY the Goulds In Decenher
1902. He maintained that the application
Of the. plaintiffs for receiver on the
ground that his clients had n1ismanaged
the property and Wrongfully increased
It's debt was utterly without foundation
In fact. On the contrary, ho stated that
the books OF the company would SHOW
that during tho year 1903, notwit hstand-s
Ing tho losses caused by the s. strike, and
most liberal expenditure for the I'M
Fproyement OF tho property. the g COM
pany's floating debt was increased only
ftc the comparatively X small extent OF
$4,000. Hc asserted that Mr.. Gould and
Miss Helen w. Could had furnished more
than $500, 900 ii to the Virginia Passeng ger
and Power on notes Of the company In
adequately secured by Class G bonds. On
this class OF bonds, interest had always
been regularly paid to oil er holders, but
none had ever been paid to his clients or
claimed by them Bi II.
PROPERTY AND FINANCES M 5 n
PROVED
Mr.. Anderson maintained that from
December 81. 1902, when the Goulds ass
sumed control o { the property. to De-
fcembers 81 1903, in spite Of the handicapss
previously referred to, the property and
finances OF the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company had been greatly I'M
proved which, he said. could be mathe-{
matIcally proved by \ the books OF the
corporations. He confined himself closely;
TO the record. but at one point asserted!
that the record was Detective, which de-
frlciency he would supply II allowed by
the cour Judge Mullen replied that he
would permit the addition to the record
5ifs consented to by the attorneys for the
plaintiff is. tier some discussion. Mr..
r.. 3. Davis, Of counsel for the plain
tiffs, gave his consent, claiming how
ever, his light to present q counter af-
fidaYlt to any new facts given by Mr.!
Anderson. AS this involved the proba-
bility Of Indefinite delay, the court pro-!
hihited tho proposed II adj ition to the
record, Shortly before the morning ad-I
Journment t, Mr.. Anderson began to dis
cuss the matter Of the disposition OF.
the bonds OF the company, which he
continued this afternoon. He showed a.
thorough familiarity with every detail
throughout his argument, and defended
his clients, the Goulds. from every charge
Of misuse of any bonds or other assets
OF the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company. He Maintained that their Atti--,
tude to the company had ever been that
OF friends and protectors, and that mis-
ceas ed when his clients be-
came the owners. He protested against
the appointment OF a receiver as being
without reason in law or facts, and urged
1.-THE court to protect this great prop
erty, which wa s doing 50 much for this
section Of Yirg lnia by keeping 1t in the
hands OF the present owners. Al d D.
Mr. Anderson WAS followed by Mr.. 3.
vs. Christian. Of counsel for the Viz
5ginia} Passenger and Power Company.
Mr.. Christian attacked the bill q OF II the
plainti IT'S. and argued that neither Fisher
|Bnor any other; party to the bill had any
grounds upon which to a SIX for a receiver.
He maintained that his client had COM
nitted no act that could Justify til court
In turning over this property to a res
ceiver.s He will tlnue his speech to-S
morrow. Mr. r. b. Davis OF counsel for
the plaintiffs. Will close the case.
ENTHUsIAsTIC5T.s IA. N1EETING.. tg
Virginia Post G. ,#of the Travellers Pro-
Etectlve Association. held an enthusiasts
Ito and largely attended meeting at "A. +.
Hill! Camp Hall tonight President T. g.,
Beckwith presiding. Tho meeting was
attended by State President Brockett, OF
Alexandria, and representa- OF prom
inent4 T, F.. A. men from r Richmond
Messrs, r. ". sp!llman, chairmanaof the
State Railroad COMMITTEES OF Z. ?. A.;
H.. F. Smith, chairman Of State Menu
bership Committee. andfof the same CONS;
n1ittea OF tho Richmond Post; g3 Paul
IIelndl, H T., Lorraine, Thomas Pom
dexter and H. Ell is.l The very important
matter OF lnterchang eable mileage was
fully discussed, and Messrs. Brockett
and pullman gave g mcst encouraging
report OF the progress OF the asso c!atlon's
contention with the railroads for q uni
form and reasonable mileage rate for,
commercial travellers throughout the ter
rltory Of the Southeastern Association of
Railroad and Steamboat Lines. Mr. Spill;
man stated the interesting fact that j
was through the efforts Of the q. 2, A.
| that the Interstate comm cree law was SO
amended as to allow lntercha geable
mileage,
An Interesting report WAS submitted by
Mr.. r. IA. Martin, Jr., chairman OF Post
CTS Railroad Committee. and an enter.
tanning talk on the subject OF now mem
beys5 va given by MI, II. r, smith. Gem
eral stith Boiling made an amusing
speech and after short talks OF 70 a
business and social nature by Messrs,
". q. Baugll, p. AZ, Hartley. LORRAINE
and Robinson, the meeting adjourned,
having made every necessary provision
for the further effort Of Petersburg e
commercial travellers to secure inter "
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