Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-23

The street-car company here is now
bankrupt and Judge Edmund Waddill,
Jr., of the United States District Court
has appointed Mr.. William Northrup
and Hon. Henry L. Wiolxham, receivers
for the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company which embraces a consolldat
ion of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company and the Richmond
Traction Company. They gave bond in
the sum of fifty thousand dollars and
entered upon their duties.
ASKED FOR RECEIVER.
1t seems that Mr.. George E. Fisher,
who with his associates owned a con-
trolling interest in the street-car COM
panies. embracing the electric lines of
niChmond, Petersburg and Manchester
with the suburban lines was succeeded
in the controlling interest by Mr..
Frank ]. Gould and his sister, Miss
Helen Gould.
The street railway system has been
run as specified in the allegation, in a
way ruinous to the interests of Mr..
Fisher. To make bad matters worse.
? TIC WAS ulldpl6
to pay even the interest on the bonds,
when it became due, July LIST, 1904 In
the meantime, Mr.. Fisher, through able
attorneys had made application TO Judge
Mullen of the Hastings Court of Peters
burg, Va, for the appointment of a re-
ceiver.
COULDN'T PAY ITS DEBTS.
Il, =. I'D !
CONSERVATION into the ranks of the pres
ent management of the street-car COM
lpany The fact that the company was
unable TO pay the interest on the bonds
out of its earnings was evidence enough,
justifying the appointment by Judge
Mullen of receivers to take charge of the
property of the company.
In the meantime the Bowling Green
Trust Company of New York to which
the street-car company people were also
indebted had applied to the United
States District Court at Norfolk (Judge
Waddell presiding,) for a receiver.
APPLIED TO THE UNITED STATES JUDGE.
Knowing that if Judge Mullen of the
Hastings Court granted the application
that they would not likely TO be friend
ly 10 the present management, it was
: decided to hasten to Norfolk and "con-
fess judgement " so TO speak, thus in
suring the appointment of receivers
who would be friendly to the present
street-car management.
, A special train was chartered ON the
Q. and o. r. r., and special tug also
on Friday night 14th inst. Judge
Waddell was aroused at about o'clock
kSaturday morning. Clerk Brady had
been brought over from Petersburg and
went down with the party. Hon. Henry
T Wickham is one of ihe high officials
of the o. and o. r. r. The receivers
are now at work.
NO NSC0URTESY INTENDED.
1t was stated that this action was not
k1ntended TO be a .discourtesy to Judge
Mullen, but it must necessarily have that
effect for he cOolly Went on with the
ease hearing arguments and announced
that II his decision would tend to com
plcate the situation, ii would not be the
fault of his court,
Be that as it may, there is no question
but what If Judge Mullen appoints re-
celvers TO take charge of the property,
they viii come in contact with the
United States Courts appointees, which
will be followed by most embarrassing
legal tangle.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The direct cause of all of this trouble
has been due to the strike among the
white employees last year, which result
ed In an expense aggregaung over two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dol.
ars, and the walking colored folks this
year, who refused to accept the s'Jim
Crow" arrangements ON the street-cars
over eighty per cent of the colored
people are walking and sweating. Some
OF the white people seemed to have been
luch opposed to the law as are the
red people.
Re last three seats are reserved for
people, AS in the target prac-
the white militia com panies
ne colored man carries the tar.
Ne bucket Of ice-water ALWAYS
on the street-cars the colored
gentlemen are relegated TO
here they can ''enjoy'' the