The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-06
Mr.. RAMSEY AND
THE WABASH ROAD
DIRECTORS EXTEND HIS LEAVE
OF ABSENCE.
President Ramsey Uses Some Very
"Lawsonesque" Language In Con-
nection with the Gould
Outfit.

Outf1t.
New York, Oct. 2.-The directors of
the Wabash railroad held special
meeting today, at which they extended
the leave of absence granted President
Ramsey last June from Oct. to Oct.
10, against the formal protest of Mr..
Ramsey. Oct. 10 is the date on which
the annual meeting is to be held, when
Mr.. Ramsey hopes to take control of
the road away from the Gould inter-
ests.
When Mr.. Gould and his advisers de-
cided last spring to remove Mr.. Ram
sey from the presidency they gave him
a leave of absence. According to Mr..
Ramsey, who had previously planned
to spend the summer in Europe, the
leave expired upon his return. The
other directors of the road have all
stated that the leave expired on Oct. 1.
At any rate, when Mr.. Ramsey re-
turned early in September, he was not
allowed to exercise the functions of
president
The executive committee of the board
of directors met last Thursday and vot-
ed to extend the presidents leave un-
til the date of the annual meeting at
Toledo, on Oct. 10. A special meeting
of the board, at which eight members
were present, was held today, and the
action of the committee was approved
President Ramsey tonight made pub
lie several letters dealing with his con-
troversy with George Gould, and cover
ing in caustic and bitter review the
troubles which have led up to his ef-
fort to oust Gould from his absolute
control of the Wabash. His letters are
full of illusions of Mr.. Gould's inter-
ference in his direction of the Wabash,
and he endeavors, in reviewing his ex-
ecutive work to show that Mr.. Gould
practically forced his retirement by
acting at cross purposes in matters OF
railroad management.
when I opened the campaign for
proxies" writes Mr.. Ramsey, II stated
/ was not going to make it personal
one, but the personal element has been
forced in by statements made-if not
by Mr.. Gould, by members of his kitch-
en- cabinet, and those working to get
proxies for them-I am forced to reply
to them. The stories being circulated
rta n-n ~ a
most serious ones is that of 'ingrati-
tude to Mr.. Gould, who made him
(Ramsey) known to the railroad
world
"'Satan reproving sim is not in it
with Wall street preaching gratitude to
Could
II might admit that l owe Mr.. Gould
all that is claimed In his statement,
and then deny that a man who is fill
ing a responsible position as trustee
and president of a corporation should
permit personal gratitude to warp his
judgment or blind him to the rights Of
all the owners of the property"
Mr.. Ramsey then. goes on to deny
that Mr.. Gould make him known to
the railroad world. He credits o. d.
Ashley with his initial advance. Mr.
Ashley, as president of the Wabash
railroad, asked Mr.. Ramsey to become
vice president. In 1901 Mr.. Ramsey
was elected to the presidency OF the
road.
Mr.. Ramsey takes the broad ground
that he was not merely an employe of
Mr.. Gould, but of the Wabash COM
pany. He resigned twice because he
did not like certain of Mr.. Gould's poll
cies, and says that If his designations
had been dealt with in the proper man
ner the present conditions would have
been advoided.
For eight years." says Ramsey, II
seemed to have Mr.. Gould's full sup
port and friendship, and I showed my
gratitude by working night and day
to carry out our plans. To use Mr..
Goufd's own words before the board as
late as May 2s, 1905, Mr.. Ramsey has
done the work Of three men for the
Wabash etc.
Nov. as to the making of my for
tune which, according to one story,
/ owe to Mr.. Gould, while my fortune
is a modest one, I cannot make Mr..
Gould part of that providence"
Autos to BE Made In MassilIon.