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Show NO PASS FOR HIM, NO TRACKS THEN FOR THE RAILROAD ''- ' POUOHKEEPSIE, N. Y., April 15. By direction .of former ' Gov. Levi P. Morton, 500 feet of track belonging to the New Yok Central Railroad company com-pany have been torn up south of -the Ehinecliff station The tracks, it is declared, were on property belonging to Mr. Morton. ' When Mr. Morton took possession of his summer estate' it was found that ?art of the property lying adjacent to he New York Central line Bad been cleared of rock by blasting and that a side track had been laid there. Mr. Morton took steps to have the tracks removed then, but it was arranged ar-ranged that in payment for the use of the property the railroad company should issue passes over the road to members of the Morton family. When the railroad cat off all passes, those to the Morton family ceased to come, and Mr. Morton was advised that no passes were to be issued. Mr. Morton demanded a rental of $230 a year for the track space. This was refused, re-fused, and the company snggeeted buying buy-ing the space. For this Mr. Morton asked '$500. A' reply to this was awaited, and as it did not come, Mr. Morton's men proceeded to tear np the track. |