Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-03 | Page 1 | Nickel Plate Officers Deny Violating Order

f f. f NICKEL PLATE OFFICERS DENY f VIOLATING ORDER r 1 W July 3 AP De ArL-De- De Declaring daring claring charges made against them b bv by representatives of rf Chesapeake Ohio Ollo minority stockholders constituted scandal and were impertinent impe J Ji Jt J J. Bernet president and W. W A A. C Colston ice Ice pr president of ot the Nickel NickelPlate NickelPlate Plate comp company ny today asked the In In- In i commerce commission to strike s-ike th the neg l ns' ns from Its Us records rec Tec- ors The Nickel Plate officials filed form formal l replies before the commission is considering the plan of O. O J and J. J M. M Van to con consolidate the Nickel Plate Chesapeake peake Ohio Pere HarkIng Harkin Hark- Hark in iner Ing Valley Erie Eric railroads l The Chesapeake Ohio minority report protesting the the ar action artion lon charged the Nickel Plate Fate officers cing with the Van en brothers broth broth- ers ert- conspired conspire to despoil tl the ml- ml stockholders of the Chesapeake Chesapeake peake eake Ohio and Herking Valle Valley fC F lr Burnett Burnet and Colston denied they had violated any order of the I commission rule of or equity by serving as officials of the Chesapeake I peake Ohio and Herking V Valley While retaining their Nickel l Plate positions The minority had asked that hat they as well wen as the Van be excluded from their their- corora cor- cor orate ora e positions In the Chesapeake Io