The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-18

osIs thrss four sAouM resign II l. spprshsudsd u
places would ~ al I'd BY the frisnds Of The lssdi
spiIis of the New Bavsn Hartford and prugssld r,a
who, with ComDodore vandsrbut-a I.rgs owner in q
sans-would make the New York aad Ns~ Haven q
stepping stone to the former interest which would
prejudcia not ruiaous to tas future prospects Of
New Haven road. II the stockholders Of tho New Ys<
and New Haven Rsilroad expect realize "a
stock they must choose Prssi ,sut who 10 con pssa
and who viii give ais whole undivided attention TO tbi
road and to other; and they ehooss dire
Of business men who are not trammelled with mor
business Of their own than they have tina b q
vote TO It, and who win attend al nsstings vhAcI
may b called By the proper omesr Of the DeArG
In short, they must turn out al the present nAgH
gent and Incompetent Board and sslsct workiaG
men, from the President down to the car sweeper
If necessary Than, and not till then can the stock
holders for any return for their outlay The stock
holders left entirely to conjecture about sos thia
which they consder Of importance to thsn and which
they win expect the present comnttsea to ealights.
them upon 1t ths meeting In New Haven on the 9Th 4
November. Among those OF especial interest are tn
folovirg;-How much extra psy, II any, was wsrds1
to the contractors Of the road, and why was swards
How much, II ythisg paid . bonus to the New
Haven, Hartford and Springfield roads upon the t~sat
years bargain, vsa versa and who recei red s How
much has been paid for the Norwalk dsaserg and how
much Ia there to be paids Why was not Robert
Schuyler arrested the day Of his own acknowlsdg
ment Of auds Why ten days allowed to pass bssr
the dreeiors lawyers bankers and brokers', repaired
to Justice Stuart to ascertain chuyse
uncer the statutes Why al that transparent M
nGuvre kepta profound secret from the pubicf What
has been the result OF their vigsut rssearohs1 aaA
finally whore Robert Schuyler. The committees must
Of these questions In Move mbsr or ths>
will sadly neglect their duty. rt
The result of the election for directors Of The BALI
more and Ohio Railroad sstonishsd W. The folio ring
ticket elected and II understood that Thomas swsa
Eq will DO chosen President
BALTIMORE AND OMo acknowledgements KIzsrn
Johns Ho :kins, andrew Gregg,
Chsuneey Brooks, Marcus Deuson,
Nathan Tyson, Francis Burns,
BENJAMIN DefOrd, Wesley starr.
Edward Pattsrsou, William Lampiay.
M Swan very acceptable to the owners OF ths stock
for the that no has always paid divdends
structon account" the bank from which annual
divit lends were drawn and paid In stock. Some TIVE
years sgo-on the arrival ut Wheeling Of the parssa
bars Of the rail-Nr Swan announced thst the ROAD
"was Finished" and retired His suocessor Mr.. HAr-
rison found immense floating debt tho road VITA
out rolling stock or power, and the Petersburg
branch to DO finished, without means credit with
which to carry ON the immediate business. Nr.
harrison, who was one Of thoss old fashionsd bu-
siness men who did not understand railroad Anaa,
cisrng. immediately sst to work to put everything
the most economical footing - to hqudsts certal
debts before declaring dividends but this not sss
factory the stockholders, and they will probably
again elect Mr. Swan We shall give such parts Of the
report when published viii illustrate the great raA
road problem.