Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-27

4 =. 49,, ~oo1 ,l,--o6 that Z change
| arcoge a'oui ~ , O., tLnf its efTlirs could nc
shu't" ~ ~ on l ,rnst ind system Of economy
conduc'ea on iu r~ sbonii he s,eut that could s.;
'hal hG' ,Iat IN fact The earnings would have
aVcluC"' M -; a ,,.,Y ,u,n,o point If The ROAD
70 DC u 4 n NJ on lis bonded and i!oaju.
| ". nod M reference TO the question ~ lis
aeo'5, tns,,ss knry mat the road Was H.; hen
i "a ~. hocn eaf;ue- enou IN 10 nay its lei.
as,' a CO. This rolcy. which was the 3alv
- onc IN pursue was DELAYED, however, unffl
',".srs kaJ a.sur1rd A critical aspec.
( - A.; real dif,,,,ltv [ ka3 With Nj. a-
2.1-t,, WA ia rraall 10 . ale of : @ttt.f E
- s., s,,ne ~ t5r directors ~ =, I'd. 81
- ,,a, ,.ire ,yLan tLe same = a., .5-. : aa>
80, i, ,hc :, orlsct At TIM. ;j,pe FEY ~ Eac.e
he,lS had been retained a, soc1.fy hy t.H t'co.-
W. = ''o in fnn,ierator 81 ,at: cujo,:e-
e's y. S,i ,,,,,r.ti.s, ,.,t. Lhfy -lst -
,'eNa .. . aroi.;nt he boss Al ~ lowest
pi - b;ch Ionj. ,s;. sold l} t.AG- >v tac
t .teN az - ;doI ~. vas al ,s '.s, >vtc4tc
ho, Lonr' fn,mrd 40 q "a; .he :. to' ee44 II Des
, ,i"" nh;1rtra 10 ,...s q,ay 81: 5uiar tAin1s.
oi LolI ~ tba ir,.,.l,. lat ID i-. to uake;.
% L.'u vith tio ,l y. ttY ,,ttc ia,ccsted.
vs. ,7,ay yerr in ms ,..fsAe.i4u. = III -: seem
- H. .bov n amid ave tils ,4a.cr O. + price
rIen tnev wcrs - ie tie purchasers aGj SPOKE
n,x IND nls3,y - Nh Wool'ce5re aAout i.
N, ,.,lffna As,i .as- ;hC Director.
haj fc 81. 10 10 vi p thsy had done re-
tn,teI fhat II va, a.: r-l.. a1J lie ooHi5E'j 3e-
can5 !. and some : asp wor's passed between -
which viii no: aow repeat.
continued nv Investigation INTO the afiasl~ 81
the rad ap.l f5lsl ll.lt il iAI deb. OF Slj ua,
400 hanging over It. also fonud tia. ootNeoa
the 1T Of December l>1t and the ist OF Scptrai-
h,sr }ssr-that j.. tar last Hiae moath>-tAc read
was 500 00o short u earnings q paying The inter
g, on lis debt for the time. | began 10 EXAMINE,
xi,h view to discover the leak. found iha, trom
1i1 "a Ana free ,rjo masses over the road were be-
inc issued each dav. found that over 2l0o an
nnsl masses had beea gwen ont, found that the
mad had beea carving a large amour. Of freight
TO various competing points between and including
Boston and Portland at less than CD per tea IONS.
found thai the. aiisifs oi tno eeHelai ~
once N bos.oh ana al o;ael a. e two and
baIf vrars
l also found that the system Ct sciing ana
counting ,he ,leAe's was tatcn mn
b1 tho rondncfor. were brought in they were sort
ed. asd only those counted for stations at compel
ing points, and i!tose on tAo ING o. az ~"
p'et - ,is I'D yrnrcscnted tlat no uropcr
knowledge Of the business il tickets could DC
rived at unless Gil Inc ucAet' were 0oueV: ''i',
ther number; e'c o1 ~ IIe " rnnea mat hi.
onr NJ. bo donr told him that It could. and
hronaht him To the ticket master Of Boston &
ilhany ,aad who showed him how the various
t;ria,. issued along the line were sorted and
connted AZ they were brought in and q sep.rale
account kent with every agent. Mr. Russell
knowledced that this was an improvement on his
svsten. and if he had the power he wonld adopt
4 At the next meeting OF the board in Septcnl-
hcr last on nv motion. an order vas adopted that
Wr pnsseII h Instructed 10 sort, and count al!
t;nl,ets and omen separate accounts with all the
,;c,,et agents When this power was gwen, Mr.
pnsselI raispd the objection that there was not
rn-o in tbe station in Boston to do this work, but
,bot i could he done in The station at Salem But
both president Woolredge and Manager Hatch
oo or the work being done there, and as con-
slpdence the new systcm has not Teen tried M 10
~ y rresent tinc
| -, .....o7.. o;ro tho va, !.
MIR. cummings 'hen fiolee's " sNe '"e 49,"
son of his resigning lie told the directors thefe
! shonld he n change in tie management-:hat the
- -, .,o,ld ,os;t,r Mr. Woo15,edoe there
fres'oen' sh0a." 'e'H" IL 80.
upon rendered his feslSnation' "hieh was i"lo Oh
the table. At subsequent meeting, i! was voted
,oosl hin, 10 withdraw it. Subsequently
70 ~ ,'9N H., and sa;a ti,.+ tho
two OF the ofcc'cfs ''Siea MN az" s''0 'iiA' ''e
division Oh the board vas tie embarrassment, and
IT heinz iptimatcd that he was the cause of the
80 ~ .o.i,,rf1