New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD,

CHANGE IN TIE DEMONSTRATIONS BETTER MANAGE
MEET PROMISED IN THE FUTURE.
At q meeting for the election of Board OF
Managers of the Long Island Railroad held at Hunters
Point on Wednesday, the following were elected IN place
of tho old Board Henry Hsvelneyer, John G. Have
meyer Peter Cooper, Charles Ca,nblos Robert L. Cut
ting william Kevan, Lawrence Waterbury, George W.
Lane, william Dowd, F. W. whlttenlore, W. II. Macy,
Abram 8. Hewitt and John E. Parsons. Henry Have
meyer was subsequently elected President Of the Board
and John @. Havemeyer George W. Lane, and wm Dowd
were constituted the Executive Committee. Inc
Charlick" ticket composed OF the following gen.
flemen, among others: Oliver Charfck, g. W. Quntard'
F. B. Wallace, II. Hildrcth L. Waterbury, CHARLES
Ierntng Gen. John p. Ketchun John M. Furman Henry
Hayemeyer, william A. Havemeyer and Abram &.
Hewitt The vote by shares stood $4,000 for the Have
meyer to 900 for the Charlick ticket The change
thus effected In the management of the Long Island Rail-
road has not been unexpected and the friends and sup
porers Of the new Board which claims to have the in
teres Of the public for its chief object expect 1t to
effect valuable reforms in the conduct Of the road
gentleman connected with the new Board OF d.
rectors conversation with reporter Of THE TRIBUNE
yesterday, said that Mr.. Charick had been very un-
popular with the people, and that that one strong
for the change In the management His brusque
and dsoblgng ways had dspeased the patrons Of the
for long time because there had been dividends for
several years, and annual accounts had been rem.
dered. NO information In reference 10 Ge cohu'h vi
the road had given out by Mr. Charlick, and his
management had been careless and irregular. Another
cause OF dissatisfaction that the old Board OF Man
ayers largely composed of men who were not stock
holders The earnings of the road too had been large
as such AZ Flushing sa and RockaWay
branches and dividends were declared, while no new
stock appeared account OF the new roads The ac-
counts Of the road found TO bc CONSIDERABLY con
fused and the new Board scarcely knew yet what the
sSessaon into the affairs Of the Company had
been instituted The new management wonld enueavOr
to court public patronage, By improved faculties and Oy
administration had long existed, but the idea OF total
change of management had arisen only few weeks be-
fore the election Another gentlcnan familiar with the
subject said that the road had suffered from the hostility
OF the people heretofore and Ii would be the object OF tho
new management to build up its business, and improve
it's facilities in order to public favor Since Mr.
Charck has been sick the business of the road had not
been properly attended to- and things had been allowed
to 20 in sipshOd way and this was one reason for
the change that had taken place The board believed
the road to he paying institution and hoped as soon az
they could matters Strengthened up to dividends
to the stockholders.
not familiar with the matter He had, he said voted
for Mr.. Chariick ut the recent election, believing his
management 10 have been good although he was I'M
popular. Besides he did not believe that II was OK.
acily the time to put out Of office when he was
almost the point of death. The only he knew
for tho change in the management the fact that for
year. Mr. Charlck has been lying almost on his death
bed He knew Of no dispute In the Board. ME-
Hewitt further said that he did not know that
his had been put the ticket elected the other
day until he went to the election and he intended to
sail for Europe at the end Of this month he should resign
at He did not know what changes, any, the new
Board would make in the management Of the Long
Island Railroad He certainly thought they could not be
the way of stricer economy. He knew nothing about
the history of the work at Hunters Point