The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-08
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Annual Meeting and Election Of DiresfssG
The ANIMAL nseeting of the stookbeldeu

Annual Meeting and Election OF Diresfs0.
The annual n,estiRs Of the stoekbsldeu
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton g. Dayton Rail
road Company was held this forenoon s
the Directors office, in. tie c. u, "a
Depot. The President OF the Company,
Mr.. r. NJ. Shoemaker. called the meeting
to order; Mr.. Joha G.. Lowe WIS elected
Chairman Of the meeting, and Mr. r. n
Short SecreI ary. mil -s9,. -lg,Jss ne&s.
The annual report OF the c.. H, & D, and
the leased lines, namely, the Dayton 4
Michigan, the Uineinnsti, Richmond &
Chicago. and the Cincinnati, Hamilton =
Indianapolis, was presented and .ad0pted
without reading 1t is printed report y
pamphlet form of thirty. six pages, and
gives detailed account OF the atfairs Of
the different lines l.sd st .eouevs uss5
The following resolution offered by M
George w. Houk, Of Dayton, was unApir
mously ad opted:
Resolved, That in view of the very
satisfactory condition OF the affairs ollths
c., FL. & d. Railroad. as disclosed in, the re-
port of the President and Directors ju3
made and received, and IN further view OF
the announced purpose OF President Shoe
maker to retire on account OF i'll healtA
from his position, ID is deemed proper, to
express the full appreciation aud thankS
of the stockholders for the successful man.
agement of tile affairs of the Company
during the last three years by the retiring
President and Board, and the faithful anA
efficient discharge of the duties devolyinG
upon all the officers and employees of the
Company" '9Gifl NAa'p" "J1o''@ %
Upon motion, the stockholders then Pro.
ceeded to elect Board OF Directors q Mt
George Yost and Mr.. George Craw ford were
appointed Tellers and Judges OF Election,
and at noon the polls were closed. Tho
only ticket was the following. .. II. Dew
ereux, h. B. Hurlburt.r and sStephensOa
Burke, of Cleveland, and L, B. Harrison,
Martin Bare, John Carlisle. NJ. E. fnsafE
H. d. Huntington and NJ. NJ. White, u
Cincinnati. lyie9u sd Ja no .'2 &9Ssa
To this ticket there was but httls
opposition, there being a. mutual ugaey-
standing among the, Stockholders that tho
control of the G., H. & D., the c., G., c. \
l., and the Atlantic & Great Western
should be the same during the coming
year. 1t is the understanding that ,Mr.
Devereuy, who is at present the PRESIDENT
of both the c., c., G. & !. and the A, 4 G.
W., will be President Of the G., II. & y.
also, and the interests of the three yrOa4s
shall be the same. s.hli15 gds .aoo.9 .
This, however, does not put the c., H. 4
D. Road under the absolute control of tths
other roads, for a majority of the new
Board are stockholders In the c., H. & D.,
who hold no stock in either th8 Sf0rt
Line or the Broad Gauge, and the thres
Cleveland men only represent sboat ,0aar
fourth OF the c., H. &, D. Stock. ,,,i,, ,elyaa
The earnings OF the three Roads will tbe
pooled and it is the firm belief OF those IN
terested that the stock of the three Roads
will rise ON account OF the new coalbiaa,
ton. ,a.aa5 ..i4 ,oy t,s,aaa,
The retiring Board was Rufus King, TIE
odore Cook, l, N. Kinney, HeiIry Lewis
, l.. b. Harrison, J. II. Rogers and Martit
Bare, df CINCINNATI; PRESERVED Smith, o
Dayton, and Z. NJ Shoemaker sRresiaeas
Messrs. Harrison and Bare were the oaallsI
Directors re elected. IA .l4,r.I e.t.,. ,.sa,.f