Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-06
THE CHICAGO s. NORTHWESTERN.
Triumph of the Vanderbilt Interest in tn
Recent Election.

Triumph of the Vanderbilt Interest fn the
Recent Election.
TChicago Tribune, June 4
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway COM
pany was held yesterday at the company's
headquarters in this city, corner Kinzie and
Market streets. President Albert Keep occu-
nied the chair, and Mr. .M.L.Sykes acted as Sec
retarv. There were 300 19l votes polled, rep
resenting 29,9lO1OO. The proxies were held
nv the following gentlemen: Albert Keep,
192 go shares; NJ. L. Sykes, "a, 74S
shares; A. G. Dulman, 3s,045 shares; w. l.:
Scott, 20,540 shares; K. Z. Flower, lz,oS'
shares; personal votes, ], 100
The president stated that the annual report
had not been completed, as the fiscal year OF
the company expires May 81, and 1t takes at
least a month to make the compilations. he
could therefore only give the gross earnings
which were as follows for the year ending
May 81, 1880: $4,000 no 90
lS79-SO. .......'. I'sS0'o51 90
1S7S-'79. ........... .'.'...'.''' if''00''NA %
This is the largest amount ever earned py
this company, and of course the stockholders
felt highly pleased with the excellent snow
ing.
The following gentlemen, whose terms as
directors had expired, were reelected LOT the
next three years: David DoWs, sidney DllIon,
and John NJ. Burke, of New York: Marvin
Hughitt. of Chicago. Mr.. D. y. Mills, OF
New York, was elected director for the term
of three wears, in the place OF David Jones,
whose time has expired.
The following gentlemen were elected the
executive committee of the Chicago q North
western Railroad company RAlbert Keep, w.
n D,,1x
Augustus Schell Samuel +. Barger, and u.
O. Mills. Mr.. Depew takes the place OF Mr.
Dow. and Mr.. D. o. Mills that of Mr.. Work.
The election resulted, as predicted ID the
Tribute 10 a victory for the vanderbilt inter
est, which, under the new state OF things,
will have almost as complete control OF the
Northwestern as of the Michigan Central or
Lake Shore. Mr.. D. o. Mills, the new di-
rector. is a strong Vanderbilt man, and the
two new members OF the executive commit
fee are Vanderbilt. All the members of the
executive committee are friendly to, or identl-
fed with. the Vanderbilt interests, President
Albert Keep himself beibg director in the
Lake Shore q Michigan Southern.
The following officers were elected: Albert
Keep, president; NJ. L. Sykes, vice president,
secretary and treasurer; Marvin Hughitt, sec
ond vice president, general manager and
general superintendent. The position OF sec
Ond vice president is a new enc, expressly
created for the purpose CT honorlng Mr.
Hughitt.
A quarterly dividend of one and three quar-
ter per cent. was declared on the preferred
stock and seml-annual dividend OF three per
cent. on the common stock.
Subsequently the annual meetings OF the
proprietary roads of the Chicago q North
western were held with the following result:
Winona and st. Peter Railroad-Directors,
Albert Keep, James Fl. Howe, David Dows,
A. G. Dulman, M. Hughitt. N. l.. Sykes, Au-
gustus Schell, w. L. Scott, j. B. Redield.
Albert Keep, president; NJ. l.. Sykes, vice
president and treasurer; S. o. Howe, secre-
tary; J. Z. Redfeld, assistant secretary; AL
bert Keep, VI. L. Sykes, and NJ. HughItt, ex-
ecutive committee.
ST. Charles Railroad-Directors, Albert
Keep, NJ. L. Sykes, NJ. Hughitt, NJ. NJ. Kirk
man, j. B Redfeld.
Albert Keep, president; n. L. Sykes, vice
president, secretary, ard treasurer; J. B.
Redfield, assistant secretary; NJ. NJ. kirkman,
assistant treasurer; Albert Keep, M. l.. Sykes.
and M: Hughitt, executive committee
Dakota Central Observation-Disclosures, Albert
Keep, Marvin Hughitt, NJ. L. Sykes, Thomas
Wilson, and M. NJ. Kirkman; president, AL
bert Keep; vice president, III. l.. Sykes sec
rotary, j. B. Redfeld; treasurer, M. NJ. Kirk
man: executive committee, Albert Keep, Mar
win Hughitt and NJ. NJ. Kirkman.
Chicago 81 Dakota ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Al
bert Keep, NJ. Hughitt, NJ. l.. Sykes, Thomas
Wilson aud j. B. Redheld; president, Albert
Keep; vice president, NJ. L. Sykes; treasurer,
M. NJ. Kirkman; secretary, j. b. Redheld; as
sistant secretary, s. Sanhorn; executive com
mittee, Albert Keep, NJ. Hughitt and J. B.
RedfeId.
Rochester & Northern Minnesota Railroad
Directors, Albert Keep, NJ. L. Sykes, M.
Hughitt, j. b. Redfeld, ]. V. Daniels; presi-
dent, Albert Keep; vice president Marvin
Hughitt; secretary, j. B. Redheld; treasurer,
Keep, M. Hughitt and j. B. Redfield.
Minnesota Valley Railroad-Directors, Al
bert Keep, NJ. Hughitt, J. B. Redfeld, W. +.
Dickinson and Thomas Wilson; president, Al
bert Keep; vice president, Marvin Hughitt;
secretary, j. B. Redfeld; treasurer, N. NJ.
Kirkman; executive committee, Albert Keep,
NJ Huuhjtt and 7 b Redfield,