The Portland daily press., 1883-12-20
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Annual Meetins at Augusta
Yesterday.
The changes Made in the board of Direc-
ters-A Majority of The board Reported
90 be Opposed to the Proposed Eastern
Lerse
Especial to the Press. j


AUGUSTA, Dee. 19.-The meeting OF the Maine
Central stockholders was held at Granite Hall this
morning. There a very full attendance, and
the largest stock vote thrown that was poled.
Thirty<wo thousand out of the thirty-ive Thousand
shares Of stock of the corporation were represent
ed. There were two tickets voted for prepared
by the friends of the Eastern railroad containing
the names Of all the old members of the board,
with the exception Hon. Jonas H. French of
Boston, Prof. S. j. Young of Brunswick and Hon.
Lysander Strickland of Bangor. The three gentle
men substituted were Hon. Frank Jones of Ports
mouth, Mrs G. Lawrence of Medforj, Mass and
Richard 0lney, Esq, of Boston. This ticket re-
ceived 26, 800 votes. The other ticket contained
the names of the old members of the board and
ceiyed 800 votes. The successful ticket was vot-
ed fcr by ~ stockholders, and the unsuccessful
ticket by SO stockholders.
Hon. Jonas II. French was removed because of
his bitter attack upon Mr.. Morrison at the recent
meeting of the Eastern railroad stockholders, and
Messrs. Young and Strickland in order to make
room for Messrs. Jones and Lawrence, who were
formerly upon the board. These changes were not
made solely in the interest Of the party who favor
the lease Of the Eastern to the Boston & Maine
The new ticket supported by such strong OPP
poneats Of the lease as eA-Gev. Coburn Col Darius
.Alde and Hen. f. W. Hill, all large stockholders
1t is asserted by Col Alden and those who ought to
know, that eight of the thirteen members of the
new board are strongly opposed to the leasing of
the Eastern to the Boston s. Maine, and it was the
general opinion of the stockholders present that the
contemplated lease of the Eastern would not be
complished.
The new board will meet next week in Portland,
and there is question but that Mr. jackson will be
reelected President and Payson Tucker continued
as General Manager.
From the outspoken opinion Of the present
from all sections of the State, it was learned that
public opinion in every part of Maine is unanimous
ly opposed to the projected lease.
Among the prominent stockholders present were
Ex-Gov. Coburn, Ex- Gov. Morrill,, Hon. Geo. W.
Ladd, Noah Woods, F. W. Wilson, James Rawson,
Bangor Elisha Shaw, Newport; F. W. Hill, Exc
ter, John E. Elliott John H. Kimball, Arthur Sew
ALL Bath; Edward Wilson, Ihomaston; Geo. H.
Kimball, Rockland Jessie Lyford, Lewiston; DR..
Marston, Monmouth; W. II. Baxter. James P. Bax-
ter, VIM. G. Davis, H. N. Jose, Geo E. B. jackson,
j. H. Drummond, Portland; Nath. Ropes, Salem,
Mass, VIM. b. Bean and VIM. G. Rogers, Bosten
and George s. Morrison, New York City.
ITO the Associated Pressl
AUGUSTA. Dec. 19.-The annual stockholders
meeting Of the Maine Central railroad was held in
this city to-day, and fully attended, all the old
board of directors being present, with the excer-
tion of Jonas H. French and Willard p. Phillips.
The stockholders quite fully represented, and
many prominent railroad men of the State were
present
The report Of the directors for the year ending
Sept 80, 1888, was received and accepted.
On motion of Arthur Sewal of Bath, the num-
Der Of directors was fixed at thirteen.
a cnnnmitfea waa raised tn receiva and eouuf
votes, also committee to ascertain how many
shares of the stock were cast by their owners and
how many By proxies.
Mr.. Wilson arose and stated that he understood
that there was list for board of directors of the
road to be voted for by large block of the stock of
the Eastern told last year it was believed by
the stockholders of the road that stockholder
from Bangor or Eastern Maine was necessity.
This ticket leaves two hundred miles of the road
without director. The directors in Bangor I'M
doubtedly have been profit to the road. 1t is an
open secret that director from Brunswick, Ban
gor and Boston, respectively, will be taken off the
board and surplanted by others. L see no reason
why there should be any change in the ticket Here
Mr. Wilson read ticket with the same old board of
directors and stated that the ticket could be found
upon the platform by those desiring to voteit)
When ask why this change should be made, / am
told they nave 10 be dropped on because they are
supposed not 70 be In favor of the Eastern lease,
and so that there shall be majority of directors in
favor of the lease 1t is evident that it is deemed
imperative TO make this change. ], for my part,
am opposed to the lease. Although 1 do not think
all these on this ticket which have presented can
be elected, yet I think that an expression of the
stockholders should be had.
The voting then commenced, and on being COM
Melted the committee retired and returned with the
following result: