The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-06
CENTRAL'S NEW BOARD.
o. B. HAROLD FILLS THE LATE
JUDGE CHIsHO ms PLACE.

Nearly 81 900 Shares Of Stock Voted
John G. Calhoun and James Swami
OF New York and :. NJ. Inman OF At
lanta Vote the Terminals $4,000
Shares-Gen. Alexander TO be Re
elected President To-day-The Direct
ors' Visit to Tybse.
The election for Central railroad directo rs
yesterday passed of very quietly. The
members Of the old board were reelected,
and Uriah B. Harold Of Americas was
elected 20 fill the vacancy caused by Judge
Chisholm's death. The following is the
board as it now stands:
E. P. Alexander, john C. Calhoun,
}. K. Garrett, s. NJ. lnman,
=. nj. Green, n. /. lnman,
Abraha Vetsburg, E. P. Howell,
Jos. Hull, jas. Swami,
c. II. Phinizy, Y. B. Harold,
Pat Calhoun.
Printed tickets were used bearing the
heading: ELECTION for Directors, Central
Railroad and Banking Company OF Georgia,
Jan. 5, 1917
The iadges of election were VIM. Hunter,
John n. Guerard aud Jacob Rauers for the
stockholders. and Joseph Hull, j. K Gar
nett and A. Vetsburg for the directors
THE TERMINAL VOTE.
A committee composed of John c.
Calhoun aud James Swami Of New
York and S. NJ. Inmsn of Atlanta
voted the ~, 900 shares OF stock owned aud
controlled by the Richmond g. West Poi {
Terminal Company The total number of
shares voted was 50.976. All the board Of
directors except MIR. II. I. lnman Of At
lanta, were present at the election.
The following members of the board ar
rived in Savannah yesterday morning and
registered at the De Soto: Col. c. II. Phi ivy
of Augusta, Col. John c. Calhoun and
James Swan Of New York, and E. P. How
ell, S. n. Inman and Pat Calhoun Of At
ianta. Among other stockholders who
stopped with the party at the De Soto were
T. P. Branch Of Aug sta, J. A. Enslow. Jr..
of New York, John b. Brown Of Cleveland,
O., and Alex c. King Of Atlanta
q. b. Harold, the newly elected director,
is stopping at the Pulaski with his wife and
child. Mr.. Harold is gentleman of middle
age He is a merchant Of Americas, aud is
possessed of considerable wealth. He has
served as Central director before, aud was
connected with the Savannah and Western.
He is said to be interested now in the Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgo merry.
A VISIT TO TYBEE.
In the afternoon, after the election, Gen.
Alexander and several of the directors went
down to Tybee to inspect the Savannah and
Atlantic Railway, the Central's recent pur-
chase, and the improvements that are being
made in the property. They returned to
the city at 6 o'clock.
Tue newly elected board Of directors will
hold a meeting to-day to organize and
elect officers. President Alexander will be
reelected and so, doubtless, will all the other
officers chosen by the board There has
been no hint of any change in the policy of
the road.
The meeting to-day will doubtless be an
important one. Among the suffice which
win probably be discussed is county taxa
ton Of railroads, which is provided for by
an act of the last legislature
In speaking of the recently acquired
interest II Jay Gould IN the Rich
mond Terminal system, Mr.. Pat Calh lun
said last night that it will undoubtedly be
of the greatest advantage to Savannah and
other seaports of the south
Atlantic coast, as az immense
amount of western traffic will be done
through them via the steamship lines, and
that traffic ARA gements would be entered
into by the Central and Other lines Of the
Terminal system and the Gould lines of the
west, extending to Kansas City and~far
beyond.