The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-23
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Election of Lucius futile to the Boston
s. Maine Directorate-His Record as a
Railroad Man.

Railroad Man.
The election of Mr. Lucius futile to
place on the board of directors, and also
president of the Boston & Maine railroad
at the meeting held yesterday, occasioned
considerable talk in railroad circles yes
terday. For some time it has been re-
garded as settled that there would be an
election of Mr.. futile as president OF the
road when Mr.. Frank Jones should re-
tire, which will now happen October
10th. Mr. futile is not an unknown man
in Eastern New England railroad circles.
In the old days when the Eastern rail-
road was an independent corporation ne
was it's general passenger and ticket
agent. When the Eastern was leased to
the Boston & Maine Mr.. Tuttle remained
for a time in the office of Superintendent
James A. Furber, but soon went to the
Canadian Pacific as traffic manager.
From there he went into the service OF
the Trunk Line Association, with head
quarters in New York city. Thence he
went into the service of the New York,
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second vice president.
The election of the second vice presi-
dent Of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford as the president of the Boston
& Maine is an event likely to occasion
not little interesting speculation. The
New York, New Haven & Hartford is to
the south of New England about what
the Boston & Maine is to the north. 1t
is the vigorous and aggressive corpora
ton that has held the Eastern gateway
to New York at the same time that 1T
has gradually absorbed neighboring
lines. The Old Colony railroad, in
Guiding the Boston & Providence, which
it held under lease, has recently passed
under the control of the New York, New
Haven e. Hartford, together with the
Fall River line of boats. Excepting the
precarious independence of the New York
& New England road there is practically
but one road in Southern New England
at the present time, and that is the New
York, New Haven & Hartford. And in
Northern New England there is practl-
cally but one road, and that is the Bos-
ton & Maine. The Concord & Montreal
is likely soon to pass under the latter's
control, SO it is quite evident that the
road of which Mr.. Tuttle is now vice
president and the one of which he is about
to be president will, between them, doml-
nate New England. Indeed, some time
ago they are said to have come to an
agreement that in future in their de-
velopment they would respect each
others territory.
Mr.. Tuttle is very highly spokensof and
his election will undoubtedly please
those who wish to see Boston & Maine
in conservative hands.
Trains CANCEL ed.
On and after Sunday, August 9th,
trains No.221, 222 and 1872, between
Quebec junction and Beecher Falls,
train No. 10 between Fabyans and
Quebec junction, and train No. III be-
tween Quebec junction and North Con-
way, will be cancelled.
Train No.179, Fabyans to North Con-
way, will run daily except Sundays.
Commencing Sunday, September Sd,
the express pullman trains Nos. and
1877, running between Portland and Ban
cor, will be cancelled, and such changes
will be made on Mt. Desert Branch and
Knox & Lincoln Division as are rendered
necessary by the discontinuance of these
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