The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-21

traI-Harmonious Meeting Yesterday
The New Men Who Come Onto the Boart
What Mr.. futile Says--Mr. Tucker OF
| Deck.
| "There has been necessity TO,
| change in the Boston & Maine" said
President Lucius Tuttle to the PRESS
yesterday" and that change has newt
| ably brought about changes in the Maine
Central. But a majority of Maine mer
| still remained on its board of directors
and the management of the road will
not be interfered with. The Boston &
| Maine has no intention of revolutioniz.
ing the management of the Maine Cen
tral; but will endeavor to continue the
present liberal policy of the road, with
which I understand you are we'll pleased
| here"
These words were spoken just after the
stockholders had elected board OF
directors, of which Mr.. Arthur Sewall,
for nine years president of the Maine
Central, was not member. They indi.
cate that the changes will stop with this,
and that the road will go on as hereto
fore
The meeting was unusually quiet.
Some old faces were missing and some
new ones were there The portly and
commanding presence of the Hon. Frank
Jones was missing; SO also was that of
his son-in-law. Charles A. Sinclair. In
their places came President Lucius
Tuttle, man in whose face capacity
ana force are written, but whose manner
is courtesy itself; and Lewis Cass Led
yard OF New York, young man in APP
pearance, but already president of the
American Express company, and power
in the northern New England railroad
system General Samuel c. Lawrence of
Medford, Mass, fine representative of
the old school gentleman, and one of the
Oldest and most constant powers in the
boston q Maine, was present and evi
IDENTIFY well pleased with the prevalent
harmony. With them were such live
Maine men as Arthur Sewall, William G.
Davis, Joseph S. Kicker and John Ware,
and of the younger class, Franklin A.
Wilson of Bangor, upon whose shoulders
Mr.. Sewall's mantle has been temporarily
draped.
There were others, men interested in
the Maine Central, but not of the board
of directors: Joseph H. Manley, Capt.
Chas. E. Patten, John o. Patten, Richard
Goodwin, DR.. Scott HILL Weston E. Mil
hken and Thomas p. Shaw.
The proceedings of the meeting were
brief. The formal ratification of the
European and North American bond
issue was made; and then Mr.. Manley'
moved that the number of directors be
thirteen. Captain Patten was at once on
his feet with the proposition to make the
number nine; but gracefully acquiesced
when the meeting adopted Mr.. Manley's
proposition. There was but one ticket
for directors, and that was printed, as
follows: Payson Tucker Portland:
Lucius futile, Boston; Samuel c. Law
renee, Medford, Mass. George M. Pull
man, Chicago; William G. Davis, Port
land; J oseph S.Ricker, Portland; Lewis
Cass Ledyard, New York; Henry M.
Whitney, Boston; Henry R. Reed, Bos-
ton; Thomas W. Hyde, Bath; John Ware,
Waterville; Franklin A. Wilson, Bangor.
and Francis W. Hill, Exeter.
The number of shares represented aft
the meeting was $4,000; necessary to an
election 1926. All the above named
directors received this number of votes
excepting Thomas ". Hyde, who received
81 ,607. Arthur Sewall received /, O43.
The retiring directors of the old board
are Arthur Sewall, Frank Jones, Charles
A.Sinclair, William T. HART and Amos
Paul. The new members are Lucius
Tuttle, the president of the Boston &
Maine, Henry M. Whitney, brother of
ex-Secretary Whitney, and Henry R.
Reed, all of Boston. Mr.. Reed is inter
ested in the Dominion Coal company.
and all the new men are Boston & Maine
directors.
After the meeting of the stockholders
had ad journed the directors met to Or
ganize. They did not choose a pres1-
dent, but made Mr.. Wilson chairman of
the board with powers pending til g
choice of president. Mr.. Tucker was
chosen vice president and general man
ager, and given power to sign stock
certificates. Hon. Josiah Ell. Drummond
was reelected clerk, as he has been for
many annual meetings. The following
were made executive and financial COM
mittee: Messrs. Wilson, chairman:
futile, Davis. Lawrence. Tucker, Whit
ney and Reed.
The regular monthly meetings of the
directors will be on Wednesdays next pre-
ceding the third Thurs days.
Other Corporations.
The Portland Union Railway Station
company elected the following directors:
Messrs. Tucker, Tuttle, Lawrence, Wilson.
Davis and Kicker. Mr.. Wilson is presi-
dent and Mr.. Thomas P. Shaw, treasurer.
The Portland, Mt Desert and Machias
Steamboat company elected these direc-
tors: Messrs. Tucker, futile, Lawrence,
Davis and Wilson. Mr.. Wilson is presi-
dent, Mr.. Tucker, general manager and
Mr.. NV. York, treasurer.
After the elections the officials dined
at the Union station.