The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-11
CENTRAL'S NEW DIRECTORS.
MIR. JOHN NJ. EGAN OF MICHIGAN
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT.


He VIII BE Here Nov. Is and VIII
Assume Direct Control of the Phys
cal Operations of the Property.
The Stockholders Would Have
Elected Fifteen Directors, But the
Charter only Allowed Thirteen.
An Amendment VIII BE Applied
For and President Samuel Spencer
and Southern Man VIII BE Added
to the Board.
At the adjourned annual meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company, from Oct. 49, held yes
terday morning at the offices of the com
pany on Bay street. as the stockholders
were about to elect new board OF Ill
teen directors for the ensuing year, they
encountered an obstacle in the shape OF
provision in the company's charter which
allows only thirteen directors.
AS it was, the stockholders found they
could elect only thirteen directors, which
was done. President Samuel Spencer OF
the Southern Railway Company, was to
have been one of the new directors, ana
the fifteenth was to have been south
ern man, probably from Alabama or
Georgia. When President Spencer was
informed of the matter, he sent a tele-
gram asking that his name be left off the
board for the present, until the matter
could be arranged.
After the election of the thirteen direc-
tors the meeting passed a resolution pro-
viding that application be made at once
to the Secretary of State for an amend
ment to the Centrars charter increasing
the number of directors from thirteen to
fifteen. AS the board of directors has
power to fill in its own number, two addi-
tional directors can be chosen by the
board as soon as this amendment to the
charter is secured. One of the new d.
rectors will be President Samuel Spen-
Ger of the Southern, and the third as stat
ed. will be a southern man, though it has
not been definitely decided as yet who 1t
will be.
The thirteen directors elected for the
ensuing year are as follows: II. M. Conner
of Savannah, John NJ. Egan, who comes
from Marquette Mich, to Savannah;
Evan P Howell of Atlanta, U. B. Har-
rold of Americas G. M. Williams Of Co
lumbus, ]. f. Hanson and S. r Jacques
of Macon, Patrick Walsh of Augusta,
George ]. Mills, Joseph Hull and A. Vets
burg of Savannah, and George G. Haven
and Charles Steel of New York.
AT meeting of the directors following
the stockholders meeting, Mr.. II. M.
Conner was reelected president of the
company for the ensuing year. and Mr.
John M. Egan was elected vice presi-
dent.
Vice President Egan will be in Savan-
nah Nov. Is, and will at once take charge
of the physical operations Of the prop
erty in all of its departments. He will
relieve President Conner of that part OF
the work, and will be in direct control
of the details of operation.
The selection of Mr. Egan as vice presi-
dent it is stated, will in no wise inter-
fere with General Superintendent T. d.
Kline or any of the other officers of the
road, as he is to take general charge of
the physical operations of the property in
all departments, work that has hereto
fore largely deyolved upon the president
Mr.. Egan comes with high indorse-
ments, having had an experience of thirty
two years in railroad work. He is now
As years old, and entered railroad shops
when he was 16 From there he worked
MS way up through the various depart-
ments and grades of clerk, engineer. SUI
perintendent, general manager vice presJ-
ueht ana president His last work was
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
81. Paul railroad, of which
ne was general manager and then
president He is at present located at
Marquette Mich, engaged In building The
Lake Superior and Ishpemlng railroad.
Mr.. Egan Is among the well-known rail-
road men of the country, and will. no
doubt, make the Central an able official
He was in Savannah short time ago in
conference with President Conner. so it
may be taken for granted that there is
an understanding on the subject, and that
Mr. Egan has already accepted the IN
polntment He will take charge in the
capacity stated as soon as he arrives in
the city.
of the other two new directors. who
were elected to replace temporary direc.-
ors, Mr.. Haven was recommended by The
mutual Life insurance Company of New
York, which holds a large amount Of The
roads securities, and Mr.. Steel was
recommended by several parties largely
interested in the general mortgage bonds.