The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-01
9UCKlR ISlOUSYBD..
Manager Of the Maine Central
Removed From Office.
The Action Is a Surprise to Whole
State of Maine.
Deposed Official Sends Caustic Letter to
President Tuttle and Executive Committee.

Portland. Me-. Dec 1.-Portland had a
genuine sensation yesterday. and one in
which the entire state Is interested. In
years Maine has regarded General Man.
ager Payson Tucker Of the Maine Gen.
trail railroad with favor. and the news
that he had been ousted from his official
connection with the corporation at the
meeting of the directors in this city
astonished everyone.
Mr.. fuckers decapitation came with
out warning, and was as much sur
prise to him as to the general public.
George f. Evans of Boston was chosen
as his successor.
After the directors of the road had been
In session but few minutes, Mr.. Tucker
left the directors room and returned to
his private office. He seemed to be
greatly agitated. and shortly afterward,
when the board of directors had ad
tourned, notified the newspaper men
present that he had been requested to
resign as vice president and general
manager.
Mr.. Tucker then made public the fol-
lowing letter, which was delivered to
President Tuttle before the board OF
directors adjourned.
Gentlemen--I have just been informed
that my services of vice president and
general manager Of the Maine Central
railroad will no longer be needed. am
deeply touched. This act of kindness so
nobly conceived and delicately eonsum-
mated teaches me that all is not base
and sordid in this world, and that the
human heart, when connected with the
Boston and Maine railroad, Is capable of
high and lofty impulses Wishing you
a pleasant journey to Boston this after
noon. am ever.
Payson Tucker.
1t Is now stated that the Boston and
Maine intends to remove the headquar-
ters Of the Maine Central from Portland
to Boston, and this rumor has not been
denied by the Maine Central directors
who attended yesterdays meeting, al
though no vote causing such a removal
has yet been passed.
Mr.. Tucker, in an interview granted
press representatives last night, said:
For % years / have been connected
with the Maine Central railroad have
brought it's stock up from IS share so
that 1t Is now paying 6 per cent dividends.
and l thought / should be entitled TO
some consideration. Closer and closer
the Boston and Maine has been drawing
its net about the Maine Central, but /
have never believed the directors of the
latter road would remove me from its
management"
The directors meeting was attended
by IL out of Is directors, Messrs Pull
man and Tucker being the absentees.
One of the directors was excused from
voting. and then a unanimous vote on
relieving Mr.. Tucker was taken the lat
ter having refused to tender his resigna-
tion. Hon. Josiah II. Drummond, the
Clerk of the corporation, was requested
to inform Mr.. Tucker of this action.
The incident is said to have been a sad
one as Mr.. Drummond, with tears in his
| eyes, carried the request TO the general
manager The meeting adjourned a lit
tie later. The announcement was sur
prise to even Mr.. Drummond, who had
M idea what was to be done until the
meeting took place.
The appointment of Mr.. Evans will
| take effect at once, and ii is the intention
| of the new manager to remove to Port
| lard permanently.
Mr.. Tucker was beloved by his en-
| ployes, and enjoyed the respect and con-
| fidence of the people of the entire state.
| Mr.. Tucker has no plans for the future.
| but is likely to spend his winter out of
| Portland.
| The new manager, George f. Evans,
| in an interview. said: II shall at once
| remove to this city, and as l am New
| England man see no reason why should
| not like ii. | have not very many ac-
| quaintances here. The most of my life
| has been spent in the west but returned
to Massachusetts four years ago.
'"The same policy in regard to the road
| will be pursued as heretofore. There
| will be no radical changes. / shall take
! TO people with me, as i have always
| found that people whom have met have
been good enough for me-"
President Francis A. Wilson said
| "It was merely a matter of opinion that
has brought the change about. l re-
gard Mr.. Tucker very highly as busi-
ness man."
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston
and Maine road was interviewed at the
| Union station on his arrival in Boston
| from Portland at G:33 last evening. He
stated: Mr.. Payson Tucker is no longer
| manager of the Maine Central road, and
we have appointed Assistant General
Manager George F. Evans of the Boston
and Maine system in his place. think
that Is all there is 10 be said
President Tuttle congratulated the
engineer of the train upon what he con-
sidered the champion run from Portland
TO Boston. The train consisted OF one
short -end smoker and the presidents
car, and the run was made in two hours
| President Tuttle said that the matter
Of a successor to Assistant Manager
Evans had not been considered