Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-24
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At a meeting of the directors of
the Southwest Missouri Electric
Railway Company, owning the cleo
trio railway lines between Joplin
and Carthage and between Joplin
and Galena, held Tuesday in Car
terville, says the Joplin News, some
important changes took place which
transfers the management of the
road from Mr.. Rogers and his asso.
ciates of Harrisburg, Pa, TO Car.
thage stockholders. and from now,
at least until the annual election of
the stockholders 10 he held in Octo-
Der, the Carthage people will have
entire control of the system. This
change was brought about by the
purchase by Carthage stockholders
of the stock held by ID. n. Hamilton,
". NJ. Donaldson, ]. =. Ryan and
X. y. Johnson-four of the seven
largest shareholders of the road
who reside in Harrisburg. and all
of whom are members of the board
of directors of the company. AT
the meeting held Tuesday rcsigna-
tons of the parties above named
were accepted and their places were
supplied by the election of Isaac
Perkins, Robert Moore. VIM. Nc
MILAN and ". Il. Hall, all Of Car.
,hage. These with W. ". Calhoun,
Frank Harrison and c. i. McElroy'
who were members OF the board be-
fore, gives Carthage seven out oil
the eleven members of the board.
and hence the management and
control of the road. The remaining
directors outside of these in Car
thagc are \. II. Rogers Of Joplin,
L. T.. Wallower. \. 6. kinslcy and
L. s. Herman Of Harrisburg. Pa.
Mr.. Donaldson. who occupied the
position of secretary and treasurer,
resigned and c. +. Mci:lroy aud D.
Il. Gouchcr, both of Carthage, were
elected TO those positions respect.
lively. Nr. Rogers and Mr.. Wallow-
er will remain in the positions OF
president and vice president until
October, when il is the intention OF
the Carthage people TO relieve them
of those offices and supply Car.
thage men in their places. But
whether they will be able TO 90 so
or not remains 10 be seen, for many
unforeseen events may happen in
the six months to come. President
Rogers, who has been acting az sn-
perintcndcnt ard general manager,
is succeeded by Fred. II. Fitch. who
was superintendent of the Carthage
line previous 10 the consolidation.
The real headquarters of the sys'
tenn is by this change transferred
from Joplin TO Carthage, and the
Carthage National Bank instead oi
the Joplin National Bank becomes
the depository Of the company
The meeting held in Cartervi!le on
Tuesday was attended by all the
directors except Il. A. Johnson
The meeting was called osicnsibly
to consider plans for n new steel
bridge across Turkey creek and
other improvements, and il IL said
that the turn affairs took, in which
Messrs. Rogers and Wallower were
relieved of the management of the
property, was complete surprise
to them. They were sold out by
their own people. The fact is con
siderable jealousy has existed for
some time among prominent share
holders of the consolidated co'po'
ration, and it has eliminated for
the present in this change. But il
may be for the best. AT least il has
this redeeming feature: that those
Harrisburg directors who have sold
out can well be spared without in.
jury to the road. The splendid sys'
tenn of electric railways which now
centers in Joplin, said to be the
longest in the United States, wac
made what il is by Mr.. Rogers. The
Carthage line was losing enter
prise until II was consolidated with
the road which had been built and
made TO prosper under Mr.. Rogers
management. 1t will be mistake
IL Mr.. Rogers is deposed from the
position of president.