The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-23
SHORE LINE GO. PASSES AWAY.
As an Organization 1t is No More-Th'
Road No Longer Has Separate OrGani
NATHAN


AS an Organization 1t is No More-The
Road No Longer Has IA Separate organi-
zation.
The Shore Line Railroad company,
after an honorable record covering
many years, passed away yesterday
and is now no more.
Six directors of the old company con-
firmed, yesterday, the action of Presi-
dent L. Hayes Trowbridge in merging
stock into that of the Consolidated
road, and thereby ended the existence
of their corporation.
The directors of the Shore Line road
held their final meeting in the office of
Executive Secretary William Barnett,
at the Consolidated road building, in
this city. 1t was called to order at II
o'clock. The directors present We're:
President e. Hayes Trowbridge, James
M. Townsend Charles p. Clark, Wilbur
f. Day, Arthur d. Osborne and Hobart
L. Hotchkiss.
The object of the meeting was simply
to confirm the action already taken by
President Trowbridge. He filed, March
IS, with the secretary of state, a certifi-
cate of the transfer of Shore Line stock
into that of Consolidated stock. The
directors voted to confirm the transfer.
1t was then voted to adjourn.
Mr.. Barnett, who was present at the
meeting, said: 1.-The meeting was sim
ply to confirm action already taken by
the presidents of the two roads. After
the vote was recorded the directors adj
journed sine die"
BY absorbing the old Shore Line com
pany the Consolidated roads main line
now extends from Woodlawn Junction
to Providence, r. l. 1t also reduces the
capitalization (by guarantee) nearly
81 500, 000
Thus departs an organization which
has figured considerably in New Ha-
VEINS history in the last forty years.
The old Shore Line had an up hill work
at first to make both ends meet" but
at last it did much better and finally
came under the control of the Consoli-
dated road and became a very impor-
tant part of the latter's through route
service The Shore Line was built
through the efforts of enterprising men,
many of whom have passed away. The
late Serene H. Scranton was for years
president of the road and no railroad
president served a road more Loyalty.
The late c. S. Bushnell of Monitor
fame, a Madison man Also always took
a lively interest in the road. The late
William T. Bartlett for many years was
treasurer of the company, and the
treasurer's office was for years in the
building now owned by General George
III. Ford. Our townsman, e. Hayes
Trowbridge, was the roads last presi-
dent. Many old citizens recall F. J.
Calhoun, who was for years about the
time of the war superintendent of the
Shore Line road. He was an energetic
railroad man and a stylishly dressed
official, frank, plain spoken, yet very
popular. The late Ticket Agent Fowler
ran on the road as a conductor for
years in it's earlier days and there was
the lamented Conductor Wilcox, genial
rotund and jolly who was accidentally
killed in an accident on the road There
were many other men well known To-
cally and popular who served the Shore
Line under it's old regime and whose
names win be readily recalled by many
of our citizens.