The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27
JUDGE HALL HOW IN CHARGE.

President Clark of The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com pany sailed for Europe on the 18th of January, intending to go to Egypt and make long stay abroad for the restora. tion of his somewhat impaired health. During his absense Vice President John M. Hall will be acting president of the company, having administrative euper- vision of the whole system.
 Judge Hall came to the vice-presidency in 1893, succeeding Lucius Futile. AL i though then inexperienced in practical | railroad management, he brought to the 1 place 8 ombination of peculiarly useful qualities. In the first place he was ap able lawyer of large experience at the
 bar and on the bench. He had served in
 both houses of the Legislature and as
 speaker of the lower house and president
 of the upper one. He had wide ac-
 auaintance with the people of Southern
 New England and knew their interests,
 characteristics and sentiments. While
 these were special and, possibly, decisive
 qualifications, they were supplementary
 to high reputation for general talent,
 acumen, integrity. working boyer and
 hard common sense.
 It is 8 mistake to suppose that Judg.
 Halls service has been chiefly as legal
 counselor of this company. While his
 professional learning and skill have been
 available in the consideration of all le-
 gal questions that have arisen, this se1-
 vice is only one phase of his various en-
 ployment and responsibility. His work
 has been restricted to no special depart
 ment; but has embraced all, being as
 general in it's scope if not as authoritative
 as that of the president himself.
 From the beginning he has been inti-
 mately and confidentially associated with
 the president in formulating all the
 scheme of finance, cons olidation, con-
 struction and operation of both steam
 and electric roads that have marked the
 last six years. Their offices in New Ha- p ven have been practically one flee, and l while the president has been absent most 8 of the time for the past two years giving
 personal attention to the extensive im-  l ing the great terminal station, Judge g Hall has been, as it were, the presidents t other self in active management of fairs . in the western district, which are now t more multifarious and complicated than g was the whole system when President 8 Clark took charge eleven years ago. . This does not mean that Judge Halls g work has been confined to one part of 6 the system. He has been called into 8 consultations with regard to all matters v of moment everywhere. He has been of 8 the inner council which delibersted upon @ and determined, in general and in detail, |. the plans of all important engineering h and construction. He is thus well ac-
 qusinted with the great works accom- ,f plished and in progress in Massachusetts e Rhode Island, Connecticut and New e York. He will, as President Clark ha. ,s done, spend portion of his time at tn, 7- Boston end of the line, and railroad me1 B. at that capital will have an opportunity <. of becoming better acquainted with him .t To the problems of Urs fife and of op Il peration he has given earnest attention ia aud is thoroughly conversant with th' l. details of freight and passenger traffic " His knowledge of the department of op Is eration is comprehensive as the result o n special study of the conditions of fiji Ge ciency and economy in accomplishing 's results. He knows what results mus To be obtained from every department o If the road to insure it's successful opera C. tiop, and upon whom the responsibility Q. rests for any failure to produce the de a. sired results.
 Id In short, Judge Hall, by diligent us' e. of an exceptional power of acquiring in le formation by study, by obsel vstion, by ot assimilation of the intelligence ot others at by the extraordinary opportunities of in v struction furnished through his close g. and trusted relations with Presiden ,s Clark, has become an all-around railroad ,s man, in whose wise and conservative a- management, during the presidents va A cation, stockholders ana the public hay, P. reason to feel perfectly secure.-EH Hart "A foad Courant.
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