The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-18
DEAL FINALLY CLOSED.
Huntington Is President Of the Boy Shore
Line.
The NEW BOARD WAS ElEcTtDYtsTtRuIY
Travelling Auditor Has Been Ap-
pointed-Last Trip of the clinton.
Notes and Personals.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon there
was a meeting OF the board OF directors
OF the Galveston. Houston and Northern
railway. there being present j T. Nun
son. president; w. 3. Munson and r. c.
Foster OF Denison. Charles S. Broadhead
OIL st. Louis and ]. NJ. Dorrance, Of Hous-
ton. The directors, except Mr.. Dorrsnce.
successfully resigned and a new board was
elected, as follows: Coils p. Huntin saon,
w. G. Van Week. T. w. House. w. B.
Chew. Joseph II. Meyer, Sam e. Allen. }.
NJ. Dorrance J. T. Mahl and c. B. Seger,
all OF Houston except Mr.. Huntington.
The directors then elected the following
officers. President, G. P. Huntington;
vice president. W. G. Van Week; auditor
and secretary, G.. B. seger; treasurer,
7. Huntington, w. G. Van vlecN and j. T.
Mahl
The above statement explains the trans
fer of the property OF the Galveston,
Houston and Northern railway from those
who have owned 1t to the new purchaser,
Coils p. Huntington, and IL Is now a
part OF the Southern Pacific system. Vice
President W. G. Van Week was seen d.
rectly after the election by the railroad
editor OF The Post and asked regarding the
proposed management of the road He re-
piled that he had no Information from Mr..
Huntington as to the desires In that mat
Ter. For the present it will continue under
the management OF Mr.. w. W. Kent as
heretofore with the same clerical force
What the future will bring he could not
say. His instructions we're to take charge
OF the property. arrange the organization
and this much he had done.
The management OF the Bay Shore line
during the period It has been in the pos
session OF the Munson organization mas
proved satisfactory TO every one Its bills
have been met promptly, ever. claim has
been paid without dslay and the business
has been good. The force Of men In charge
Of the various departments OF the road
have proved efficient In every demap,
upon them and the business has increased
over the previous year. Nothing can be
learned, however, IA TO the probable future
course.
II will be noticed that the board OF di.
rectors Of the new organization IL com
posed wholly OF Houston citizerr witt
the exception of the owner OF the road
Coils P. Huntington.
When the railroad editor Of The Post
called at the general Offices Of the Bay
Shore line yesterday afternoon he fount
the employees in state OF anxiety as tC
their chances. Some had the idea that at
soon as the new board was elected that
they would be dropped out of the fourth
story window Of the Binz building, othert
that their pay would be at once stopped
and others Just said nothing and 'sswet
wood Commercial Agent Van Dyn
gave the change little attention He wal
busy on the street looking after freight
and attending to mis- duties, knowing 5i
rosd wanted freight It matterei not whc
orrned It. General Freight Agent j. B
Roberts was busy on lot OF rates anC
divided his lime between that duty ant
answering questions OF those who desire
to know II he wanted lob or n he woulc
hold on TO his present place.