The Newtown bee., 1900-01-19
TOWN TOPICs.
Vice President Barnett's Ap-
 pointment Well Received.

MIR MERRILL WAS PROMOTED POSITION
 OF SECOND VICE PRESIDENT TO BE FILL
 ED LATER.-OTHER CHANGES IN ADMIN
 IsThATION AND EXECUTIVE WORK COM
 ING.-NEw FREIGhT RATES MAY BE
 PASSED.
 The election at Fridays meeting of the New Haven road of William E. Barnett of this city to be third vice president of the New Haven road came as an agree able surprise to bis friends in this city. The election of MT Barnett although 1t had been determined upon by the lead ing directors and tficials of the road for some 4time past had not been given out, and it's announcement therefore, Friday, was entirely unexpected. The election Is decidedly popular one among rail- road men in this city, where Mr Barnett is. known, and where his popularity as 8 railroad officis is unquestioned. Mir Barnett said last nightthat he could not say anything just aE present as 70 the redisposition or the work of the ex- ecutive department of the road through his appointment, as it is too early to say what will be done. Undoubtedly, how ever, the work of the department which | is extremely arduous, and which has been growing eyer since the recent ex. tension of the system, will be rearraDged ! in the near future and some new division of the work introduced. MT Barnett, who has acted as attorney for the New Haven company, will take charge of the road, and the details of office work in connection with the attorneys office will devolve upon other shoulders. Other changes are to be looked for later in all probability.
 At Fridays meeting Vice President Merrill was promoted to the position of first vice president, leaving that of second vice president to be filled later. MT Me rfill will have charge of the opera tion of the road, sMr Barnett of the cor porate interests, and the vice president to be chosen the traffic. The position of MT Bishop as vice president ad interim will probably be abolished at a future SC ssion of the board.
 From what can be learned from va. rious sources the next few months are to see some interesting and important de- velopments in the administrative and operative departments of the Consolidat- ed road. Fridays meeting, at which not the slightest reference to any lease of the road to the New York Central or any other road came up, put quietus on the reports that have been going the rounds to the effect that the New Haven was down for consolidation with any oth
 
 unqualified contradiction of that aad ev- ,ry kindred rumor. There is not in fact he slightest reason to believe that there will be any change in the relations of the New Haven with neighboripg systems for cosiderable pc riod to come. At the same time the New Haven read will un- doubtedly soon come into broader rels- tions with it's neighbors, according to competent authority. The question of rates that has been such problem for the last few years in New England is one that will have to be settled in the near future, if the manufacturers up the state and throughout New Eng land are to be appeased.
 Orders for 300, 900 railroad ties have been placed with contra ctore by the road for early delivery. This mum Der of ties is sufficient to construct 107 miles of road, 2,800 to the mile. The new ties will be placed in some instances on old roadways that will have to be reIaid, but the great ms ,rity of the will probably be used on the new lines to be built. Among these the Northampton road is to be dou ble tracked as well as Eart of the Naugatuck and other branches are to be worked over,- New Haven Register.