The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-15
OFFICERS THE SAME
No CHANGES MADE BY THE CEN
TRIAL AND THE o. 5. S. CO.
TWO ANNUAL MEETINGS HELD.
FOUR NEW DIRECTORS ADDED TO
o. $. s. CO.'S BOARD.

U. >. - GUS BOAhD.
Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Central Railway Held In the Fore
noon. and That of the stockhOld-
ers of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany in the AfternoOn-CedartO
Delegation Appeared Before Rail-
way MeetinE-President Egan Dis
cussed the Coal Situation-Messrs.
Samuel Spencer Charles steele, W.
II. PIeasants and A. r. LawtOn
Added to the Board of the steam
ship Company.
The annual meetings of the Central
of Georgia Railway Company and of
the Ocean Steamship Company were
held yesterday, the railway meeting in
the forenoon and the steamship meet
ing in the afternoon. Both meetings
were held at the offices of the treas
urer, Mr. T. M. Cunningham, No. %
Bull street.
After the transaction OF the usual
business of the annual meeting, the
stockholders of the Central entered
into an election, with the result that
the following board was reelected to
serve for the ensuing year: w. G.
Bradley. Columbus; e. T. Conner, Ma
con; John NJ. Egan, Savannah; J. w.
English, Atlanta; John F. Hanson.
Macon; Uriah B. Harold, Americas;
George c. Haven, New York; Evan p.
Howell Atlanta: Joseph Hull, Savan-
nah; Samuel r. Jacques, Macon; Alex
ander r. Lawton, Savannah: George
]. Mills, Savannah; Samuel Spencer,
New York; Charles Steele, New York.
Except Messrs. Spencer, Steele, Haven,
English and Mills. all of these were in
attendance.
CentraI's Oncers.
The election of officers by the Board
of Directors resulted as follows:
Chairman of the Board-John F.
Hanson.
President-John M Egan.
Vice President and Traffic Manager
w. A. Winburn.
General Counsel-Lawton & Cunning
ham.
Secretary-C. C. Williams.
Assistant Secretary-T. r. Smith.
Treasurer-T. NJ. Cunningham.
Cashier-W. c. Askew.
Auditor-W. D. Beginner
These officers have all served the
company heretofore, but Mr.. Askews
position has hitherto been appointive.
1t was determined, however, to make
it elective for the future.
Talked OF Coal strike.
The meeting took up nearly four
hours. Reports from the officials con-
sumed much of that time. President
Egan talked at considerable length
giving an account of the operation of
the road. He dwelt upon the coal sit
uation opening the eyes of some of
the directors with the incidental state
ment that the Central's consumption
of coal is of from 800 to 1000 tons
daily. Because of the strike, the re-
port of the president upon the coal sit
uatlon was regarded as especially in
terestng. 1t was shown that there was
little reason for apprehension on the
score of supply, as the Central makes
yearly contracts for coal. Its present
contracts will not expire until next
August. These contracts are placed
with several mining companies, so
that the shutting down of the mines
OF one would not mean the loss of
fuel for the road.
The advantage of dividing up the
Christmas. when the Central was prob
ably the only road in this territory that
did not have to sieze commercial coal
TO run its locomotives. Other roads
not so fortunate as to their coal sup
ply have to take cars of coal that they
handle and use the fuel in their en-
gines, as the miners do not work dur
ing Christmas week. 1t has often been
the case that the Central has supplied
industries along its line with coal dur
ing such stringencies.
The Cedartown Petition.
The delegation of Cedartown citizens.
consisting of Mr.. Charles Adamson,
Col. W. C. Bum and Col. ]. H. SAN
ders, appeared before the board to
urge the claims of Cedartown to the
shops of the Chattanooga, Rome and
Southern division, but no action was
taken The matter was left to the
committee appointed at the last quar-
terly meeting to consider it, this COM
mittee being President Egan, Vice
President and General Manager Win
burn and Col. Lawton.
The Ocean Steamship Company's
stockholders increased the number of
directors from five to nine. This was
In accordance with change in the by
laws that was adopted at the special
meeting held on June g. when Mai.
manson was elected president. The
old members of the board were Mai.
Hanson, Mr.. Egan, Mr.. Malcolm Mac
lean. Capt. Henry Blum and Mai. Ed
ward karow. Mr.. Samuel Spencer, Mr..
Chas. Steele, Mr.. w. H. Peasants and
Col. A. r. Lawton were added. Messrs.
Spencer and Steele were added in Or
DER to admit of meetings of the board
or OF the Executive Committee being
held in New York whenever regarded
as necessary.
The election of officers for the steam
ship company resulted as follows:
President-John F. Hanson.
Vice President and General Manager
w. H. Peasants.
Secretary and Treasurer. M. Cum
bingham.
Assistant Secretary-C. C. Williams.
tAuditor-W. D. Beymer
General CONSTELLATION & Cum
ningham.
Erie Reflects Old Board.