The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22

His Honor Adopted Present Board of Directors Reelected including MT.
 Meiien.
 Stockholders of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad held their annual meeting in this city yesterday afternoon,
 President John M. Hall in the chair. J. F. Morgan Represented 53,413 shares of stock.
 The only reference to the retirement of
 ffesldent Hall was contained in a brief address by MT. Morgan, speaking to the question of endorsing the action of the board of directors at their last meeting.
 when . resolution was passed honoring Mr. Hali Tor his valuable services to the road , ana reconmending that Mr. Hall be an. aOa poin,ea , general counsel for the company s.ae aaa requesting that he accept six months, yacation to restore his health. The direc-
 tors action was indorsed. 5'"1
 .,tsI,.,Hail VT, Hail then arose and with a voice siMsnaaiy Mna shaken by emotion, said:
 New M Haven road: I can only return my nv most most grateful thanks for this unexpeetegd tripnte.5 have, 1t Is true, for ten years ihat Rast put 1 into the company the best work tnas was capable of. have no regrets so far as I am concerned for the atfamnii tfSusi to ao all that Is in my power, and am glad to know that the company during that fine ai,sa ana ialer. since was elevated to the priT- and l am glad to leave the company af . . lime @ when its physical condition Is So good hata has us earnings more than they ever were snoaaaaadp md am pleased to know that am to be succeeded by man who will find a differ sAt staJe or things here than found, and I know that he will carry his work on better taain tman l nave. done, or could have done, fralnea rance master In the art of rairoading, Iamlllar ram with the property, and I trust he VIII meet with the unanimous support of all connected with the property, which I am sure he will. Certainly he cannot have ararn lnore iogal (, support than have had from every member of the board of directors and rom every shareholder of the company, so far as I know. ''' N N thank you gentlemen for your kindness th th passing ST thls resolution which Is one the office feeling that have, as in the past, the good will and support of all.''
 The crescent board of directors was re- ef elected, eb including z; $; Mellen. The lease railroad was approved. The term of the lease IS for fifty years.
 A discussion on tho matter of changing the railroads title was indulged in during debate was participated in by John A. Stan ton Of Clinton, who opened it, proposing that the name be changed, Clarence Fl 9eming. who favored calling the road the Southern New England, and by ex-AIder- man A. Maxcy Hitler, who opposed any change saying the old name was all right. President Hall retires as president of the road October 81. s*'
 In all 40s,S95 votes were cast for the re- election of the old board of directors, as completed at the last meeting of the dfrec- torate. The vote was unanimous.
 These are the directors elected: William D. Bishop, Chauncey M. Depew, ]. Pierpont MOrQQn. fIpnrUn Mnnnulloch Inhr Hall, Charles F. Choate, Nathaniel Thayer, Royal c. Taft, Charles F. Booker, George J. Brush, l.. DeYer Warner, Arthur D. 0s- borne, borne, Frank ". Cheney, Edwin Milner, ard A.. McCurdy, Charles s. Mellen. Of these directors Messrs. Hall, Miller. Brooker, Barney, Milner, Morgan, Warner, Skinner, Brush, Osborne, and Bishop were | The gratifying annual report of the affairs file. E
 Speaking of the proposed change of name Of the road J. Pierpont Morgan said yes 1 terday sotto yoce to friends who sat be- side him that such change would cost the | road $100000, as 1t would involve not only ! changing the name on all the cars, but also , on all the stock and bond issues, coupons, | leases. etc, etc. B, i NAUGATUCK ROAD ANNUAL. | The annual meeting of the stockholders oI tue Nd9Sdtuch ralirodu was uelu dt the | general office building yesterday and was l marked by the declination of William D. | Bishop of Bridgeport, to serve another term ] as president and secretary of the company. Mir. Bishop has been q director of the road | for fifty-three years.
 | The election of directors resulted in re.
 election of the old board, which follows: l William D. Bishop, Frederick J. Kings. l bury, Waterbury; Royal M. Bassett, Derby; | Samuel s. Dennis, Newark, N. J.; Joel A l Sperry John M Hall A. Heaton Robertson i Bridgeport; Charles F. Brooker, Ansonia. | The election of officers followed. William l D. Bishop, jr., was chosen to succeed his | father as president and secretary, and Au- | gustus S. May was chosen treasurer. The
 Naugatuck is operated by the New Haven under lease. D .. l c. S. MELLEN'S SUCCESSOR. ] New York, Oct. 21.-Howard Elliott, now