The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-21
Several Wealthy Financiers and
Capitalists Elected to the
Directorate.
SEVERAL RIG CHMONDERs
REPLACED B Y Y OTHERS, OT lE 3
James NJ. Boyd and = =. g q VIII Y. Y
liams, Jr., Two of New Men Me- Y
y Of the Corporation Prom
incnt Railway, Financial n
and 4 Tobacc Malgntaltes nate
5.$ Identified With Co.

mo q 4 announcement of important mt
changes in the directorate OF the ylr- l,-
gir,ia- Carolina chemica Com pany, the
great forty million dollar erttllser cor
porat ton OF the South, mad q night
;by telegraph from New x: 1 was but 2
confrmati Of e r,imored l1l shake-up II
the com pany which was current yester-a err
day. e &, !. !.
Widespread I'm ost universa sal nterest
Was tested In local flnan- nan
DIAL and circles as TO he re-
suits 81 the ders NEE ting held sfl
ewarl and u 7 l7pe ere were
m in q,1iries as to vh oitit he board of {
directors had officers u tho! COM
lpany. thu ls1 sclty, 'l,t!
was the presde Of the 8comlp and md
has bee en- re-e lected a direct but MI
81 w. Travers. treasurer Of the COM
Epany. an i'd s a d irecto 4 is not am ong the
newly announced idi recto rs, no IS Secrers
starys s. Dabney Crenshaw of this city;
no or q Mr.: Andrew r. N FL ers on all 8of
whom were directors + UP to y sterd ay5 s
rneeting inst cad i he st lellold ders e ppear
to & have elected to the rectorate M NJ = Z.
James Boyd and ANiilia Y lns. y,
81 this e ity, and II Ids.
3a swea lthy il obacco manu- cturer Of ssNVin-
ston. II. A1essrs b. 3 . "a ddison. Q s
this II, and Fortescue Yhittle. OF Pes
;;,tersburg, N re reelected dire tors. 5,555
RICH, NEW BLoCD. SS;
The y changes in the board Introduce
into @3s the n corporation several OF the
5wealthiest and most prominent E financiers
[of the east. Mr.. James b. Duke, one Of
the drec tors, is the president of the
American Tobacco Company MT E.S p. i, =, y
Salisbury. another. Is a ass member ofs5the
great banking firm OF ], gP:SS Morgan 9 Col
Mr. Samuel Spencer. is sSSssE president
Y OF tho Ss Southern Raj lWay;; dr.3% Henry
Walters is president OF he' Atlantic
Coast Line Kallwa,x. and Mr. r & eyHolds dds
rs one OF the largest tobacc 9 rnsnufIac. 'EIfe.
Sturers in the world .ass Messrs. Boyd and
Williams are among the best known
Richmond on n capitalists. Mr.. BOYD being
president Of the Psananrs tlonal Bank
Mr.. N. S.. Waldrum is one Q & he best
known f OF New York financicrs ss is
& "a special / telegram 3fonl New - YOrk$ last
night conveyed ths3 3iaformation THAT sew.
feralamotions looking to 4 an nvestig tlon
Into the affairs OF the $compan ny were of
%fered BY minority stockhold lders, but were
voted down by an extremely lar sc ma ma
gjority.l 5l3 * 81 "a, .s
ss5 Tho full list OF the direct tors chosenFis
as follows: =. 3. ddison, James N.S Boyd
+ John B. Dennis, James F. & Duke. !. NJ g,
tNeldrun,. S. T, Morgan. r. j Reynolds,
Samuel Spencer. r, T. stotesbury, Henry
Walters George. NJ. Watts. Fortesque
gWhittle$ and Il. q c. Villains, ] r..
S "A Every effort was made las T. night 70
ascertain whether or not the changes IN
the directory, forecast a change In the .ls,
executive officers and general official 81
the company, but no flirthe formation q!
was had. Ut Is presumed that the board
has not yet elected tho officers. Nor Is
1T regarded as necessarily fore esladowlng
the retirement OF Mr. Crenshaw from the
secretaryslip and of Mr., TraYers from the
streaslrership. It Is general y, Y conceded t
that the reorganizat thong makes tho outlook
for an Improved condtionS,o S,of the COM
pany's business very good