The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-26
RAILROAD MEN
 IN A MEETING Stockholders of South and
 North Here. OFFICIALS ARE ELECTED Minority Holders Were Repre- sented by Counsel. Two New Members Chosen on Board of Directors and MT. Smith Re- elected Presides3-Meess
 Again in June.

A lively and interesting meeting oi the stockholders of the South and North Railroad Company, followed by meeting of the Board of Directors was held yesterday afternoon in the directors room of the First National Bank.
 The stockholders were in sessian for two hours. but adjourned without talk ing definite action upon any matter which came before them, except the adoption of the report of the Board of Directors. The minority stockholders were represented by Phares Coleman and s. If. Dent, and the points raised and their discussion occupied two hours, until finally an adjournment was taken until the third Saturday of next June.
 The meeting of the stockholders yes- terday had special interest because of suits filed y Henry B. Gray against the majority stockholders, MT. Gray beng a minority holder. It will be re- called that Mir. Gray has two suits pending. one asking for a receiver for the South and North Company and de- manding an accounting for the time the Louisville and Nashville has con- trolled the South and North. The sec- ond suit is a quo warranto proceeding, demanding to know why the Louisville and Nashville, foreign corporation, is doing business in Alabama under a charter granted to the South and North, a domestic corporation. The South and North embraces that portion of the present Louisville and Nashville system between Decatur and Montgom- cry.
 At the meeting yesterday of the stockholders, w. T. Northington pre- sided. The annual report of the direc- t4r fnw ha naa af rAad and presented to the meeting. The motion for the adoption of the report, 1t is said, called for the first sparring in the meeting. It was, however, adopted by a majority vote of the stockholders. In the discussion which followed the mo- tion, it islunderstood that some sort of a protest was filed against the voting of the stock held by F. Newstead of New York.
 a~ft will be recalled that temporary injunction has been granted by Judge A. D. Sayre of the City Court of Mont gomery, restraining the majority of the stockholders of the South and North from selling the road to the Lou isvilIe and Nashville. It is said that the minority stockholders in the first vote, tried to use the temporary in5unc- tion as a means to prevent the voting of the majority stock on any ques- tion.
 The motion to adopt the annual re- port of the Directors was, howeve., adopted and by the same vote when this had been accomplished the stock holders adjourned to meet the third Saturday of next June.
 Immediately after the adjournment of the stockholders, the directors held their meeting. Those present were B. J. Baldwin, F. M. Billing, Samuel Blackwell, H. F. DeBardeleben, John w. Durr, l.. M. Falk, J. L. Hall,, ". A. Gayle, w. T. Northington and w. B. Tanner.
 To succeed as director the late Capt. E. B. Joseph, W. J. Cameron of Bir- ningham was elected. To i'll the place of William Berney, as trustee Of iands, who died recently, A. M. Baldwin was elected.
 The directors thereupon elected the following general officers: M. ii. smith. President; J. M. Falkner, Vice. President; w. w. Thompson, Treas urer: G. w .Craik, Secretary; J. H. Ellis, Assistant Secretary; Charles Hayden.I Controller; B. M. Starke, Gen eral Manager, and T. E. Brooks super intendent.
 The general officers elected are also general officers of the Louisville ana Nashville. The directors also adjourn ed to meet the third Saturday or next June.