Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
YOUNG MAGNATE
ASSUMES DUTIES
BECOMES FIRST PRESIDENT OF
NEW ROAD
DISPLAYS UNUSUAL ABILITY
Venice Railway Company Chooses
Carleton Kinney as Its Head, and
He Issues Orders outlIn-
Ing Policy
DISPLAYS UNUSUAL ABILITY

Carleton Kinney, aged years, was
yesterday elected to the presidency Of
the Venice Railroad company, which
operates mile and a half Of track,
two engines and twelve cars in the
suburbs Of the new resort, twelve miles
from Los Angeles.
e. II. Hartman, who 1t is said used
every means in his power to gain the
coveted position, has failed to take
cognizance Of the long and brilliant
career of Carleton Kinney as a rail-
road man, and openly asserts that
young Kinney had a strong pull with
his father, Abbot Kinney,
Kinney the younger refuses to take
any cognizance of the unjust attacks
made by Hartman. He is the youngest
railroad president in the world and
he does not care one whit what Har-
riman or Hill or the Goulds or the
Moores have to say on the subject.
The new president of the road en-
xered on his duties Immediately upon
his election. With a number of capt.
talist friends of his own age, but not
yet famous, he went on a tour of in
spection. The rolling stock of the road
was, in his estimation, insufficient, and
another locomotive will be ordered.
official Opening Day
The road has an eighteen-inch gauge
and starts at the grand stand, passing
by the Venetian villas, along the Ri
alto and ending at the starting point.
The official opening will take place
Thursday.
No Scott specials will be run. The
management does not look with favor
on a speed of fifty miles an hour. It's
engines cannot go faster than thirty
miles an hour.
The new president has appointed his
1S-year-old brother, Innes, as chief en-
gineer Many seekers after the posi-
ton say this is nothing more than
nepotism Of the rankest kind.
The general superintendent and man
ager is John ]. Coitt. He holds an en-
gineer's license and is old enough to
shave. Yesterday he received the fol-
lowing orders from the Office Of the
president, which are proof of the presi-
dents efficiency and his determination
tory to his patrons:
General Order No.
d Carleton Kinney, President
VENICE RAILROAD COMPANY.
Presidents Office.
Safety to the public comes first. To
this everything else must be sacrificed.
Time money. and convenience bow
down to safety, The employees must be
instructed to take no chance involving
risk to passengers or to persons on
the roads or railroad right of way.
Especial care must be exercised in re-
gard to the safety of children.
Arrange the time tables and conduct
of the traffic to meet the convenience
of the public. I instruct the employees
to be patient and polite to the patrons
and never to dispute with the roads
patrons. The benefit of the doubt must
always be given to the patron and the
word of the patron of the road taken
by the employe. In case Of abuse of
this policy our employees are instruct
ed to report the facts to the manage
ment, but not to dispute with any one.
To secure the observance of these
laws the railroad must have careful
and experienced men, and above all.
our employees must be men Of charac-
ter. In case the price to be paid for
such superior men seems to you to be
above what the returns justify, pay the
price.
Tickets sold by the road never expire
by time limit, and are always good.
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