The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-03
Az Result Of Meeting Held
~ At Columbus. -
OFFICERS 81 ARE CHOSEN
BY the Findlay 'snd Marion
Electric Railway.
Finance Of the Line IL Assured and
Construction Work will be Begun
This Summer. q

1t is now q certainty that the Ma
rion electric railway will be built
according to information given out
lby George Brown, local agent for
the company. Mr.. Brown was In
columbus, Tuesday attending q
meeting of the stockholders Of the
corporation and at this meeting an
Organization was effected. The local
agent has been working for the road
for months and is very enthusiastic
over the prospect Of It's being one
OF the most successful lines in the
state. II
George Smith, one Of the most
prominent officials OF the Toledo,
Bowling Green & Findlay road was
in the city recently and held a con-
ference with the officials Of the
iFindlay Marion and the Columbus.
Delaware & Marion Companies. Mr..
Smith is greatly pleased with the
prospects OF the line between here
and the Hancock county seat. He
expects to become financially inter-
ested in the new road. The officials
o! the G. d. g. NJ. are also boosting
for the new road, the desire being
to establish a complete line between
Toledo and Columbus.
Chicago capitalists have agreed to
bond the company sufficiently to pay
for the laying OF the track and
putting the enterprise In operation.
MCr. G. W. ,Meeker. Of Columbus,
the secretary and treasurer Of the
company has been in Chicago several
weeks negotiating for the sale OF
the bonds.
The Ohio State Journal has the
following to say regarding the meet
ing held In Columbus Tuesday:
At a meeting OF the stockholders
In the Findlay Marion Railway 4
Light company held yesterday In
the board Of trade rooms, the or
ganiation was perfected by electins
R. p. Hankey, Detroit, president;
c.. w. Meeker, Columbus, secretary
and treasurer; Emmet w. Tompkins
Columbus, general counsel. Nine
members Of the board of directors
were elected.
Thev we're r. p. Hankey OF De-
troit, Mich; DR.. w. A. France, OF
Columbus; John w. McCafferty, Co.
lumbus: G. w. Meeker, Columbus;
Marcus c., Dickey, Columbus;
George Brown, OF Marion; VIM.
Bishop, Of Mt. Blanchard; Judge g..
G. Banker. OF Findlay and Col. II.
j. Harrison, of Cleveland.
There was large representation
OF stockholders from Marions coun-
ty, including Il. e. Kerr dc. T.
Everett and leading citizens along
the line Of railway between Marion
and Findlay.
A private right of way has been
secured for the entire length OF the
line. The preliminaries are out OF
the way, and arrangements for
financing have been completed.
Within few weeks the capitalize.
tion of the company will be increas-
ed from $250,000. and bond issue
OF an equal amount authorised.
Construction work is to be com.
menced this summer, but will not
be completed for q year. According
to present surveys. the distance be-
tween Findlay and Marion will be
Al miles. but the promoters say this
can be slightly reduced.
At Marion connection will be made
with the Columbus, Delaware &
Marion. while at Findlay the To.
ledo, Bowling Green & Findlay Is
reached. This will make the road
the connecting link between Colum.
!bus and Toledo. 1t will have NO
connection with either of the prop.
critics but Is being promoted BY
cleveland, Toledo. Cincinnati Cincin.
natl, Dertoit and Columbus capital.
lists, who are largely independent
lof Identification with the traction
syndicates operating In this section
Immigrants were very conspicuous
IsPPort the apion ,qspQt this ,mornlna
keeF aSoetSf hdpN kheni Fttt ytrain
End No. 3 unloaded three hundred
and ffty-six Tor lunch, but later
drove them aboard again and hound
for Chicago r 0lFkv o 4c7fe railroad
alone is said to handle several hun.
dred thousand Of the dusky foreign,
|ers per annum and there ID scarcely
week but what several trains bear,
Ing the fortune seeking Foreigners
pass through the city over this road
William Warner, the new travel
ing passenger agent Of the San Ped,
10. Los Angeles and Salt Lake rail-
road. with headquarters at Chicaee
called for the first time on u,
union depot officials today. Mr.,
Warner Ia young man Of seem,
ingly pleasant disposition and plsas,
ling personality. and VII undoubtsd'