New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-15
SHAkE-UP In THE B. 6 NJ.
VINE NEW DIRECTORS.
Four Named By Billiard, Who U7as
Consulted on Others.

.-,a Mass Oct I4-Nfne now men. ma
= - The board. VIII have seats at the directors
- ~ +-e Boston e Maine Railroad as the result
!, - annual meeting OF the stockholders in this
y -,-ssv o. these newcomers four were placed
- hoard az the request of John L. Billiard OF
-, Conn who recently acquired nearly No.
= r-.s-es Of Boston & Maine stock from the New
=. Nsvv Haven a Hartford Railroad. and the
-. e4-e we're nominated BY the old executive com
- Of the board after consultation with Mr..
- The list OF directors which was elected
unanimously fol-o"s'
Retained from present hoard-PTesi5en4 IL, Lq 99
Turrle- 6-cN--i--s - ~ esi--,- TS-of-
thS 4. Joseph n White. Brookine: William
--5-ifinr E5olyoke and Moses Williams. BTookline
- mem ae-S-John I. Billiard. Meriden. ConG
-N..s-e5 business man Samuel Hemingway. pTesi-
d ent q r Iasie, secretary Of the Bradley s
zs-1hsr6 Manufacturing company OF MerideIl
-e---fr3- u T17I-uaine Concord. Mass. treasurer
as .s--asIzssE NIls Manchester MI; Edwin
= ---aere T.aviand. Mass. treasurer Of The Pa
= 1Ii-i~ Lawrence Mass: :. NJ Prendergast, OF
80 60 s5-r-to- of the Boston Elevated Railway;
Bs.a-: 2 Richards Portland Ne president Of
- "a Mutual Life Insurance Company. Of
.9T''s s-e-tS- Of tie Maine Central Railroad
Dropped from Oh hoaro-lHslter aunneFVelL %
aIs-s16e- Coch-ane Boston and Thomas P Beai,
sostCr Ssr'uel :. Aldrich. Of Marlboro, member
n he cd board. dice curing the last year
-,s.bz- the new blood has been instuIed into the
A,-= fl order 10 bring about technical merger
- .re Boston & Maine with the New Haven, after
- years s5o-cjve Tcrk IN that direction II tho
,fsssschasergs legislature not disclosed to-day.
gw Haven officials In this city expressed great in
.s-es- IN the outcome Of the meeting, but declared
~ 81 fa- as they we're aware everything vas
i- he hands q NJ Billiard
Thar man attended the meeting in company
---5 President Tu-tle. and willing 10 discuss
=. personality Of the men for whom he had
---s5 r,laces on che board. but %vhom they
--szs--e5 he would only say that as a holder
~
-ss o-v -5.ht mat his interests should be consid
.-s5 President Tuttle. n commenting On the
,As--es sad mat The board was made Up entirely
- business r7=- And not one Of them IS identified
us-- either TIE New Haven road or Nj J. P. Nor
"a he added
SC --tr ere acquisition Of the 10000 shares bv
tie View Haven railroad had as members several
Nezv YORK 1-anciers Today the board was in
~-zsse5 10 sixteen members All apparent connec-
--o,s with New York interests severed by drop
-t-r Herr ?. Dirnock O. that city.
The directors vii organize some time next week
sr5 II is The general belief that President Tuttle
VII re reelected.
n The meeting today there vas only 8 single
Earring word 70 disturb IFS tranquility. and that
cane e-o-1 = woman As the sixty stockholders
present ve-e about 70 cast their ballots for directors
,t-s annie X Brown. OF Boston, offered 4 motion
-Hsr IN future ire list Of directors 10 be halioted
90 10 made public 70 the stockholders week or
mere before the meeting Mrs. Browns motion
vas ~--e5 out Of order ny President TUttle- The
Isl Is usually made W by the executive committee
c. ths outgoing board, but not made public until
TIE voting IS about 70 begin.
i addition 70 choosing directors. the stockholders
Authorized TIE issuance Of 5000 900 bonds 70 take
- z7a-ing Indebtedness and authorized the d.
rsc-orz 70 sell the Boston < Lowell Railroad ter
nina-z here 10 the CITY Of lawrence.
q -he so e3S shares OF stock outstanding 2s=s5
sbares voted for directors