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were at all familiar VITA the
temper OF The members OF the
new directorate OF the Boston d
Maine railroad that President Luclus
Tuttle would succeed himself as the
executive head of that property, and
~ no time during the discussion OF the
relationship OF the New York, New
Haven Hartford railroad 20 the Bos-
ton a. Maine had there been the re-
motest suggestion OF replacing him
by Vice-President Stevens of the for
mer company except by those who
were uuacquaintcd with the facts. IL
may also bee said that the officials of
the New Haven system viii not even
in the remotest way attempt TO inter
fere with President Tuttle's manage
ment Of the Boston g. Maine, and that
he will be as free 10 carry out his own
policies as he was prior 10 the cnange
in the stock control OF the road. Ihat
all this will meet the hearty approval
Of the great majority Of the business
interests served by this transporta-
tion system goes without the saying.
knOwledged ability as praCtlcaI rail
road 'man is that Of his familiarity
with the leading political ana cconom-
IT, questions of the day. His equip
meat in this direction places him
among the leading thinkers ana Gispu-
tants Of the time His gcnialty cap
tivatcs all who come within the cIrCIc
Of its influence, and not one OF the
II 600 men over whom ne exercises
direction but what has fclt the
warmth OF his nature. Degree of en-
ployment does not mean degree OF re-
ception. His greeting to the track
man is I'm no sense different from mat
extended 10 the members Of his Off
cial household He has, thereby en-
deared himself 10 his great army Of
assistants. and stands among thcm a
beloved and honOrcd leaGer. Prcsi-
dent Tuttle's wcllknown ability a. "A
writer and speaker on iransporta-
tion matters frequently brings MIN
prominently before the general pub
lie. and whatevcr ne has 10 say ON
this vastly interesting topic holds the
closest attention and carries cOnyic-
ton TO an unbiased Judgment. His
reputation however Is not confined 10
the territory within the influence OF
ais railroad system, as he is Often
called to Washington, during the scs-
sions OF Congress, TO elucidate many
of the perplexing problems OF rail
A., tnti nI n OF
trv's .w.makcrs the benefit of his
close study of and wide experience
with this vastly important factor i'm
the commercial life Of the nation.
Outside Of President Tuttlc's immcdl.
ate business responsibilities he finds
time to attend 10 numerous social
functions, and also 10 give portion
of his spare moments TO many varied
interests. He has come 10 be looked
upon as one of the states foremost
citizens. and as the weight or his
years increase so i'm like ratio does
the love and esteem in whica he is
held by his friends, neighDOrs ana as.
sociates.
Flooding the country, particularly
the New England and eastern Allan.
tic states. with alluring letters, pro
moters of the old Spanish letter swim
die are again at work In an effort TO
obtain money from easily convinced
Americans i'm return for information
which the letters declare will lead TO
a fortune. Many complaints regarding
letters of this nature have been re-
ceived i'm nearly every section of the
country. and the attempted fraud has
reached such extensive proportions
that the postal authorities a, Washing
ton have issued official warnings
against the scheme.
In the New England states Chief
TustoGiCo Inspector Lawrence IcthCr-
nan has received many complaints
and has scores of copies Of the letters
on file AT his office. The Boston police
have also received evidences of The
swindliug letters.
The swudlc is by no means new \
few persons have been touched" by
the letters and have answered them
However the losses in these individual
cases have been small.
The Spanish swiudle is operated i'm
the following manner.
An agent is placed in the United
States, usually in one of the big ci
ties and he, through assistants. dircC
tories and by other means obtains the
names of thousands OF persons. most.
Iy men. These names with the ad.
dresses are forwarded 10 Madrid.
Spain. and from that city the fraudu.
lent letters are sent out. The letters
are written with care.
When a prospective victim receives
one of the letters ne at once. when
the letter serves its purpose. sees
chance TO make fortune through eX.
pending few dollars. and ne com.
plies with the instructions. There Is
usually an interchange of letters. but