The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
a Meeting of Stockholders Yes terday Was a Strenuous One, Lasting Well Into the Afternoon Y Auditors Re port Referred 10 Special Committee, Which Will Employ Lawyer and Ex- pert Accountants to Go to Bottom of Allegations Board of Directors Is Elected.

three gentlemen, if they are innocent, or to fasten any responsibility. where 1t may belong. We must also keep alive the spirit of cooperation In this city for the general good.
 Tt Is the duty of this organization, continued Mir Glass, ito keep this Fair Association alive and the only way Is to take the report of Mir. Cole and so to the bottom of 1t and either excui- pate the gentlemen or fasten the blame where 1t belongs"
 Mir. Wolff, said that the meeting had been in session for long time, and asked for an adjournment to 1O:3v o'clock today. His suggestion was ffa- mediateiy followed by partisans of both sides. being finally ended by Mir. Mc- curdy moving that q committee Of five from the shareholders be appointed, who should have authority to hire counsel and accountant experts and go to the bottom of the report made by Mir. Cole.
 MT. Glass seconded Mir. Mccurdy's motion. saying that he thoroughly agreed with the motion. "The direc- tors yesterday unloaded this thing on the Executive Committee, who after long night session. unloaded 1t on us here today, and am of the opinion that we should so into the matter our selves. On this committee should be shareholders who have an interest at stake and it's personnel should also be those who will work and not shirk the task. am going to take adyan- tage of the absence of Captain A. Q Forbes and will nominate Captafh Forbes. Mir. J. IL Cook and Mir. w. D. McCurdy as three members of this committee.
 The motion offered to appoint a cori- mittee was unanimously carried. The committee was then elected, the three gentlemen nominated by Mir. Glass with c. z. zirkle and s. Roman as the additional members; and to them was given authority to employ counsel and expert accountants. with power to act.
 The buGiness of the election of of- .ficess was chen Gnne into. Mr. 6laSa moved that the Board of Directors Of the Association be reduced from it's present unwieldIy number of so to 16. The motion was seconded and carried.
 It was then moved that the Exe- eutive committee be reduced from it's present number to seven members, carried. a majority of the Board Of Directors and of the Executive Commit tee to constitute a quorum.
 President Davidson then appointed a committee of three consisting Of Messrs. John crommeIin. Paul LeGTand. and Lewis McCurdy to consider and report fifteen names to be elected as the Board of Directors. The commit tee after a short recess returned ana named twenty-five men from which the fifteen were to be chosen. On motion it was decided to require the nominating committee to strike off the ten names and report the original fir teen names.
 MT. Glass then amended his motion to read that the Board of Directors be composed of membership Of seconded and carried The names recommended by the committee and elected are as follows:
 C. P. Anderson, Meyer Greil, W. N. Cox, J c. Crommelin. H. c. Davidson, F. B. Fisk, A c. Forbes. S. Gassen- heimer. F. A. Gullege. J. NJ. Kennedy, T. J. Reynolds, B. L. Holt, F. D. Kohn, L. H. McCurdy. M. C. Scott. J. H. Cook. w. F. Webber. w D. Westcott, W. F. Vandiver. Horace Hood R. J. Cham bers. J. c. Haas, E. Meertief. w. D. McCurdy. and M. P. LeGrand.
 MT. Glass said that in justice to the three gentlemen the letters writ ten by Messrs. Blakey and Adams which had been read at the meeting of the Directors. should be read to the stockholders. This proposal struck a FeSponSlVe cHoro, put one or the iet- ters was at the Fair Office and was not produced. One letter however, that of Mir. Adams to MT. W. F. Van diver. was read to the meeting
 It was decided before the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chairman that the new directors would immediately take up the matter of Cook and Laurie claim against the Association.
 The meeting then adjourned subject ito the call of the president.