Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-11
Prospect Of Henry {. Huntington
Being on New Gao. Board
Attracts Attention.
SKETCH Of Mr.. HAWlEYS CAREER
"New Boss" of Chesapeake & OHIO
system Was Given His Opportunity
by the Late Coils p. Huntington,
and Is New Intimately Associated
With the Huntington Estate.

Local interest IN the meeting Of
the board of directors OF the Chesa-
peake 4 Ohio Railway TO be held
in New York today is heightened
by the report that Henry r Hunting
ton will be en-" of the new directors
of the road. and the growing belief
that the heirs OF the late Coils =.
Huntington. builder of the Chrsa
peake & Ohio system, are lar2eiN
interested in III" road as result
of the recent chang" OF ownership.
Owning The Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company ana
the Old Dominion Land Company, the
Huntington estate naturally is vitality
concerned in this Citrs welfare. ana
lit is obvious that II Mr.. Huntington
is to have voice In the affairs OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio in the future.
the terminal city viii, not fail TO get
its share of benefits.
Who Mr.. hawley Is.
Under III. caption The New Ross
Of the c. 4 o.. the current issue
OF the Coal Trade Journal of New
York. prints an interesting sketch OF
the career of Edwin Hawley, who
heads the new owners OF the c. & o.
Those who have not kept in touch
with activities in the railroad world
during the past twenty years do not
know much about Mr.. Hawley. and
since his name has been printed so
frequently lately. the question who
Is Edwin Hawley?" has been going
the rounds here. The Coal Trade
Journal answers the query as fol
lows:
1.-THE New Boss Of the c. 4 O.
PERSONALLY. Edwin Hawley is 4.
small. bright-appearing man. dappcr
in dress and very careful IN speech.
SO years OF age and wcll-preserv.I
indeed fer one who has been a Std
dent of the tape for 20 years Or more.
He Is a native Of Chatham. \. Y. not
far from Connecticut. in which State
the family is prominent At II he
became clerk in the Erie Railroad
Office and later was with the Rock
Island In his later business asso,
Citations he has always been close 4"
the California cortere of finanCierS.
Above his desk is portrait OF th"J
late c. p. Huntington. one OF III"
railroad Rig Four Fl the coas,-
Croker. Hopkins. Huntington al"
Stanford. and above that is a pictui"
OF the late John W. Mackay. on" O.
the mining Zig Four Of the golden
days-Fair, Flood. Mackay AMI
O'Rricn
FIR years Mr.. liawley held III"
post OF assistant gt@rral 'raffic manr-
ger OF the Southern Pacific. White
the main Offic. oi the company waI
then as now. in New York. the ni-
ficials at the Mills building We're all
fipanciers and Mr. Hawiey. with hr'
Cffice at 81? broadway. had Gu''"s
even more extensive than his TIL"
implied, being the leading practical
man in the Southern Pacific Railw "
service cast. Tn, reiorr many ma
tiers were transferred to his jurisli"
ton. and he was regarded as most
efficient traffic man
Mr.. Huntington CAV" him business
opportunities which he made sue"
good use Of rs 20 occupy an indepc'!-
dent position financially when con,fol
Ct the road passed TO other hand :
about seven years ago Nor Cariu.
to continue in a subordinate position
under other auspices hc organized
the banking firm Of liawlCy \ DAVIS.
associatinC himself with Frank II
Davis. who had boon assist ant tr"a~-
Urer Of he southern Pacific In his
affairs and The operations "f his fir
he has had the assis:auc" II GcorG,.
Crocksr. son Of Charles CrOckr ..
OF The original Central Pacifr Iii:
Four. AMI also. 10 a less degree" "
II. +. Huntington. a n 2h"w NJ NJ
late {. 7 Huntington Friendly ri
!ianCe also. with the present rsp.'>
cHtaitycs Of Ihr hopkins estate III;
been Of Crra' aSSis:anC" 10 HIM.
r, bert Flcmminc an'th:r -
sociaie. is an English banker VIII
has had much 10 10 with hm"ri" ut
railroads Among Other On c.rrisoS
he helped carry The New YORK
Ontario & Western through it, P"rina
Of adversely. being a. thar tim" quit
young man.
Mr. Hawl., dos nat take ~, n,