The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-26

! %O OSS01C 011lOTIn1Iy 1n the railroad
 laws throughout the New Englanc states, especially in those affecting tho
 issues of shares and securities ] The recommendations of the shar- | holdrs' committee were adopted anG MT. Elliott was selected as the mar to head the new system. He came over from the Hotel Belmont and was l introduced to the directors by MT Mellen- Later in the day MT. Mellen presented him to the officers of the company. In reply to the communica- tion of the shareholders Chairman recommended to the directors as the man who ''is best qualified to meet the existing conditions
 MT. Elliott was also elected a mem Der of the board of directors. After the meeting none of the directors J. Pierpont Morgan. Asked if the board had taken up the report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Mir. Morgan said it had not. He said if any action were taken it would be taken by the executive committee. but he intimated that the directors were satisfied with the report and saw no occasion to make reply to 1t.
 Following the meeting Mir Elliott met the newspaper men in his suite at the Belmont. He introduced them to Mrs. Elliott and after the con-
 
 covering in general the inquiries that have been made of him since his name was first mentioned in connection with the election of MT. Mel1en's successor He said:
 These questions are natural and proper in these days when the head of a ouasi-pubIic corporation is a sort of ouasi-prbItc servant. And the people through whom and with whom he is to work are entitled to know about the man and his Ideas
 1T realize full well the burdens and responsibilities that must be carried by any railroad executive in these days of com plex relations between the Government-natio State and mum tcipaI-the public that must be served safely and reasonably-the owners ana employees, who must receive fair treat vestnnent and labor in their effort to pr oduce the service the public de- uands-the press that is such a pow erfuI influence in advancing the well fare of the country by creating sound public opinion.
 9I come into the management with out prejudice for or against any com-f nnunity, policy, organization. method of work man or mem The laws, rules and regulations laid down by the proper governmental authorities will be obeyed. If they are such as to GE1DpIe the 5SfISCEEV9nGSS ddlQ LO 16dSAA4- per the development of the railroad in It's efforts to help the public a state ment to that effect will be made and request that the people in their own interest as well as in the interest of the railroad, will permit reasonable changes.
 NEED MUCH PAINsTAK1NG WORK
 'I cannot at this time discuss details of management and policy because have little direct information about the situation. It is plain, however, that the New Haven and it's associated roads are a great instrument of com meRca laid out on & broad foundation, but needing much patnstaking work and the expenditure of much money to make them entirely adequate and sat isfactory to the people they serve.
 '*No board of directors and no rail- road executive can conserve railroad service without being fair and prudent themselves and without a fair and req sonab1e treatment and support of gov ernmentaI bodies. fair and reasonable attitude and support of the press and of the travelling and shipping public and the great army of owners and employees. Every one with a, real in- teFest in the future of New England can do something to help by discuss Ing calmly these failures and errors that are incident to the complicated piece Of naca1neTy, that Is not yea completed and that is operated by many thousands of men.
 Criticism is expected, and fair crit icisrn does good. Unfair attacks waste the mental energy of the officers and break down the esprit de corps of the army of employees. This complicated situation demands the best effort and spirit of every officer and eInploye for every waking hour, in order to pro duce that service which the public asks for and should have if money can be obtained with which to produce it.
 QUOTE TWO HALE MAXIHS
 'Is 1t not a good time to aot upon two of the maxirns of Edward Everett Look forward and not back and Lend a hand? I believe that it is and that all should put animosities and pre- judices behind them, sink seif-interest be willing to practise some self-denial and work Loyalty to help the advance her interests, of which her rafIroa ds are a most essential part. shall give the best that is in me to the work, but I cannot do it alone and must ask the loyal support of all"
 Mir Elliott is going. to Dublin, N H., today to visit his mother and children. He will be. in New York next week for 8 meeting of the Northern Pacific directors, at which his resignation will be accepted He will go then on a brief vacation He said he had no Idea who would be chosen as his sue cessor. The names of J. N Hannaford ana George T. S1ade, both vfce-presi- dents of the Northern Pacific, were mentioned, but MT. Elliott declined to be drawn into any discussion of eith- CT of them. MT Hannaford is said to be popular throughout the Northwest He has been with the Northern Pacific properties for forty years.