Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-18
EX-SECTION HAND !
RESIGNS AS HEAD
OF N. Y. Central
William c. Brown Has Beer
RailrOader for FOrty=fOur
Years.
ROSE FROM HUMBLEST JOB
TO RULE OVER 100000 MEN
Has Been President of Central
Road for Five
Years.

NEW YORK, Nov William C.
Brown. who rose from section hand to
the presidency Of the New York Cen
tral lines, resigned today. The direc-
torates of the four railroad companies
comprising the New York Central sys-
tenn accepted his resignation. 1t will
become effective New Years Day. 4
H. Smith, senior vice-president of the
lines. 1t is reported. win succeed him.
Mr.. Brown is sixty years old and
mas been in railway service for more
than forty-four years He has been
president of the New York Central
Tor the past five years Prior to that
he was for two years senior vice.
president of the system and for five
years in charge of operation and
maintenance. AS president of tho
lines he was commander chief Of
an army of 10000 employees.
His letter of resignation was adj
dressed to the directors of the four
companies which comprise the sys-
tenn, viz. The New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company, tho
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railway Company, the Michigan Gen.
tral Railway Company and the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis Railway Company.
The letter is as follows
Has Long Contemplated Step.
Il have for two years contemplated
asking to be relieved of the very ex-
acting duties and responsibilities OF
the position of chief executive of the
New York Central lines.
II have been in railroad service
continuously for more than forty
four years--twelve years of this serv-
ice with the New York Central lines,
five years In charge of the operation
and maintenance of the property.
two years as senior vice-president
| and five years as president-and feel
that have earned that freedom form
care, hard work and responsibility
which can only be secured by retiring
| from active service.
'In addition to my desire to be re-
| lieved of the burden and responsibili-
| ty of my position. | am admonished
by my falling hearing that | cannot
without serious embarrassment, con-
| tinue to perform the duties OF the POI
sition, either in the board room or il
| frequent important conferences Ia
which I must necessarily participate.
To Take Effect january 1. 1914.
For these reasons. / beg to very
respectfully tender my resignation as
! president, effective January l, 1914.
| I'm leaving the service / desire &c
express my sincere and grateful ap-
probation of the cordial cooperation
which has always been extended to
me by this board and of the loyal,
intelligent and efficient support and
| assistance rendered by all the officers
of the company"
| After retirement Mr.. Brown proba-
bly, will devote his attention to ha
| financial interests in Iowa and neigh
! boring States, to the welfare of the
communities in which those interests
are situated and to the Improvement
of agricultural conditions generally
In so announcing, statement is
sued in his behalf asserts that these
interests consist largely of invest.
ments in real estate, banks and man
ufacturing enterprises.