Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-09

PRESIDENT CHARLES s. MELLEN when Charles Sanger MelIen, presi- denI of both lines. relinquished the presidency of the Boston and Maine. Ey this act. President Mellen auto uIatic@lly removed himself also as president of ihe Maine Central rail- road which Is a subsidiary of the Bos- Cor and Maine.
 Eefurr lhc beard of directors of rhe " 's-ru and Maine road, at whose reg D'ar me-n-- the resignation was sub ruilfrd. President Mellen declared that ru Essamlng the presidency of the r-ezfuu anu Maine and of the Maine central in s.iiltl0n te looking after g. New H1Ler's other extensive iR= lf-esss he had taken upon himself
 sltTf than ule man could satis- farfnriy handle with justice t0 eech.' 1I.~ rcsfEnatiCu was accepted to take gTrft when d successor shall be ap- T~ n.cl
 Hs~ris MeDonald Succeeds Him.
 President AieIlens successor will be Morris McDonald of Portland Maine v ho is now vice president and general r~araGer Of the Maine Central He vl1 be elected 10 the presidency of the Boston end Maine at special meet Ing Of the board of directors called for July IS and will advance to the Presidency of the Maine Central to- raorrow when the board of directors e that read is 10 meet
 Reports that Mir Melleu's act today -as the forcrunner of his retirement from She great transportation system "a aich he has built up in New England, were emnharically denied by him and by his representatives.
 Railroad issues Statement
 This change in organization means nothing more than that Ar. Mellen Ntn devote his ful time 10 the affairs uf the New lat en railroad and fis direct subsidiaries hereafter, and Nr. Mcdonald will in all respects handle tae Boston and Maine and Maine Central railroads. says statement issued by the New England Lines tonight The statement adds:
 The change does not mean any f0rs uf interest in the affairs of the Boston and Maine and the Maine Cen fral nV fNe New Haven, and Ar. Mel- irn continues in the boards of di- rrcturs of both roads. and as a mem Der of the executive committees.
 Too Much For One Man.
 -ft has been found impossible for en- man to handle the three roads Estisfsctcriiy and Gs justice tc each, and the ScW Haven being the larger ard more important. Alr hellen will krrrlftcr devote his attention to the R@-irs of that road"
 ssnre Relations to Continue.
 1f-n close tc-t the New Haven man mErnrnt declared tonight that there is uu intention ts serve the relations be- tween the New Haven and the Bos- Ion and Maine, which have been at tArkrd by opponents Of the system in recent public hearings as a monopoly sf transportation service in violation @1 iaW.
 Financial operations of the two @@ads were the subject of Investigation mTlr in ths year by the interstate commerce commission. Chairman Charles A. Frouty conducting the hear inMs- The report Of the commission is expected within a short time. ~step iu Right Direction" says
 Brandeis.
 The merger of the New Haven and Boston and Maine has been an issue before several legislatures in this Etnte and it has played some part in the politics of other New England vigorously defended it, declaring that inc two roads were naturally part cr one system and were not competi- five except 10 very small extent
 The action today Is a step in the right direction" said Louis D. Bran dels. who has figured prominently as attorncy for interests opposed to the merger But it does not go far enourh.~ he added. The travelling rwhilc wii not be entirely satisfied uulu there IS complete severance of the control Of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central by the New Haven Toad
 The New President.
 Norris Mcdonald. who Is to be the nru- resident of the Boston and Maine . rf or the Maine Central, Is < prac- fical railroad man of nearly thirty renrs experience. He is 4s years old. Prom fSss tn 1892 he was with the .ouisrfiie. Evansville and St Louis raE1rrad beginning as payma ster and ending ss superintendent of trans rnrfatfor. After n years service with sr Central railroad of Georgia. as ns- rf~---r r~air1nasfrr. Mr. Mcdonald keas to lae Maine Central, entering