Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-04-24
Allen and Peck In Control.
First Meeting OF Directors OF
HagerstOwn and Frederick
Railroad.

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The first meeting of the directors O.
the Hagerstown and Frederick Railroad
Company, which is the consolidation Of
the Frederick and Hagerstown trolley
systems and their allied interests, was
held in the Masonic Temple, Hagerstown
Monday afternoon. Allen and Peck, OF
Syracuse, N. Y, were formally placed ir
control, and from now on these we'll
known railroad men will haye charge Of
the operation, reconstruction and reha.
Utilization of the railroad system and its
interests.
The merger was ratified. and there was
an organization of the directors under
the new combine. There was no an.
nouncement of appointments, but it is
expected the full list of operating officials
will be issued shortly.
Emory l.. Coblentz president of the
old Frederick Railroad, who was largely
interested in the big merger, was named
as president under the consolidation. He
agreed to serve until things could be
Strengthened out but announced that he
would later relinquish the position. Tues
day he rendered his resignation as presi-
dent of the company, to take effect in
about 80 days time.
At the meeting Messrs. Peck and Allen
and about six of their associates were
present, and most of the directors at
tended
No announcement was made after the
meeting in regard to the policy of the
road, but it was stated that it is the plan
of the company under tine new order to
carry out extensive improvements, both
in the properties and in the service pro-.
vided. 1t is understood that the active
management of the road has been work
ing out the policy in regard to the extern
sion from Jefferson to Brunswick and
that the full particulars in regard to this
line will be announced in few days
The members of the Board of Directors
from Frederick made the trip in special
car leaving the city shortly before IL
O'Clock Monday morning. Cyrus F. Flock,
of Myersville, treated the party to a
light lunch when the party reached that
town.
Upon the arrival of the car at Hagers-
town the party was taken in taxicabs out
to Security to inspect the new power
plant, which has been in operation since
the first of the year. This is the first
time that the Frederick directors have
made trip of inspection to the plant
since it was started. The immense plant
is running in fine order.
The directors went into session about
2. 80 o'clock and the meeting lasted until
about 5.15.
Allen and Peck, Inc, of Syracuse, N.
Y, who are now in charge of the vast
properties, have offices in the First Ma
tiona Bank Building, at Hagerstown.
Edward F. Peck, it is practically certain,
will be named to succeed Emory l.. Co.
blentz as president of the consolidated
company. Allen and Peck will be instru-
mental in having large sums of money
placed at the disposal of the company,
while local interests in Hagerstown and
Frederick will continue to dominate the
policy of the company, which will be to
give the public the best possible service.
AS result of the consolidation of the
various properties the old companies will
no longer have any corporate existence.
Many of the details of the new com
pany will be left to the executive com
mittee, which is composed of the follow
ing: Emory l.. Coblentz, Henry Holzapfel,
Jr., Alex Armstrong, Jr., Cyrus F. Flock,
VIM. j. Harvie.
The firm of Allen & Peck, Inc, which
has taken over the Hagerstown Railroad
Company and the Frederick Railroad
Company is composed of C. Loomis Allen,
Edward F. Peck and Stafford X. Colby,
each one of whom brings some peculiar
qualification to the business of the cor
poration, which is the management, en-
gineering, construction, financing and re-
organization of electric railway, electric
light and power and gas properties. In
Newport News and other points of that
section where Allen and Peck have been
in control of public service properties
this firm is held in the highest repute;
they have made record for placing en- =
terprises upon high plane to better
subserve the interests of the public. 1t
is this same spirit that they intend to in
ject into the new concern they now con-
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The directors of the Hagerstown and
Frederick Railroad Company, the capital
stockIof which is SO, 900, 600, are as follows:
Frederick l.. Coblentz, Thos.
H. Halter, G. Mantz Besant, Geo. Birely,
DR.. T. B. Johnson, John C. Motter of L.,
Alex. Ramsburg. E. Chas. Rem, Richard
P. Ross, Calvin E. Schildknecht, George
w. Smith, Chas. Wertheimer.
Myersville-Cyrus F. Flock.
Jefferson Abraham Hemp.
Hagerstown-He Holzapfel, M. P.
Moller, w. D. Wilson, V. M. Cushwa,
Alexander Armstrong, ID. Rama ciotti.
Boonsboro-Harvey S. Bomberger.
Philadelphia Harry E. Clark.
Monteclair, N. J.-William E. Harvie.
Mr.. Harvie was until recently connected
with the railroad department of the j.
White Engineering Co.
Hampton, Va.-John A. Shannahan,
general manager of the Newport News