The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Any Attempt to Influence
Public Opinion Will Be
Done Openly in Com
pany's Name
GREAT CHANGES IN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eight New Men Selected,
Only Three Holding
Over-Mullally Out

With the election of Jesse w Lili-
enthal to the presidency of the United
Railroads yesterday came also a
general change in the personnel Of
the directors. so that a majority OF
the board constitutes a new admins
tration-
Thornwell Mutually. who has been
director and also assistant TO Pres
ident Patrick Calhoun was not re-
elected a director. and Charles n
Black. heretofore vice president and
general manager, was simply named
vice president.
AS the selection of officers is made
by the directors. the stockholders
meeting yesterday morning was sim
ply devoted to the election of the fol-
lowing board.
Jesse w. LiIientha1. DIR. Washing gton
Dodge. A w. Foster. Henry T. Scott,
A H. Payson, John A Buck, ]. c.
McKinstry. Leander Sherman, c. n.
Black, Benjamin S. Guinness and
George B. Wil1cutt. Eight of these
are new men. the only hoidovers be-
ing Guinness. Black and Willcutt-
OFFICERS ELECTED
When the board met in the after
noon for organization the following
officers were chosen:A President. Jesse
W. LilienthaI: vice president. G. n.
Black; treasurer. Theodore Dahlar;
secretary. George b. Willcutt
As several OF the directors were out
of town. President Lilienthal deemed
1t advisable only to organize the
board. postponing definite business
plans until the next meeting.
Mr.. Lilienthal gave out state
ment after the stockholders meeting,
declaring his desire to improve the
relations between the company and
the people and declared that there
would be no interference in political
controversies. II any attempt to in
fuence public opinion was made. he
said. 1T would be done openly and
in the name Of the company. His
statement follows:
LILIENTHAL's STATEMENT
IT have accepted the presidency of
the United Railroads OF San Fran
cisco only because OF my ambition to
improve the relations between the
company on the one hand and the
public and public officials on the other.
THE people may be assured that
1t will be my aim to strictly confine
operation of street railroads and in
a manner that will give full recog-
milton to the duties of a public utility.
There will be no interference in po-
ntical controversies. and II any at
tempt is ever made TO influence pub
lie opinion 1t will be done openly and
in the name OF the company.
'I have no fault to find with those
who favor municipal ownership. but
I believe that II such ownership
should obtain the actual operation or
the properties can. with the greatest
good and with the largest profit to
the public, be intrusted to private
management under proper public reg
| ulation.
WILL HEAR GRIEVANCES
II shall always be ready to listen
/ "a ,-v 0rtevance efther on the parf
OF the public. or any citizen, and the
public may be assured that my en-
deavor will be to operate the road In
such way as to give the people of
San Francisco the most efficient serv-
ice practicable-
Finally. cordially invite the CO.
operation OF all good citizens to the
end that the duties imposed upon the
company may be adequately per-
| formed"