The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-26
CHOSEN MELLENS SUCCESSOR FRANKLY GIVES
 AN OUTLINE OF HIS POLICY
He'll Be Chief Executive While A President Will Be Named For Each Company Of
 The New Haven Road

Howard Elliott, who Succeeded Charles s. Mef1en ten years ago as president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. was selected yesterday af- ternoon in New York. by the directors Hartford Railroad to succeed Mr. Mel len when the latter's resignation as president becomes effective on Sep tember 1.
 The very first thing Mr. Elliott did after leaving the directors was to wei come a delegation of newspaper men and to tell them frankly what his policy is to be. He made 1t clear that he recognizes that great corporation that sells service to the public must take the public into it's confidence, seek to know it's desires and to meet all reasonable requests for efficient service.
 The laws. rules and regulations laid down by proper Government au- thority,'' he said, Twill be obeyed. If they are such as to cripple the effeo- tiveness and to hamper the develop l ment of the railroad in it's effort to help the public a statement to that effect will be made and request that the people in their own interest, as well as in the interest of the railroad S
 Ithas been nay< good fortune to have close and friendly relations with the communities served by the rail- roads with which I have work ed, and with the officers and employees of these roads. So far as have the strength-noral, mental and physical -I shall work to have the same kind of relations among the New England Lines and the governing bodies, the public, the press. the employees and the owners.
 ssI believe most thoroughly in the Fundamental strength Of the New England properties, in their ultimate ability to furnish the transportation needed by New England, and in the final. good sense and fair Judgment of the public And believe that the problems now presented to the man agement and to the public can, must and will be solved
 MELLEN APPROVES CHOICE
 MT. E11iott's assumption of the dut- les of president of the New Haven line will be temporary. however. Acting upon the recommendation of a com n11ttee repr ting the shareholders of the railroad the board of directors decided yesterday that the entire sys- tenn ought to be reorganized and that this should be done. as soon as possi- ble. MT. Elliott, under the proposed scheme, will be Chairman Of the boaEd of the New Haven and of the board of each of its subsidiaries. He win not be president of any one of the various roads. Each road will have it's own president =
 Mir. MeNen. on receipt of 8 request for an interview, Issued a statement declaring his intention to pursue his course of not granting interviews and expressing his approval of MT. Elliott.
 The selection of MT. Elliott fell to I nf FA posed of J. P. Morgan, Theodore N. Vail, William Skinner Samuel Rea, Edward H6i1ligan and Robert W. Taft. This committee received a letter from the shareholders committee, headed by George von L. Meyer, which said in part:
 saTrhe proposed withdrawal of the present head of the system invites consdde deratton of the scheme of organ ization, since an opportunity is af- forded of making such changes as will tend to obtain greater efficiency in the management of the various prop critics now comprised in the New. Ha- ven system than could be expected under an organization originallyF plan ned for a much simpler condition. SUGGESTIONS OF STOCKHOLDERS
 with this subject in view, and af- ter having considered only conditions as they actually exist, without at fN9nDT1ng S1JAeT to DISCUSS Ln0A p0l5h events which have produced them or to determine the future policies which will best enable the company to fulfill it's public functions, our committee at present limits its suggestions to the following, relating especially to or ganiza ton:
 we recommend that the two prin- cfpal railroad organizations fthe New York New Haven & Hartford Go, ss1sdE tf8s Bosso1lazs Aasdnss gal ilroado, the steamship and the trolley lines shall be actually operated by presidents, one for eacI. system, who shall be men Of practical experience, who shall have full responsibility for the operation of their respective properties, ana with wfon the public may deal ol- rectly and that local officers ana prop CT local operating staffs shall be pro- vided.
 we recommend that as chairman of the Eoard of directors of the New F1al- ven oupany there shall be selected rerson other than the above men toned presidents, who has had broao executive eSsperieace and 4who Will inspire the public and the sharehoId- CTS with confidence that the future pcifcies will be founded and carried mi on conservative and constructive lines: and also that in order to es- tablish and maintain proper co-ord1n- alton in the operation of the respec- tive properties the said chairman shall also be chairman of the boards of the several corporations and the chief e1- ccutive officer of the entire system ttwe recommend that the boards or directors of the New Haven company and the Boston & Maine railroad shall I include a sufficient number of inf1u- entiaI residents of the several states I in which the properties are situated | adequately to represent the interests of the communities served.
 WANT UNIFORMITY TN LAWS
 We recommend that the legal or ganization of the system be simplided