The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-29
All New England Men.


matter would be kept up.
All New England Men.
The Ave new directors elected to-day
are:
Benjamin Campbell, also a vice-presi-
dent Of the company. rate expert who
comes to the New Haven after having
revolutioni2ed the freight rate schedules
Of the Boston and Maine.
Frank W. Matteson OF Providence rep
resenting the Rhode Island stockholders.
Joseph u. Russell OF Boston. large
stockholder and anancier who will aid
in working out the financial difficulties
Of the company.
Ell whitney OF New Haven represent
ing a family long identified with the rail-
road.
Harris whittemore OF Naugatuck.
Conn, son OF u former director large
stakeholder and manufacturer.
The four men who refused to stand
for reelection are: Samuel Rea. president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. -. Newton
Barney OF Pennington, Conn. Robert W.
Taft OF Providence. James 5. Hemingway
OF New Haven.
The board as now made up, in addition
10 the Ave new men. Is as follows:
Howard Elliott, chlirman and presi-
dent: elected September !. 1913.
+. II. Brewster Of New Haven; elected
May 81. 1907.
Ex-United States Senator W. Murray
Crane OF Massachusetts; elected August
20, 1918.
T. Dewitt cuyier. representing Penn
sylvania stockholders In place of Mr..
Iiea: elected October IS. 1910.
DR.. Arthur 7. Hadley, president OF
Yale University; elected September is,
1913.
J. Horace Harding OF New York city:
elected September 90 OF this year,
Henry X. McH rg OF Stamford, Conn.
elected May 81. 1907.
Francis T Maxwell Of Rockville. Conn.
elected May Is. 1911.
Augustus S May OF Bridgeport. treas
urer OF the company. elected August IA
Of this year.
Edward Millsan of Hartford; elected
May is, 1911.
John T Pratt Of New York succeeded
his father June 10. 1913.
James l.. Richards OF Boston; elected
October 90. 1918.
Executive Committee Of Nine.
The stockholders voted approval OF a
resolution 10 select an executive com
mlttee OF nine with power when the full
board Ia not sitting, they approved the
annual report and they approved also the
action of the directors In effecting a set
Element OF the civil suit brought by the
Federal Government
The meeting to-day. which was held In
Harmony Hall, was attended by about 200
stockholders altogether and represented
917,492 shares os a total Of 1900 900
Mr.. Elliott himself held proxies for all
except about i4,l60 of these shares. The
majority of the stockholders represented
themEelves with small allotments. but
their interest was none the less real. The
principal speaking was done by tho small
holders except for the address OF Mr.
Elliott.
There were tales OF widows whose al
was invested in what was considered al
most a national institution of two dress
makers whose total savings were invested
in the road OF a girl with little fund
saved against college. of a mother and
daughter in poverty.
HaGof BOg!gian, Boston rug dealer
told how, having advised n woman friend
10 Invest in SIX shares, he was now paying
her the dividend the road once paid
Yet throughout all the speeches Their,
was a note OF confidence in the president
and presiding officer and disposition e
do everything he might suggest. Their,
were some bitter words for the former
directors. particularly John l.. Billiard
whose profitable deals in New Havei
stock were alleged TO warrant harshei
punishment than civil suit.
I'VE want those who looted the compan,
forced 10 restore the loot" was the cry %
the little business men from all along III,
line, from the very earnest women. from
the farmers from up the State. They wer,
told that an effort toward this end wa
being made
To some who looked to-day for som,
harsh criticism of the late J. pierpon
Morgan personally there was disappoirt
ment. Although his name was mcn.ione,
by Mr., Bogigan and several other speak
ers, a. MaXcy Hitler. "A New Haven law
yer, a small stakeholder and frnqucn
speaker, declared his belief that 4 Mr.
Morgan had lived the road woull SIN b
paying dividends