Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-04-16
CobIentz Elected President
H. & f. Railway Elects New
President and Directors.
improvements To Be Made.
From Frederick News. ]


With the election Tuesday of ten new
directors of the Hagerstown and Freder-
lex Railway Company the directorate OF
railway numbers SO men. Tuesday was
the annual meeting of the company and
at the same time it is understood that a
definite financial arrangement was decid-
ed upon which will permit of the COM
pany taking up work which it had plan
ned year or more ago, but which had
to halt on account of stringency in the
money market. 1t is now felt that all
this has been overcome and the road, it
is claimed, can be put in excellent shape
and in the condition which it was hoped
to put it some time ago.
Emory L. Coblentz, is again the presl-
dent of the railroad. He has been ident-
flied with the road almost from it's be-
ginning, and has built the road from quite
small one until today it reaches in many
directions from Frederick, with still furth-
er extensions planned, and the property
has been made one of the most potential
electric railroads in Maryland.
The new local directors elected follow;
Chas. C. Biser and Chas. M. Shank, OF
Middletown; Bertram T. Hayward. Fred
erick; Upton W. Harshman, a large fruit
grower of Waynesboro, Pa, formerly OF
Myersvile; DIR. T. e. R. Miller. of Lew
istown. The other members of the board
follow: Henry Holzapfel, Jr., Emory L..
Coblentz, Lewis S Motter, Cyrus F.
Flock, DR.. Thomas B. Johnson, Charles
Werthemer, Abraham KEN Alexander
Ramsburg, Walter D. Wilson, Alexander
Armstrong. Jr., D. Ramacciotti, II. 5.
Bumberger, Thos. H. Halter, Charles c..
Waters, George X. Birely, Calvin E.
Schildknecht, M. P. Moller, R. P. Ross,
Charles E. Rem. V. M Cushwa, James
]. Allnutt, Adolph Sell, Howard M. Amos,
F. Howard Warfield. Baltimore; William
P. Lane, Hagerstown; G, Mintz Besant,
George VIM. Smith, o. B. Coblentz.
Messrs. Allnutt, Sell, Amos, Wartield
and Lane are also new directors, 1t is
rumored that they represent new financial
interests of Baltimore, who have become
interested in the property here.
Following the election of the Board of
Directors the directors organized. Prior
to the election, Mr.. Edward F. Peck, who
for more than year has been president
of the road, resigned. The following
officers were then elected: President,
Emory l.. Coblentz; vice president, Hen
ry Holzapfel; treasurer, Thos. H. Halter,
secretary, M. P. Moller; assistant secre-
tary and treasury, c. A. Hoag; Execu-
tive committee: Emory l.. Coblentz,
Henry Holzapfel, Alexander Armstrong,
Jr.; Cyrus F. Flock and F. H. Warfeld.
Following the organization the direct
ors went to the New City Hotel where
proprietor Cox served special dinner
| for them.
At the hotel Mr.. Coblentz was seen
and asked if he had anything to say con-
corning the future of the road. He stated
that until the executive committee holds
meeting he did not care to say anything
but added: "By the financial plan agreed
upon today feel that the road will enter
upon new life, and it's growth fostered. !"
The property still remains in the hands
of Hagerstown and Frederick people and
is owned and conducted by them. allied
with strong financial interests from else
where. The company will now be en-
abled to put its tracks in the best posi-
BILE condition and to purchase equipment
and rolling stock necessary for the oper-
alton of the road.