The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-21

New Haven, April 21--Stoclx hold CTS of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad ccmpany gathered 5,ers today to act upon the disrnem bermen1 of the system a1onE lines pro- posed by Attorney General McRey-a holds and assented to by the board or directors.
 It was stated in advance of the meeting that discussion of the ccn- pany's affairs would Do kept within limits of the call. Tn effect, sl2ould the ssreen2ent of the directorzl with the attorney general t g z-Aff fze 1,t the New Haven company will be divested! Of fte numerous subai diaries 4xcents the Ls6ns zs1and Sound steamers dis position of these to be a matter for agterrnination later on-
 The meeting was called to act in zrfef upon these matters, to consent, to acourt decree being entered in ac-. cUrdance with the arrangement be- tween the attorney general and the the stockho1d1ngs in the Boston & Maine railroad, the sConnecticut com paray the Rhode Island company, the Berkshire Street Railway company, the Merchants 6 Miners company. the Eastern Steamship company and in street railways operated in New York state
 A proposed amendment to the by laws is to reduce the directorate to 2 8 instead of 27 with I as the minimum number The directorate at present is 23. with four vacancies existing.
 MANY WOMEN PRESENT.
 Harmonic Ha1l in which the meet Howard Elliott, chairman of the board of directors. called for order In numbers the attendance was not as large as at the annual meeting in Oc- fober The directors present were Messrs Barney. Taft. Hemingway, Robertson, McHarg. MiIligan, Hustiss Crane and Elliott. Many women were present.
 The telIers, w s. Pardee and c. Fl HerApstead. reported that s15, ,264 shares of stock were represented in the meeting and accordinsIH under the bylaws. the meeting was regular 1y constituted. as q majority of the stock was represented
 Secretary A E. Clark, of the conn pany. read the printed call for the meeting.
 Each stoekhoIder was supplied with a copy of the address by Howard FL 1iott. giving survey of the condition of the company.
 The Board of Railroad Trainmen sent it's proxy through Walter Mo Meninem to MT. Elliott, saying that they wanted thus to show their ap- preciatfon of his kindness and fairness in dealing with their organization.
 BOTH VOTES AT ONCE.
 MT. Elliott explained the nature ot f4f1e printed ballot which also had been distributed to those present. A H4eaton Robertson, a director, offered in writing two motions one to author !1ze the directors to assent to the court decree being entered as set forth ir <1S kTr bylaws relating to the directorate.
 It was voted without objection thai fin vofing the ballot be cast on botk motions as one. Stockholders were aslxed to prepare their ballots at oncs so be deposited in a box in front o1 ahe chairman's table.
 HI Bogigian, of Boston, said that he had had much experience in traveling an this country and in Europe by KnsaIe-back, horseback. camel back and <1epfant back and none had been as good as lover our New Haven road. member the road and leave only the iron tracks. can't cast my vote for fne axreemenf which is set out on the ballot.
 PROTESTS DISSOLUTION
 +1 am sorry that the directors dc mot have the backbone to stand oui for fair play and against inJust1ceA do not like to submit to this injustice own property In Turkey but I do not hare ts watch if as 60 what little own in this country. This country too. is civilized and Christian Il lpolFs to me as if the soyernm a ent 2 Fl: | bound fp try and take away and dis Tribute what little 9 man may carr through hard labor
 Turning to the directors MT. Bpgi- t+inn 4atd that he presumed Elafsy dfd