The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-14
SOUTHERN ELECTS
SOUTHERN MEN
POLICIES OF GREAT RAILWAY COR
PORATION NOW IN HANDS OF
PEOPLE 1T SERVES.
]. K. BRANCH ON BOARD
DIR. EDWIN A. ALDERMAN AND
BISHOP KILGO. OF NORTH CAR
sOLINA, ALSO NAMED AS MEM
BERs-Is PROGRESSIVE.

While il was generally believed that
resented on the board of directors Of
the Southern Railway company, as a
result of yesterdays meeting of the
stockholders of that corporation. the
election OF DR.. Edwin A. Alderman,
president of the University of vir-
ginia; John Kerr Branch. the we'll
known Richmond banker; DIR. John
c. Kilgo. of Durham. N. c.. a bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South. and Robert Jamison, a we'll
known business man of Birmingham,
Ala. came as genuine surprise. The
election of these gentlemen gives the
South majority of the board, and
fufills President Fairfax Harrison's az
pirations expressed in his first address
before a Southern audience when at
Chattanooga on January 20. he said:
II look forward to the time wnen
there may be more Southern men sit
ting on our board of directors
In addition to the four Southern
men Charles Steele. of New York. wSa
reelected a member Of the board.
Mr.. Steele succeeds himself. the four
new directors filling vacancies caused
by the death of Messrs. w. w. Finley
and H. c. Fahnstock. the resignati On
of Mr.. George F. Baker. Jr., Of New
York, and the declination of Judge
f. Fl. Gary, of New York. to accept
re reelection. Judge Gary, who is chair
man of the board of the United States
Steel Corporation. and Mr.. Baker, who
Is allied with a number of other cor
porations, are retiring from the board
OF directors of the Southern railway
largely IN Difference to public opinion
of the present day In regard to inter-
locking directorates. despite the Fact
that both have been active and useful
members Of the Southern board.
Take Road In Own Hands.
Tedays meeting OF the stockholders
Of Southern railway was the first a,
which they have had the opportunity
to directly take hand in the manage
ment Of its affairs and the election
OF directors. the voting trust which
has been in control since the organ
tzation OF the company in 1894 now
being in process Of dissolution.
A large number of stockholders at
tended the meeting in person and over
80 per cent Of the total capitalization
was represented. The meeting was
open to the public and there was full
and frank discussion of the report COW
for the fiscal year ending June 80, and
of the recently accomplished financ-
ing before approval was voted. A
number of the directors and the prin-
cipal officers were in attendance and
answered questions asked by stock
holders touching the management OF
the property and gave all informa ton
requested in regard to the affairs of
the company and the progress of the
territory which is serves.
The splendidiy progressive spirit
shown by the Southern in recent years
and especially under the regime of
President Harrison, Is going far to
populariZe the great and at one time
rather unpopular corporation. 1t is
now making large expenditures of
money in betterments Of which a
liberal portion is being placed in Vir-
GINA
Officials Present.
Among officials present were Pres
ident Fairfax Harrison, who Is also a
director: Colonel A. B. Andrews vice.
president and a director: Adrian Iselin.
Jr.. of New York, director: John W.
Grant. of Atlanta. director; ]. NJ.
Culp. yice-president, of Washington;
H. B. Spencer. vice-president. OF
Washington: +. III. Coapman, vice.
president and general manager. OF
Washington: Alfred p. Thorn, gen.
eral counsel, of Washington; F. S.
Wynn, secretary, of New York: II. c.
Ansley, treasurer, of Washington: A.
Fl. Plant, comptroller. of Washington:
H. W. Miller, assistant to the presi-
dent, Of Washington. together with a
large number Of other officials.