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pany would recover a substantial sum
for the stockholders.
In referring to the opposition TO the
abandonment; of the other suits PreBi-
dent Hadley said:
w have offered and are ready to
cooperate with men who will consult
with our counsel, but In cases where
they declined invitations to consult with
our counsel we have felt that we know
rather more fao,s han could hav been
learned In q shorter time and with less
labor, and we feel bound to conserve
the stockholders interests and use the
same wise. practical sense In bringing
suits. or rather In ascertaining the facts
before We try 10 bring suits. that IN in
dividual would use In dealing with his
own business"
Protest Against Report.
The ofrsring Of a resolution on the
part Of Congressman e.. j. Hill OF Con-
necticut to accept the report Of the
directors was the signal for Mr.. French
to protest. President Hadiey said in
reply to Mr.. French's remarks: THE
great trouble with the Mellen regime was
that 1t decided on policies first and found
out the facts afterward. ] am sure we
shal not return to that sort OF practice"
During the controversy over the mat
ter of prosecution Of suits Mr.. French
opposed the voting of proxies. which he
said had been solicited by the officers OF
the company In an illegal manner.
W. 4. Gardner of Boston objected 10
the policy Of the road In holding up divi-
dends until the floating debt was cared
for and a financial plan arranged. His
motion IN this "a finally withdrawn.
1nHiyiAnuI enfaraA nhtar-
lions on various matters from the pay.
ment OF the expenses OF directors on trial
In New York at the present time to pen
sionlng former employees.
Before the discussion AZ this point
closed five resolutions all told had been
introduced. They provided the accep-
lance Of the annual report n the reap
pointment of fifteen directors, the adop-
ton o. the report eliminating the clause
providing for the company's i%nstituting
no restitution suits except In the Billiard
case opposing the non-pay ment OF divt-
dends that the directions proceed with
the restitution suits against their pred
ecessors. and. nth. that the company
withdraw its opposition TO the suit OF
Ralph s. Bartlett ct al. against the road
now proceeding In the Supreme Judicial
Court in Massachusetts,.
At this point, when the stock ballot
was about to be taken, a motion to ad'
journ until 5 T.. NJ. was passed. with the
understanding that in the meantime thu
count of the ballot would go on under
the direction OF a special committee
Abou $50 were at the afternoon session
Directors show Themselves.
A bit Of humor was introduced int<
the proceedings by Hazo u. BogiSian OF
Boston. VINO said he would like to SEE
the men he was about to vote for. Presi'
dent Elliott assured the B%ostonian thai
he was one OF the men on the list ant
pointed out President Hadley az another
Then one after another he called upor
seven Of the directors present to stant
up. which they did. while President Ell
lott Invited the Boston stakeholder 4
come up in front OF the gathering 4
obtain II better view Of the directors.
When the session was resumed at
o-night II was explained that inasmuci
as there were more than 10000 stock
holders, it would be impossible to com
plese the count of the ballots for severa
hours and adjournment was immediatel!
voted until II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. when the result will be made known
The directors named for reelection
were: T. Dewitt Cuyler. Philadelphia
Edward Milligan. Hartford. Conn.
Francis T. Maxwell. Rockville, Conn.
John r. Pratt, New York city Howart
Elliott. Boston W, Murray Crane. Dial
ton, Mass. Arthur r. Hadley, New
Haven: James l.. Richards, Boston
Augustus :. May. Bridgeport. Conn.
J. Horace Harding. New York city Ben
5lmin Campbell, New Haven: Frank w
Mattison. Providence. l. l.; Joseph Z
Russell, Boston; Ell Whitney, New
Haven Harris Whittemore. N~augatuck
Conn.
The two directors who dropped gu
nre Frederick r. Brewster OF Ne'
Haven and Henry X. McHarg OF STAN
ford. Conn, whose designations wer
submitted at the directors meeting Il
New York yesterday.