The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-22
Belmont Chairman of Board.

According to Article X. of the by
lays the president shall have charge of
the operation of the railways Of the
company under direction of the chairman
of the executive committee, to whom he
shall report The board to-day elected
Frank Hedley as president OF the com
pany. Mr.. Hedley has for many years
acted as vice-president and general man
ager, in charge of the operating depart
ment.
August Belmont was reelected chair
man OF the board. Mr.. Belmont will
serve without compensation"
'In becoming president and general
manager OF the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company" said President He'd
ley yesterday afternoon, 81 will state
that my policy will be very simple. 1t
will he:
''First-To do everything know how
to the end that the people OF New York
city shall have the safest, the most con-
venient and the most efficient rapid tran
sit in the world. We carry practically
100000 to their business every morn
ing and then carry them home at night.
To do this safely and without delay con-
stitutes as 1 see 1t, a public trust of the
highest order.
"Second-To Undue the personnel of
this company with a feeling of enthusi-
asm in their work and with a sense of
their responsibility to the public for a
loyal and efficient performance of their
duties.
Satisfactory service to the public can
only be attained through loyal and effi-
cient effort on the part OF all employees
OF the company, and the employees
themselves can be greatly aided through
public cooperation with them. Helpful
criticism of our service will always be
welcomed. whether from employees or
from the public, and want to express
the hope that 1 will receive the coopera-
ton OF everybody concerned in seeing to
It that for the people of New York city
it continues to be possible TO maintain
and operate the safest and best possible
rapid transit service"
Started Career in shops.
The rise of President Frank Hedley
from daily wage earning mechanic to
operating head of the greatest rapid
transit organization in the world has
been one OF the romances of railroading
in America. He came from England and
worked in the shops OF the Erie Rail
road and of the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad when that line was under the
Gould management. From the first he
seized every opportunity to prove his
worked. He has held the positions OF
superintendent. vice-president and gem
eral manager and now of president
President Hedley Is a mechanical en-
gineer and comes of family promi-
nenuy connected with steam railroad
and locomotive engineering in England.
His granduncle, William Hedley, was
the designer of the first locomotive trac-
ton engine ever built. Mr.. Hedley came
TO this country from England in 1882.
After working five and a half years in
the Manhattan Elevated shops he be-
came master mechanic OF the Kings
County Elevated Railroad in Brooklyn,
where he remained three years
Then began a series of achievements
in Chicago that finally resulted in his
appointment to the position Of general
superintendent of the Interborough. His
first work in Chicago was as superinten-
dent OF motive power and transportation
OF the Lake Street Elevated Railroad.
Tho operation of this road was begun
under his supervision. In 1894 the con-
struction OF the Northwestern Elevated
Railroad was started and during all of
that construction, through period of
about two years, Mr.. hedley was a mem
Der of the consulting engineering STAFF.
in addition to his duties as superinten-
dent of the Lake street line.
He was brought to this city by the
Belmont interests in 1903 as general
superintendent in sole charge of opera
ton. One year later he was made vice
president and general manager, a posi-
ton he has held continuously until his
election as president of the lnterborough
yesterday.