Source: The Daily Mining Journal
Marquette, Michigan
July 22, 1887
Friday
Directors Elected
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the M&W RR., the stockholders
of the MH&O RR., and the stockholders of the DSS&A were held
yesterday in the office of E. W. Allen, assistant secretary and treasurer
of the DSS&A. Mr. Allen was selected as chairman in each meeting
and Mr. R. R. Kinkade as secretary. George S. Hobbs and E. F. A.
Rankin were appionted tellers of the 12,500 shares of stock of the
M&W, 12,486 were presented in person or by proxy. A board of directors
were elected, as follows: James McMillan, Detroit; Calvin S.
Brice, Sanuel [* Samuel] Thomas and George Seney, New York; C. R. Cummings,
Chicago; John G. Moore and Frank K. Sturgis, New York.
Of the 56,870 shares of the MH&O RR., stock, 38,979 were represented
in person or by proxy. Nine directors were elected to hold until
their successors are elected or have qualified James McMillan and
Hugh McMillan, Detriot; Samuel Thomas, Calvin S. Brice, New York;
C. R. Cummings, Chicago; George I. Seney, Nelson Robinson, John G.
moore [* Moore] and Frank K. Sturges, New York.
The DSS&A stockholders meeting was then held; 205,790 of the
220,000 shares of stock being represented. A board of seven directors
was elected: James McMillan, Hugh McMillan, Detroit; Samuel
Thomas, Calvin S. Brice, New York; C. R. Cummings, Chicago and A.
D. Julliard, George I. Seney, New York.