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Battle for New York Central control to be settled in Albany
Stockholders meet on May 26 in Albany to vote on leadership at the New York Central Railroad. 49,000 owners with over 6 million shares decide whether President William White keeps the helm or Robert B. Young of Chesapeake & Ohio leads a new slate. The line spans eleven states and two Canadian provinces with 10,417 miles of track and about two billion in assets.
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New York Central Railroad
Albany
N.Y
William White
Robert B. Young
Chesapeake & Ohio
the Central
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Daniel Drew
Jay Gould
Jim Fisk
E.H. Harriman
James J. Hill
New York Central
Mohawk & Hudson Rail Road
Canada