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Col. E. C. Carrington, President and Chairman, Hudson River Navigation Corp. ‘ By L. E. Browne Photo by Blank & Stoller Wy) FARTING his career as a lawyer, specializing in X44 corporation law, Col. Edward C. Carrington. W] chairman and president of the Hudson River Navigation Corp., 27 William street, New York, soon found himself active in the business world, a physician to sick business ventures. He has been cracking ‘‘hard nuts in the business world” since. He was sent to New York by a group of Baltimore bankers, after practicing law in that city for more than a score of years, to reorganize a business venture which was losing money. He reorganized the business, but never returned to Baltimore; soon being engaged in business at New York where he has made his headquarters since. Heading a group that purchased the Hudson River Night line properties in February, 1926, for $4,200,000, Col. Carrington, without previous experience in operating a line of steamships, started reorgaization based on sound business principles. The line was in financial difficulties when he took over the business and was losing money. Now it is making a profit. First tieing up two boats, Col. Carrington devoted himself to building up the organization, improving the personnel and raising morale. Nothing of a drastic nature was attempted, but service was greatly improved at all points on the Hudson river between New York and Albany. Asked how this was accomplished, Col. Car- rington laughingly makes the only comment, ‘‘by apply- ing common sense business methods.” He admits no great experience in operating end of the steamship busi- ness, but knows how to get and hold men who do. He is a steady traveler on the Hudson River Night line which operates five boats. A close observer, he quickly notes possibilities for improved service and such im- provement always follows, the change being made through the proper operating officer. Col. Carrington never gives an order aboard ship. If he inspects the kitchen with a guest, he firsts asks the permission of the steward. If he wants to ask a friend to visit the pilot house, he asks permission of the captain. All orders go direct to the officers in charge. In addition to being president of the Hudson River 44 Y APPLYING common sense busi- ness methods in steamboat opera- tion he has turned losses into profits and improved the service. ITHOUT previous experience in operating steamships his ability to get and hold capable men has had much to do with his success. N ARDENT proponent of the All- American route from the lakes to the Atlantic, he has secured influen- tial support for this plan. Navigation Corp., he is chairman of the board and director tor of the Hudson River Steamboat Co., operating one Hudson river steamer. As chairman of the Great Lakes-Hudson Waterways association, Col. Carrington has been the foremost advo- cate of the all-American canal waterway to the middle west. Believing that this plan is more feasible than the proposed St. Lawrence river route. He has labored long and steadily for the adoption of the plan, demonstrating the advantages of the existing New York State Barge canal. Realizing the importance of selling this idea to the lake ports, Col. Carrington organized an inspection party of middle west business men, city officials and shippers and conducted the delegates over the proposed route, his idea being met with enthusiasm. He is promoting the all-American route largely at his own personal expense, feeling that increasing use of the state barge canal by lake shippers, will ultimately result in use of the canal to capacity with demands for improvements and develop- ment to follow. He is an energetic, dynamic and logical worker for this route and at the start, with many favor- ing the St. Lawrence project, found himself without strong support, which, however, he has since secured in cities along the Hudson and upstate New York, as well as at Great Lake ports. A native of Baltimore, he was born, April 10, 1872, the son of Edward and Florida Troupe (Harrison) Car- rington. He was educated by private tutors and was admitted to the bar of Maryland in 1894, starting prac- tice at Baltimore as a member of Carrington & Carring- ton, specializing in corporation law. He married Ethel Stuart Coyle at Baltimore, Oct. 5, 1899. In addition to his activities as head of two Hudson river steamboat lines, Col. Carrington igs president of the Eastwood Wire Corp., Hammond, Ind.: vice presi- dent and director, Americana Corp., and president and director, Asset & Securities Corp. His hobby is fishing and his office ig filled with trophies. His success in the business world is largely based on ‘‘organize, deputize and supervise,”’ MARINE REvVIE w—October, 1931 UNOS ee oe ge re # Personal Sketches of Marine Men