Bardo joined the Pennsylvania Railroad as a 17-year-old telegrapher in 1885, and spent the next four decades in the employ of the Pennsy, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, New York Central, and the New Haven. In February 1913, he became general manager of the New Haven, which through the acquisition of nearly 100 smaller railroads had become the dominant road in New England. He held the title of general manager or assistant to the president of the railroad until his resignation in 1925. His tenure spanned the investigation into two fatal train wrecks in 1913 and the 1922-23 shopmen's strike. He was appointed Trustee of the bankrupt New York, Westchester & Boston Railway (a subsidiary of the New Haven) in 1935. Bardo sought a sound reorganization plan for the NYW&B, but died of a heart attack on August 3, 1937.
Shipbuilding industryedit
On leaving the New Haven, Bardo accepted a position as vice president of the newly organized American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, which had just acquired ownership of one of the largest American shipyards, the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, NJ. Bardo would serve as president of New York Shipbuilding until 1934, a period during which the company was challenged by the Depression, a shipbuilding drought, and labor unrest, That unrest led to a 47-day strike in the spring of 1934 and the founding of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (IUMSWA). In 1929, he was the first witness called to testify before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee in an investigation into collusion in the awarding of Navy shipbuilding contracts.
NAMedit
When first elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers in January 1934, Bardo publicly pledged that the manufacturing industry would fully support the Federal recovery plan. But by the fall of 1935, Bardo was opposing a renewal of the National Recovery Act, calling on the association's members to fight "propaganda" and pushing for greater political activism against "the new economic order proclaimed by President Roosevelt."
Personaledit
Bardo died in the Bronx Hospital at the age of 69.
Referencesedit
New York Times, September 1, 1917, "Changes on New Haven"
New York Times, January 13, 1934, "C.L. Bardo elected by Manufacturers"
New York Times, May 13, 1934, "Navy threat ends shipyard strike"
New York Times, December 5, 1935, "Business leaders to enter politics to end New Deal"
April 10, 2024
clinton, bardo, this, article, unclear, citation, style, references, used, made, clearer, with, different, consistent, style, citation, footnoting, october, 2019, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, this, article, includes, list, references, related,. This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Clinton L Bardo 1868 1937 was an American industrialist whose career included stints as general manager of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and president of New York Shipbuilding As president of the National Association of Manufacturers NAM from 1934 to 1935 he became an outspoken opponent of U S President Franklin D Roosevelt s New Deal Contents 1 Railroad industry 2 Shipbuilding industry 3 NAM 4 Personal 5 ReferencesRailroad industry editBardo joined the Pennsylvania Railroad as a 17 year old telegrapher in 1885 and spent the next four decades in the employ of the Pennsy the Lehigh Valley Railroad New York Central and the New Haven In February 1913 he became general manager of the New Haven which through the acquisition of nearly 100 smaller railroads had become the dominant road in New England He held the title of general manager or assistant to the president of the railroad until his resignation in 1925 His tenure spanned the investigation into two fatal train wrecks in 1913 and the 1922 23 shopmen s strike He was appointed Trustee of the bankrupt New York Westchester amp Boston Railway a subsidiary of the New Haven in 1935 Bardo sought a sound reorganization plan for the NYW amp B but died of a heart attack on August 3 1937 Shipbuilding industry editOn leaving the New Haven Bardo accepted a position as vice president of the newly organized American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation which had just acquired ownership of one of the largest American shipyards the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden NJ Bardo would serve as president of New York Shipbuilding until 1934 a period during which the company was challenged by the Depression a shipbuilding drought and labor unrest That unrest led to a 47 day strike in the spring of 1934 and the founding of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America IUMSWA In 1929 he was the first witness called to testify before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee in an investigation into collusion in the awarding of Navy shipbuilding contracts NAM editWhen first elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers in January 1934 Bardo publicly pledged that the manufacturing industry would fully support the Federal recovery plan But by the fall of 1935 Bardo was opposing a renewal of the National Recovery Act calling on the association s members to fight propaganda and pushing for greater political activism against the new economic order proclaimed by President Roosevelt Personal editBardo died in the Bronx Hospital at the age of 69 References editNew York Times September 1 1917 Changes on New Haven New York Times January 13 1934 C L Bardo elected by Manufacturers New York Times May 13 1934 Navy threat ends shipyard strike New York Times December 5 1935 Business leaders to enter politics to end New Deal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clinton L Bardo amp oldid 1181984784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
