▁modern ization ▁of ▁technical ▁equipment , ▁the ▁thorough ness ▁of ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁survey ▁works . ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁well - des erved ▁reputation ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁employees ▁and ▁business ▁partners , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁government ▁circles ▁and ▁among ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁house . ▁The ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁Company ' s ▁share hold ers ▁included ▁major ▁banks ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow - K az an ▁Railway , ▁responsible ▁for ▁organ izing ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Sar ov ▁monaster y . ▁Nikol ai ▁von ▁Me ck ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Russian - J apan ese ▁War ▁led ▁char ity ▁cargo es ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁in ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁under ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Society . ▁ ▁T aking ▁care ▁of ▁training , ▁he ▁opened ▁technical ▁schools , ▁the ▁Company ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁useful ▁activity ▁books . ▁It ▁supports ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁consumer ▁co oper atives ▁for ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁rail road ▁products . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow - sort ing ▁station ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁a partment ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁Pro zor ov sk aya ▁founded ▁a ▁settlement , ▁loan ▁for ▁purchase ▁of ▁plots ▁which ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁three