Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-24
Consolation.
Obituary.
c. e. PERKINS
And the Managerial Muss in the
G. 3. q q. r. r.

AulHSS nave hot DeCn HlJOpCtncF
ovely of late between the managers
Of the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy road, if reports arc true. There
has been lack of harmony. Every
body familiar with railway affairs
knows that Vice President Perkins
and his hackers have been fighting
Jay Gould and Sidney Dillon, and
that the last,named magnates have Civ
en- lick for lick. The difficulty be-
tween these parties grows out Of the
efforts of Mr.. Perkins and his back
ers to compel the Union Pacific to
pro-rate with the Burlington II Mis-
souri, River road in Nebraska. Eve
ry body knows, too, that the three
lines running from Chicago to Oma-
ha, including the Chicago, Burlington
u Quincy, are operated under a
pooling arrangement, and that this
pool is at the mercy of the Union Pa
ciffc. Last summer it was thought
advisable to reorganize this pool and
accordingly q committee appointed
by the various directories met in Bos-
ton, and drew up rough mcmoran-
da or outline of the new agreement
or rather the basis Of the new agree
ment. When the Presidents and man.
ayers of the interested lines got to-
gether here in Chicago, to elaborate
the mmoranda and fix up the detailes
they could not see things in exactly
the same light. Days and days were
spent in trying to get tho new ar
rangement into good working shape.
But the longer and harder they tried
the more convinced they were that
reorganization Of the pool was impos-
sible, SO long as the fight continued
between Perkins and Gould. The
latter said that if Perkins did not sus-
pend hostilities he would knock the
pool higher than kite. About this
time the management began to split
up into little factions. President
Harris and his supporters took one
view; Mr.. Perkins and his hackers
took another view, though from all
reports the difference of opinion
between these factions did not
amount to rupture, nor were their
personal relations rendered especially
unpleasant. There were people down
at Boston, too, who had views of their
own, and all together a great variety
of opinion existed among the differ.
ent parties concerned. Mr.. Perkins,
being young and ambitious mar
| with a rich fathcr-in-law at his back,
thought he would try and see how
much strength he could, on a pinch
develop, and, as one of the means OF
demonstration, he handed in his res
lignation as Vice President. RICH
there was where the father-in-law
came in. Mr.. Forbes, who it is sale
owns controlling interest in th,
road, told the directory not to accep
the resignation, and 80 the board re
fused, by small majority, to let Mr.
Perkins out. That showed up tn,
strength of Perkins and Forbes. Ev
err since then the parties in interes
have been arraying themselves OF
one side or the other; first with thi
faction and then with that; until tn,
fight progressed to that point wher,
it became necessary for every ofticia
connected with the company to de
clare his preference and choose hi
leader. This, it is said, compelled
Mr.. w. B. Strong. general superin
tendent, to show his hand. and, as III
has really had no very great interes
in the fight, he was reluctant to joil
either side, though it is rumored
with what truth is not known, thai
his sympathies have been wholly will
the Perkins party. He didn't know
either which way the feline wa!
going to jump, and, while
he was not particularly en-
engaged in fight himself. he was &c
situated there was likely to be fight.
ing all around him, and he concluded
it might be well to get entirely out OF
range Of the enemy's guns. Fortu
nately he had been rendered, as ha
already been stated, the position O
manager of the Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe railroad, at a salary of 49,.
600 per year, and Il bonus Of $4,000
to be paid him the day he shall as.
sumo control. He was to fill the pc.
sition for three years, or longer ii
agreeable, Mr.. Strong thought there
was pretty good chance to pocket
SAC, 900, and he accepted the offer
Now the story goes that Mr.. Perkins
will act, not only as yicc-president
but will step into the place made va
cant by Mr.. Strong's retirement. In
that event will not Gould put his foo
on the Chicago and Omaha pool. ant
if he should do that, will it not leaG
to war between the western roads
with the Chicago & Northwestern
and tho Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pa
cific fighting under the Union Pacific
banner. That is the way it looks to {
man up tree. People also begin tt
wonder if the Forbes and Perkins
party won't go to work to wrest thu
presidency from Robert Harris. M
doubt part of the fight is to b.
lodged against him. Said railroad
mnn to Times reporter on yester
day: "Iarris has the brains, bu
Forbes and his party have the money
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