The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-12
TAE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
He 10 Still 0 Dark Hor0e-What 10
Said on the Streets and in Rail-
road Circles.

The st. Louis papeu On Friday evening
gave the people in this section the startling
rews that sthe talk was" that Col. A. A
Talmage, of the Pacific, vas TO be the com
ing man on the NJ. X. ct. This, of couse
made buzz, and everybody was At oncs
conjecturinG.
A BA1oo reporter overheard shop mar
say to another
II don't believe it; but Talmage is . good
railroad man."
"Yes," responded the one addressed,
won't there be . rafting among the dry
bones If Talmage does Gomez"
Yesterday morning . train man met
Major Garner near the Fifth street depot
and said:
major, if Talmage is coming
here, I wish you would stay. I don't
want any change in rine."
Gamer passed without making any reply
only smiling and saying: ITS too late, my
ressgnstion IL in"
Yesterday q reporter Of this paper head.
ed of railroad official on Fifth street and
Intercepted him:
as there anything in this business Of
Talmage coming here"
"Yes, there was" he said, "but there il
none now. The Pacific folks found out
that Talmage contemplated leaving the
Pacific and coming to the NJ K. & T., and
they made up their differences, whatever
they were, and will retain him."
Judge Sears was next found. He sat in
his Office vainly endeavoring to light q
short stub of Cigar without burning his
mustache. He was very pleasant and
after the reporter asked him few ques-
tiom regarding matters in general, he was
asked about the change.
O, yes there will be change.
Reporter.-b Col. Talmage coming
to assume command of the N. K. & T.?
Sears-Some negotiations have been 60
ing on with Mr.. Talmage, but I under
stand all has failed, and he will remain
with the Pacific.
R.-Who will be the coming man,
probably?
S.-All is at sea-all is afioat. It is
hard to tell.
R-A Western man, 1 suppose?
SIT is useless even u guess. Some
fine railroad talent Is Offering itself for the
position, and the matter will not be deter
mined before next Monday or Tuesday.
From 80 many good men offering, suppose
Mr.. Bond finds it difficult to select.
The reporter withdrew, leaving the Judge
still endeavoring to light the cigar.
The Globe Democrat of yesterday says:
The announcement that Col A. Talmage, Gener-
al superintendent Of the Pacific, had declined the
offer Of the N. X. 1T, was officially made yes
terday. Col. Talmage Was visited and said '"fes
here are the documents that closed the bargain.
| haye made up my mind TO remain here"
From the manner in which he acted il is sure
thing that . big salary WAS held out TO HIM 10y the
n. X. 4 7. The amount, however, failed TO top
the Pacifcs offer, consequently he remained with
that road. Everybody is pleased with the idea
that the Pacific will not lose her General Super
intendent,
The runor that James A. Hill, General Freight
Agent, and Warder Cumming, Assistant Superin-
tendent Of the Pacific, were about TO resign, was
started by the Executive Committee that makes all
appointments TO ill all vacancies occurring in
tins locality. The Committee rooms are under
the shed Of the Planners House.
The St. Louis Republican, of the same
date, has the following:
Very little ofconsequence Was developed yes
in the Missouri Pacific and the Missouri kansas
Texas railways. All that was said in yester-
days Republican vas fully verified. Mr. Tai
mage has been offered the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the
n. X. T. He will accept if his relations with
the Missouri Pacific will permit HIM, and there is
every reason to believe that they will. Still IL is
impossible TO say to-day that Mr.. Talmage has
positively left the Missouri Pacific or to indicate
all the phases of the case. Whenever change Is
made there a thousand unsubstantial rufnors
attending the same, Accordingly il may be
noted that il Is common talk that %. Il. Garrison
Is 10 be made general manager Of the Missouri
Pacific, and J. W. Conlogue or somebody else
general superintendent. II WAS also said yester.
that Mr.. Tamage had concluded to remain with
the Missouri Pacific, but q Republican reporter
IN two interviews with Mr.. Talmage gained an al
together different impression Of the situation Of
affairs.
1t transpred yesterday that the rumors rela-
tive to the designations Of J. A. Hill. general
freight agent, and Warder Cumming, division
superintendent of the Missouri Pacific, were
without foundation. II the designations had been
mage but the latter gentleman positively assert
ed that he had received designations from the
officials mentioned. This settles the case of Mr..
Hill and MI CUMMING the presont What