Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-30
A CHICAGO "Tribunev Inpention


The railroad department of the Chicago
Tribune is often unreliable, either because its
sources of information are bad or else because
the writers who make the department prefer to
make items rather than hunt up facts. The
following, clipped from that department in
Wednesday mornings Tribune, is evidently a
pure invention:
"It is rumored that Gen. Herman Haupt,
general manager of the Northern Pacific Rail
way company, is about to resign his position,
and that Mr.. s. r. Galloway, general superin-
tendent of the Grand Trunk, is to be his sue
cessor. This would indicate that Mr.. T. F.
Oakes, vice president of the Northern Pacific,
means to take personal charge of the general
business management of the road, while Mr..
Galloway, who is superior operating
man, Is to assume control of the Oper-
ating department. 1t also indicates that Mr..
Willard means to get rid of all the remnants of
tie Billings regime, and run the road with men
of his own selection. Gen. Haupt was ap-
pointed general manager by Mr.. Billings about
a year ago, and it is understood that he
has a contract for five years. He could not,
therefore, be put out of his position unless by
voluntary action on his part Mr.. Haupt evi-
IDENTIFY does not care to remain in position in
which he is not wanted. 1t is probable that
he will be placed in charge of the construction
of the new extensions, as he is one of the best
engineers in the country. He was chief of
mac, and in that position gained national
reputation"
1t is not true that there is any rumor to the
the effect stated. There is no Indication what
ever that the active superintendent of affairs
of the company by Vice President Oakes, will
in any manner interfere with Gen. Haupt's
duties. There is no Indication that Mr.. Vii
lard means to make sweeping charges among
the men of the road Tin fact!he has given assur-
ances to the contrary. But it does appear
that Gen. Haupt is in harmony with both the
directory and the executive heads of the COM
pany. In this connection the following copy
of telegram forwarded from st. aul to Gen.
Haupt, who is absent from the city, will serve
to show the lack of truth in the Tribune's pre-
tended rumor.
"DETRoIT, Sept. 29.-To Gen. Herman
Haupt; 1 notice my name has been without
authority used by the Chicago Tribune in
connection with your line. l desire to say
the rumor did not originate with me, and is
wholly unfounded as far as I am concerned
SIR. GALLOWAY"
Suspended and Delayed Trains Last Night.
The heavy rain of yesterday afternoon
placed at least three of the roads out of st.
Paul in condition to require suspension. or
delay of trains. The northern roads were
understood to be in fair working order, and
nothing to the contrary had been reported here
up to midnight from the Hastings & Dakota
and Iowa q Minnesota divisions. On the
three. e.roads referred to, the situation at mid
night was as follows:
NJ. & ST. P. RIVER DIVISION.
The night express for Chicago, over the
River division of the Milwaukee g. st. Paul
railway, was delayed in its arrival from Min
neapolis till 9:15 and was stopped here to
await repairs below. A considerable washout
of the roadway had occurred about four
miles from the city, but it was expected
this would be repaired by orr O'Clock, when
the night express was to proceed. Nothing
had been heard from the train coming from
Chicago and which in ordinary course would
arrive here about o'clock this morning. The
condition of the road along the river was not
thoroughly known, but it was feared that
trains would be stopped by washOuts between
Red Wing and Minneiska and on the La
Crosse division trouble was feared in the Black
| river country.
c., ST. P. & O., EASTERN DIVISION.
The night express for Chicago over the
Eastern Division of the Chicago, St. Paul &
Omaha road was suspended, before starting
| on account of positive knowledge that the
road was interrupted. On both sides of St
Croix lake, in and near Hudson, the roai
was washed, flooded and in places covered with
earth and stones. Several trestles neal
Eau Claire were thought to be unsafe and two
miles east of Fall Creek there was two feet o.
| water over the track. Nothing was moving