Daily globe., 1882-09-28
THE MANITOBA ROAD.
The Forthcoming Accession to the Official
FOrce-The GratuitOus Libel of the Pio-
neer Press upon President Hill.

The Forthcoming Accession to the Official
Force-The Gratuitous Libel of the Pio-
neer Press upon President Hill.
Especial Telegram to the Globel
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The Tribune of to-
day says: Last Saturday the Tribune pub
lished an item to the effect that Mr.. A. n.
Bode, traffic manager of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, had been appointed assistant
to the president and controller of the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, and Mr.. A.
L. Mohler, of the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids & Northern general freight agent of
the same road. It was also stated that it
was expected here that Mr.. W. B. Williams,
formerly of the Missouri Pacific. had
been appointed assistant general freight
agent of the Manitoba road. In connec-
tion with this item the Tribune stated that
it had been quietly whispered in the inner
circles of the railroad magnates here some
four weeks ago that an unpleasant
ness had arisen between Mr..
Hill, the president, and Mr.
Marvel, the general manager of the Mani
toba road, and as the new appointments
were said to have been without the knowl-
edge and consent of Mr.. MARVEL the de-
duction was drawn that an effort was being
made to force Mr.. Marvel from his posi-
tion, and as Mr.. Marvel is known here as
a most able and efficient general manager,
disapproval of such course was express
ed. II seems that the item was
telegraphed to a st. Paul paper, which
published it and added to it some remarks
rather disparaging to President Hill, and
for which the Tribune was in no way re-
sponsible. Great excitement seems to have
been caused by the publication in st. Paul,
and the GLOBE, of that city, publishes a
lengthy article denying, on the authority
of President Hill, the truth of the above
report, and denouncing every particle
thereof as malicious falsehood. It is
very doubtful that President Hill inspired
the above wholesale denial of the item re-
garding the new appointments on the
Manitoba road. As far as the
new appointments are concerned,
they are undoubtedly correct. 1t is
officially announced that Mr.. Mohler has
resigned his position as general freight
agent of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern, and he himself is authority for
the statement that he is going to accept
the position ON the Manitoba road October
l. His successor on the Cedar Rapids has
already been appointed in the.person of Mr..
john E. Utt, of Rock Island, and Mr.. Utt
left here last evening to assume the duties
of his new position. Mr.. Bode also stated
to number of railroad officials in this
city that he was going to leave the Mime
apolis st. Louis to take the position of
assistant to the president and controller
of the Manitoba road, Nov. 1. This is
confirmed by the president of the Mime
apolis & st. Louis railroad, who
stated to Tribune representative
that the report about Bode leaving his road
was correct. The Tribune is not in the
habit of making statements of this kind
from mere rumors, but coming from such
reliable and authentic sources it could not
very well suppress them. AS these appoint
ments were made during the absence
of Mr.. Marvel in the East, when he
still is, it was but natural that they were
made without his consent, when rumors
regarding a misunderstanding between
Mr.. Hill and Marvel had been floating
around for weeks. So far as the Tribune
statement is concerned.Mr. Hill has GER
tainly no cause to feel indignant. The
Tribune is most pleased to record the fact
that Mr.. Hill emphatically denies that
there is any misunderstanding between him
and Mr.. Marvel, and that Mr.. Marvel en-
joys the full confidence of President Hill
and the board of directors.