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.

EOrCe-Ine GratultOuS IIDel oil the PlO-
neer Press upon President Hill.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The Tribune of to-
day says: Last Saturday the Tribune pub
lished an item to the effect that Mr.. A. II.
Bode, traffic manager of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, had been appointed assistant
to the president and controller of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis q Manitoba, and Mr.. A.
L. Mohler. of the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids & Northern, general freight agent of
the same road. 1t 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-
ton 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
most able and efficient general manager,
disapproval of such a course was express
ed. 1t seems that the item was
telegraphed to 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 a malicious falsehood. It is
very doubtful that President Hill inspired
the above wholesale denial of the itcm 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 ne is going to accept
the position on the Manitoba road October
1. His successor on the Cedar Rapids has
already been appointed in the.person of Mr.
Jchn E. UT, of Rock Island, and Mr.. UT
left here last evening to assume the duties
of his new position. Mr.. Bode also stated
to a 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 a Tribune representative
that the report about Bode leaving his roat
was correct. The Tribune is not in The
habit of making statements of this kin(
from mere rumors, but coming from sucE
reliable and authentic sources it could no
very well suppress sthem. As these appoint
ments were made during the absenc
of Mr. Marvel in the East, when h
still is. it was but natural that they wer
made without his consent, when rumor
regarding a misunderstanding between
Mr. Hill and Marvel had been foatin,
around for weeks. So far as the Ta'ibua
statement is concerned Mr.. Hill has Ger
tainly no cause to feel indignant. Th
Tribune is most pleased to record the fac
that Mr.. Hill emphatically denies tha
there is any misunderstanding between hin
and Mr.. Marvel, and that Mr. Marvel en-
joys the full confidence of President Hi
and the board of directors.