The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-09
GEN. RAUPr RESIGNS.
Hts Retirement From the Man age.
ment OF tito Northern Pacific Raj I.
rOa0 and the Causes.

Hts RetiremenS From the Manage.
ment OF tito Northern Pacific Raj I.
road and the Causes.
From The Pioneer Press, ID.
For some months past rumors have been
current that there were to be radical changes
In The operative department Of tho Northern
Pacific. Yesterday the first and most import
ant Of the changes were made. It was the
retirement Of Herman Hsupt, general man.
ager, who ON Oct 20 rendered to Vice Prssi.
dent Oakes his resignation. In his letter VI
resignation Mr. Haupt assigns - his cause for
retirement an inability to conduct tho road In a
manner creditable TO himself and satisfactory
to the company under the restrictions placed
upon him by the vice president by order of the
board Of directors. The change went into
effect yesterday, aud will be promulgated to-
day by the issuance OF the following circular.
dated Nov. I, and signed by Vice President
Oakes:
4, Herman Haupt. general manager. having severed
his connection with the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, the undersigned. IN addition to his duties
the duties of general manager. Tho correspondence
hereto annexed will explain the situation:
The correspondence referred to includes Mr..
Haupts letter Of resignation and Mr.. Cakes
letter Of acceptance in reply thereto. Mr..
Haupt's letter. dated Oct 20, is addressed to
Vice. President Cakes, and is as follows:
1have received from sou instructions to curta,l
expenses 10 evcry department, to discontinue work
IN progress gre and dischsrge employees who have
tnat have been placed upon the general manager
arc OF such nature that cannot see how It is pos.
siole to continue in the management and secure
myself and satisfactory to tho stockholders. A.
you propose to devote considerable portion Of
your time. personally. to the direction Of opera.
Sn: y y Is clearly t. retain the SER
tore prefer to sever my connection with the cons
pany. subject to the conditions Of the ve-yesr con.
tract under which assumed charge in 1881.
Mr.. Cakes reply is dated Oct 80 It is -
follows:
ii have received your communication Of Oct. 80.
The retrenchments ordered by the board a di.
rectors are no doubt extremely radical, but they
ment and and protection rot Of the property Of the COM
employees, cannot DO Immediately carried into ef.
feet no one can regret the fact more than myself.
You have certainly labored zealously and intelli-
gently TO advance the interests you represent. It
is true that expect, as vice president, TO devote
much time to the supervision of operations per.
sonay: and II is also true that in view Of this fact,
the necessity for your continuance as general man
therefore accented. to take effect Nov. proxilno.
and the conditions of the contract made with You
10 1881 will be complied with.
hir. Hsupt was appointed general manager in
April, 1881. succeeding H. E. Sargent, who
then retired. Mr.. .Haupt at the time Of his ap-
pointment made & fve-years' contract with the
company. The contract was. binding one, as
by it storms Mr. Haupts services could not be
dispensed with, without his receiving payment
for tho full term of Office his contract called
for. Tho sum fixed as salary was $l5. 900 per
annum, aud it is to this stipulation in the con-
tract that Mr.. Haupt makes reference in his
| letter of resignation.