Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-05
GEN. HAUPT RESIGNS.
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His Retirement From the Manage
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From the Pioneer Press, I'd. Ssgs..
For some months past yunors hays been
current that there were to be radical changes
in the operative department of the Northern
Pacific Yesterday the first and most import
mt Of the changes were made twas the
retirement Of Herman Haupt, general man
ager, who on Oct 20 rendered to Vice Presi-
dent Cakes his resignation. In his letter Of
resignation Mr.. Haupt assigns as his cause for
retirement an inability to conduct thu road in a
manner creditable to himself and satisfactory
10 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, and will be promulgated TO-
day by the issuance of the following circular,
dated Nov. l., and signed by Vice President
Herman Haupt. general manager. having severed
his connection with the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. the undersigned. in addition to his duties
y
hereto annexed will explain the situation:
The correspondence referred to includes MI.
Haupt's letter Of resignation and Mr. Cakes
letter OF acceptance in reply thereto. Mr..
HaupRs letter, dated Oct 20, is addressed to
Vice. President Cakes, and is as follows:
have received from YOU instructions to curtail
expenses in every department, to discontinue work
In progress and discharge employees who have
served the company efficiently. The restrictions
that have been placed upon the general manager
lro of such nature that cannot how it is pos
sible to continue in the management and secure
results that will be at the same time creditable to
| m an1 RAfinf4nfcrV
you propose to devote considerable portion OF
your time. personally, to the direction Of opera
TONS, It is clearly unnecessary to retain the ser
vices Of general manager in addition, and there
fore prefer to sever my connection with the COM
pany, subject to the conditions of the ve-year con-
tract under which assumed charge in 1881.
Mr.. Oakes' reply is dated Oct 80. 1t is as
follows:
have received your communication of Oct. 20.
The retreDehments ordered by the board Of d.
rectors are no doubt extremely radical, but they
are necessary, and il your plans for the improve
ment and protection OF the property Of the com
employees, cannot be immediately carried into ef-
fect no one can regret the fact more than myself.
You have certainly labored zealously and inteli-
gently to advance the interests you represent. II
is true that expect vice president, to devote
much time to the supervision of operations per-
souay: and 1t is also true that. in view of this fact
the necessity for your continuance as general man
ager will be less imperative Your resignation is
therefore accepted, to take effect Nov. proximo
and the conditions of the contract made with you
In 1881 will be complied with.
Mr.. Haupt was appointed general manager in
April, 1881, succeeding H. E. Sargent who
then retired. Mr.. Haupt at the time of his ap-
pointment made a ive-years contract with the
company. The contract was a binding one, as
by it storms Mr.. Haupt's services could not be
dispensed with, without his receiving payment
for the full term of Office his contract calle5
fer. The sum fixed as salary was 81 s, 900 pei
annum, and it is to this stipulation in the con.
tract that Mr.. Haupt makes reference in bis
letter Of resignation.