Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-13
NORTHERN PACIFIC MArTERs

The general impression, says the St
Paul Pioneer Press, is that Vice Presi-
dent Oakes will continue to discharge
the duties of General Manager of the
Northern Pacific for at least sil
mohths. He will devote most of hi,
time in st. Paul, but If he should find
1t necessary to reside temporarily in
New York, Assistant General Manager
Odell will perform the duties necessary
In st. Paul. Regarding the change IL
the traffic department., rumor was in
circulation that Mr.. Dixon of the Mil
waakee and st. Paul would succeed Mr.
Muir, should he be appointed general
manager, ~ superintendent of traffic,
having dIrect charge of both the freight
and passenger business. In connec-
| ton with MIR. Muir's name. fumor aIsI
had il that he was to be returned to the
West, rs general manager of the road 4
interests on the coast. A weli-posted
| official stated recently that such a
position will shortly be made, necessary,
AZ the managers of the Northern Pacific.
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
the Oregon Terminal and other com
panies directly connected with the
Northern Pacific are continuously tread
ing on each others toes. G. W. Sleeper,
general agent of the company's refrige-
rator department, has resigned and it is
supposed the refrigerator cars will be
placed under the supervision of the
general freight department.
A New York telegram of November
I'd says: At the Northern Pacific of
fees today it was stated that the resig-
nation of General Manager Haupt had
not been entirely unexpected. Phe
reason he sets forth in his statement is
his OF position to the policy of retrench-
ment decided upon. No successor will
be appointed at present; perhaps not
until the spring business opens. Vice
President Oakes thinks he can operate
the road for 50 per cent of the gross
earnings, instead Of G3 per cent, as un-
der Mr.. Haupt's management. He will
personally assume the duties of mana
ger, IN addition to those of vice presi-
dent, In order to more fully carry out
his ideas. He will not remain in st.
Paul, but the discretionary powers of
the assistant managers at st. Paul and
Portland will be somewhat increased.
Among the brokers who are interested
in the Willard properties the removal,
as it was understood to be, of Mr..
Haupt was generally well received. The
change is but part Of MIR. Cakes plan
OF economy. He is regarded az a good
manager, and his policy of retrench-
ment is commended. The only fault
found with Mr.. Haupt is extravaganza.
Ii the roads earnings are built up to
xl5,UOO,0O0 year, as promised, the
rates of profit promised will insure
good dividends and prosperity. Prssi-
dent Willard, 1t is authOritatively stated,
said today that the Northern Pacific
stocks would sell at twice their present
price at no distant day.
As All indication of the Importance of
the contract secured from the govern
ment for the carriage of the mails for
the far Northwest and British C0lum-
bia, it is today estimated that the earn
ings of the Union Pacific road alone
will be decreased $4,000 per annum
thereby. The mails from the territory
east of the Mississippi will be diverted
to the NorthernPacificr road at st. Paul,
instead of only small part of them
reaching it via Butte. Since the open
ing of the new line large number of
New York wholesale houses have sent
their travelling men over the road tow
ard Oregon, and report good business
coming from them, although they meet
sharp competition from Chicago drum
mers. The opening up of Oregon and
Washington Territory to the Eastern
trade, they say, will revolutionize the
.~f AkaA
severe blow to San Francisco, hitherto
its principal depot of supplies. Very
many houses are preparing to send rep
out before the opening Of
spring trade.
The late changes in the Northern Pa
cifio management will not affect inn
provements at Minneapolis or st. Paul,
as the st. Paul IL Northern Pacific Com
pany is a separate and distinct Organi-
zation frem the Northern Pacific. The
former il under contract to furnish
for the Northern Pacific, and
has nothing whatever to do with the
operation of trains or the practical
of affairs ON any of the
lines. So far as learned, the new rigid
economy regulations AFFECT no branch
the great Northern Pacific system other
than the Northern Pacific itself.
a.. Immigration to Washington and Ore.
gon has become sn popular that the
Northern Pacific has been compelled to
enlarge its equipments for that class of
travel. Recently ten day coaches were
forwarded to the Pullman works, to be
exchanged for thirteen emigrant sleep
ers. This will give the company total
of thirty of this class Of cars.
It is stated that the Northern Pacific
hospital at Brainerd has been closed for
the winter.