Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-15

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Railroad officials of the country vho
kpov Thomas l.. kimb-ii. 81 present
general manager of soc Unioa Psciis.
zaree tflst his quick oonpfehensios Of
dsmsull ana complicated problems,
cool. calculating. and upeffiog j0dR-
meus pisco him In tie front rank Of
sfstsrD railroad meu. when Thomas
J. Potter came here and assumed con
troll Of the Uuion Pacific 50 numesocs
sud rapid vtrs The charges made By
him 10 ths heads Of the departments
thai macy Of Mr.. Kimbsii q. friends pre-
dicted his retire mept, bat they 6sdn't
vEcn sas writer nsd an interview with
Mr.. Potter. thss gentleman said that he
considered ihomaS l.. kimbali one of
ibe best rsiifoad men Ia this country;
snd. - = refutstton TO the stories then
zdosf to the eject that they we're not
on frtently terms, be farther stated
that II vas one Of the most Satisfactory
soafoes OF cousolstton for him 10 feel
thai be could have such . nan 40 his
chief assistant and oon6dential I'D
wiser.
Il ID 10 the psol and rate meetings
that Mr.. kimbali Yields q great irnu-
cnce. wnas be says II most generally
considered and ssospsed ~ the correct
thing.
sir. Kimbali never acts hastily. Ev-
cry thing. and especially matters Of
more thsr ordinary importance. sub
United 20 MIN for bus judgment receives
careful confederation before being
pass d upsn. II possible be hears the
views VI eli parties concerned snd takes
t1em for What they are worth 10 max
ing up IBIS dscisious. Soae Of the Of
nciais from other roaas who have met
nim Ia the old-t;me rate war and pool
meetings conid prohsbiy tell q few in
sefcsting and breezy siofies-hov be
has vofu lhem oct bs bis patience While
tessirg tsesf JUDGMENT. boiiiog things
dawn, and eventually carrying hts
point, II NOT IN an agreement, by get
t.ns an acjournpent. Mr.. Calvert, Of
the Bariiogtop, viii troestly remem Der
an o,sasien when he and enc or two
other efheials had entered into an agree
ms1t concerning tsafiic matters and had
% 20 satisfactory Ia iis eomplets
ness that they we're sure Mr.. kin.
ball wcuid pos bis signature
- the dooumoat wishouf the
least hssiiancy. In shis. however, they
discovered, after going TO Mr.. kimbai!
AID aging tho scheme hef sre him, how
sadly they bad nisoaicalased their own
shrewd strength aud canning capaci-
ties. They visited his Office one sfter-
neon, briefly explained the matter 10
hand, ard stress of desire 10 depart
fnat evening. urgently pressed Mr..
ktmoali. after assuring him II vas all
sigAt, TO Put his Game down and LEI
them set assy. But Mr.. kimhsn vas
moi signing wishoct seeing. and be took
plenty Of ttme to carefully read over
the bill. When throue6 he laid u down,
asked tbs gentlemen one qaestion and
took the wspd ous OF them, aus begged
leave 10 study about II until tue next
morning. Or course they we're agra
waited and angry, but bad to accept me
alternative add remain. The pext
oornisQ when they vent back Mr..
kimhali bad REVISED one clause in toe
agreement that saved them not only a
great deal Of trouble. bot considerable
sEurey.
Mf. kimhalI comes from one OF the
oldest Puritan families 10 Msise-a
sturdy. lopg lived race. He was bern
aud reared among the pine-esvsred
biIs 81 that state. ba. ID was too poor
and Bsrrow 10 boid nitn after his sa.bl
tion hsssn 30 develop. unsil ,bs eee Of
IL bra iits ~as that % farmer boy;
then be tore eimss n away from The pa
ternsl roof. catered upon coarse Of
study, Ard Ter slx years siisrnsted his
lane between teschiag and goirs 10
soaoel. Thea he tried the c3mmercis a
: xpress bnsiness for four years, bus that
dsan't suit him. aud In less be tech a
trip West M seafua OF q new hcme. O,e
year later be RENE. et with bis lauail,
- tbs western reserve in Oa.o, where
10 remained until lss9, ard then located
10 Cieciunati. Daring the succeed 40
eleven years be VAS emcloysd bs the
kailroad CSmpany as its
psssengsr sseas ana s,n
tfai Western passenger agent. 1cFeash
Inis psri ID tie IN sta quite O reputation
~ a descriptive newspaper writer, aud
'oAtr,onisd many articles &, Ciae.ursti
md either papers. W1en Taomas A.
Scast ass elected rrssiisot OF the
lnion Pacific, Ia 1871. NJ. ksEnhzi.
sas Appointed by him 20 the position
4 sS.1s raj rassecetr aps tickle, seent.
ihsy bad been intimately associated
sas each otter on ,es fenrsylvau,a
sed. Ever siacs thai tins Mr.. k,sa-
All has been ID tue service Of tie
1ulon fssisls, frsrs lss0 90 isss AZ
sssstans q neral Ensuaesr. sna TIE saa |
Ncsifg ssfse wears - general Egzfa, /
saaAesr- Ga tetsc or fear Different 4
oss~sgEs cartes tne retia.ss al col. |
sEiss ssse xaica iesi corporation has
sea iere~a and istt wahaas . reeae.
iksi &c q. De has AssGasd sad fala.isa I
- catses Of general nAnsxtr. HE u
iss}s "a a pleasant esfuos and nevsr
. secia1e3 that aIs friends and reaels
ss.eg easssess b. rsnssct cannot see
sta. hts fidsltsy 20 the ksraalican
sFiy i hsr4iiy illustrated by iials
seissas sass hsrp~asa nos many wan
80. A heraal,cAn hat been eisefsd 70
d u8ss wetsh repaired h.m - give
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Iedsss and aassqaaintet With raiisseal
lAsssFs ice yGsag tasn uas rrneA
oaolet about sho ssosi5 be sskei 10
} ga AIS eens. The next aAy az ga
"a wealthy pemecra, uass htsa 10 ne
stes sna sood nsisrealy ss:as
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an eSke~.S
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las eireur st.ccs, % esssss. eiassd
e see sseisl sss greatly ssesaisi he
. Democrat il els esttnsstoa. Saaa
Yer he sasa Mr.. kiuasil. tod Aiz. ali
'oas a. sn1 tselari that. .ltAecSa ks
lssr hAA saset ssf Democrat. n thai
SO sseEli ~ suy tine conas az fer
scs be saeid tssi anser eel sAsssss
saPposs eini. As. kyuDAl leah
fsoas 50 ee Md sissly 10 Eekiss
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shasss | an toaosiess onaer ssl4ez-i
'cs- he u nF father. bat II BE sAsasl
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