The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-29
The D. & B. G.. Wants Ten
Thousand Men.
THE WHITE RIVER COUNTRY.
Havoc in Omsha-Personal.
and General.

Using for 10. 900 men at 81 per day to
60 to work at once in the White River
country. Although prefering not to be
quoted as authority, and requesting
that the sources from which he obtained
the assurance be not given, he said that
while the D. & r. G. people were fgur-
ing largely in the matter, he was conf
dent that the Missouri Pacific was the
moving power, and that the scheme
was backed by $22 O00, 900 of Jay Gould's
wealth. He further said that the road
would be pushed on this way at once,
and that the route from this city would
be via the south end of the Great Salt
Lake. The starting point would be
Glenwood Springs, the Missouri Pacific
having traffic arrangement whereby
they would be enabled to reach that
point from Denver. The old Iumol of
the Missouri Pacific having gained
control of the Denver Il Rio Grande.
has been again revived, and 10 very
generally believed in Denver,
HoLcoM BH's LITTLE HArcHzT.
There IL dull, gloomy feeling per-
vading the Union Pacific headquarters
at present, says the Omaha Herald.
The employees do not seem to be
happy, and Whe the name of Hol-
combs is suggestt 4 sort of involuntary
| shiver appears to shake the frame OF
the listener. The heads of many de-
partments have lost great portion of
the interest formerly given their re-
spective positions. and the clerks plod
along in sort of listless L wonder-When-
my time-Will-come manner.
f. It was expected of Mr.. Holcombe
that he would MAKE some changes when
he assumed the Office of vice-prssident
and general manager of the U Mon
Pacific. Such action has always been
looked for un der similar circumstances,
but that he would, in the face of his
assertion that he was no tomahawk
man, take it upon himself to relieve or
dismiss all the heads of departments to
make way for his especial pets no one
believed for moment. But such are
the indications az present. When
man like Dickinson, who has worked
his way from a plain operator to the po-
sition he will occupy until February l,
Lis removed from office. Who" said
one official yesterday" can tell vino will
be the next7" And it really does LOOK
that way.
| A conversation was had with gentle.
man conneotsd with the Union Pacific
yesterday who-is in q position to know
| hs much about the workings of the road
/ as are Mr.. Kimball and Mr. Orr, the
silent majority of the management, in
I which tho former gave vent to q few
very choice facts, which. when read by
Mr.. Holeombe, will probably cause him
| Just fraction of annoyance. Holcomhe
came here through the influence of
! Charles Francis Adams, whe was de-
sirous of relieving himself to some ex-
1 tent from the arduous duties formerly
imposed on him, and through Adams
recommendations that Holcombe was q
1 irst-clsss man. provided he had full
power to do everything he liked, the
latter was selected. Like all new brooms
he proposed to make clean sweap,
and has already done very well, con-
sidering tbs short time be has been in
Omaha. But there is limit to human
endurance, and the principal stock
holder in railroad, the man who owns
q controlling lnterest-or directs it at
least-ls no exception to the rule. So
with Mr.. Ames. who at the present time
sidered, as is Adams.
Is But for AmeG, HoIcombs would I'M
doubtedly have expressed q pref renee
to be rid of Thomas L. Kimball, the
present general manager. But, no;
Mr.. Kimball was too valuable man
with the Ames faction. He knows
every foot of the Union Pacific, can
4 describe every cattle guard on the
fright, Of way; is familiar with more
employees; and in short is one of the
practical men. with one exception,
which is given below. Holcombe could
not dismiss Kimball if he would, be-
cause in SO doing he would be putting
his own head under the knife, and
Holcombe is not that sort Of man. He
could not dispense with the services OF
Thomas Orr, for reasons which have
already been stated in the Herald and
those applying to Klmball's case
Ames knows that Orr knows some
thing about the Union Pacific and for
that reason he is valuable. AS long as
there is a Union Pacific road run by q
company, just SO long will Orr remain.
change, but if Orr desires to rem ain be
can do SO.
But as to Kimball. The gentleman
who impaired the information con-
Iitained in the above paragraph in men
tioning Mr.. Kimbail stated that al
present the old man had the oppGrtun-
ity of his lifetime. Backed by a more
powerful influence than is Holcombe,
if it comes to a show down, Kimball
could check his superior officer in his
career of cutting off heads if he chose
Why not doso?
Every man who has been, or is to be
dismissed from the service. is as
capable as his successor. Why the
changes, If not from motives of persons
favor?
AS to Ressequie. Resseq uie is an cid
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy man and
his position as division superintendent
is hardly one that 20" man could ap-
preciate. He must have greater title
What shall it be7 The absorption of
the st. Joseph & Grand Island as part
of the Union Pacific system, and the
promotion of Ressequio to the position
of assistant general manager, having
jurisdiction ovsr the st. Joseph & Grand
Island and the Nebraska division. Then
Holcombe would be partially satisfied.
With Ressequie. 20 man. for one