Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22

appointment as superintendent he has been
promoted over at least one hundred men,
who on the ground of seniority should have
been recognized, and whose ability to fill the
position would compare very favorably with
that of MIR. Green.
The move toward making the through
rate from Chicago to points west of the Mis-
souri, the sum of The two locals, with the
Missouri river as basing Is gradually gath
ering strength, not only among the trans
Missouri mercantile circles, but among the
western lines Should this bebrought about
the wholesale houses of Omaha, st. Joe,
Kansas City and Sioux City would be
put on an equal footing with the
wholesale merchants of Chicago as far as
the tariff on shipments is concerned. The
Fremont, Elkhorn 81 Missouri Valley road is
the only line at present that makes its
through rate the sum of the locals. The
Union Pacific and the Burlington have thus
far declined to entertain any proposition in
that direction. Consequently the wholesale
merchants of this city have been and are
compelled to submit to undue discrimin alton.
BY making through rate in this way, the
roads would, 1t IS saId, be brought under the
jurisdiction of the state commission as well
as under the Interstate commission, as re-
CARDS through business for Nebraska points,
as the basing point would be the state line,
also. 1t is stated on good authority that the
Union Pacific would consent to the change,
opposes the move. and consequently it is
compelled to maintain the rate established
by the 'combnationn in order to protect its
through business.
~.
''That is lie,n and the cheeks OF two rail
way magnates paled with anger From
that time up to the hour that the life spark
of Thomas j. Potter went out, a coolness eX-
listed between him and =. =. Shelby. The
assertion was made by the latter at meet
inn hAl1 in IVa hnn ciCf1 mi
general traffic manager of the Union Pacific,
and Mr.. Potter was general manager of the
burlington system. A controversy arose in
wnich both men widely differed. One word
brought on another, and finally Mr.. Shelby
gave vent to his opinion in the foregoing
strong terms. Calmly yet determined MIR
Potter replied "You will see the day, sir
that you will regret having made that
remark" The meeting adjourned
without further unpleasantness, anc
| the officials returned to theil
respective posts of dulty. The days
rolled by, and Mr.. Shelby title knew wha
| the future had in store for him, and,no doubt
| little anticipated the radical change il
brought about. The ability of Mr.. Potter
made him "A very desirable man. The terms
| which induced Mr.. Potter to relinquish hi!
| position with the Burlington aud accept thu
vce-presidency of the Union Pacific are wei
direct control of the Union Pacific and thu
| retirement of Mr.. Shelby followed 1t wal
| done quietly, and but few individuals arr
| aware of the cause that prompted the change
| MIR. Shelby, however. like MIR. Potter. wa
| made of good material, and was not long il
| finding a place IN which to exercise his abil
| ity. He has since his retirement from TIN
| Union Pacific became the assistant genera
manager of the ST. Paul. Minneapolis 4
| Manitoba, having been recently appointed L
that position
"During days that have passed and gone
when | was ON the Union Pacific, i nav
| kissed my wife and little ones never expect
ing to see them again. said well-knoWl
engineer now running a passenger on tn
Northwestern. danger was everywhere
Indians, train robbers. poor roadbed, every
thing that could go to make "a trip perilous
We of the present know OF but little OF tn
trials and tribulatiuns that were expeI
fenced by trainmen in early days. i hay
been compelled TO run the gauntlet on In
dians, when little expected to escape witt
my life They used TO place distractions o.
the track, and, had not a lookout been con
tinualiy Kept up, wrecks and loss OF lii
would necessarily have followed Some
times the Indians would lay in ambush, an
when tram whirled by they would storm
with arrows Near North Platte about dus
one evening an arrow came crashing throug
the window OF my cab aud lodged in the or
posite side, just missing me. Another time
was shot in the left thigh, tn
arrow piercing the flesh nearly TO tn
bone. Now along with this cam
the dangerof encountering tram robbers.
Is bad enough when those fellows board
| train and compel its passengers, and espec