, 1890-10-19
The MAN FROM BOSTON
charles Francis Adams Pays
Cheyenne a Visit.
This Union Pacific President Making
His Annual Tour.
Va Talks Viaduct, Coal Famine and
Management.
csmarOn Says the Hartvilie Branch
will Be Built Soon.

Cbas. Fransis Adams, president of the
Union Pacific railway company, was in
tbe city a couple of hours Yesterday
morping, coming up from Denver and
continuing westward. Thu official is make
ing his annual tall inspection tour of the
Great carrier system under his control.
Mr.. Adams endeavored to PASS through
CHEYENNE quietly. He spent half his
time here looking ever the shop plant and
the buildings in course of construction.
He visited the system motive head
quarters, calling at the various Offices in
the depot.
The coming of Mr.. Adams to CHEYENNE
ia usually known in advance, but this
time he slipped in quietly and the usual
conference between the railway mogul
and the big guns of the town was omitted.
Mayor Riner quite accidentally ran on
to Mr.. Adams at the depot. talked Chey-
enne to him for a quarter of an hour.
The Union Pacific president said like Mr..
Holcombe. his first lieutenant. that it
would be better perhaps for all concerned
for the city to assume entirely the viaduc.
building stipulated in the original con-
tract and provided for IN supplemental
agreements. Mr.. Adams spoke OF the
unprecedented traffic business, OF the at
tendsnt worriment so wellsknown and of
the immense outlays tho company is
making to carry. forward its aggressive
business policy. The Union Pacific Rail
way company is now one of the greatest
commercial Institutions in the world. 1t
has armies of employees, regiments of off.
GERS and interests diversified as the re-
sources OF its vast territory. It's manage
ment entails an attention to detail that is
simply appalling.
In regard to coal Mr.. Adams said to
the mayor that be hoped this department
would be in trim by the first OF Novem-
Der, that after that date they would be
equipped for the prompt transportation
OF the output OF all the company mines.
Engines and cars ordered months ago are
being delivered slowly. Mr.. Adams re-
GREETED that people on the line had been
inconvenience by the failure of the COM
pany to carry coal.
Mr.. Cameron, chief Of the construction
department, with Office at Omaha, accom-
panies Mr.. Adams on his trip. A re
porter asked him about the Cheyenne &
Northern branch to the Hartville mines
and was told that 1t would be built
soon.' The gentleman said that he could
not speak more specifically on that sub
iect at present.
At Denver a newspaper representative
handed Mr.. Adams extracts from the Salt
Lake Tribune ana Times, criticislng the
condition Of the road. the mismanagement
ofthe affairs attributed to the presidential
office, and deploring the removal of n pur.
chasing agent in Ompha, while the situa.
ton in that locality was uunotiee |. MIR.
Adams read the matter very carefully and
exclaimed:
This is ridiculous; the writers are
laboring under a misrepresentation. /
have no more to do with The appointment
or removal Of subordinates than they
have. All appointments aud removals
are made in the office at Omaha. The
vice president has the charge of those
affairs, and such proceedings are only re-
ported in Boston for approval or disap.
proval-merely a matter OF form. 1t is .
matter | never Interfere with. The con
dition of the road, as l said before, is du,
to the overcro wded business, and arrange
ments are being perfected all the time tc
overcome all difficulties.
rs the company short Of carp"
Yes"
What do you propose to do about it2'
Why, We placed an order last May fo
ITO new locomotives and $500 freigh.
cars which have not been turned over tC
us yet"
why is this2"
The firms with which the orders wer,
placed are driven to the fullest capacity
aud are overstocked with orders. Their
were many orders in advance of ours
but the ORDERS being filled, slowly though
and l suppose the new engines and car
will be s%tringing along until next winte
before the order will be completed"