The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-07
RAILROAD MATTERS.
From the GIobe-Democrat.

| From the Globe Democrat
Allen Marvel. president of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe and the st. Louis
| & San Francisco. arrived here yesterday
morning, accompanied by George c.
MagoUn. chairman of the AtchiSon board,
Boston. George r. Peck. general solicitor.
Topeka, and Freight Traffic Manager
Hanley. The party came in President
ManveIs private car from Chicago, and
after breakfast they walked over TO the
Frisco general offices inthe Roe building,
where they were received by Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager Morrill, and
the heads of the Frisco departments. The
new president speedily settled down TO
business, devoting the morning hours TO
a conference with General Manager Nor
rill on Frisco affairs and the afternoon 10
callers.
Chairman Magoun and President Man
vel will remain here today looking over
terminal matters, general office affairs
and sizing up the situation generally.
Mr.. Marvel has not visited St. Louis for
fifteen years, and he sees a marvellous
change in railroad affairs at this center.
As the new head of a great system with
which st. Louis business interests are
strongly identified, for the Frisco Is
essentially a st. Louis line, President
Marvel is anxious to meet business men
and to impress upon them a fact pretty
well understood that the AtchiSon-F Frisco
combination means d great deal Tor St.
Louis.
Both Chairman Magoun and President
Marvel express eminent satisfaction at
the reception accorded them here. In
conversation with a GIobe-Democrat re-
porter last evening they said that the
parent line, the Atchison. had at length
secured a st. Louis line. and they would
be no longer strangers, but the closest
kind Of neighbOrs. The AtchiSon own
ership of the Frisco stock control was
scarcely a week old. and it was too early
TO talk of plans for the future. The first
official visit to ST. Louis was for the pur-
pose of getting acquainted. In a general
way, however, it might be said
that the Frisco property would
be handled as a separate and distinct or
ganiZatiOn, the operation, of course. be-
ing hereafter entirely il harmony with
the policy pursued in the management
of the parent line. The traffic of the two
systems would be handled in accord
with the interests of St Louis. 1t was
proposed to give first class facilities, and
the passenger service to the Pacific coast
would be second to none in America
The Atchison-Frisco track was a good
one and the equipment would be first
class III every respect. The Atchison-
Frisco line from st. Louis opened up
great possibilities for the shortest and
best transcOntinent1 passenger and
freight service between the Atlantic and
the Pacific coasts. 4 Vanderbilt or
Pennsylvania connection with the Atchi-
son Frisco system at St. Louis would
lead to a splendid through express train
service from ocean to ocean. No ar
rangements had yet been made east of
St. Louis, but the fast passenger service
between this city and Kansas, Colorado,
Mexico Texas and California would be
inauguTated next week.
President Marvel ssid that he had re-
Gently made a tour Of Texas with Chair
man Magoun, and they found abundant
proof that st. Louis was the great mar
ket for the southwest They would let
the traffic flow along the line of the least
resistance, and st. Louis would certainly
get all that belonged to her. 1--WE come
here as friends said President Marvel
Our interests are identical and in help
ing st. Louis we are helping ourselves"
As to the consolidation of offices, etc, /
Mr.. Marvel said that an economic policy
would, Of course, be pursued There
was no necessity for maintain /
ing separate offices for both |
systems in this city, and there
fore the Atchison office in st. Louis |
would be closed That course would be |
at other points where the two |
systems had heretofore separate offices. |
Commercial and contracting freight |
agencies would be amalgamated IN the /
same way. That was all that could be /
said at present. As to sweeping changes .
and great works Of extension, etc, it /
was all mere talk, and nothing more. /
When he. the president of the Atchison, !
went to that system there was the same
kind of talk, whereas the only change
which he introduced at the outset was to
bring along with him a young stenO-
grapher, a lad of Il. Men OF merit are
seldom required TO vacate under any
change OF control.