, 1890-05-22
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Arrival of the Chief Official
in Portland.
NO TALK OF SMITHS REMOVAL
President Adams Says the Omaha a
Dispatch Was False and
Spiteful.

PoRrLAsp, Or, May fa-Presiden,
Charles Francis Adams. Vice President
w. II. Holcomb and Director Frederick
l.. Ames, all OF the Union Pacific Rail
way Company, have arrived here oyei
the Short Line by n special train. Mr..
Adams was interviewed at some length
Have you read the report telegraphed
from Omaha, to the effect that on your
arrival here you would remove Manager
G. j. smith and Superintendent q. W.
Johnson, because they had permitted
the rolling stock and permanent parts OF
your system to become totally out Of ro-
pair2" was asked.
II have read 1t. Tho origin Of that
article was apparent, and II was inspired
BY an official who recently left the ser
vice OF the company, and was dictated
by the desire TO make as much trouble
as possible for tho company The story
was entirely unwarranted, both as TO the
facts which had occurred and tho condi-
ton of our property. Messrs. Holcomb,
Amos and myself came over the line from
Omaha to Portland, including the road
from Pocatello to Butte, and the state
ments made rs To the condition Of the
road in that district, both as regards the
road and the rolling stock, arc not justi.
fed by the existing facts. The permanent
way Is In very good shape indeed, con.
sidering the severity of tho winter and
the fact. well known, that the work OF
repairing tho track has only begun.
The road came out Of nm unusually hard
winter In much better shape than could
ordinarily have been expected, and two
construction trains viii bring II fully
up to tho standard In less than thirty
days at only trifiiug expense.
IL Is merely case Of too
much wet weather, under very heavy
traffic. So lar from being worn out,
the motive power Is In better condition
than expected to lind II, as IL had such
unusually severe usage during the win
ter III Keeping the line open. IL came
out III rather poor shape of course, but
A. Is being brought up, and will soon be
In shape to do all tho work we shall ro-
guire oil IL In tho summer and autumn.
The reports to the contrary arc wholly
unvarranted and untruthful. AS to the
changes which have been made
among. the officials Of the com
pany i can say that tho nature
and cause of them have been mis-
stated and exaggerated. No changes
are proposed in the Pacific division, and
the track and motive powers of this di-
vision are both In much better shape
than ! expected to find them. The re-
lieving OF Manager q. j. Smith from his
charge OF this division has never even
been discussed.
"Mr Johnson, the superintendent, Is |
temporarily incapacitated by sickness,
but he will be back from California IN
"A few days, and will rosume his regular
duties. The other changes which have
been made In tho official staff wore
deemed necessary to insure restora-
tion OF harmony and raise the efficiency
OF the service"
Does your visit here signify that tho
Union Pacific will soon begin the con-
struction OF its road to the Soundf"
I'VE are out here for exactly the pur-
pose OF informing ourselves as TO the
sound division, and arriving ut some
conclusion as to the course which 1t will
be to the best interest Of the company to
pursue.
Regarding tho terminus on the sound.
Mr Adams said nothing, as he has not
yet acquainted himself with the true
situation, but he will be, as he says,
better able To talk on that subject when
le returns from the trip over there.
The party will be here for several DAYS,
md will then visit Tacoma, Seattle and
'ther points.