The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-17
COLONEL cRocKER IN PORTLAND.


Absorption OF the Marrow Gauge and
Retirement of VIM. Reid.
PORTLAND. June Is Colonel C. r. Crocker,
vice president OF the Southern Pacific rail-
road, arrived overland from San Francisco
today, accompanied by General Euperin-
tendent Fillmore. w. Il. Brown, director
of the road. and Mr.. George f. 6hreave, .
San Francisco business man. In conver-
sation with . reporter Colonel Crocker said
he vas enabled to grant himself long
promised toursof inspection of the Oregon
lines of the system In connection with the
and the Portland 4 Willamette Valley
directors Colonel Croker said:s
sEvery time come 70 Portland am more and
Gore impressed with the growing greatness Of
the city, and particularly with Its needs for bet
ter seymiaal facilities. This has been now fully
decided on, and terminal works win 50 rapidly
forward a soon - the contracts are let and
bonds made out About the 1st Of July We shall
put on another local out Of Portland. running
- far south - Rossburx. The other local may
then 20 only ~ far - Albany. The two locals
will thus relieve our through train Of its present
heavy strain, a. We will carry no local passsn-
gers on T.
.wiil you say anything sbout the quarrel be-
tween Stanford and Huntington!'
"l will say that think IL has been unfoftun-
ate The welfare o. the road demands harmony
In It's management Think the people under
stand the matter thoroughly and are tired Of
reading or hearing about H."
DO you think stanford's political schsmes
have snterfered with his management Of the
railroAdy'
"Decidedly not don't think the position Of
Stanford IN politics has In the slightest de-
gree been Objectionable or prejudicial 10 the
interests Of the company"
awhat was the basis OF the settlement by
which the terminal company was satisfied for
the long account against your roadr'
"The original agreement was with the Oregon
4 California. and with their Indebtedness the
terminal conference had nothing TO do. The
setttems Mt. however. embraced an agreement
that the Southern Pacific pay its pro rata Of 8
per cent annual interest on bonds from the
date OF it, lease OF the Oregon d California,
in July, ISIS. All these matters were very soon
and easily disposed OF at the conference. The
agreement included this old account. use
of the steel bridge and the improvements now
projected In the terminal groundA'
What Is likely 70 come up at the Portland d
Willamette Valley meeting"
''The real object OF tho meeting b 10
incorporate the management OF the
Portland d willamette Valley rail-
way with the entire Southern Pacific system.
IL has hitherto been separate. Then the cleo
ton OF osEicers and directors win come urof'
"wnat position viii william Reid have in the
new resimsy'
.well IL is strange TO say he viii not Be re-
elected 10 the vice-presidency. which has csr.
Yied with IL extensive managerial functions.
This position will undoubtedly be given 70 Mr..
Kohler. and the management thus incorporated
with the southern Pacific system"
Ii was given out today that Mr.. Reid q
management has been poor and that the
Southern Pacific people have demanded
his removal.