Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-01
THE NEW NANA,.ER
chat With Mr. Wade, who viii Prob
abs succeed Manager Robinson.

hbib Tuffffu manager RObtnaOu.
la special coach last nlght. rn route
~est~erd WAS X II Wade. general man.
ager ot the California Southern rallroad
There ar" rumurS Hfpat that MIR Wade
Is soOn To succeed Mr. Robins IA as gen
erSl manage az the Atlantic \ Pacific,
ana CITIZEN Reporter was granted { q
pleasure - "a pcrs chat with the gen.
tcman, "lr,. remarked Mr Wade, Il
undetstnrd that Mt Robinson las re-.
signed his office, aud brarN" on the lst
uf August wlll virtually sumr the mur.
agement of ia" San Antou.u ~ Atansas
Pass road IN Trxas, &ith headquarters NJ,
san ADturiu. cHuu,t tIrak author
l'ivcly r"latN, To uWhu Viii take h., posi-.
tlou. but observe that the lat, r have
connected my name with the office. Ia a
Few days. hoo"yri, u circular VII bo ~
sued from T"pcka aud thea the pub.
lic viii realize who the manager IN"
but, Mr., Wade, l-nt It u fact that you
vii! Se the new manager" remarked the
reporter.
Il am hot at liberty to speak further
The people u your town wall soon make
my acquaintance IN more ways than one.
and hope thereby 10 merit their good
wll! Should ! come to Albuquerque,
ny family rrsIdrnce will remain at San
Diego Cal, where have Just finished a
home, aud where my wife and children
desire I" live permanently. OF course. ~
YOU understand. man assuming IL"
control ot n large corporation has To have
under hIm, men whom he has in years
past trustrJ and found competent, and
naturally IN my case there IN no deviation
10 the rule"
This was sullirient 10 init nate that he
would bring, provided h. waE the lucky
manager Of the Atlantic a Pacific com.
Iany, his clerical force, and that Chief
Clerk Thomas Gabcl aud +. W. Slsron,
a valuable assistant, would follow Mr.
Robinson 10 Texas.
Mr. Wade WAS very careful IN every
word uttered, and while he almost spoke
in parallels, he left sufficient loop holes
for the reporter to say with great deal
OF accuracy that he would at an early day
be the general manager u the Atlantic
& Pacific road and also that of the Cali.
fornia Southern, combining the two ot.
fees. lie il u very pleasant gentleman,
strikiDg!y western in his ideas, aud
man whom the people ~ ,hlG city will,
after only n short acquaintance. learn 20
regard and believe HIM a friend ot the
NV Mexico metropolis. lie was exceed
may sffable 20 tho reporter, whom hs
invited to dine with him IN hia special
coach, aud 20 whom he spoke glovingy
OF the future Of New Mexico and tho
southwest aud southern California IN
general. lie IL typical tRllfoader, hGv
ing come from the lower round ~ the |
ladder To his present responsible posi-
tlon, and knows railroadIng ia all ~ its
varied forms. lie was Tor ten years
q high Official in the employ ~ /
the Wabash railroad company, aud held |
for number ~ years II prominent Office
on the Burlington road. For the pact
year and halt he has had the manage.
ment Of the California Southern, and
the reliable newspapers oi California
speak in PRAISE OF his management.
While there is liable 10 bs a reduction
10 the present clerical force oi tho Al.
lantic Il Pacific, II Mr.. Wade is the new
manager our citizens need feel no alarm
1t his coming.
q. III. Curtis, fret assistant under 4. A.
Robinson. SECOND Woe president and gen
eral manager oi the Santa Fe system,
Mr., Wade AZ far ~ Ias
Vegas from Topeka. Mr., Cnrtls' Wlie
whose health is dlstressngly bad, il
stopping at the hot springs in San M,
suel county, and he has come ives, 10
visit her MIR, Curtis Was under Mr.,
Robinson, when that gentleman Was III,
vision superintendent at Las Vegas iu
1892 ~, and has been with that gentle
man ever since.