Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-03
THE NEW PRESIDENT
The Men Who May Succeed the
Late Allen Marvel.
PRESIDENT CLARWs POSITION.
Ne Prefers 10 Devote HIs Tine 10 TIE Missouri
Pacific Big -Four Collectors -Iae IN
ierhaii0ral Ex.saslon Flanges.
Cher Railroad News.
MANvEEs SUCCESSOR

MANNEL'S SUCCESSOR
George G. Magouu. cliairman Of The
| board of directors and O.. G. MctooAe'
Z cei cral counsel of the Atcuiron. are eA-
pccted in Chicago aoOu iu cuutw re-
/ rnrding successor Go President NAN
/ vel. gays the Chicngo Herald Vice
I President Springer who hos served nc-
/ ceptabiy as acting president dbrng me
absence of President Muuycl. could nm
| doubfedly hnyc the office u hn wanted
I g. bat it is almost % certainty thAt nc
would refuse the position. his present
/ duties are q combination oI trdtic anu
/ legal matters not performed ~ aiy
/ other ra.iroad official His natural tastes
| are for the law, and nn udNihctin'hl
! TO the presidency would cDmrul an abnu-
dOnmeut " AN legal Duties. II would nl-
80 moan " season of the Same KIND on
work that killed President Marvel ih
mastering the details Of the transporta-
| tiou department Instead Of dcaring tlhs
| kind of increased work Nice-Presdent
| Springer has already expires al n desire
| 10 lay aside. nt least for iirir' ms
| present duties. which are more ouerous
/ than those of any official Of correspond
/ ing rank Boo the country.
Should Nicp-l rceideu, Springer refuse
/ promotion there is little question TINT ,ile
/ next choice VIII Doe President r. j. JET
| ferry 0f tho Denver nud Rio Grahdt
/ President Jcnrey's strnning was almost
| ideuucnlly the sumo as taut Of President
! Mnypi They were infinite and con-
] hdcntinl friends aud their methods OF
| managing railroad property w'tr 80
nearly the same Hs TO suggest frequent
conferences aud like conclusions Presi-
/ dent Joncry d. also well acquainted With
| the needs of the Atchiaon, and bis gene
raj knowledge offruilroad Affairs rs not
exceeded by that of any man Boo tho
/ country He D. also extremely popular in
| Chicago and throughout The wost, aud
/ could bring To- the AtchisOu prestige
more valuable than that uf anyone else
mentioned Tor The position. tlr also
/ stands cstrcmcly well iu the east ns Is
/ shown hy his election t0 the presidency
| az the Grant Locomotive vorl H. posi-
/ ton which be- resigned. throlch President
/ Munvels influence tu accept thc urcs-
| dpncy OF IA. Denver aud Rio Gruulr.
lt Dr. safe iO say chat ul appointment
/ would bp more acceptable 90 the business
mon of Chicago
The promotion of Yice-Presidcut Rine-
| hart ur Nicc-prrsidcut Robinson is not
| considered probable Mr.. Hinehurt
! dcnls alone with finance aud would be
/ compelled 90 learn entirely now duties
! II elected president Vice bte8idcui Rob
/ iusou hHs nude for himself position
almost auuiuuc as that Of Nic,-Presi-
dent Springer re D. complete master
/ of his duties and. with ~ r. JpGory mud
/ Robert Ilrrris u the field, lis position
/ would be- harder Go lill thnu that of Che
/ presidency Much has hcou said of Mr..
! lIariB prospects. and. IKE Vice Prcsi.
! dent Springer, Lc could probably have
! the office II be- wanted H. IL IL Us ccr-
! tain as iG the cu.c With Mr.. Springer
! tina hc does not wunt u. lie was elected
| 90 the AtchisOn directorate as couu-
sclur, and with lo deire (nr nirthor adj
voncemcnt Although his uuue IA not
L.. g..
| sibility The present management hUs
| seen its mistake iu forcing the fun huau-
! cial responsibility ON him while compel
! iug him 90 operate the road from Boss
ton, aud now willingly comedies that bis
lIutuILa were good 10 Dee had been al-
lowed 10 carry them out IN mis- own
| way,
Some one win probably w. appointed
| 90 the PORTION within % month There
| Ia Imminent danger of dem0raii futiun uu-
| ic4s 70 struuv lWud is ut the helm. The
| directors fully appreciate the nrcosstv
for prompt action. With tLo hutrcls
Of railroads n tho United states uicrr
| would seem no dcarlh of presidential
1 material but about the only mru who
| have had an opportunity OF showing
| thCir ability tn unnngc such % vast and
! complicated system ns the Atohison are
those mentioned above.
TIE NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE.
h. H. Corihcll. the engineer I'm charge
Of the New Orleans bridge project. wns
sceu ycstordny iic said thlt the survey
would bc completed In about u week, and
u would probably De a nouth nitcr that
time before The report was ready Only
ono boring 60 The dopth az 300 feet bus
been made, hui enough has boon done TO
show tha, solid footing for tht piers can
be- found within the limiu under cXaui.
milton Tho original Oypppignrn that tho
piers Will haye 90 De- sunk $50 Gee, below
low wUtcr wiz probably have 10 be- car
rird out. THIS is much deeper than the
| Memphis bridge, for the greatest deuth
ut which worl, was ever douo there was
100 feet Tho approaches have also boon
found just us Anticipated. lpyl as n
billiard table That VIII mako nn differ.
| cnce, ms the approaches VIII not hc of
Very grpnt wolght. Two roads can run
| ON each side. The tricks nrc parallel 10
the river and both run into the city, sO
That the situation b excellent. The only
engineering difficulty presented Us INC
| fact Tint the widti uf thp river changes
at ull Che points inspected.
lie has uOt Thought very much over thd
subject OF belt road. bui ho has talked
90 some of the railroads mud others and
an are agreed chat tlic bridge a. the key
90 the situation. lho bridge win hr.ur
both % Union depot aud belt ro0d
Both will cease to be q matter for dis.
| CUSTOM NWt necessity. winch NN flU
roade win joln IN supplying as rapidly AZ
possible
Tine bridge, the location and plans for
which have 10 be- approved lw three pan,
ties, VIII have three piers. viii take three
years % complete md win cost $4,000. OOU
IL IL all the rule of three 10 % not On.
tended 20 begin work mtl the low watei
setg IN during the coming fall.
Mr. Corthell hns not set settled about
His Future movements He had Intended
going 10 Mexico. but Ii depends unou
some information which Dc rs awnitng
u may he that hc win take the hiidrr
data and work no The plnns until con
plotted postpoulue the Mexican trim until
after that time, lie has not set reached
any conclusions with reference 10 th,
bridge, nor win he reach any decision
until he has carefully studied an the
surveys An engineer "a virtually only d
iudlcinl officer gho passos upon the cvi
denco before HIM, and lac VIII not oven
form nm opinion until the evidence rs an
IN md has been carefully considered
pionyune,
BUFFALO sWIrCHMEN AROUSED
A Buffalo. H. v, special says: m,
nniou sWitchmcn OF this city are aetivel,
opposing the hiring Of men hero TO il
the plncos of the Chicago strikers. IN,
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