The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

of men to his friends and was ever ready 70
do them a kind act. This fact and the ma
ture of his demise causes them the deepest
sorrow. President Cakes and General Man
ager Kendrick of the Northern Pacific, who
came here partly to arrange for the trans
fer of his Office to his successor, were much
affected by the tragedy.
Paul Schulze was born in Germany IN
1S4S and received a collegiate and unlyer-
sity education in his native country. he
came to the United States in November,
1868, at the age of 20. After having been
engaged in various occupations in Cali
fcrnia, in November, 1871, he entered the
service of the land department of the
Oregon and California Railroad in Port
land. Oregon. During visit in Germany
in 1874 he met Henry Willard, who soon
after became president of the Oregon and
California Railroad, and Mr.. Schulze was
appointed land agent of that road in July,
1874. which position he held until April,
1882. In August, 1882, he was appointed
general land agent of the Northern Pacific
and was otherwise connected with various
enterprises with Mr.. Willard. In 1885 the
general land Office OF the Northern Pacific
was removed to Tacoma and he had lived
here ever since.
Six years ago Schulze and Henry Vii
lard organized the Tacoma Railway and
Motor Company, to operate the Tacoma
street railways, of which Willard controlled
the single line then built. Nearly
81, 600 was spent in constructing new
lines under Mr.. Schulze's management as
president About three years ago Willard
and Schulze had falling out, but the lat
ter remained in control. In December the
New York bondholders applied for and
had a receiver appointed for the system.
Five years ago the Northern Pacific, at
Mr.. Schulze's instance, inaugurated the
Sunnyside canal project to irrigate 100000
acres of land in Yakima County. Later an
independent company was formed, to
which the railroad transferred the canal
and the railroad lands under it.
Subsequently the property was trans
ferred to the Yakima Investment Com
pany, of which Mr.. Schulze was president,
the second company being to facilitate the
floating of the bonds. In this scheme Mr..
Schulze took great pride, and it was one of
his chief desires to assist in putting under
cultivation the great Yakima Valley, which
needed but water to make it one OF the
most fertile sections of the West.
After announcing his retirement from
the railroad on Wednesday, Mr.. Schulze
said:
II am now free to look after my own in
terests, which have greatly suffered on ac-
count of my connection with the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. shall devote
myself particularly to the reorganization
of the Tacoma Railway and Motor Com
pany and to the financing of the Yakima
Investment Company.
1.-THE latter, 1 am glad to say, has made
very satisfactory progress in the last
month. 1t is now matter OF but a few
weeks when the company will be relieved
entirely from its present embarrassment"
Three receivers for this company, of
which Mr.. Schulze was one, were appoint
ed last fall. Mr.. Schulze was vice-presi-
dent of the Tacoma Smelling and Refining
Company, director in the Traders Bank,
and was formerly president of the Union
Club. He owned a large house. He was
married, but three years ago secured di-
vorce. His wife and daughter had resided
in Germany for number of years previous
tn that