The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
This is the Latest Ante-ElectiOn
Report from the East.
ROBINSON is NEXT.
He VIII be Vice President Under
New Regime.
Mr.. Ripley Now Third Vice
President C. NJ. & st. P.

AHlGAdOs NOhs 10 ElfdAO oONAOOo ~
ceived from the east indicate the election
of E. P. Ripley, present third vice presi-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul, as president of the Atchison, Tope-
ka & Santa Fe Railway company and of
D. B Robinson, present acting president
of the company as frst vice president at
the meeting of the bondholders in New
YORK,
Mr.. Bipley's name has not heretofore
been mentioned in connection with the
Atchison presidency and friends say he
made no personal effort to secure the po-
sition.
candidates weres@D B. Robinson. the
present acting president of the Atchisou,
and general agent for the receivers, and
E. T. Jetfery. the present president of
the Rio Grande.
The Boston and American interests
were strongly in favor of the election of
D. B. Robinson, on account of his per-
sonal popularity among the officials and
employees of the road his general fitness
for the position, aud his intimate knowI-
edge of the company's affairs
The European bondholders favored E.
T. Jefferv. who for the last two or three
years has managed the Denver and Rio
ability. Mr.. lottery had also at one time
been general manager of the Illinois
Central, in which position he gained an
enviable reputation.
few days ago Mr Coppell, chairman
of the board of directors, announced the
withdrawal of Mr Jeffery's name from
the list of candidates.
This, it was believed, would leave the
field clear for Mr.. Robinson. It appears,
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members of the joint executive reorgan-
ization committees were unable to recon
cile their differences.
Itdawned upon the American mem
bers that unless they compromised their
differences with the Europeans the latter
would be able 90 elect the new board of
directors and a president. regardless OF
the wishes of the American bondhold-
ers.
If a majority of the joint executive
committee could have elected a presi-
dent. Mr.. Robinson would have been
saved, but unfortunately this was not so.
1t happens the London and Amsterdam
committees hold majority of the deposi-
ted bonds, and, unless the Americans
agreed with them, they could elect the
board to suit themselves, and upon this
board would devolve the task of electing Q
a president. Therefore it became nee
essary to agree upon some man for
president who was satisfactory to all
parties.
Aldece F. Walker, at present one of
the receivers of the Atchison: S. NJ. Eel
ton, president of the Queen & Crescent;
and Thomas p Fowler, president of the
Ontario & Western, had been proposed
for the position of president of the Atchi-
son. but the different interests were un-
able to agree upon either of them unani-
mously.
Mr.. Ripley's name was not proposed
until day or two ago, and it became ap-
parent at once that he was the Moses to
lead the Atehison committee out of the
desert. The American bondholders are
mostly Boston people and they like Mr.
Ripley because he came originally from
Boston, and like most Boston men who
come west, had gained a firm reputation
as an able and efficient railroad man
ager.
The European interests, it is under
stood, were brought around to Mr. Rip
lev's support by J. Pierpont Morgan
who knows Mr. Ripley well on account
of his connection with the Milwaukee
and St. Paul, in which property Mr..
Morgan is said to hold controlling in
terest.
There can be no question as to Mr..
Ripley's eminent qualification for the
position. He won his spurs on the Bur
lington years ago. He was the general
eastern agent for that road at Boston
from 1880 to 1887, and gave such general
satisfaction in that position as to cause
the managers of the road to offer him
the position of general freight agent.
with headquarters at Chicago, which he
accepted.
Shortly afterwards be was appointed
traffic maus0ar and an blv and 4 4
be perform his duties that in 1888 the
Burlington management made him gen
eral manager of their road. He left the
Burlington in 1890 to accept the position
OF third vice president of the Chicago,
Milwaukee 6 st. Paul, which position
he still holds. He was ons of the Worlds
fair directors and did as much as any
body to make the exposition a success
MT Ripley has few superiors as a traf-
nc manager: During its most prosper
ous career Mr. Ripley managed the traffic
affairs of the Burlington. and that the
Milwaukee and ST. Paul did not suffer as
severely from the hard times during the
last two years as some of the other west
ern roads is due to Mr.. Ripley's able and
sklllful management of the traffic affairs
of that road
he makes no pretentions as a railroad
operator, though he has had some ex.
perience in that line of service, but as
hr. Robinson is to be first vice president
and will have full charge of the opera
ton OF the road, there will be no neces-
sity for Mr.. Ripley to interfere with
affairs OF operation, as Mr.. Robinson is
one of the ablest and most experienced
operating officials and knows the condl-
ton and needs of the road better than
any other man in the country.
Mr.. Ripley is still in the prime of life
he was born October 80, 1e45, at Dor.