The herald., 1895-10-06
THE TEXAS MAN ARRIVES
Kruttsclnitt The Guest Of G. P.
Huntington
J. A. Fillmore Hay Be Given Higher
Title, but There VIII Ie
No Shakc.Up

San Francisco Chronicle: Julius
Kruttschnitt, the newly appointed gem
eral manager of the Southern Pacific
company, arrived in the city at 4:45
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and will en-
ter upon the duties of his new Office up
in the Union Trust building today.
Apartments had been reserved for the
new general manager at the Palace hotel,
but in telegraphing head for apartments
Mr.. Kruttschnitt did not divine the
wishes OF President Huntington. Upon
his arrival Mr.. Kruttschnitt was met by
some of the officials who WELD influence in
the general office and escorted to the yell
low brick building on Market and Mont
gomery streets. There he was greeted by
G. Z. Huntington, who told the man
from Texas that he wanted him to share
the hospitality Of his residence on Cali
fornia street for the present. General
Superintendent Fillmore countermanded
the order for apartments at the Palace,
and from the general Office President
Huntington and the man from Texas
rode up to the Mob hill mansion and spent
the evening in talking over railroad mat
ters, playing billiard. and in general So
ciability.
President Huntington remarked the
other day, in speaking of the reorganiza-
tion of the Atlantic and Pacific systems,
that no changes would be d eclded upon
until be could confer with Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt. The general manager is now
here and he will help President Hunting
ton decide the dest:nies OF the general
Office force during the next few days
while they play billiards up in the Mob
hill mansion.
When seen last evening General Man
ager Kruttschntt chatted pleasantly
about railroad matters, but declared that
he had not peen in town long enough to
discuss any contemplated changes in the
manag en- ent of the road.
II have only been in San Francisco
twice. and then only for eighteen hours
at q time" he said. II presume l shall
havs to devote some time in getting ac-
quainted and familiarize myself with
affairs on the Pacific system. 1t was with
this idea that laid over at Bakersfield
over night. bad never seen the lower
end Of the Gan joaquin valley by day
light, for it has happened every time I
passed through the valley that the lower
end of the valley was passed by night.
BY taxing the morning train at Bakers
field l was enabled to see more of the
country than l have seen before. 1 was
bora and raised in the south, but have
become very much attached to California
already"
MIR. Kruttschnitt SAID that just prior to
his departure he had made a numb Der of
changes in the personnel of the general
Office force of the Atlantic system. This
was made necessary from the fact that
many OF the duties to which he has here
tofore given his personal attention will
now have to be shouldered by others. W.
G. Van Vlack who has heretofore filed
the position of general superintendent of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic railway, has been made manager
of the Atlantic system. with headquarters
at Houston, Texas. A mantenance-of-
way department. has also been created
with ]. Z. Mahl, son of William Mahl,
who is second assistant to the president
IN New York. in charge. Mr.. Krutts-
chnitt said that J. #. Mabi had been in
his Office in Houston for four years and
was very bright young man and worthy
of prom otion.
1t is probable that General Superin-
tendent j. A. Fillmore will be given a
higher title with an increase of jursdic.
tion and authority, though this matter
has not yet been decided.
1T is probably natural to assume that
when new man goes into Office be will
make lot of changes" said Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt, "but do not think there is any
occasion for such conclusion in the
present instance. | can say that the
changes made will be very few