The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
SAMUEL EWING RETIRED.
The Southern PaCifiC'S ASSiS-
tant Claims Attorney
Out of Office.
Business of the Department Had
Fallen Off-Half the Staff
Was Dismissed.

Samuel NJ. Ewing, the assistant claims
attorney of the Southern Pacific Company,
is no longer connected with the Office pre-
sided over by Attorney Byron Waters in
the railroad building at Market and Mont
gomery streets. His connection was
severed on July l, since when the depart
ment has been trying to get along without
his assistance, which for some years had
been regarded by the high officials as valu-
able to the company.
The fact that Ewing had retired, or was
retired, was not mentioned in the railroad
offices until it leaked out yesterday to the
intense surprise of his numerous friends.
His removal was known to the heads of
various departments, but they elected not
to speak upon the subject, which for that
very reason was observed as a secret.
When it did become known it gave rise to
many conflicting rumors about questions of
policy, economy and possible trouble in
the department that only quite recently
was highly productive of scandals when
NJ illspaugh was dismissed from the posi-
ton of its manager and attorney. Again
the possibility of difficulties growing out
of the Millspaugh episode were seriously
mentioned, though it was well known that
Ewing passed through the severe examina-
ton of the Office then untouched even by
suspicion, and maintained the same good
regard of the railroad officials as before.
From reliable source in the railroad
office it was learned that Ewing was dis
missed, ostensibly because his services were
not needed, and Byron Waters, the
present head of the department. was cut
ting down his staff. But Ewing was very
popular with the railway management,
\ ! ID 1,o+f l.
ally wanted in one Office they would read
lily find place for him in another depart
ment, where his special knowledge and
ability might be used to advantage. In
stead of such a change, however, he was
dropped without much ceremony.
Byron Waters said it was simply mat
ter of reducing expenses that caused Ewing
to lose his position.
'tMr Ewing resigned on the LIST of July,
when he left this Office" said he. 1.-THE
only reason was that business in the Office
fell off to a considerable extent, and there
was really not enough for US all to do.
When l took charge there were ten men
here including myself. Now there are but
five, and we are well able to keep up with
the work, which had been allowed to aecu-
mulate and become tangled mass. My
policy is to take up every case singly as it
comes in and get it off my hands and be
done with it.
II desire to impress upon you that Mr..
Ewing went through the Millspaugh affair
without faint. That had nothing, abso-
lutely nothing, to do with his leaving.
Nor had anything that occurred since in
the Office the least bearing upon the case.
He left with all our best wishes"
Ewing himself stated last night that
while he left Oh the LIST of this month he
had not rendered his resignation. II have
been thinking of resigning for some time
past" he said.
1.-THE cause of your leaving is said to be
the reduction of the office staff"
"Well, it is not that exactly" he an
swered with some hesitation, "but cannot
yet speak about the matter"
Ewing was prominent newspaper man
in this City for years before he took the
position of assistant claims attorney of the
Southern Pacific Company.