St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-29
ONE OF THE EARLY ANTICIPATED
RESULTS OF TIE N. p. SET
TLEMENT.
OTHER CHANGES WILL OCCUR.
RECEIVER BURLEIGH,s PLANS FOR
WESTERN OFFICERS WE'RE
AIR CASTLES.
Receiver McHenry Expected to Re-
sign as Chief Engineer In
Short Time.

Following on the heels of the order
of the supreme court justices the news
of the fierce conflict which has been
waged by the Western courts against
the Eastern portion of the road in the
Northern Pacific case may be read
with perhaps an added interest AS
briefly touched upon in the railroad
columns of the G o b e. when the
telegraphic dispatches brought news
that Receiver Burleigh intended to ap-
point complete set of general officers
for his portion of the road, there was
considerable friction between the east
and west ends of the road, which only
the tact Of the officials at this end pre-
vented from developing into an open
break. Shortly after the appointment
Of Andrew +. Burleigh as receiver for
the west end of the line he named
George w. Dickinson, who was assist
ant superintendent of the road. as SUI
perintendent of the west end pending
the settlement of the tangle and later
MI. Dickinson assumed full authority
as general manager for that portion Of
the road west Of Montana This is
really the only formal appointment of
a general officer made at the West,
although for convenience Mr. Burleigh
named Treasurer Clark and Auditor
Martin, of the road proper, for the
same positions in his Jurisdiction.
The Western people have been for
some time restive. They wanted some
thing done, and for weeks and weeks
back their papers have been filled with
what would be done when Burleigh
was made sole receiver. It appeared
to be accepted as foregone conclu-
sion that this would be done. Now
the startling news is received that the
success of the lawyers in getting the
hearing before the supreme Justices
came to Burleigh and his constituents
very much in the light of a thunder
bolt.
1t is fact which can be absolutely
stated that Mr.. Burleigh came peril
ously near appointing an entire staff
or general officers for the west end of
the road with authority to change tar
ifs and divert traffic as they saw
tit and further, establish any new con-
nect1ons which they considered advis-
able. 1t is this last feature which
would have been disastrous to St Paul
had the plan gone through, inasmuch
as it is stated tnat Burleigh fully in
nection at Billings, Mont, near the
Eastern terminus of his Jurisdiction,
with the Burlington system, which
would have cut off from ST. Paul to all
intents and purposes a connection to
the coast, and deprived this city of
all business save that from Dakota.
1t is learned on the best authority that.
had not the case gone to the supreme
court when it did, the plan mentioned
would have been put into effect which
would have wreaked havoc with this
city, and, as once before stated in the
G o e, would have transformed the
big Northern Pacific terminus here
into way station.
What is the result? Mr.. Burleigh will
in all probability, resume his practice
of law at Seattle. Mr.. Dickinsons days
as an official of the Northern Pacific
road are not many Once these facts
have found their way into print the st.
Paul officials may verify them Yester-
day 1nttmated than any reference to
the Western officials might be constru-
ed as being eXultatnt over the Wash
ington order.
NO doubt was expressed, however as
to the likelihood of Judge Hanford's be-
ing fully resolved, in the event Of being
given primary jurisdiction, to remove
the general offices Of the company to
the state of Washington.
public, it is tolerably certain that Re-
ceiver Edwin II. McHenry, whom it is
generally conceded will continue as
one of Judge Jenkins receivers, will
give up his official position, at no very
distant date, as chief engineer of the
road, to give his entire attention to the
administration of the roads affairs. 1t
is not known yet who will be his sue
cesSor.
Mr.. McHenry will probably take I'D
his headquarters in the New York Life
building, where already a suite of offices
have been prepared for himself and Mr..
Bigelow, who will visit ST. Paul perhaps
weekly. E
]. w. Kendrick will continue as gen
eral manager of the entire system. a
position which he always held, in fact.
since his appointment.
The expected removal Of Mr.. Dickin-
son may possibly necessitate the pres
ence Of either General Superintendent
Kimberly or Assistant General Manager
Pearce at some point in the West, al
though this is purely matter Of con-
lecture.
At all events, the entire road and all
its connections will be conducted from
st. Paul, and this in itself is a matter
for congratulation on the part of all her
citizens.
Receiver Bigelow is expected here
from Milwaukee on Friday.