The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
BEGINNING AND END.
At Midnight Tomorrow y. ?.
Railroad Will Give WAY
TO THE N. p. RAILWAY COMPANY
Receiver BurIefzh Issues His Circular
Announcement-The O. II. & N
Reorganization.

a. midnight tomorrow niga. the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, which has
played sUcA an important part In the at
fairs OF the Pacific Northwest. viii cease
- exist, and the new aarllnistrat ton OF the
new Northern Pacific Railway Company
VIII De inaGguratec. Andrew r. Bur
lelghs term OF Office as receiver viii ex-
pire. and ne viii formally turn over the
property now Ia his hands TO the newly
organized Northern Pacific Railway Com
pAay. II Is probable that he VIII be oc-
cI-plsd for some tine yet in winding Up
the affairs Of the receiyersaip, just how
ECng he Is not able himself 10 state- In
line with the Eastern receivers, he has Is
sued the following circular notice OF tns
approaching Change Of administration:
The undersigned receiver of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company VIII, al
midnight of August 81. 1885, deliver 20 the
Northern Pacinc Railway Company pos
session OF all the property and franchises
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. All business OF the receiver OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company up
70 and including that for the month OF
august. 1885. and all reports covering
same. should be accounted for and sent.
and all moneys appertaiuing 10 same
should be RENTED 10 the Northern Pa
cIac Railway Company. AS the under
signed viii cease TO operate said railroad
al midnight OF August 81. 1856. the employ
ment by him of all officers. agents and
employees viii then terminate.
ANDREW F. BURLEIGH, Receiver"
He also sent the following communica-
ton d few days ago 10 General Manager
g. W. Dickinson at Tacoma.
&c. w. Dickinson, Tacoma: I shall
cease 10 operate the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company as receiver at mid
night August 81. At that time shah de-
liver the property TO the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. The term or service
OF all officers, agents and employees under
my receivership wiz terminate al that
date and hour. Thereafter the property
will be conducted by the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. its officers, agents and
employees. Please take such measures as
will insure the prompt delivery OF possess
ion of the property 10 the new company
az that time.
ANDREW T. BURLEIGH, Receiver"
Mr.. Dickinson has instructed all officers,
agents and employees of the road TO govern
themselves IN accordance with this notice
and 10 make reports. including those of
the current month. 10 the designated offic-
ers of the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany.
The Office of assistant purchasing agent
OF the Northern Pacific, now in charge
OF ;. ID. Mason, and that OF assistant su-
perintendent OF telegraph. now held by J.
q. Mason. Will be abolished under the re-
organization, Wnlcn goes INTO eIiect TO-
morrow night. The Tacoma Ledger says:
Mr.. s. ID. Mason has been in charge, as
assistant, Of the purchasing department OF
the Northern Pacific railroad for four
years. and has been in the company's en-
ploy sixteen years. serving the first twelve
years as first assistant engineer, with his
Office at ST. Paul. The duties OF his pres
ent office are TO purchase supplies at the
Western division OF the line Of whatever
the road may need from that section. All
the lumber for the road comes from the
state of Washington, as also the bar iron.
which is purchased from the Lakeview
rolling mills Mr. J. q. Mason's Office will
be absorbed by the Eastern superinten-
dent of telegraphy. o. c. Greene, with
headquarters at ST. Paul. Mr. Mason has
served as superintendent OF telegraph Of
the Western division of the line under
Mr.. Burieigh's receivership. He has been
here for nine years and has been in the
employ OF the company all OF that time