The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-26
new MEN IN CHARGE
Z. w. Winter 70 Be President
Of Northern Pacific
ALSO THE GENERAL MANAGER.
The Now Company 70 Take the Road
September 1o-Tmportant Changes
Are Looked For Thea.
ALSO THE GENERAL MANAGER.

Tacoma. June IS -sperfa5. --we5 nssday's
pspery contained a brief tessgraphsc ITEM
from New yorfx stating r1Eat r. w WIN
ter, general manager OK me CntcaGos ~
Pan. Minneapolis e. Omaha railroad. hAa
beSn elected president of the Northern
pentdc rsorxan,zz.tor committees. DefiD-
i.s and anshenftc information hss been re-
ce.ve6 here xisat the Northern Paetfc re-
orwAnixafson committee. of which Edwsrd
d. Adams - chairman. fsss asked M
wznter 20 become the president and gen
erss manager Of the new company. and
that the offer has been Accepted
Mr.. Winter II 20 leave the service OF the
Omaha. Of which ne has been general
manager for twelve years past, on Jily
10, and will cooperate with the reorxani-
xzsion committee until the plans of the
committee have been cofssunsai@a by Lhs
actual reorga nazation OF the road ara tfse
Installation in control OF BIS property or
the new company When this IL accom-
plisbed Mr. Winter VIII assume the ONCE
OF president and general manager.
The selection ny the Adams committee
Of Mr.. Winter as president OF the new
company Will come az a surprise 70 fnany
railroad men in 1he Northwest. although
10 those who have had the confidence OF
the eorxsnizafion manages, Af- winter
selection has been expected Tor seEsrAI
weeks past. But among railroad people
EnEEr2t4S. ara WITH tltf &9thta8f RRH@--
there has been an impression that fre@t-
Genf Trayson Ives, OF che old company,
would be placed at the head OF the new
COMPANY Mr. Ives published nfterances
have strengthened this impression, not
that he Fald In so many words that ne tx
pected TO become The president OF the pew
corporation. bat this was the n-rsort OF
his speech with those who e0nveTsed N1tn
him on his last visit 10 the coast
When the New York dispatch WAS read
By the officials OF the road In this city
yesterday morning. several Of them quick
ly expressed the opinion that Mr. Winter
had been chosen president 81 the mex
company. This opinion vas universal
among we'll posted railroad men who are
familiar with rhe career OF the pew prssi-
dent IL was urged that he would not
leave the lucrative position OF general man
ageF of fhe0msha road 20 accept tenn
porary one with the reorE anixatiop COM
fniftes But all doubt ia the matter Was
dlspesled when authentic Information vas
received here today 70 the effect that The
Adams committee. whseii will control the
great property Of the Northern Pacific for
FIVE years "a board OF trustees, had
and yainaa,e man for the office % Iaros'-
dent Of the new company. This informa-
ton WAS received by weil-known rail-
road man IN the city.
According 20 the best information OBJ
tainable hefe. Mr.. Winters headquarters
will be in 81 Paul. In addition "a his da-
ties as president OF the company MIR. Win
ter In also ~ he general manager. II IL
stated on the best authority that Comp
sroileF John Scott. who was once slated
for general manager. II 10 be made vice
president and comptroller Of The new COM
pany AZ New York. Comptroller Scott has
the confidence Of the Adams committee.
and that he viii be comfortably provided
for there seems 10 he no doubt
In consolidating the Offices Of president
and general manager and vice president
and comptroller the reorganization COM
naittee will follow the custom OF sha Van
dertSlf Hnes. thus centraliEinE authority
and placing responsibility on one man.
II 10 stated on good authority that thu
new company will assume control OF the
Northern Pacific September I. and that
the naw officers will be installed at the
same date.
Edward w Winter was born November
II. tsfs. and Is a native ~ Vermont. He
entered the service ~ the Union Pacific
In 1857 as clerk in the construction depart
rnens From fs7e 20 ISL he acted in tha
capacity OF conirsctors agent on the Same
road. and IN ixT1 he entered the service %
the Chicago a Northwestern aa general
claim agent He left the Northwestern -
take the position Of superintendent of the
Western Wisconsin railway. and In fSSa
was made general superintendent n the
Chicago ST. Paul & Minneapolis railroad.
From 1881 10 tsss Mr. Winter flled the posi-
ton Of assistant president Of the Chicago.
ST. Paul. Minneapolis & omahs. and has
heen It's general manager since iSSe, Ia
all, Mr. Winter has been idcatlnel with
the Northwestern system nearly twenty
years. Among railroad men he Is rated
very high.
II Mr.. Winters selection for the Office
OF president 81 the Northern Pacific
mesna one thing more than another. Il
Indicates that II h the purpose ef the
Adams committee to lnfuse new blood in
TO the cagunany