The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-20
|. !. HILL AND PARTY
They See Butte and Continue Their
Journey to Anaconda.
THERE'S MUCH SPECULATION
The Visit of the Great Northern
President Is Interpreted by the
Cossips as Signifying a Whole
Lot-Sald In Chicago.

President James ]. Hill and his party
took in the sights of Butte yesterday
forenoon and left on their special train
at 2:S0 o'clock for Anaconda over the
B., A. & p. The run of 20 miles to the
Copper City was made in 80 minutes,
which is the fastest time on record.
There are about 20 people in the party.
which includes in addition to those
whose names were given yesterday
morning: Louis Hill. the presidents
son; +. Ward. his confidential clerk;
n. ID. Miller, the former chief engineer
of the road, and the family OF Chief
Counsellor NJ. ID. Grover. The visit of
so many officials of the road has caused
| good deal of speculation as to the
cause, and there were several rumors
afloat in railroad circles yesterday OF
prospective changes on the line. II was
stated by men who claimed to have re-
ceived a quiet hint from an authorita-
tive source that j. NJ. Egan is slated
for the position of general manager
and that c. II. Warren, the present
general manager. will be made
comptroller of the treasury. In support
of this prediction IL is argued that
Egan has always been a strong Hill
man, and that 1t was Mr.. Hill who Sc
cured him the conditional appointment
of receiver of the Utah Northern and
Oregon Short line by the federal court
of Utah. Employees of the Great
ever, while quite willing TO believe that
Mr.. Warren is to retired as general
manager, do not believe that that posi-
ton will fall to Mr.. Egan.
| The Chicago Tribune. which has the
reputation of securing reliable railway
news, is the authority for the follow
| ing story of a sweeping change among
L NTa,- fl,.a.-, xNfFt. falG
| within the next few days there viii
be a tremendous shake-up among the
| Great Northern railroad officials which
| will astonish both the operative and
| traffic departments. First of all c. II.
| Warren, at present general manager.
| will be transferred to the position of
| comptroller in charge of the treasury
| and accounting departments. Who Will
succeed Mr.. Warren as general mana
| ger is known only to James j. Hill,
president and majority owner of the
| road. II. L. Shute, the present general
| traffic manager of the system, is slated
for retirement and II is unofficially but
| authoritatively announced that Fran
| els b. Clarke, now traffic manager of
the Great Northern Steamship COM
pany, with headquarters at Buffalo,
will be brought to st. Paul and placed
| in charge of the traffic of the entire
| rail and water lines of the Great North
| ern system. Mr.. Clarke was formerly
| traffic manager of the Chicago. ST
| Paul Minneapolis e Omaha railroad
and is one of the best known and most
esteemed traffic men in the country. II
Is also said among the changes in con-
temptation is the retirement Of c.. o
Somers from the position of genera
freight agent of the rail lines of the
Great Northern. Mr.. Somers may bt
sent to the Pacific coast to succeed +
p Shelby as assistant general traffic
manager. as Mr.. Shelby's contract ex'
pires soon, and he Is considering retir-
ing from active service, being one Of
the oldest railroad officials I'm the West
]. c. Eden. now general agent at Du.
luth, will be promoted to one OF tive
positions, either general freight agen
of the rail lines or assistant
general freight agen in charg'
of the eastern railroad of th'
Minneapolis division and the Grea
Northern Steamship company. 1t /,
considered probable j. NJ. Barr, nov
general superintendent. will be promo
ted to the general managership. In
addition to these changes, II is an
nounced President Hill has determined
to make sweeping changes among thu
minor traffic and operating officials
with a view to clear away all old ant
dead timber These changes have beer
in contemplation for several months
and have only been delayed becaus'
the questions affecting the proposed
Northern Pacific deal have occupied
Mr.. HIS undivided attention for SOM
time past and he was compelled 4
postpone taking up the details of tn
reorganization.