The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-29

Gttf'8teEE oe declared sole. or al least head
receiver fer the entire Northern Pacific
system
II has for sone time been an open secret
that BrsyteR Ives. president Of the Nerth-
evn Pacific, was in faNcr u having Nr.
Burieigh placed il control Of the entire
system, Other View YGrk influences were
also al work IN his behalf r. A. Adams.
chairman % she committee on reersanisa-
ton. WAS understood to Be a strong Bur
leigh man. The second mortgage bond
holders were reported 10 be IN his favor.
Net the least element in Mr. BGries<hs
be af was the discreet ard sREacious man
neT IN which he bore himself throughout
the trying and delicate ordeal 70 which ise
has been subjected. PHt forward in the
face % conflicting interests through no re-
quest or desire q his own ne has won The
praise OF railroad men generally Tor his
competence. energy. tact and impartial
ity. The firm stand taken hy the West
ern courts afforded SIN smother basis fer
believing that Mr. Burleigh's receiverssia
would be extended 10 the entire system,
and when Judge Gilbert, sitting At Hell
ens. recently signed an order displaclog
the other Montana receivers. thus giving
Mr.. Bnrieigh exclusive control as far as
the eastern line of Montana. the almost
unanimous opinion in Seattle was that n
solution Of the complicated problem of
confiieting jurisdictions was rapidly being
reached Ii was argued that, having con-
troll over nearly four-ffths of the entire
line. Mr. Burleigh would so before the
supreme justices having a stronger claim
than any other receiver or set OF receivers.
II was generally recognized that the enc
weak point in the petition for Mr.. Bur
leigh's appointment as sole receiver lay IN
the fact THAI prior TO his appointment bN
Judge Hanford. the orders and the reeeV-
ers appointed by Judge Jenkins had for
exs7 Aafff ~
courts along the entire line OF the North
err Pacific.
None Of this information and none or
these opinions or conclusions could be OBJ
tanned at any time from Mr.. BurleiSh's
Fps. Courteous TO reporters and 10 all
comers, he stated emphaticaly that ne
was not in a position To- discuss the situa-
ton, and that whatever information he
might have as TO wha; was going on was
confidential About the only emotion he
betrayed IN connection with the matter
from beginning TO end was slight impa-
tience of the delay which followed when
the supreme justices took the case under
advisement. "Of course / don't wish them
70 act hastily or unadvsedly." he said,
"and have no doubt they will reach a far
conclusion in good time. but / should pre-
fer TO have the matter settled at once one
way or the other"
When the simple announcement or the
decision reached the city yesterday, Mr..
Burleigh was as unmoved By IL as he has
been By the seductive prospect of having
the reins of absolute control over "A great
railway system placed entirely in his hands.
Approached by a reporter, he could be IN
duced TO say nothing further than simple
and obvious explanation of the significance
of the decision.
Other railroad men in the city, who were
not so directly concerned IN the decision.
.nH.. s.ar4fN ~ FTH4
IL. Expressions of sincere regret could be
quoted from almost every prominent rail-
road office in the city. in a round of these
offices Yesterday afternoon, the reporter
was impressed by two sentiments when
emanated independently from a dozen aii-
ferent sources. The first OF these was that
the best possible thing that could nave be
fallen the Northern Pacific railroad would
have been the appointment OF Mr.. Bur
leipht as sole receiver. The other was a
feeling of personal disappointment, as II
each individual had taken personal pllue
and interest in the prospect or seeing MT.
Burleigh thus honored. one genuefhah'
prominent In industrial circles, Dht not
connected even remotely with any railway.
might be justly regarded as the spokesman
for many others when he said yesterday,
81 feel almost as IL had been looking for
ward TO some honorable and Responsible
appolntment myself, to which had just
claims. and upon which i had resolVed 10
enter with a high devotion TO duty ana
public interest-and-and, well. without any
further stnted talk. feel just as II had
been disappointed Tor mSseL anu 'i0t Aoi
somebody else"
one remarkable feature about the re-
ception of the news in Seattle yesterday
was that no official announcement or "
came TO Mr.. Burleigh himself. Up TO the
time he left for Olympia yesterday after-
noon he had learned OF the decision oniy
indirectly. After reaching Olympia, while
Pm Mr.. Watson's office, he received Two
teleurams from Washington City, but
neither OF them contained any reference 10
the decision which 50 directly concerned
him. AS Mr.. Ashton. OF Tacoma' was
known TO be in Washington CITY yesterday,
this was regarded as unaccountaple, anu
in the minds of some II cast discreuit Oh
the announcement Of the decision, DOUBT
which was removed only by the later even
ing telezrams giving the full text OF the
decision. Later in the evening ne received
a long cfpher message from Washington
city concerning the decision.
The immediate effect or tne ueSlsloa
formed the topic Of many posi- -pfai.r,ai .,.,
conversation In Seattle last night. the
text of the decision leaves little room ,or
ADMIT or difference on that score MT
3,rietgh ceases to be receiver, unless ms
ary,otntnient should be confirmed by Juhgs
Jenkins Subject TO Ike contingency
MIR Dickinson ceases 10 Q" s seiiei o. il''', -,
aver A good deal OF speculation Wa ~
Ss,,sea IN as 10 whether Judge jenkins
would be likely to offer Mr. bnrieigh
ioint reeeivership; in other words. whether
= new SET OF receivers might not DC con- ,'a.-
stituted. TO consist of MeHenry, biseio~
ard Rnrlelgh. and there is 1ivisloh ON, OK
0ninion as to whether Mr. Burieisn "ou,t li11
accent such appointment even a -
L.. .,FfareI him.