The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-07
THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD
II viii Before Long Pass Out Of
the Hands Of the Re-
ceiyerS.
THE OFFICIALS IN ASTORIA
Company Mil Take Charge Of the Road Sep
teuiber ist Heads Of Departments
Visit the hafb0f oi the
Columbia.
THE OFFICIALS IN ASTORIA

teuber ist - Heads oi Departments
visit the harbor Of the
Columbia.
A number of the principal officials Of
the Northern Phcinc Railroad arrived
In the city yesterday morning. Many
u them are Of national reputation. In
the management Of railway affairs and
several of them have before visited AS
toria. Ia the party were Edward y.
Adams. of New York. chairman Of the
reorganization committee: l.. W. Win.
ter, the newly elected president of the
Northern. T.. n McIlenry receiver VI
the Eastern division. j. w Kendrlck.
general manager, NJ. c. Kimberly, gem
eral superintendent, J. NJ Hannaford,
general trafiic manager. $. G. Fulton.
FIRST assistant general freight agent.
George W. Dickinson, general man
ager for Receiver Burleigh II the
Western division. w. II. Phlpps, gem
eTal land commissioner. II, n. Relf.
and +, NJ. Anderson. stenographers.
Receiver Burlelgh. who was with the
party in Portland was unable to come
down the river. Upon arrival In Asto-
ria, Messrs. c, W Fulton. attorn.y for
the a. and c. Il. z H., b. Van Dusen.
Engineers Jameson and Hamilton,
Mayor Taylor. u. X Warren. Superln-
tendent Lester. Or Kinney. Joined the
party. which also included President
T.. McNeill. of the q. H. and ~. Cap
tain L. b Scott, l.. b. seeley. S. Ii.
Brown, Il. seeley. and President A. r.
Hammond. OF the A. and c. Il. Il. II.
All We're guests of Captain Scott. on
the Bailey Gatzert. on the trip from
Portland and while In Astoria were en-
tertaineed by Nj Hammond. on the
return "trip IN the evening, they ac-
ccpted the hospitality of President Me
Neill on the Thompson.
Early yesterday morning Mr.. Ham
mond took the visitors 6n trip up
river where they were given good
view OF the grading work under way
above Tongue Point Returning 20 the
city, a visit was paid TO Mr.. ]. O.
Hanthorn az his cannery. where for the
first time many of the party saw the
process OF packing Columbia river Chi
nook. Major McNeill then placed the
tug Relief at the disposal OF the party
and Invited them to take a short trip
10 sea, Captain Ed, Mccoy courteously
pointed out all the places Of interest
on the way down the bay. and all were
well entertained a good view Of the
jetty was had. and after reaching the
bar. the tug was headed back for Fla
vel. Here n visit was made to the new
hotel and the big railroad dock. tracks
and grade We're inspected while watt
Ing for the special train which had
been provided for a trip to Seaside,
When the latter station was reached
buses were in waiting and all were
soon at the Holiday place where Mr..
Hammond entertained the entire party
at lunch. Mine Host Holiday had pre-
pared an elaborate menu which was
thoroughly enjoyed by the hungry rail-
readers, 4 walk on the beach to Sea-
side and good view OF the old Pa
cifc rounded of the visit \ special
boat was taken again at Flavel and
run made 10 the new drawbridye.
The party arrived at the occident at
6 o'clock and were soon ready for din
ner
When asked about the condition of |
business in the East, Chairman Adams
said that everything was very quiet, |
political matters are getting a little bit
exciting, and little else is talked OF |
but the probabilities Of the November
election, Capital is lying idle awaiting |
turn Of events"
Mr.. Adams is well known in all faan- |
oial circles as an able man. He is the |
of J. Pierpont Morgan |
in the reorganization affairs of the |
Northern Pacific road. The Morgan |
institution does much business for |
the Vanderbllts. The Vanderbilts are |
the largest owners Of the Chicago and |
Northwestern system. Mr., +. W.
Winter has for years been manager of
the Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis and |
Omaha, part of the Northwestern sys-
TEN. A connection on the Columbia |
river with Mr., Hammond's line TO AS
toria might be of great value as Civ
ing the Vanderbilts access to the best |
harbor on the North Pacific coast.
President Z. w, Winter, who viii
take charge Of the entire Northwestern |
system on the lst Of September, is a |
man of prepossessing appearance, a |
keen eve, and a strict disciplinarian, |
vet is loved by eevry man who ever
worked under him. He goes to the
Northern Pacific with a splendid record |
and his continued success may be eX-
pected Mr. Winter said to an Astorian !
representatives; "Our trip to the West |
has been for the purpose of taking final
legal steps, under direction of the Unit
ed States court, which will remove the |
road from the charge of the courts
and place 1t back in the hands of the
company, The last sale of lands and
company property was made in Port