The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-02
WILL STILL BE PRESIDENT.
THE CENTRAL. WILL NOT LOSE ITS
PRESENT HEAD ON OCT. IL.

aetire ON Oct. 12-WiII StiIl BE
chief Executive - Vice President
Eyon Has Assumed the Details of
the o0Ice-Mr. Conner Will Retire
places He visited and
Things He saw In the Far North
west.
rrbere will be no change in the presl-
Aepcr Of the Central railroad very soon.
II has been reported that President H NJ.
Conner had already prepared his reslgna-
ton and that it would be accepted at the
animal meeting of the directors of the
road. which will be held here Oct. =.
This rnnor has gained wide circulation,
and the opinion has been general that the
directors would elect Nlr. John NJ. Egan,
vice president of the system, TO the office
now held by Nlr. Conner.
The president of the Central, who re-
turned yesterday morning from a six
weeks trip through the west and north
west. was seen and asked about the re-
mort of his contemplated resignation.
No" he said, 4 viii not retire from
the presidency of the central Immediately.
I admit that I do intend retiring, but 1t
will not be just at the present time.
have been gradually getting out OF bus
mess. as it is my wish to be relieved from
its cares. l have great fondness for
means of recreation that are not open 70
me as long as my time is demanded by
the duties of the position I now hold.
ut is not at all likely that 1 will not be
president of the road after Oct. 10. have
heard nothing to indicate that I would
have a successor elected, and / do not
think that such an action would be con-
templated without my knowledge of 1t.
My duties as president viii not be 50 ar
duous hereafter as they have been. Much
of the detail work &C the position has been
discharged for some time by Mir. Egan,
who has thoroughly familiarized himself
with it. He is actively employed now In
the management of the road, and cOnsults
me when there are matters of particular
Importance to be considered
What Mr.. Conner stated was, in sub
stance, what was quoted from lines IN
dispatch to the Morning News from Co
lumbus yesterday. Mr.. Conner reports
very pleasant trip. He was accompanied
by the members of ais family, and from
the time of their leaving Savannah, on
Aug Is, in Mr.. Corners private car, until
their return, the trip to all the members
OF the party was an uninterrupted pleas
ure A number of the leading cities and
points of interest of the section were Wis
tied, and the rapid changes that were
made from place to place left no oppor-
tunity for interest to lag. Each mem
Der of the party shows indications of the
healthfulness of the trip taken. Mr.
Conner is sun-browned and well-looking,
and says he never felt better than he
now does.
The itinerary of the route taken covers
nearly 10000 miles. The first stop made
was at St. Paul where the day was spent
and a visit paid to Minneapolis about
ten or fifteen miles above. Mr.. Conner
was there greatly interested in the flour
mills, which are among the finest in the
world. He visited one of these that has
a capacity of 1900 barrels a day He
was particularly impressed with the mag
nificent water power that is had for the
mills. There is a power company that
furnishes the water, which is of $1,000
horsepower. St, Paul, he regards as a
city of great commercial Importance, and
a busy railroad center. A drive was
taken to Summit avenue, a high plateau.
overlooking the entire valley below, where
many very handsome residences are To-
Gated.
From St. Paul the route was taken up
TO Winnipeg, and on the way the harvest
ing of the wheat fields through which they
passed in Dakota was a sight that held
the interest of the travellers Winnipeg
was one of the early trading stations of
the Hudson Bay Company, and one of the
company's largest stores is still located
there. II is a thriving place and COM
mands large trade, having wide extent
of territory to the north and west.
Banff, on the line of the Canadian Pa
cific, was the next point at which a stop
was made, and here the hot sulphur
springs, the beautiful scenery, splendid
invigorating air and fine accommodations
caused congratulations on it's having been
selected as one of the places for a stop.
The inspection of the vast glaciers in the
territory was pursued with interest. These
relies of the ice age surpassed in their
magnificence the conceptions that had
been formed, and under the direction of
one of the guides of the neighborhood
some of the party climbed upon the ice
The president of the Central noted the
provision that is made to prevent the
tracks along the mountains from being
swept away by the avalanches. When the
immense avalanches, which are caused by
the loosened snow at the mountain sum
mits start on their way down the inclines
they carry ever thing before them with
resiStesS force. Long stretches of the
tracks in those localities, where the dan.
ger from the avalanches is imminent, have
strong sheds built over them Being or
the line of inclines the wreckage of the
snow slides Is swept on over them TO The
valleys below, leaving the tracks unharm
ed. The party was able 20 see indica
tons in the way OF tracks down the noun
tain sides, from which all -Vestge of vege
tation had been swept, of the frequency O
the avalanches.
The city Of Vancouver was visited an,
found to be a hustling energetic place witt
fine harbor and splendid railroad facili
ties. Mr. Conner thinks that Vancouver :
likely TO profit to the detrlmeut Of the in
terests of Victoria, an old city on Van
couYer's island, from the construction o
the Canadian Pacific railroad. Abou
twelve years ago all the houses except on
in Vancouver were burned to the groun
and since then the place has. Phoenix like
risen from its own ashes TO a population
of about 25.000 The cities in this sectio
are supported by the industries OF lum
bering, fishing end raising wheat and hops
II is said that the finest hops i'm the worl
can lie grown along the western coast.
A visit was paid New Westminster o.
the Frasier river, about 10 miles from van
couver, to see the salmon fisheries and tn
preparation of the fish for the markets
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