The herald., 1897-11-06
DepIored by His Business
Associates
RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET
PASSED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC
DIRECTORS
Western Roads Come to an Agreement
on the Immigrant Traffic Cues
tion-Track Notes
ssociated Press snscia, Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Sat a spe-
cial meeting of the board of directors of
the Southern Pacific company called to
take action on the death of Charles F.
Smurr, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, according to His inscrutable
wisdom it has pleased Almighty God to
call from his earthly sphere of activity
Mr.. Charles Franklin Smurr, late an Of
ficer Of this company; and,
Whereas, Mr.. Smurr's twenty-five
years of service with the company, be-
ginning as clerk and continuing through
| the several grades of cashier, local
agent, commercial agent, division
freight agent, assistant general freight
and passenger agent, general freight
agent and freight traffic manager, were
characterized by superior intelligence,
dignified courtesy, unvarying fidelity to
his employer, unswerving loyalty to his
friends, which enabled him to respond
to every demand upon his capacity and
answer every expectation of his employ
ers; therefore be it
Resolved, that by the death of Mr..
Smurr this company has lost an able
officer and devoted servant and his fell
low officers have been deprived of
comrade whose companionship was al
ways helpful as well as pleasurable.
IMMIGRANT TRAFFIC
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The Western
Passenger association will in few days
close it's arrangements with the Atlantic
steamship companies for the handling of
the immigrant traffic entering at the
port of New York. They have now Sc
cured the consent of all of the western
roads that the business shall be handled
and routed through the Immigrant
clearinghouse association in New York.
The committee appointed today consists
of Chairman Caldwell and w. F. White,
who is the chairman of the executive
committee.
The meeting of the Western Passenger
association for the purpose of consider
ing the withdrawal of the excessive
commissions in the territory of the as
sociation and the use of short line rates
on roundabout business has adjourned
without taking any action. 1t considered
the matters very carefully, but came to
the conclusion that it would be unable
| to adjust matters until after the settle
ment of the affairs of the Union Pacific
and of the Union Pacific, Denver and
Gulf.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
and the Rock Island roads are worrying
over the probable action of the new
owners of the Union Pacific regarding
their right to use the big bridge between
Council Bluffs and Omaha. They are
fearful that the new owners will take
the stand that they are not bound by
the contracts of the old organization and
will make an effort to shut them out of
Omaha, and at least demand from them
an increased rental for the right to cross
the bridge. In the latter event it is likely =
that there will be the tallest sort of a
fight, as both roads declare that they
have contracts and will make every
effort to hold the management of the
| Union Pacific to them.
THE KANSAS PACIFIC
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Before Dec.
| 16, the date of the sale of the Kansas
Pacific road, which has seemingly been
abandoned by the Uunion Pacific Reor-
ganization Committee, it is reported that
an organization will be formed to buy
| the road for the Chicago and Alton. J.
Pierpont Morgan will be at it's head. The
Alton has offered to lease the road from
the syndicate, which is to secure it at the
foreclosure sale, and operate it, agreeing
to pay the actual net earnings to the
owners of the property.
The Atoms offer, it is understood, is
being favorably considered. The Van
derbilts are said to be anxious that the
road should come under the control of
the Alton, as the latter is practically
the connection of the Vanderbilt lines
from Chicago and ST. Louis to Kansas
City.
THE SUNSET ROUTE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-The S. P.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-(Special
| to the Express. 1.-The Southern Pacific
Company's Sunset route to New Or
leans, which has been badly crippled for
| some weeks past on account of the yell
| low fever scare in the Southern States,
will be reopened for through business
today A plan is now under consdera-
tion to run two limited trains east of Ell
Paso, one making the trip to Chicago by
way Of the Texas and Pacific st. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern and the
Chicago and Alton roads, and the other
to New Orleans over the Sunset route.
LOW FREIGHT SCHEMES
| SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-The coun-
Gil of Associated Industries of Califor-
nit held a meeting today for the purpose
of aiding the project of the Merchants
! Freighting association to establish an
| opposition line of steamers from San
Francisco to Portland and other north
| ern ports. The meeting was attended
by representatives of the state board of
trade, the chamber of commerce, the
Mechanics institute, the Merchants as
sociation and the Manufacturers and
Producers association. Several mer-
chants spoke, claiming that excessive
freight rates were now charged. A
committee was then appointed to pre-
pare an address to the people of the
state, asking for help. 1t was also de-
cided to appoint committee to help So
licit subscriptions for the proposed new
| line of steamers.
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