The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-13
HE PRESIDENT.
.ss vow sEan OF THE
eT.nns PACIFIC.
-. ~ HIS Election He
- rs~~ PRESIDENT Of the
- sew Baves 4 Hartford
1919, ss.s'', s.n..sr %
80. rs<fse-G~n~rsi Con-
rkef - N Active Eseca-
- Wlis Give thc North
~1ne syste~ = Progressive
1 80 A1sssissrad'".

sror New Yerk las: night
: - hoxrd OF directors Of the
& - 1900 Railway Company yes
~, skeesea c. 8. Aeilen pfs~ssss 80 -
h ~ Edrin Winter. res g1ea' ara ere
}, - 80 Of vice prssiaens. % "nlsa'
III 4 Lamont Was sisSsee. kosn
-. AZ elect On September l.
l.ll s..ssfinr the resignation OF Prssi-
q 1,s.sr Is take effect August III, the
y xfrsetors adopted a resolution
= hsxaa appreciation OF MS eg-
~. s-rvseSe IN its behalf and sincere
B ~ 4 hls sugfy retirement.
y E S.1ten q st present second vice
q - a the New York. New Haven
& ..s.sd vx.lroad. and was formerly
4 s.sasrer OF the Union Pacific rail-
~. ~ - hsyn al Lowell. Mass, An-
s q. = - lie entered the railway ssry-
S.s1s~her 2, 1859. He has held con-
{ lla.ss.sr noe4fions az follows: Clerk ia
1850 once OF the Northern New
49, rad; clerk 20 chief engineer.
ssrf Vermont road at ST. AIbanH;
4 ..Ss,.rdInt's clerk. Northern New
{. 1870. road. cashier. chief clerk and
..sss-s treasurer OF the same road: as
- Dn34keJ Vi taS po7Nes4 ~ 4S'"1H
5. nnfItor Boston 4 Lowell and Con-
pal srnds: superintendent Of the Boston
xf~x,l. eensgaI superintendent Of the
- rued; general purchasing agent OF
cs sssi6u Pacific system; assistant gem
- ~enesey Of tho Union Pacific system:
.,.S,sl frafac manager OF the same sys-
~. s.nersl manager Of the New York &c
I ~ EneIana road 4. Boston, Mass. sec
~ - president Of the New York. New
s@1ssss 8 Hartford road
Il 4 iseal halfway circles only the most
za.rsssb,A camment was heard on THE
~. xhJeh the directors had made in
irlsnx Ms. Meiien president While
= nan< had rot been prominently mcFi-
"a Ii connection with TIE position.
- esr>rsIly understood. and bad Seen
~ ~9eiaIly announced when the rumsr
4 i6no0t's candidacy was denied. that
Y ec&tvs operating man was to be put
~ H. place. Consequent IT was felt
aSesiiy that some such man as Mr.
x6je would be selected
xuvrsi well known railroad men were
I'D Fly yesterday. Among them
~ Goofss g. Batty. general agent of
a. Nlec0uain Central. with headquarters
4 fetIand: c. j. Eddy. general agent
& - Milwaukee: j. W. Casey. travelling
rtiqeageY and freight agent of the same
~ tnd e. ]. coyie. district passenger
ooel 4 the Canadian Pacific. with head
tnFihn at Vancouver, II. G. Almost
sn1est exception they expressed q de-
~ ccnviction that the election OF Mr..
MN would insure business adminIs-
ttsiss Of Northern Pacific affairs. Mr.
sar 6nes Ir. Meiien when the letter
~ esnefal manager OF the Union Pa
III.
kscng most ef the officials in the local
tAtx Of the Sortnern Pacific the pre-
kelrsnt sentiment seemed To be one OF
NJ nat the yexed question Of the
FeaSsscy OF tbs road had at last been
bsssi
any one In Seattle has any inforfna-
- ~ 70 whsthsr Mr.. Mallen f. idenys-
- s'th any particular one of the CON
flsins interests represented In the North
- Psflnc directory he IL keeping the
uAs'sf TO himself. From the Eastern
eslaiches the most probable surmisa Is
tu he was selected partially becauss.
as'a& had no previous connection with
y fesd In any OF It's departments. he is
~ sappossi 10 DO identified with any ape
~ tnit1eet or party.