, 1898-12-10
DICKINSON TO QUIT
PROMINENT DENVER OFFICIAL
ADMITS THE FACTS OF
THE MATTER.
Changes Will Affect Bob" Baxter, ].
O. Brfnkerhoff, c. E. Deuel. and
Others-The Mail Contracts
Freight Rates to be Raised and Re-
stored.

stored.
The Denver Republican contains tn.
following concerning the situation OF
the Union Pacific:
The unexpected appearance of Presi
dent Horace G. Burt of the Union Pa
oific in this city Thursday created a stil
in official circles, the object Of his visi
not being generally understood ant
the inference being that it was o al
together disconnected with certain
rumored changes, slated to occur at the
beginning of the new year.
In order to ailay any uneasiness thai
may exist on this score among the I'm.
ion Pacific's Denver representatives, ii
may be said that President Burt was
entirely silent on the subject while
here, but that some little inkling of the
situation was obtained from one who
is in close touch with the executive de.
partment, and who, if any one, is quail
fed to speak as one having authori-
ty."
According to this informant, whose
privilege it is to enjoy the confidence
of those high in authority, the passing
of General Manager Ed Dickinson
is one of the sure sure things
scheduled for the early days of 1899.
He says Mr.. Dickinson will leave the
Union Pacific OF his own volition, how
ever, and not because his resignation
has been or will be asked for. He has
had several fine propositions to go else
where. one involving the general man
agement of the New York elevated rail
roads. He was prepared to go when the
present administration was ushered in,
but President Burt's protest was sc
vigorous that he consented to remain
for the time being.
OTHER CHANGES.
With the departure Of General Man
ager Dickinson will almost certainly
come a severance of his official connec-
ton of the road on the part OF Superin-
division, says the same authority.
Baxter has been g. protege Of Dickinson
ever since he was a dispatcher in Lar
annie and Dickinson was su~perintend-
ent OF the mountain division. 1t Is said
that he is dissatisfied with the existing
situation and will not remain long af-
ter a change is made in the office OF
general manager. He will be provided
for by Mr.. Dickinson, unless he should
decide to go to the coast, where Mrs.
Baxter now is and where sno prefers
to reside.
j. o. Brinkerhoff, s~uerintendent OF
the Kansas division, is spoken Of as
again slated to go and the retirement
Of w. A. Deuel. of the Colorado divi-
sion is asserted to be among the things
absolutely determined upon. In the
case Of superintendent Deuel., however,
the change is spoken of as necessary
by the fact that the requirement by the
Gulf road Of the South Park road, the
Cheyenne and Northern, and other
properties formerly belonging to the
Colorado division of the Union Pacific,
has DO curtailed his Jurisdiction that
all has left now is the ITO miles of road
between Denver and Cheyenne, which
will be attached, so 1t is said, to either
the Wyoming or the Nebraska division.
President Burt's one object in his
management Of the Union Pacific Is to
make the property earn enough to pay
for the use of the enormous sum of
money invested in it." said the Repub-
leans informant. His policy aims to
cover Just two points, eoohomy and
efficiency. He is materially aided in
this by the fact that Mr.. Dickinson had
the tracks dn splendid condition, under
the receivership, SO that little outlay
is required in that direction.
'Mr. Burt has a hard task before
him at the best. He a not made him
self popular with either the employees
or the public, and yet when a cold
blooded view OF the situation Ia taken
he cannot be blamed. He began by re-
ducing the pay rolls in every depart
ment of the general offices about one,
half. The head OF the department
would be called in and asked how
many men he employed. Twenty
would possibly be the reply. You must
cut them down to ten," President Burt
would say. and II 1t vas protested that
the work could not be done with 80 re-
dueed a force he would ray Well. II
not, It will be easy to add to the num-
ber.' BE sure and keep your most ac-
tive men, would be his injunction to
the chief.
What hours are you working?'
would be the next question.
1--WE go TO work at 8 In the morn
ing and quit at 1 in the afternoon
"swell. hereafter 3et the men 20 to
work at 8 in the morning and QUIT at
8 .. n, with an hour for dinner
President Burt early discovered that
there was Z whole lot Of men on the
psy rusis who couldn't Do IN hours
work IN = fnoash. TINY we're vstsran.
IN the ssrvioe q ehe Union Facaac. bad