The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-04
New Head of the 8. & /. Reaches
the City.
is PLEASED WITH SEATTLE
Asa~s the WosaeFfui Changes That
Have Takes Place STAGE His Last
Visit Three Years Ago and Thinks
the Present Prosperity viii BE
Perms nent-Road's Relation 20
the City VIII Not he Changed.

I,eyerett s. Miller. the new general
manager OF the Seattle a. International.
reached this city yesterday from ST. Paul
over the Northern Pacific. He was met
az Aeeker function by Assistant General
Superintendent W. @. Pearce. % Tacoma.
and together the two officials came 10
Seattle on the westbound overland.
Mr.. Pearce. who has been la charge OF
the Seattle * international as agent for
President e. S. Mellen. Transferred nis
charge 10 Mr. Miller yesterday afternoon
and left soon thereafter for Tacoma DIR.
Miller took possession of the of.icea form
efly occupied BY President John III. Bry-
ant and during the remainder os the AZ
tsrnoon was hard al work. porting over
books and tabuiated statements in the
auditors Office OF the read.
The general manager is distinct
Is agreeable parsonage. A trifc over
medium height, straight, with broad. well
shaped shoulders. broad high forehead. d
pleasant mouth and frank. ilgh. biue eyes,
and an engaging manner. the managing
spirit OF the road is representative OF
tiae younger generation or railroad men.
While he Is open and unEeseryed In his
manner. there Is that about Mr. Miller
which iH.peis the belief that important
secrets could be lodged securely with him
and that underneath the engaging manner
there rs a weli-deveioped power Of reser-
walton and seii-control.
Afr. Miller resigned his position as as
distant general manager of the st. Paul
T. Duluth 10 accept the one he now fills.
He Is a graduate OF the Rensselaer, Poly
Tee hfffg Ina t.tfa .f KnF
began his career In the railroad profession
ia the engineering department OF the Dem
Yer. Utah & Pacific. His work for many
years WAS In the line OF construction, hay-
Ing held the positions OF assistant chief
engineer OF the Colorado Railroad Conn
pany ta Burlington property. and assist
ant engineer OF the New York Providence
& Boston railroad. where he remained un-
I'll Isso, For four months in 1886 he was
co-reecixer or the Central Washington
with Receiver c. W. Chamberlain. Dur
Ing the past six years he has had charge
Of the operating department Of the ST.
Paul 4 Duluth as assistant general man.
ager.
you can readily understand that II IS
rather early for me to make any an
nouncements regarding the policy or fu-
fufe or the Seattle ~ International" he
said yegtatEay MY appointment was
made br President Mellen only last Fri
day. and left ST. Paul foI the west on
very short notice. ! have had no oppor-
tunity for. conference with President
Aeilen and have not yet become acquaint-
cd with the property.
Il wish you would say. however. .hat
am delighted with the good fortune thar
makes me a resident OF Seattle. ! WAS
greatly taken with Seattle and the Puget
sound country on the occasion of my visit
here In 1895. | can SEQ that wonderful
1.
about since then. and that this city and in
fact the whole state are now on the sum
nit CT n substantial prosperity and stand
at the threshold OF permanent and a last
ing development. ! consider Seattle one
Of the most promising cities In the whole
country. The evidences OF great business
activity and growth are everywhere. and
II is plain TO me. although have been here
but few hours. that the merchants OF the
city are handling an immense volume OF
business. especially in the line of outiitiins
people for Alaska.
New. as to the Seattle a International.
l believe the read - looked upon Sc
attic enterprise. and that the citizens OF
this city have an Interest I'm the line that
Is more than commercial ] know Of moth
INK that IL TO change the character or the
road In this respect. As far "a l am con
cerned. It will be my purpose 70 co-opo rate
with the business men OF Seattle in al
things tina. will help this city and build
up fts constantly growing and broadening
soulmerce and business Of all kinds. My
wife Will join me here 81 a few days. and
We viii make t1is city our home
The fact that Mr.. i'm comes from A road
which IS owned and operated indeptnd
entity OF all Of the great transcontinentai
lines Is Indicative OF the purpose OF tho
new owners OF the Seattle 4 International
10 retain and preserve the autonomy OF the
road II wgs first supposed by some peo
ple that the llnc would be simply merged
into the Pacific division 81 the Northern
raciac Whether this purpose is enter
tanned BY President Neiien and the North
ern Pacific board - directors or not. che
indications up TO The present time an point
In another direction.