The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-01
L. s. Miller, Of st. Paul, Coming
to Handle the s. & I. Road.
PEARcE IS NOW IN CHARGE.
View General Manager Has Been Com
lath and In Considered One Of the
Best Railroad Men In the West
Was for = Time Co-Receiver OF
the Central Washington Railroad.

Mr. L. S. Miller left s.. Paul yesterday
afternoon over the Northern Pacific for
Seattle. where he will arrive Thursday.
and at once enter upon his duties as gem
eral manager Of the Seattle & international
railway. The fact that Mr.. Miller comes
fiom another road than the Northern Pa
cific suggests tie probability of separate
management and operation and this sug-
gestion is reflected in an answer yesterday
10 question put to Mr.. w. G. Pearce, AS
sistant general superintendent of the
Northern Pacific, at present acting as rep
reseatative OF President Mellen, Of the
Northern Pacific and the Seattle & Inter-
national. Mr.. Pearce took charge Satur-
day ard yesterday opened his Office in The
building of the Seattle & International at
Railroad avenue and Columbia street. Mr..
Pearee was asked as to a possible separate
management Of the newly reacquired
Northern Pacific property He stated that
he did not know of any proposed change.
His instructions from ST. Paul did not iadi-
cate that the Seattle 4 international would
be operated any differently than hereto
fore. He was asked whether there would
be any chlnges iii the personnel of the
subordinate officials, and he said none
that he knew of: that If he were running
the road he WORLD allow the officials 10
continue In place.
Mr.. Pearce very automatically made his
statements from the standpoint assumed
by himself and reminded the Post-InteIi-
gencer reporter that his position was only
temporary one. He did not venture any
opinion as TO what his successor might do.
The new general manager l.. S. Miller,
resigns his position as assistant general
manager and chief engineer of the ST Paul
4 Duluth railroad, 10 accept one OF greater
Importance. His railroad biography shows
him to be a comparatively young man,
having been born in New York city in 1869.
He was educated at the Rensselaer, Poly
technic institute, at Troy. He entered
railway service in 1855 as assistant engineer
of the Denver. Utah & Pacific railroad.
since which time he was, In 1856 and 1887.
assistant engineer OF the Colorado Rail-
road Company Chicago. Burlington 4,
Quincy. and during the latter months of
1897 he was chief engineer OF the Eastern
Alabama railroad. From March. IssS 10
November 1883. he was assistant engineer
OF the bridge across the Thames river at
New London, Conn.
In November. 1888. he went as assistant
engineer of the New York. Providence 4
Boston railroad. where he remained until
February, 1890 when he became assistant
superintendent of the same road. From
October. 1880. until December of the same
year he was chief engineer OF the st. Paul
d Duluth, when he was made assistant
general manager. which place. as well as
that of chief engineer. he held until yes
terday. From May II to September ., 1896,
he was co-receiyer of the Central Wash
ington railroad. and this last fact supplies
one of the links TO the chain connecting
the sale Of the Central Washington and the
purchase by the Northern Pacific of a
control OF the Seattle & lnterna tional
Mr.. Miiler's arrival viii be looked for
with considerable interest and the policy
that he may adopt will set at rest the
thousand and one theories that are now
freely advanced as to the future OF the Sc
attic d international.
There were several other Northern Pa
cihc officials In the city yesterday bes sides
Mr.. Pearce. General Superintendent NJ c.
Kimberly. T.. NJ. Herr. superintendent Of
motive power, and X. VI. de Lambert gen
eral storekeeper, arriving from ST Paul.
and T.. II. Pearson, of Tacoma, superin-
tendent of the Pacific division. coming
during the morning. The party left for Ia
coma in the afternoon. Mr. Kimbe.ly's
private car being attached to the regular
overland at 4 O'Clock.