The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-06

Smith on the arrival OF President FarreI
TO take charge OF tha property. Mr.. Smith,
hsn1ssLf has nothing 20 say on the subject
Mr.. Smiths friends. however. ara speculat-
ING FOR him. Some contend that the inter-
es;s OF the Pacific Coast Company are SO
varied and intricate that il Will be i'm
possible for an outsider TO handle them and
make them separately and collectively
profitable Mr.. Smith has devoted years
TO the study Of the coal fields, and many
more years 20 the study OF the railroad and
steamship business. While Mr.. Farrell Is
unquesl!onao.y . good railroad man. II In
claimed by many that his experience IN
handling the coal mines and the steamship
lines OF the company has been TOO limited
TO expect him TO give satisfactory results
IN his management OF these properties:
hence, 1t Is argued. that the services OF
practical and experienced man like Mr..
Smith could not possibly be dispensed with,
mis- value as manager having been best
proven by the net earnings OF the COM
pany In the last fiscal year Others again
argue that Mr. Hf.i has bought the prop
erty more for the railroad advantages that
I. gives him than either the steamship or
coal mines and not caring for these he will
sacrifice them as soon as practicable and
that as a natural result, Mr.. Smiths tenure
o. Office Will not be long
The Present Directors.
The directors Of the Pacific Coast Com
pany who were elected at the election in
New York October Il. are as follows: For
one year-Hamilton Fl. Durand Herbert A.
Tucker. John kean. For two years-E. S.
Hartman. Daniel S. Lamont, Henry w
Cannon. For three years-i. B. Schley. T.
Jefferson Coolidge, jr.. and J. E. He.mer-
dirg.
The standing of these men Is as follows:
Cannon is a director OF the Great North
ern road. Lamont. ditto In the Northern
Pacific: Hartman is a director OF the
Union Pacific and Shor, Line; Schley is a
member of the broker firm OF Moore &
Schiey. and kean is vice president OF the
Manhattan Trust Company.
The Pacific Coast Company now owns
the coal mines az Newcastle and Franklin,
the Columbia & Puget Sound railroad. the
Seattle a. Northern. the Port Townsend
Southern. the Pacific Coast railway In Cali
forn.a valuable terminal improvements in
Seattle. and the steamship lines between
seattle and San Francisco and Alaska.
These steamship lines. however. are oper-
ared By Goodall & Perkins. OF San Fran
cisco.
President John ID. Farrell.
While President John u. Farrell has
practically been out OF the railroad bush
ness for over two years. he has a record as
a railroad man that dates back to 1877. at
which time he entered the service as track
laborer. Mr.. Farrell was born at Brasher
Fails. 81. Lawrence county. n. Y, and is
now only 4 years old and In the prime
and vigor of manhood For the last two
years he has devoted his time to his pri-
vate mining interests with so much success
that he Is now numbered among the richest
men In Spokane. His railroad record as
given in the Railway Ages biographical
directory. Is as follows:
Entered service 1877 as track laborer on
tho {. 4 y. w: 1878 out of service: 1873 TO
June, 1880 tlmekeeper and foreman material
yard bridges, building and water depart
ment 8. ~. division G., NJ. & St. p. in
Minnesota and Dakota: June. 1880, TO
March. ISL out of service. March. ISL.
To December. 1851. foreman construction de-
partment c. & n. ". in Dakota: December
ISL TO July. lSs2, foreman bridges s. NJ.
division c.. If. & s.. p; July, lss2. to May,
isS3. chief clerk and foreman bridges.
buildings and water department Canadian
Pacific at Winnipeg. Man: May. 1883. to
August. 1884. assistant superintendent
bridges buildings and water department
Canadian Pacific. western division: August
1884, TO March. 1855. brakeman on freight
train and station agent: March, 1876. 10
March. INST. freight and passenger conduc-
ter. April, 1887, To November. 1857 conduc-
tor 81 Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba rail-
way: November iSSs. 10 March 1855 pas
senger conductor, Montana Central rail-
&.zssF n.,af.
master Chicago, ST. Paul & Kansas Ci,y
railway. Chicago division. September 1889
10 June issa division superintendent same
Rad tnow Chicago Great Westerly; June,
1872, 20 september. is22, superintendent
t'ae ada division, Great Northern railway
az Spokane. NasA-; September. iSaS 10 Aug
us,. t>s4 assistant general superintendent
western division. same road. August 10
Il fsgs rnler. lsai general superintendent
western district same road. at Spokane.
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IIi.C TRIO LIGHT COMPANY WINS.