The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
HUNTINGTON
STILL LOVES
KRUTTSCHN|TT
Story of Animosity a
Romance.

The story published few days ago to
the effect that c. p. Huntingtons admira
ton for General Manager Kruttschnitt
was on the wane emanated from a coterie
in the yellow building and was not based
on a knowledge of inside facts.
The yellow building is the abode of
many cliques While all recognize allie
glance to the president of the Southern
Pacific some intrigue to establish them
selves in his favor by the crude plan of
knocking others.
The tale regarding Mr.. Huntington's
loss of faith in Mr.. Kruttschnitt was told
to stir up little animOsity between the
president of the company and the general
manager of the operating system. No
doubt Mr.. Huntington is not quite salts
fled with the manner in which the OPP
Grating department of his company is
managed. He would be a queer sort of
railroad man if he fancied that the man
agement could not be improved Surely 1t
has come to his knowledge that the trains
bound for San Francisco so frequent
ly behind time that an arrival of a train
at the mole on time is an event rather
than an incident
In general way he may hold Mr.
Kruttschnitt responsible for these de-
linquencies, but perhaps he reflects that
on the Atlantic system, which is also un-
der the supervision of the general man
ager, the operating service is commend
able.
The Southern Pacific is divided into
lantic system is W. G. Van Week, the
Oregon system is managed by r. Koelher
and our own cherished Pacific system is
controlled by that rare antique, J. A. Fill
more. All three are controlled by Cen
eral Manager Kruttschnitt.
Tourists coming to California do not
begrudge the time passed on the rail. as
the slow travelling affords opportunity for
contemplating the delightful scenery of
mountain and valley. but business men
with important enga gements to meet kick
against the time lost.
The management of the company is
talking seriously of introducing modern
railroad methods on the Pacific system.
Very few changes have been made since
the last spike was driven at Promontory.
The line has been shortened between San
Francisco and Sacramento, but the in
crease of speed has been very slight.
Things are going along in the same de-
lightful old fashion that characterized the
management of the road when Stanford
held court at Fourth and Townsend
to the railroad picnic.
Perhaps Mr.. Kruttschnitt is not so ac-
tive in pensioning the representatives of
the old regime as the president of the
company would wish. He may be re-
strained by a clever and tender sense of
local propriety from smashing our Cali
fornia idols with one grand smash for the
sake of precision In the movement of
trains, but whatever the restraining In
tiuence may be he Will be expected hence
forth to suppress sentiments of venera ton
for old time methods and managers and
bring the trains in according TO the sched-
ule. Some changes will be required to
effect this purpose and public announce
ment of the changes may not be long de-
layed.
| When Mr.. Huntington was casting about
for general manager with the railroad
ability to MI the place = rendered vacant
the situation carefully and deliberately
The selection of Mr.. kruttschnitt was the
result of deliberate judgment. The story
of a failure on the general managers
part to meet the expectations of the pres
ident is a romance of the yellow building