The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-14

) - annpunesment In yesterdays POST
$50 that Sir William c. Van
had resigned the prextdency
RI - Canadian Pacific railroad
= shaf Vice President r. G.
knessy had been elected to nh the
s3ssSSey Was not surprise to these who
80 closely following drveiepments
RI $3.50. circles II was ruEnorkd s<sA
- - Aeo that Van Horne intended
r - from active service IN the
1870, and that Shaughnessy was 10
sS7IS. - Mace. and when the CanadiAn's
sSr11Snf was In Seattle he refused to
Cz ~ Yunsor II II had been uusSue
- eonsldered probable that he would
- - and the fact OF his non-c0mmitfai
- was taken as sufficient evidence
~ fueh proceeding MAS at least under
80 ooration.
6not viii have q serious effect on the
<1ne of the Canadian Pacific AZ he
Z - fu0n1o q piAce ~ adviser to thu hoard
r hrecfogs. and will therefore execute.
go though indirectly. sufficient Of the
lne116aa u directing head to enable the
enay 10 pursue it usual tactics and
R1DpmAots.
6Snehnsssy. while not having attained
- 01om1nence Ia railroad cfrcIes held By
r. 1eodecsssors for the possible lack OF
Goetu11fy. r. one Of the leaders among
E1N1on Of the great systems Of the
Glsy. The fact that he In no young q
~ bstng less than -. and . at he has
- Md m experience. esss ciAliy with
- Gonodian Pacific and under Van
~ cause men interested In railway
GDoments to look forward 20 him al
> G1uoaG authority. He has been with
~ Cnnodtan PactfSc since October. IN
- - went from the position Of gem
- noeeke<per OF the Chicago. Milwaukee
q 1T Paul to take that Of general pur-
1oln1 agent Of the Dominion line. From
16sy. ~. to September. I'M. he was
omnne to the general manager. and
- - appointed assistant general man
-. hei1inx that place four years. when
u - nads assistant president He was
- director and vice president June ~
- Ind Asld that post until his recent
deso1tpn to the highest office In the COM
~ He WAS born In Milwaukee. Wis.
- eatered the service OF the Chicago,
MWpukee 1 1t. Paul when only ~ years
-. eemaiuing with that system until he
MI 70 the. Canadian Pacific. He II en-.
t1sne1y popular with alt railroad men and
G. etheFu who know him.
San Horne = also . native OF the
Cnlte4 etates.- having been horn In Illinois
= - He began his railway life mr.
telegraph operator on the Illinois Central
vAaA he was only H. -Four years later
- vent 10 the Michigan Central where
- Stayed ak years. and then, In 1854. be-
enSAa m agent and operator on the CHI
go = Alton In nine months he had
- ApDctntsd to his flrst official position,
- Superintendent OF telegraph OF that
sssGN( 1870 generHt manager sa5ad pfei-
~ ~
oene1 stopefiAteudca Of the Chicago =
Altee IN ISIS. and general superintendent
- " Chicago. Milwaukee 4 81. Paul
No. 10 70 lsse. when he went TO the
Cane1iAn Pacific as general manager. In
VAS made VICE president. aud pres
u = remsrkabis career--frum operator
- lgent at small country stations I'm
ths 1ddle Western states 10 the presi-
Na@ OF the Canadian Pacific and a
A1lo4thood But this man IL remarkable
= e4es ways. Had he chosen 10 make
pelnune His profession he would undoubt-
~ nave been among the great artists
= tnn generation: for even as II Is. the
vosA with the brush that he ioses 10 do
= ~ intefvais ~ his serious labor shows
sstfemeinary power and artistic sense.
Ae = . lover al all things beautiful, and
- y his home in Montreal one of the
nsee O four really great private collrc-
muu OF japanese ceramics In the world.
rtofies az his abilities az n mind reader
~ numerous ard true. and III he had
Ssoeen To take up that as profession
= undoubtedly true that he would have
IN powerful rival 81 Bishop or other
aNst men In the psychic line.
van Horne is the emily railroad man xho
esnesAlly considered the equal of James
nsil the president 81 the Great North
who Is now in Seattle. as an admin
sFssor 81 railroad affairs. ard has more
saan ence given his American competitors.
.uh the single exception Of nm cause
- .oFry as 10 the mighty power he was