The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-06
General Passenger Agent Wad-
leigh Said to Have Resigned.
WAS A POPULAR OFFICIAL
A Minneapolis Paper Says the Great
Northern Isn't Toting Square With
the Northern Pacif1c-Burling-
ton May Build to Salt Lake.


R1o Grande Western had resigned. The
news VIII be received with surprise by
MI Wadleighs many friends in this
city and especially by the railroad men,
| among whom he has many warm
| friends and admirers. No reason for
the unexpected resignation is known,
though it is suspected that personal
| differences are the cause of it. Mr.
Wadleigh is one Of the best passenger
| men in the West, and to his admins
tration of the Westerns passenger de-
partment is due great measure of the
| roads popularity and success. Mr..
Wadleigh was formerly assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Denver and
Rio Grande and resigned that position
| in 1885 to take the place with the Rio
| Grande Western which he has just
resigned. 1t is understood he will soon
| go East.
| In connection with the announcement
| of Mr.. Wadleigh's resignation it is
stated that George w. Heintz, who has
been Mr.. Wadleigh's chief clerk, has
been appointed acting general passen-
ger agent. The appointment of per-
manent successor to Mr.. Wadleigh will
be made in the near future, and it looks
| as If Mr.. Heintz would be the man.
| Mr.. HeintZ is young man, but has
! had IL years continuous experience in
| the passenger departments of several
big roads. He began as clerk. with the
Canadian Pacific at Montreal. in 1886
| Later he was with the Northern Pa
cific, O. r. & NJ, Union Pacific and the
| Denver, Texas & Fort Worth, and has
been with the Rio Grande Western for
| seven years.
| The official announcement of the
| change, issued by Traffic Manager S.
| H. Babcock, was received at the local
| office of the Rio Grande Western yes
| terday afternoon and reads as follows:
| f. A. Wadleigh, general passenger and
| ticket agent of this company, having
| resigned, George w. Heintz is appoint
ed acting general passenger and ticket
agent, effective this date" The circu-
lar is dated July 3.
| The Northern Pacific is reported to be
| considering dignified measures for
evening up with the Great Northern,
says the Minneapolis Times. The lat
| ter is said to have outwitted it's sturdy
| coast rival, not by fair means, but by
the adoption of methods which do not
/ commend themselves to Northern Pa
cific officials, When the Northern Pa
| chic withdrew one of it's two coast
trains it was after an agreement with
| the Great Northern that the latter
| would do likewise. The Great North
1 ern was to run out of st. Paul a morn
| Ing train for the coast and the North
ern Pacific was to send out an even
4 Ing express The Northern Pacific did
| as 1T agreed to do. 1t withdrew one
1 of its two trains, and has sinces been
| running west a late express, which has
been crowded to such an extent that
| from three to five extra coaches have
had to be added each night. Travel
| mas been unusually heavy, and the ac-
| commodations Of the Northern Pacific
have been severely taxed. 1t is alleged
| that the Great Northern, having sue
| ceeded in inducing the Northern Pa
| cific ITO withdraw one of it's coast trains
Is now playing to the galleries" and
| booming the road on the strength of
"a double train service" As a matter
of fact an express train leaves the twin
| cities in the evening, presumably Cor
| the coast. Another coast train leaves
| The following morning. The morning
| express, the Northern Pacific officials
| say, overtakes the preceding evening
| train somewhere il Montana. The Two
| are consolidated, and but one lraiE runs
| from that particular point To the coast.
| The road is charged with still advertis-
| ing double train service TO the coast,
| both through the press and on its fold
ers. The Northern Pacific is reported
| to be displeased with the method Of adj
| vertsing, and is considering a way Of
getting back at the road of Mr.. Hill.
Little is being said, but il good deal If
thinking is being done. The state
ment was made yesterday by an of
fetal of the Northern Pacific road flat
the Great Northern was never known
to keep faith. but invariably finds s,me
loop-hole through which to escape. For
instance" he said, IF an agreement is
made with Mr.. Hill he chances to be
out of the city about the time it takes
effect and his subordinates know moth
OBJ ,l1.,r 10,
had with General Passenger Agent
Whitney, he is out in the country about
the time you desire to see him. and mat
tiers stand in allegiance pending his re-
turn. Then there is some kick. some
protest or criticism | tell you it is
impossible to catch them. You never
know when you have Them" and he
concluded with broad smile, they are
funny people to do business with
Concerning the rumor that the Bur-
lington is to build into Salt Lake the
Omaha Bee has the following:
while the Burlington officials in this
city refer to the matter as simply a
report, there seems to be more than
that in the story of the company's in
tentions to build into Salt Lake City.
A few days aep telegram from Sara
toga, Wyo., mentioned the fact that
right-of-way men for the Burlington
had been there trying to purchase
grounds for depot and yards, and it
was then said the road was undoubt-
edly heading for the Mormon capital
The Salt Lake Herald says that within
the past few days representatives of
the Burlington have purchased real
estate in that city to the value of $780,
900. e. B. Wicks, a recognized agent of
the road, negotiated the purchase, and
this the Herald takes as almost anthem
tic proof that the Burlington will build
to that city.
THE supposition is that the Ne
braska, Wyoming & Western. now
building from Alliance to Hartville,
Wyo., Is the line which will be con-
tlnued into Utah. There is a short line
OF road in Utah, built by company
composed of Burlington officials. ac-
cording to the Herald, and it is said
the roads are to be consolidated when
the Alliance branch reaches Utah.
The only official information to be
had at the Burlington office is that the