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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-23

t!oI,s RE secretly Hr:HirL Hrrl'uc :" lh"
teeth. that they 2"' f,,ir., so bounce upon
each either "a. Sc given siSuaI t"i ri"str"t
TIA. !ii='Iy,>i. that th'y .,I' all trying l"
puit' that rr, al victorious German Army
4-Liu~. which thcr., j. ~" resistance. f"~
.rr,TN German has d.srinliu. ia tn ni'"i
every German is g, ,ulii-:' The M" Al"
tell ,uu this, are i-uuriua forces which an
continually al work. sill. .'ly. bat rcsiStl'Ss-
y forces which sly. peace
Future of Inventive ED-rG>.
The tim, Mill no, hr log IN coming when
thts. men who are turning their Ingenuity
t" iny,utiuc q,irk-iir u" Euns to"ped 'S and
other Instruments Of destruction all th"
while a-sjrius NoU hat 10 is Toy III" love
AMI good cr humanity viii find takers
foI their oii us tools. aui will r"aliz" that.
hai they used th"ir inveutiV" talent in
other directions. They mi -ht fIv" r"3ped Il
far better reward than the SCstcrtia Re
c,ivci. And then. and non" t"" soon. the
,~y VII hr =, hoci cv,ryvr"rr: Brethren.
sep these hiEh-hnndrd m.th"ds Of the
strong.
cur economists may rr"p's" mor" eco
-, uIi,al systems rr administration an"
utilization Of resources. our Legislators mag
tnak.. wiser laws and troA1i'--it matter"
ittir: that kird Il help can h" only tenn
rularl IL v. want to rndu'.' poverty and
misery: ii We uaut IT, give to every drsrfN-
ing Individual what l. needed Tor safe
.xist.nc" If an iur"llig, MT being. "" want
provide more ma hir"fy. more power
Power is our rnainstay. the primary source
,f nur n,aly-sl,!ci ,ueGEi,s. With sufficient
power ar our disposal. wr can satisfy most
rr our wants and Offer a guarantee for safe
and com turtahie existence, except. perhaps
/, thoS.. VITO are the greatest criminals of
al-ihe Voluntarily idle.
New source of Powcr Needed.
Tie development and wealth Ct - city. III"
>rccsS- of a ration. the progress or he
v hole human ratr AZ" regulated Toy tl''
rover available. Think uf TN" victorious
match uf the British. tn lik" Of which
history has never recorded. Apart from Ih''
qualities Of the race. which have been 81
great moment they owe the conquest OF the
world to coal. For. with coal they rrGiE"
their iron: coal furnishes them light AMI
, heat: coal drives the wheels of their i'm
mense manufacturing establishments. ami
coal propels their conauering fleets. Hu;
the stores are beinc morr and rlur" "A-
iiusied, th, labor j. getting d.aror .in'i
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-23
IRON ORE RATE CASES.
Minnc~otn Railroad Commission Has
Issued Two Important Orders.

St. Paul. Mimi. Dee e2.-Ia;c Yesterday
tn. Railroad and Wareh0us" tommiss On
issued tvo orders in ihs iron ore rate cases
one to fe served on the Duluth. Missahe
ard Northern and the other on tn" Buluth
and Iron Barge. Tho case against the Ea
ern Minnesota was dismissed. These orders
will ie served uDon the companies TO-DAY.
The rate of the Mssabe road. which has
been 50 cents per ton on ore. was reduced TO
rO cents and those in effect on the Duluth
aud Iron Rang. road. 81 cents. :" cents ana
ST. were reduced respectively 10 TO cents. -
cents and 81 cents. The order was marc
with the unanimous vote OF the commission
The rites as ordered by the commission
contemplate a reduction in the net earn
irc., of the Nisscbe road Of about Sl.TN.cl
which. on the basis of last year surplus.
would leave "a net income nj Sal.,S II
the same per cen: of reduction Is caused in
the net income on tho Duluth and Iron
Range their ret earnings viii range In the
neichhorhood of s550.,s0.
The commission believes that these net
incomes represent fair income on the
capital invested and upon that basis cod
tend that their action Is rot unjust. II is
rot known what course the roads "ontem-
plate AT present. They cannot bc i'm
mediateiy affected by the new rates. since
there is no traffic in iron ore during the
winter month";,
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RAILROAD news
FROM ALL POINTS.
Changes on The Southern Caused
by Absorption of The
.tia Line.
Mr.. BUNCH COMES TO ST. LOUIS
inauguration RateS-lron Ore Rate
C;lses-Mr. Hill in New York
Appointments and RcSIgna-
tions-Gicncral Notes.
Mr.. BUNCH COMES TO ST. LOUIS

WoShims;tor. Dac. Nv. Wy Finley. s@'-
oud vice president OF the Southern Raiiwa%.
announces that ON account Cf the earl! ac-
QUESTION of IN" Louisville. Evansville and
St Louis Consolidated Railroad. ON January
/. and the consequent enlargement of the
territory. connections and pass ngcr traffic
of the southern Railway and Its affiliated
lines il has heen determined. effective Janu
any !. 1901. TO create the Office Of assistant
passenger traffic manager. and 10 make sew
er.i other promotions.
Colonel W. \. Turk. formerly general
passenger agent. Is promoted 10 he assist2 ut
traffic MANAGE. with office In this city.
= II. Hardwick. formerly assistar; pas
serger agent al Atlanta, IL promoted t. bn
general passenger agent. with headquarters
III this city. an1 the following aSsIstaHt
passenger agents aIc appointed: ". ~. rdy-
ice. at Atlanta, Ga.: X. Z. L. Bunch. ~
- Louis. 40, and 4. N. Allen. at Louis
VILE Ky.
This is in line with the announcement
made exclusively in The Republic several
days ago Mr.. " 5. TayIce is irans.errs,
10 Atlanta. Ga. instead of to Washington.
and X. NJ Allen is tn he made assistant
general passenger agent. instead of district
passenger agent. at Louisville. X. r. l..
Runch. as announced. will come to 81. l.o,Iis
as assistant general passenger agent of the
Louis ville-St. Louis lines. AR. Bunch Was
in the city yesterday, looking over IN" ST.
nation and left last night for Louisville.
He viii spend the holidays at Washington
and report here for duty under General
Manager q. G. Smith on January ]. The
other changes on til" Air Line are as al
ready announced. r. NJ. Allen was in LOUIS
VILE Yesterday and X. A. Campbell who
viii lie Is -st.nt general freight agent was
in Cincinnati.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-23

terra nedica 4:d 4 pharmacy ana Il d"r-
tistTy that have conquered everything that
afflicted nerve or lung. ~ tooth. or eye. or
limb Hrs4lthcIo=y complete and universal.
Tn" good Lord could do il as easily In :,
hundred years as in thousand
INFANTs EILHLIE.
desire 10 see the iudeps uis nee "f wJm-
more generally asserted in the T"'n-
ti.th trUtury. An example j. ever being sci
hy The young American women. who are
neither slaves nor dependents ot men
hope tine Twentieth Century will bring all
women healthy s.lf-r.lianC".
REAR ADMIRAL PHILIP UICHBOR>.
il is the discovery Of machine which
will successfully cope with the submarine
torpedo boat. The submarine torped" boat
will be- a!i-power:lil in tn" naval wis 81
III. world II it, effects cannot be n'utrit,iZ ~
The perfection Of the airship VIII AIS" ~
one Of the woIid. rs of tho Twentieth 'r1-
tury What can be done with an dl:Shil
eau:pped for war dropping dyr amt" "n
armies in the field on heets and on cities Is
nov "A matter for the imagination. but II
will he realized within the next hundred
ye@:s.
.Th. most important task of the Twcn 10th
Century may not h- apparent tn men now
| wish that the social progress III u may
srIrpa.z- tn. rro.rcss Of sCi"uC" !or th hap
piness uf humanity.
LLOYD BRYCE.
Thss. are n. most important task: The
substitution as IA political factor of he
scnoplhouSe FOR the saloon. the abolition in
national State and municipal affairs OF the
pull" :: decrease in the hours of labor and
th,. suppression in our lawlcS> border com
munities Of outrages upon II EroeS wh'''h
discredit the name Of .imeri an civilzd-
ton.
GEORGE ID. HEBRON.
7 would like 10 see the pandernnnum and
madness We call civilization surplantcd hy
the economic and social orde- that would
sprinc from th. snCialisiic order of society.
| should rejoice in the harmony that would
/ thereby come to- human life.
g. CLEMENCEAt.
Considering the events Of tn" last years
Of the Eirctccath Century. | would Ike ~
see the triumph Of iustic" in ali III" pnssi-
hl.. acc.piatious of tnat word-thc triumph
If right over force and human imbeciity.
y. MARION CRAWFORD.
\ modus vivendi which shall assure
lust and permanent distribution of wealth
ard division nf tabor. lie VIII" solves this
problem will he the earths greatest man-
EDNA LYsII.
I hope for the promotion Of unity hy
greater simplicity Of worship and more ia-
ton i,1Ste.4d of war and for tho triumph
uf Jesus Christ and UNIVERSAL brotherhood
over our greed of gain.
EX-GOy ERNOR NLTGELD.
The question ,s too h'g for me- hut 1t
looks to me as II tho establishment % Il
more equal Justice ver. the great problem
| Of the immediate future.
ALFRED DHARHsWORTH
] l hope for the abolition Of physical pain.
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A is on foot TO put "ne-half cent
coin in general use in the United states several
suggestions have been made 10 the Government.
and document presented. signed by. The
heads Of the big department stores in the various
large cities throughout the country. showing the
L, needs for this money in making change where
VT articles are sod le. and similar prices.
the As times flies progress finds many methods Of
Mr.. .n,ova,,.n, hut for half n century mast, in
Fell Improvement pn' ~ nan ~ - ra.. - "
MC.pite OF many initatiohs' h"'h'fs mas 'risen 10
for kaual Hostetter's Stomach biiteis one OF the
Hodiayeatest benefactors the human race has ever
VIII Down. This medicine constipation. in
Mler ,s,ion. dx epsa- biliousness nervousness ard
ier cnor-lessuepy lso prevents malaria, fever and
1t aHIs had from druggist hut be
ns"s with vi The T Sofe v''e %
Prayer. E,yer uN
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DECIDED TO SETTLE DOWN.
Aged Cyrus Hull. Proposed. Was
Accepted and Is Married.

After travelling about the country since
the d-ath of his first wife. six Years ago,
Cyrus Hun. 81 years old. decided that il
was time to settle down and take unto
himself another wife.
lie proposed to Mrs f. J. CampbeII 4,
years old. and Was accepted They were
married yesterday 1T Cariinyille ILL., by the
Reverend j. y. Lucas AT the Methodist
parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs Hull are residents of East
st. Louis. They went to tarlnVil1e 10 be
irIrried without the knowledge OF their
friends. but The news of their union pre-
Ceded tLem back 10 E.asi ST Louis
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OPINIONS OF CELEBRITIES IN LIES VARIOUS WALKS
ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT TASK.

VI. have. n.a,l. much uroarssS t"aard IL in
the pas; century. and | hop" "" shall tuiIE
succeed IN overcoming II in the n-Nt cen
Iury. II will he the greatest blessing 10 AL
mankind that human genius can confer
IAN HACLARE>.
The hope of the new century is the union
Of tn. I:ngIi -iI-spcakin.g race IN the interest
Of cducatiun liberty. peace ami ciNillZation
VT TING FANG.
The Twentieth Century Is pregnant with
gr at poIentiaiities. If all the great Powers
81 earth Will carry UU: tine peaceful prin-
cipl.s recognized ~ The Hague convention
and abide by the decisions of an interna-
tional tribunal. then there Is hone for an
era Of "neacr on earth and rood viii to-
ward men,. Though the millennium seems
still far. Indications point to the conclusion
that the world is making substantial prog
RI toward the attainment of taat happy
S:a:.
DAVID B. HILL.
The great achievement of the next cen
fury Will b. the perfection of International
Justice The DRIFT toward arbitration is
in d!rec; line with this thought. although
tn" perfection will not necessarily ne the
! only means to the great end to which have
referred.
WILLIAM Jennings BRYAN
: During the last quarter of a century
: greed for gain mas been gradually obscl,r-
ing the inalsnable rights of the individual.
| know of no more imperative task for the
! Twentieth Century than the restoration Cf
! man to his rightful position of paranoJn.
! Importance.
WAX NORDsU.
| wish 10 see realized in the Twentieth
Century the utter stupidity. criminali,y and
uScieSsnosS of war.
SENATOR JAMES Ia. JONES.
I In my opinion the most important task
of the Twentieth Century il the accom-
plishment of absolutely Just government.
MARQUIS ITO.
hope the growing power of civilized senti-
m.nt Will enable the coming century 10 wit
ness some effective practical steps toward
placing international relations upon basis
more In unison with the peaceful fulflmcni
Of human destiny
NATrRE LaBERI.
The task Of the Twentieth Century will he
more gigantic than many persons imH cihe.
wish that in the Twentieth Century one may
have the chance to meet one honest man in
100 O1c-I mean an honest man incapablc of "A
diSloysi act or word. Tha; would he an
immense advance In civilization.
ARCHBISHOP MARTINELLI.
In the Twentieth Century the most i'm
portant task of mankind can be no other
than that which la, always been markind's $
most important busiress-that Is. the draw
Near to God. mans last end. through Chris,
the Redeorner. The one change to be de-
sired before the end of the Twentieth Cen
tury is the return Of all men TO the unity or
fai;h In Jesus Christ and all his teachings.
that there may he zone fold and one shop
herd''-the sheep and the lambs all being
guided. noUrishcds and protected by him to
whom Christ said: Feed my sheep. feed
my lambs -
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>. ,. HILL N VIEW YORK.
Consequent RumOrS of Another Ct
gantic Deal BcinS On.

1sE!l 6is.t SPfs'lllS
New York. Dec. with tho arrival in
this city yesterday Of James Y. Hill. pres
idcnt Of the Great Northern Railway Com
pany. stories rcgained currency of an
other gigantic railroad deal. along the I'M
rf the community Of ownership idea.
Th.i. iS to u. conference here of promi-
nent hnanciers. Identified with the North
western railroads. the work in hand 'e-
latinc to the pooling OF ISSUES by the Cana
elan and Northern Pacific. the Great North
ern: Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul, and
tho Eric companies.
These railroads form "a continuous line
from Vancouver 10 New York city and, IL
is said. that they Will work in harmony
either through individual traffic agreements
or by an interchange of directors, which
amounts practically to the same thing. This;
deal has been pending for several months
and involves conferences between the
American and foTcisn holders of the securi-
ties of the companies mentioned.
These conferences will It is said take
place within the next fortnight. in order
that the community Of ownership plan
may become operative early in the ne"
year.
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
I'll SINI-SS

Discount rates We're ; To per cent on call
and time loans. Elearincs Si4'S 0SE: hai-
anceS. &2tl.a. New York exchange. 5c
premium bid. 1ac premium asked: Louis
VILE. sc discount bid, par asked: Chicago.
ooc discount hid, 1cc discount asked: New
Orleans. 25c discount hid. PAR asked; Cincin-
natl. 2Jc discount bid. par asked
The local wheat market closed steady at
.a'sc a. Dec, 11l4c IL Ian. 1@24 H!sc h. May;
1ii,d.2i.c No. red. Corn closed lower "A
3is,c a. Dec. 3p4c 4. Jan. 3'd 'sc MAY
:5i -sisac No. white. Oats closed AT 25c D.
Dec. :iasc May. :5H23isc No. :.
Tho local market for standard mess r"rk
closed quiet at 81. 30 for new. Prime steam
lard closed steady al sS.S5 for l.. side.
The local spot cotton market closed
steady.
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In response 10 the question. what il
the most important task Of the Twentiet.i
Century," celebrities IN various walks of
life have expressed the following opinions:
OOM PAUL kRIGER.
| hope the Twentieth Century Will wiz
hess the universal adoption of arbitration.
for this is the only means Of rightly settling
quarrels between nations.
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
/ should like to the profession OF
arms. row considered by many the most
honorable. held in the Twentieth Century
10 be of all human occupations the most
dishonorablc. / should like 10 see the Kill
ing OF men under the name Of war at"-
ished and the earth thereby freed from its
fottsst stain.
SUSAN h. ANTHONY.
II L could return TO the earth at the close
Of the Twentieth Century, l would like best
To see this great Republic practicing the
principles embodied in the declaration,
Governments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the eoverned"-governei
women as well as governed men l would
like to see "A time when to be a woman Is
not a crime TO be punished with disfran-
chisemcnt.
JANE HADING.
To bring forth more dramatlsts. wrltinS
fewer plays; to have fewer piayhouses and
these with competent members; to have
more actors and fewer clerks ana if,ana-
bIes: to have critics that Will neithe: h"
dramatists nor lecturers. nor fatherS-i:l-iaw.
nor sons of dramatic authors ard octrH Hsscs.
CARDINAL GIBRONS.
Let us hope that at the end nf the century
lust dawnins Christianity will be cstab-
lished more firmly and extensively. and ITS
principles more faithfully practiced. Bat
let us remember that this will not h+ ac-
complishcd until the principle is honestly
admitted and sincerely practiced. that the
moral law is binding no less on nations and
corporations than on individuals.
LIEUTENANT RICHMOND y. HOBSON.
Raising the standard of life OF the millions
in China for by so doing will be raised the
standard o: life throughout the whole world.
Then the Industrial resources OF China " i'll
enhance the value OF all civilization.
CiROLIS DURAN.
/ hope TO see humanity mere closely fol
low the doctrine Of Christ Love one an
other" ! hope TO see wars come to an end
and fraternity CEASE tn be vain word.
FRANCISCO CRIsPI.
The task of the Twentieth Century is
| herculean. alas. Europe and America in
arms do not make beautiful promise for
the future Of the world.
SIR EDMUND MONSON.
hope for the disappearance o. class an
imosIty. and for that trd n general recog-
milton by the rich of their duties to the
poor.
THE REV. DIR. T.. DE WITT TALNiGE.
At the close Of the Twentieth century I
would. havr r" more gathering of aims for
the poor. because all the poor will rdvs,
been enriched: no hospital Sunday. because
iisjointed bones will have been set ami
the wounds all healed and the incurab;e
diseases OF other times overcome by a ma
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DEATH FOR KIDNAPERS.
IlliEciS Legislature TO Bc Asked to
Make That the Penalty.

Chicago. H.. Gee. 1.-THE Illinois General
Assembly. which convrnes in January. will
be asked Il max" kid-arias f1r ransom
cuntsh2 bic by d.cth. Stirred by the ki9:aL-
ing of ycrnr Edward Cudlhy at Omaha
and his releas" on payment Of So 900 in
gold. some In":lbers Of the State Legie-
lature are determined that the Illinois laws
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Eruption S

Dry. moist. scaly letter all forms of &C.
zema or salt rheum. pimples and other Gu
taneous eruptions proceed from humors.
either Inherited or acquired through defec-
tive digestion and assimilation.
To treat these ergptions with drying medi-
cines is dangerous.
The thing to do il to help the system to
discharge the humors, ana to strengthen
the digestive and assimlative functions
against their return.
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was hanging on Il clothes linn IN the cellar
:Di threw il over the woman. eytincTrsh
ing the blaze.
She was badly burned that It was
deemed avisable t" scnl her t. hospital
ard she was hurried to the Baptist i;IIi-
tarium in an ambulance. In spite of Ill
forts To- save her. she lied at : o'clock
yesterday evening.
She was Il years old. Her mother Alma
l.. Sutton. lives at No. a'ls Morgan Ford
road.
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RATE-CITTING MIST STOP.
Traffic Managers Heads Will Fall il
ID Does Mt.
REPTILE SPECIAL.

EEpIf.Il' SIE'lAl-
New York. Dee. 22.-Executiye officers "f
the leading Western railroads. at tne'r
meeting in Chicago last Tuesday. deter
mined to stop rate-cutting in the Wet.
even if the enforcement rf this isci5i"n
should involve the removal Of traffic Han-
ayers.
The chief trouble in the matter uf freiGht
rates has been in the Kansas City terri
tory. although passenger rates have been
unsatisfactory on the CEicago-S Paul lines
for some time past
Orders have been issued hy the execu-
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tive heads of the railroads. only to be ig-
nored by the traffic managers. who have
heen In the habit Of giving rehates on long
tine contracts. The Advisory Committee
Of which Il. H., Hartman Is chairman. de-
Cided at the Chicago meeting to put a stop
Ia further Iatc-cutting, ana the response
bile officers have been warned. il is said.
that disohetiience OF these instructions VIII
involve dismissal
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Two New Trains sent Oui.

Hearne. Tex. Dec. 2e.-Two new trains
on the Calvert. Waco and 8razos Valley
Railroad arrived here last night and Went
ont the road this morning. Chair ears
have been put Oh each traiI- They are
fitted with electric lights and fans and are
a great improvement ON the old style OF
cars. Superintendent Powers. Vice Presi-
dent Trice and Superintendent OF Motive
Power Huffsmith came down in Mr.. Trice' s
special car. ''rhe Texas" and went out on
tho road this morning on tour of inspeC-
ton. Everything vlsbl, tends to indicate
tnat the new road has been absorbed by
the Gould system. and is to he "A branch of
the International and Great Northern road,
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CONGER SIGNS THE DEMANDS
Joint Note to China Will Probably
BE Presented Monday.
SPECIAL BY CABI.E,.

SPECIAL. By CABLE.
Tieu-Tsin. Saturday. Dec. 22.-tCopyright.
1890. by the New York Herald Company
Minister Conger to-day signed the demands
upon China IL is believed that they will
be- presented to ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching on Monday.
\ meeting of the Ministers of the Powers
Is announced for Tuesday.
Should the health of Ia Hung Chang per-
nit. the belief is general here that the Chi
nese will accede to the demands Of the
Powers as now framed by the Ministers.
with but little delay
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Canadian Pacific. School.

Winnipeg. Manitoba. Dee. 22.-The Cana
dian pscitic vii cpe,. = hoo. IN Ninnips- =
for the teaching of shorthand and telegra-
Ihy To .ts f.T or -ral.o:ts 10 enable theIl
To qualify for more important posit,oas.
General Manager NcNicoll has announced
that in the future promotions will be gov
.rncd by merit only. and appointments t.
higher positions will. as far as possible. b.
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Chicago, Dec. 2e.-ImportaHt change. in
the management of the Illinois Central Rail-
road. 10 become effective on January i, were
announced by Second Vice President Hara-
han to-day. y H. Sullivan. general SUPER
intendent. has been appointed assistant sec
ond vice president. and the Office of general
superintendent will be abolished. Mr.. Sulli-
van takes the place of ]. +. Wallace, wh1 $
made assistant general manager. j.. G
Hartisan has resigned the position of assist
ant general superintendent of the Northern
and Western lines and the office will he
abolished