New-York tribune., 1901-06-21
DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC.
NEW PLACE WHICH ]. c. STUDIES WILL
HOLD FOR HARTMAN ROADS TO
HARMONIZE CONFLICTING
INTERESTS

San Francisco June 2c-J c. Stubbs. gice-presi-
dent OF the Southern Pacific, whose appointment
as traffic manager OF the vast system OF faliio"
controlled by the Hartman interests IS ahilouii0
from Chicago has arrived in this city IN sIeah-
sng OF the innovation be introduced IN ral'roao
,etbods t,,, the creation Of the place which he
has inst been appointed NJ. Stubbs explained the
matter by saying that Mr.. Hartman had been con-
sidering for some time the Feasibility anu ~ a..
bility OF dvorcing the traffic Of the lines ne - 1
ferested in from the other affairs OF the roaos'
He had talked over the scheme with the me"
who helped 10 frame the policy and direct the
fortunes OF the Union Pacific and southern
cifc and had evolved a plan which ne thousi,'
ought 10 accomplish the heretofore imposslple 'aA
of harmonizing the interests Of the seVeral roaus
As Mr. stubbs puts IL. il is plan TO bring ABOUT
a uniscation OF interests with reduction OF TIC
fion ard the elimination OF unnecessary compel
zion without connecting the properties unoer one
rnanagenent Under this plan one man is 10 hd'e
entire charge Of the traffic Of the several corpora
lions and in order eectually 10 divorce the trafc
f the other affairs Of the road this official viii re-
port directly 10 ihe board
This place Of power and responsibility conpar-
able 10 no other in the history of railroading was
Offered 10 Mr Stubbs. and he accepted The plan
is an absolutely one in railroading. MT stupos
does not even know what title viii be bestowed
on him Il suppose" said he. that IL will he traf-
fc director or director Of traffic That is mat
ter of detail that has not been considered as yet
3dr. stubbs added:
In word. TO be placed in entire charge % OF
en- sns The Oregon Short Line and VIII report
10 the boards Of directors Of the several com
1oanies That means that am 70 report direct 10
Each COMPANY has its board Of directors and each
board Of directors has an executive cofnrILtee;;
presided by chairman When the noaro OF
directors is in session Il is supreme. and when the
board is not in session ana ne etive conn
inttee is supreme. When the executive commit iI
.,T71s ,bjnes r II Hartman is chairman of the
executive committee Of the four roacs. -,
Central and the Chicago and Alton are not IN.
cluded in this arrangement Ny respon1sinnll,resi ,i
River This the territory within which All the
1IaIhc LEoupes , ,s mar oTeer3erts and they have
all failed to solve the problem Now fir Harrln.an
'iraffc Of The lines over wh;ch he rresides-
] am depended on 70 show Mr. Hartman and ms
trafic methods of the several roads in harmonious
Zines and an economic administration OF ne aaais m
xreater profit. Mr.. Hartman has such an idea
and ~ am 70 II 10 he 9m patbwaT IN IS nv
iblazod Whether Tho result viii justify the eX-
xbeiber or not the arrangement will h perma
gent Because Of the novelty Of my new Plste ana M
San Francisco. am not as happy over the change
might be.
Mr. Stubbs said that the arrangement re-
specting himself was as complete a surprise 10 the
presidents of the Southern Pacific and Union Pa
cifc as il railroad men in the country, who
were not prepared TO see such revolution in the
methods Of conservative railroad corporations.
Mr.. Stubhs asked If his promotion would be
ATTENDED by any other changes in the general ofce
tof the Southern Pacific in the traffic depart
srnents of the other railroads with which he will
ihenceforth be identified He said he saw no rea-
son for any changes, and believed that all the
present officials would hold their places
Mr. Stubbs said that when he left Chicago a plan
was being perfected TO place the traffic OF the
Northern Pacific the Great Northern and the Bur
lngton in the hands Of Darius Miller, at present
second .ce-president of the Great Northern. and
that there would in all proba bility be brought
bout a Capitalization of the management of the
Gould lines, including the Missouri Pacific and
Texas and Rio Grande lines Mr.. Stubbs will leave
San Francisco early in July for Chicago 10 enter
upon the duties Of his new place.