The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-13
G. T. JARVIS RESIGNS
wELL-KNOwN RAILROAD MAN QUITS
The WISCONSIN CENTRAL.
He Was Appointed General Manager
Four Months Ago-Wen known
I'm This City.

George T. Jarvis. who less than four
months ago was appointed general man
ager OF the Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company and who went to Milwaukee TO
assume The duties of that position. has
resigned. and his resignation has been ac-
cepted by President III. r. whitcomb and
the board of directors. The resignation,
is to al effect Jan. 10. Mr.. Jarvis's sue
cessor has not been selected and no init
nation is given by the roads officials as to
who he will be. Mr.. Jarvis is well known
here because OF his former connection with
the l.. E. & W., and his service as receiver
OF the L. Z. & st. L.
What the reason was for Mr.. Jarvis's
sudden retirement could not be learned
from official sources. 1t Is said that he
went there expecting to have full. charge
Of the operating department Of the railroad
and found that his authority in some ways
was restricted. 1t is further said that
his authority and thai of General superin-
tendent Sumner ]. Collins clashed and that
as he did not nave full sway he preferred
to step out.
Mr.. Jarvis's step comes as a complete
surprise to local railroad men,; for al
though it was taken some days 49,, the
subject has been carefully guarded by the
officials of the wisconsin Central. IL was
not until an inkling of the fact leaked out
that any intimation of the resignation was
made, and then little beyond an acknow-
ledgment of the truth of the report could
be gained from President whitcomb.
Mr.. Jarvis likewise admitted that mis-
resignation had been given and accepted
but he did not care to make any state
ment as to his reason for retiring. His
intention. he said, was to return to Louis
Vile, which he left late in September and
TO resume interests which he still had there.
According to the circular which was is
sued by the Wisconsin Central directors at
the time of Mr.. Jarvis's appointment, the
general manager, for whom a position was
created at that time, was to have charge
OF the maintenance, operations and traffic
departments, the heads of which would
receive their Instructions from him and
be under his direct supervision. BY this
plan a large share of the responsibiIitv and
labor was removed from President Whit
combs shoulders, as the latter, when raised
to the presidency of the company while its
receiver, has continued practically TO fill
two positions. 1t was understood at the time
of Mr.. Whitcomb's promotion that a gen.
eral manager would shortly be chosen; n
the delay In taking the step was reported
TO have been through a desire 10 secure
the services of railroad men of the very
first rank, such as Mr.. Jarvis is generally
1t was through his connection with the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis Railroad
that Mr.. Jarvis came into prominence,
though prior to that time his experience
had been Of an extended character. He
was born in New York in 1859 and worked
his way from an apprentice machinist in
the pennsylvania shops TO division super
intendent. He then went to the l.. 4. &
W., and a few years & was appointed
receiver of the L., Z. & st. l..