The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

syndicate controlling the bulk of the
Southern Pacific stock, selected Hays
as president OF the road, the eastern
combine overlooked the Well-earned
merits of H E. Huntington, nephew Of
the deceased president of the line.
Nephew Huntington, recognized as a
great railroad manager and sincere
friend to California, had expected for
many years that the toga Of his dis
tinguished uncle would fall upon his
shoulders and when he was given the
overlook he ''sulked like Achilles in
his tent
The selection of Hays for the presi-
dents chair and the Tuning down Of
Nephew Huntington led to many pre-
dictions in railroad circles On all sides
statements were made that Nephew
Huntington would get even" and Sc
cure the downfall of Hays.
On February Of this year the pos
tive news was announced that the in
terests in the Southern Pacific road Of
the HuntingtOns, CrOclers, Searles and
Stanfords estates had been sold to the
great Wander bilt-Harrima an combine,
that m cant a direct line from New York
to San Francisco via the Union Pacific.
The Hartman syndicate engineered the
deal by which the Vanderbilts secured
control of the Union Pacific road, and
H. f. Huntington possessed large hold
ings in that line.
Gossip says that Nephew Huntington,
affiliated with the Hartman syndicate
in the Union Pacific road, proceeded
TO weld the manner To L4e QelI11lHLl
of President Hays of the Southern Pa
cific.
The Hartman syndicate made Sam
uel Morse FELTON, the president of the
Chicago & Alton road and it is only
natural to suppose, taking into con-
sidera ton the relations of Nephew
Huntington and the Hartman syndi-
cate that young Huntington used every
endeaVOr to get Hays Ousted and have
the Hartman syndicate select 'one OF
its own
FELTON, is looked upon in the railroad
world as one of the greatest diplomats
of the times. Not only has he, like
other leaders, grown up in railroad
work, but he has made name for
himself as a politician and "pu1ler or
political wires.' He has the record of
having done in the state of Illinois
what the late Coils P. Huntington did
in California
The many removals of "old timers
is credited to the influence with Hays
of General Manager Kruttschnitt,
whose relations with young Huntington
have not always been of the m ost cor
dial nature
1t is a foregone conclusion that when
President Hays vacates his position in
favor of Samuel Morse FELTON, he Will
be accompanied by General Manager
Kruttschnitt and that Nephew Hunt
ingtOn viii dangle Kruttschnitt's scalp
at his belt and boast that he has GUST
ed his former antagonist
Hays meant well enough, but he was
not the master OF his own wishes. He
was subordinate to those of the syndi-
cate that gave him a job worth $4,000
a year. Though Hays has been presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific system for
six months or more, he has not spent
a month in the state Of California. The
bulk of his time has been spent in trav-
cling on special trains going east to ap-
pear ION the carpet before the synd1-
cate that selected him. and that did not
approve heartily of his methods.
Hays had so little to say in the
affairs of the Southern Pacific that
when he backed Kruttschnftt up in the
matter Of closing the ferry boat bars
the political pull was 50 strong Hays
was obliged to cancel the order.
Samuel Morse Felton, who will be the
next president of the Southern Pacific
railroad, was born on February 3, 1853,
in Philadelphia. Pa
He entered the railway service in
August, 1858, from which time to 1870
he was rodnan to the Chester Creek
railroad.
New York. Aug. 23.-It is reported in
railway circles AYERS the Times. that
Charles NJ. Hays has been asked to re-
turn to the Grand Trunk railway as
vice president and general manager.