Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-10
AND EUSTIS PLACE
Omaha Man Says BE Knows Nothing of
Plans Officially,
WILL GO TO CHICAGO IF REQUESTED
Appointment VIII Come Through
Darius miller IL at All and
VIII BE in Nature Of
Command.


Despite the furry Of premonitory specu-
lations in which he is engulfed, General
Passenger Agent Francis OF the Burlington
road was in a state Of u~nrufied calm yes
terday. His alleged speedy removal to
Chicago did not prevent him from going
through a stack OF mail Of appalling di-
mansions, and routine work in the front
office went on as usual.
IL will say this much" said Mr.. Francis:
IF l am assigned to duty as general pas
senger agent Of the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy road at Chicago l shall go. We
are soldiers here, in a sort Of way, and
such an action would not be in the shape
Of a proposition for my consideration. 1t
would be a That order. II pro-
mulgated, would not come from any general
manager, but from Darius Miller himself.
who is hrst vice president of the Burling-
ton system, and who is in special formal
charge Of all traffic matters. should I
receive the appointment suggested, l should
be In absolutely no position to make a re-
quest to remain with the Nebraska line.
However. understand that l have heard
nothing as yet, and so my talk here Is
purely tentative. | have not even received
official notification yet of the promotion OF
Mr.. Eustis, and l may not. They will not
necessarily send official announcement OF
that appointment to us. When Thomas
Miller was made freight trafic manager
Of the Burlington system a month ago no
oficial notice Of the change was received
here.
May he No Successor.
There is another feature to this which
people seem to overlook and which really
lessons considerably the probability of my
going to Chicago. 1t is the fact that Mr..
Eustis can possibly maintain both posi-
tions. Why could he not be passenger
traffic manager of the Burlington system
and at the same time continue his duties
as general passenger agent of the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy railroad?
What makes this solution look more
feasible is the fact that Just that same
thing was done with Mr.. Miller. A month
ago he was general freight agent of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. He
still holds that position, although he is now
also freight traffic manager Of the Bur-
lington system. Why should a new gen.
eral passenger agent be appointed for the
q any more than a new general freight
agent?
That the Nebraska lines Of the Burling-
ton are a great factor Of the system can be
shown by the passenger business alone. In
this department Of the three the passenger
revenues are one-third of the grand total,
and that means purely the revenue we give
ourselves. Besides that, we hand over to
the other two departments, the %" and the
Missouri lines. much Of their business, so
altogether we have a hand indirectly in.
much more of the total"
New Homeseeker Rates.
Responding to 4 demand from all portions
OF the country. the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION has taken another important step
In the matter Of rates to the west coast by
arranging Tor a homeseeker's rate to every
point on the Pacific ocean.
News OF this action was received at rail-
road headquarters here yesterday in the
shape of an announcement Of a homeseek-
ers' rate to Oregon points south of Port
land. selling dates to be April 10, May 6
and May 20. Rates have already been in
effect to all California points and to Wash
ington. but there has been a cry for an
Oregon rate. The new rate stretches along
the Southern Pacific coast line from Port
land down to Ashland. which is within a
few miles Of the California state line. where
California rates maintain. The rate is good
from Missouri river points and all others
east. It is one fare plus 81. Homeseekers
now have the entire west coast stretched
before them at this price.
setting Time Schedule Details.
"AlI the details of the new time schedule
to go into effect on the Burlington on May
( will be settled at st. Joseph tomorrow"
said General Passenger Agent Francis OF
the Burlington road yesterday. Passenger
Trafic Manager Euslis OF the Burlington
system, General Passenger Agent Wakeley
Of the Burlington Missouri lines, and my
self meet there tomorrow with General
Superintendent T. e. Calvert of the Bur-
lington Nebraska lines. and will conclude
the arrangement OF the time tables. OF
course the most important thing was the
settlement OF the termina arrivals and de-
partures. and this is already done. The
general alterations, with these main points,
has now been adopted and what we will do
tomorrow will be to I'LL in between the
terminals. arrange local trains, connections
and things of that nature"
GOodnOw Succeeds Hit.
The arrival at local headquarters Of the
Chica go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
here OF a circular from the headquarters OF
First Vice President Parker at Chicago an
nouncing the appointment Of c. A. Good
now az general manager put an end to the
doubts of those who were unable to believe
that the step had been taken.
Mr.. GOodnow takes charge on April Is.
A. ]. Hit. present general manager, is not
released, but Is retained in the service, the
circular saying merely that he is assigned
to other duties, What these can be is
causing much
Two versions Of this are in circulation.
One is to the effect that Mr.. Hit was
/, strong with the powers of his railroad till
President Leeds came on. The latter. how
ever. had become intimate with Goodnow
at the time when Mr.. Leeds was with the
line and this road and the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul were using the same
terminals In Chicago. Mr.. Goodnow being
general manager OF the latter line and Mr..
Leeds being in charge Of trafhc for the
( eastern route, the two were naturally
Z brought into close contact. which resulted
in a strong friendship. When Mr.. Leeds
became president Of the Rock Island, there
fore, he determined TO have Goodnow with
him as general manager.
: The other Interpretation has it that Mr.
. Hit, because Of his long familiarity and
+. experience with Rock Island operating and
e construction matters, Is to be given direct