Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-23
DICKINSON CONSIDERS OFFER
General Manager Of Union Pacific Admits
Negotiations with Orient Road.
hAKEs FIRST STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT
Declines TO Say wether Tie WIN Ac-
cept-Bancroft, BRHter and Berry
Mentioned ~ Possible
Successors.

"All l can say on that subject is that l
have the matter under consideration"
This was the statement Of General Man
tiger Edward Dickinson Of the Union Pa
sihc yesterday when pressed for an in
lerview upon the recurring statements that
be had been rendered and had accepted the
general management Of Arthur e. Stilwell's
Orient road. He declined to say more. IL
cannot therefore definitely be announced
hat Mr.. Dickinson will accept the PROPOSE
ton. since this is the first and only public
statement he has made regarding the mat
ter. From his statement it is natural to
conclude that Mr.. Dickinson has not yet re-
signed his position with the Union Pacific.
General opinion is that he will do so, how
ever.
Mr.. Dickinson was in Kansas City Tues.
day ami, according to press reports, was
In conference with Arthur e. Stilwell.
Late in the day a Tumor became current
that he had concluded 10 accept the Still
we'll proposition. Mr.. Dickinson was nom
committal, Yesterday morning Mr.. Dickin-
son and President Burt we're in conference
In the ~latter's private office. As soon as the
general manager returned to his own office,
adjoining that OF the president, reporters
asked to see him, but he sent out word
that he was too busy to be seen at that
time. Before the reporters got out Of the
hall leading to Mr.. Dickinson's ONCE,
however. he sent for them and said that
all he could give out on the report that
he was to leave the Union Pacific for the
Orient road was that he had the matter
under advisement.
Creates No Surprise.
That Mr.. Dickinson has received and is
considering the proposition from Stilwell
d has been generally believed for some time;
in fact. since his first refusal to be seen
and interviewed upon the subject. AS was
stated in The Bee at that time, 1t was
generally accepted that IL Mr.. Dickinson
did not have the offer he would readily
say so. In view of his frank statement
this morning many prominent local rail-
road men are strongly inclined to the theory
q that he has about decided to take the Orient
70 Job. u is suggested hat Mr.. Dickinson
has been unwilling TO say anything on the
% subject until he had decided in his own
mind what he would do and that he has
only come to a conclusion within the last
two or three days, or possibly within the
last twenty-four hours. On his return from
New York last week it will be remembered
that he was not ready or willing to enter
Into any discussion of the matter.
succesFOr 20 Dickinson.
Now that Mr.. Dickinson himself has ac-
knowledged being in negotiations for an
other position rumors are flying thick and
fast regarding his probable successor on
the Union Pacific, where he has been for so
many years. In this connection three names
are prominently mentioned. those of w. H.
Bancroft, general manager Of the Oregon
Short Line; r. w. Baxter, superintendent
% the Nebraska division Of the Union Pa
rifle ard I n parry ohfaf anOfnRar ~ tho
Union Pacific.
The appointment of Mr.. Dickinson's sue
cessor will be made by President Burt. All
9 Of these gentlemen named are understood
to stand well with Mr.. Burt, but 1t is be-
lieved In many quarters that Bancroft is
nearest to him.
Next to Mr.. Bancroft, whom, 1t is said,
Mr.. Burt would like to see in such a po-
s.tion as that Of general manager of the
Union Pacific, r. w. Baxter is rated. Mr..
Baxter practically has been brought up in
the Union Pacific employ. He began his
work for that road when but 10 years OF
age. and, with the exception OF a brief
period spent with the Baltimore & Ohio,
has been in continuous service on the Union
Pacific. He has filled every oficial po-
sItion In the operating department up to
that Of head division superintendent, which
he now holds. He was general agent fol-
E the company at Portland when called to
his present position by Horace G. Burt
Baxter is rated very highly as a railroad
man.
AS to Mr.. Berry, he has been with the
Union Pacific just as long as President
Burt. having been brought from the Elk,
horn by Burt when the latter accepted
the presidency OF the Union aPcihc. Mr.
Berry's standing in his line Of railroadinl
is also high and his methods are notabl!
popular with President Burt.
VIII BE a Hurt Man.
1t is but natural that a Burt man viii
be selected for the general management
since II is understood that the president
policies have met with recent and cordia
approval by the higher authorities OF tn
road.