The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07
United Railroads to
Select Another
Manager.
Henry Lynch May Be
Appointed to the
Position.
Expenses Have Increased
and Earnings Not Up
to Expectations.

Wars and rumors OF wars are making
matters hum around the executive offices
of the United Railroads 1t is said that
Brown Bros Of New York are dissatisfied
with their investment In purchasing the
street railway systems Of this city; that
the money is not rolling in half as fast as
the New York financiers expected; that
General Manager George f. Chapman,
sent out by the Browns from the East
to succeed E. P. Vining. has not come
up to expectations and it is believed that
he will not remain even ITO fill out his
yearly contract 1t is declared that every
branch of the United Railroads Is demor-
allied; that the departments OF the cor
poration are not working IN harmony. with
the one exception of holding indignation
meetings. in which every one present de-
nounces Manager Chapman and his
methods IN loud terms.
1t Is said that President Arthur Hol-
land. who represents Brown Bros. nnan-
cially, now meets Manager Chapman with
coldness and has already decided who will
succeed Chapman when his managerial
head falls into the basket Last night it
was persistently rumored that the man
who will succeed Chapman is Henry II.
Lynch, at present superintendent OF con-
struction for the corporation
Manager Chapman has been severely
criticized during hts brief administration
in this city. His relations with the Car
mems Union have been far from cordial
and his selection of inspectors raised
mighty howl. The Garments Union ex-
PEELED sixteen employees OF the road re-
Gently from it's organization, as their
loyalty 10 the union was doubted. These
sixteen men are still in the employ OF
the road, but the executive committee oe
the Garments Union will refuse to work
with them when the company enters upon
the next yearly agreement with its en-
ployes.
SYMPATHY FOR DEBENHAM.
More than once President Cornelius OF
the Carmen's Union was on the point or
refusing to deal with Manager Chapman
in business matters and wished to deal d.
rectly with Brown Bros. OF New York
In every case a compromise was effected.
however. and it is said that Manager
Chapman was willing TO do anything
rather than suffer the indignity os being
ignored by the Streetcar Mems Union.
The latest act that has aroused the ire
a the street car men is the acceptance
of the resignation of George Debenham,
who was connected with the Market street
system for twenty-five years and who
was for a long time car dispatcher at the
Twenty -ninth-street carhouse-
Quite recently Charles B. Kitch was az
pointed in authority over Debenham at
Defendants friends say that Kitch made
1t so unbearable for him that at last he
could do nothing other than resign. The
carmen last Saturday presented Deben-
ham with a handsome gold watch and
chain as a token Of their appreciation OF
his justice to them
BAD RAINY DAY SERVICE.
The more important officials of the road
also have grievances against Chapman.
Quite recently they were informed that an
nual passes would soon be abolished and
that in the future persons enjoying the
privilege would be furnished with books
filed with coupons, and that every time
they rode they must present one Of these
little tickets to the conductor. In Justice
to Mr.. Chapman it may be said that this
system Of passes is now in vogue In Los
Angeles. but the subordinate officials Of
the United Railroads in this city do not
take kindly to this new innovation.
Those who are criticizing Manager
Chapman assert that since he has as
sumed the managership the expenses
have bounded up to an alarming extent
and that. on the other hand. he Is not
giving the general public good ser
vice as it is entitled to- As an instance
of this, they claim that on rainy and
stormy days a large number of the street
cars are taken on and that the cars are
run a great deal too far apart at such
times.
Secretary Han1on. whom Manager
Chapman brought out with him from the
East. Is also severely talked about.
Mrs Elizabeth Heroy.
SEATTLE. Jan. 6-Mrs. Elizabeth He