The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
E. P. Ripley Reelected Presi-
dent Of the Santa Fe.
Directors Hold Their Meeting
in New York
E. WILDER RETAINED.
VIII Continue IN Position Of
Treasurer and Secretary.
No Change in Santa Fe Policy
During 1903.
WILDER RETAINED.

The meeting Of the directors Of the
santa F'e raIlw az. which was to have
beer held IN Topeka On December Is a E
the Elrne Of the stockholders meeting,
but which vas post tponed owing 70 the
small attendance Of directors. was
hald Wednesday afternoon II New York
civ The principal business was the
annual election OF officers which result
ed as follows.
Edward P Ripley president. Chicago.
E D. keuua, first vice president, Chi
pau Morton. second vice president.
n Ksndrick. laird vice president,
E Wilder. secretary and treasurer.
L Q Deming. assistant seeretary.New
II w Gardiner. assistant treasurer.
victor 1Iorawetz. general eounsel.New
D. Kenna general solicitor. chi
s. T. Gallup. comptroller. New York
D. T. Sheehan. deputy eomntroller,
New York
Il. G Whitehead. general auditor. Chi
- H Dlshl. transfer agent New
me directors also reelsctad an execu-
tive committee Of lve members. with
Victor A1raHerz as CHAIRMAN MS
COMMITTEES. Of which President Elpl5y IS
also q member ex-9f1cIO. Is as follows
Victor Morawerz. Edward = Ber7EIE1d,
Thos p Fowler. Benjamin 2. Cheney
r Souers Hayes ard Chas. Steele. Al
Of these men ara santa Re directors.
and heavy holders Of Santa EH stock
The reelection Of all the present santa
F-a officials shows that no radical
changes in the policy of the road need
be expected for another year at least
The same people apparently are IN con-
troll Of rhe situation that nave bean
since the reorgan anizatiou OF the company
and no dissatisfa cri8n Is manifest with
the present mArn0ds Of management
Aside from the election OF officers tEe
only business of importance was the us
cussi0n OF the expenditures and esti-
mates for rhe ensuing year. ard the con-
sid5ratiou Of matters OF general Imp0r-
tauce 90 the company It was rhougnr
possible r1at something uls1r oe az
uounced after this meeting of the 1i-
+ rect0rs concerning the rumcred acqut-
siti0n Of a line from Kansas City TO
Cincinnati
There is one ruuor that the proposed
Kansas CiEv-C Cincinnati line Is backed
not by the Santa Fe bur by the penn
sylVaula- Spza king Of this Euul1r, TIE
Kansas City Journal says
The Santa E'e and Pennsylvania are
named in connection with the new kan
sas Ciry-C Cincinnati line which IS re-
ported to be under construction by John
walsh. the head OF the Southern Illinois
& Southern Indiana The Santa E'e has
been named as the most probable backsr
or purchaser. but il IS now being WhIz-
perHd about that there Is q possibility
that the Penusyl lVania may step IN ar
the proper time ard announce its an-
trance into Kansas City with a short
line 10 ST. Louis and g direct Kansas
City-Cincinnati Ire In this way i1
would be IN direct competition with the
f Wabash Tor the business ont Of here
east. war move on the part Of tha
/ powerful eastern read
The Pennsylvania is now making a
hard fight TO keep the WABASH out OF
PITTS burg ana prevent their reaching Tie
Atlantic coast as much as possible
while the Wabash viii leave no stone
unturned to get into the Smoky City.
At present The Penusy ylvania mas the
best Of The argument
Local railroad men do not seem 10
think much of the report that the
Walsh line may go into the eontroI Of
the Pennsylvania It is true that read