The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-22
WILL MANAGE
GAS COMPANY
Allan Pollok Resigns His
Place in the st. Francis
to Take Better Position
CHANGE is IMMEDIATE
Retirement Follows Dis
agreement With the Mem
bers of Hotel Directory


Allan Pollok has resigned from the
management of the ST. Francis Hotel
and in a few days he will enter upon
the duties of manager of the San Fran
cisco Gas and Electric Company, po-
sition he held for a number of months
prior to the opening of the new big
hosiery. His resignation was handed
in to the board of directors of the hotel
company at a meeting held last Thurs
day. 1t was accompanied by request
that it be accepted Immediately. On
Monday, it is expected. the executive
committee of the gas company Will
meet and formally restore Pollok to his
former position, the directors of the
corporation having already agreed on
this move at meeting held Wednes-
day when Pollok was present
The retirement of Manager Pollok
from the ST. Francis will not surprise
his intimate friends, who have known
for some time that he was contemplate
ing the change. 1t has been no secret
among them that the president and
directors of the gas company reluctant
he retired to take charge of the hotel
and they have since made frequent
overtures to him to return. In fact
they have kept the position of manager
open for him for nearly a year with
the hope of persuading him to return
and they finally obtained the an
nouncement of his purpose to do so
few days ago. 1t was in anticipation
of Pollok's return that Wednesdays
meeting in the office of the gas COM
pany was called.
For several months a breach has ex-
listed between the board Of directors Of
the hotel company and Manager Pol
lok and 1t was the realization that this
was gradually widening that prompted
the manager to reconsider a proposition
received from President William B.
Bourn Of the gas company to accept
his old position.
1t is claimed by PollolSs friends that
his original agreement with the d.
rectors Of the hotel-namely, that he
should have absolute control OF the
hotel in so far as it's management is
concerned-had been violated by the d.
rectors, who are said to have frequent
ly taken issue with Pollok on matters
pertaining to the method Of conducting
the establishment. Although the hotel.
from the day it opened. has proved it
self a remarkably good enterprise, the
directors, it is said, have been continu-
ally disputing with Pollok Finally the
weekly meetings became so inhar-
monious that Pollok refrained from at
tending them and at last brought mat
tiers to an issue by resigning. While he
is not a director Of the hotel company
Pollok owns a large share Of the stock.
When he resigned Thursday the d.
rectors offered him place In the
directory, but this proposition he is re-
ported to have refused, and he has an
nounced to the directors that he will
dispose Of his stock.
Who will succeed Pollok In the hotel
is a matter not yet settled by the d.
rectors, but they are negotiating with
several managers In the East and have
asked Pollok to remain with the hotel
until his successor is chosen. When
informed last evening that the news Of
his resignation, which 1t had been in
tended to keep a secret for several
weeks, had become known, Pollok de-
clined to discuss the matter, referring
his interviewers to the presidents OF the
hotel and gas companies.