Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-09

VIZ Wrhh~AA 49,
Prepared by E. o. Dewitt &oo.. oHloAoo
For sale by Winters Drug Co., and
X. D. Goodall.
coast. The Missouri Pacific reaches
Salt Lake City via Pueblo. via the
Denver & Rio Grande. An almost
straight line drawn from Salt Lake
city to San Francisco will make the
route for the projected road, 100.
miles south of the Southern Pacific,
one day shorter between Salt Lake
City and san Francisco than any eN.
listing route.
"A significant feature of the enter
prise is the harmonious connection
with the Denver. Northwestern & Pa
cific railway, which d. II. Moffat and
associates are now building from Den.
yer to Salt Lake City.
wall street believes that Gould IS
one Of Moffat's unknown associates
Mr.. Moffat makes no denial. With
Gould interested in the Moffat road
he will have a double outlet from
Denver to the Pacific, one via the
Denver & Rio Grande, the other via
the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific
a . .
Paul Morton's Successor.
paul Morton's successor to the vice
presidency of the Santa Fe system
will be w. b. Biddle, present freight
traffic manager of that great sys-
tenn" said a prominent railroad man
now at the Brown Palace hotel, to the
Denver Post. There is only one thing
that can prevent this contamination.
That is the possibility that Paul Nor
ton will only remain in Rooseyelss
cabinet until next March. 1t is whis.
pered quite loudly that Mr.. Morton
simply left the road with a leave of
absence to extend so far. Whether
this is true or not ! am not able to
state. But If he is out of the affairs
Of the Santa Fe for keeps his success
sor will be elected at the coming
meeting of the board Of directors,
which will be held in Chicago some
time the first Of this month.
"Of course, If Mr.. Morton simply
there will be no election and the mat
ter will not come UP. BUT If the cleo
ton takes place there is only n man
for the place and its $4,000 salary.
and that man is w. b .Biddle. He is
a favorite with the entire manage
ment of the system. because he is a
man that does things. His record
alone would land him in the place,
even ii the system were not such a
stickler for civil service. His admins
ltration of the freight traffic depart
ment of the great system is his best
recommendation, and on that alone
he will stand. This is a well under
stood fact In Chicago. The only thing
that will stop him is whether OF not
Mr.. Morton has left the road finally.
Many incline to think that after he
has had the honor Of handling a port
folio of the presidents cabinet, he VIII
return % his life-work.
But in case Mr.. Biddle does sue
coed Mr.. Morton, he in turn will be
succeeded by James Il. German, at
present assistant freight traffic man
ager of the. Santa Fe system and a
man of wonderful business capacity
and trained carefully along lines al
ready outlined by the management Of
the road"
The st. Louis and San Francisco
railway, known as the Frisco, has
decided to move Its headquarters In
Texas. An amendment to the arti.
cles Of incorporation have been ap.
proved by the attorney general and
filed In the state department, chang.
ing the headquarters from Paris to
Fort Worth. The reason for the
change Is said to be the superior ad.
yantages and facilities offered In