The San Francisco call., 1904-03-26
DENIEs RUNIoRED CHANGEs.

The announcement that Mr.. McCormick's du-
res were 20 be confined only 10 passenger mat
ters probably developed out Of the popular idea
.-nat ne is purely q passenger man. The fact
Is, however. he began his railroad career as a
freight man and has always been regarded as
very competent man in that line notwith-
standing the fact that for number OF years
he has been giving his attention almost exclu-
siFely 20 passenger traffic.
Reviewing the numerous reports that
have been circulated relative TO other
changes in the Hartman systems since
Mr. McCormick's promotion, Mr.
b Stubbs emphatically denied that any
We're contemplated and. continuing. he
said.
It is generally the case when - official OF
The railroad service OF retlres. stories regard
ilE Ctler changes are given circulation. SO
-ai as am aware, and 4 think / would know.
20 changes clher than those already officially
announced are to be made in the various traffic
oepart1lents Of the different Southern Pacific
--l-sS- --I- 5l'iolle VIII remain where he is as
freight traffic manager Of the Southern Pacific
COMPANY for no better reason than il is the
lnanlmouS opinion OF The higher officials of the
road that he Is a valuable man and could not
De very readily replaced. Mr. Goodman is not
going 10 be displaced in his position as gen
cral passenger agent Of the company by Mr..
craig OF Portland. and. IL ] have nv saw. Mr.
Luce VINO needs no better connn1endatio, than
fhe results of his hard work in the position OF
general freight agent. viii remain where he
IS lie IS one of the most interchangeable work
missed by Mr. Sproule.
FEES DUTIES CURTAIIED.
II was also stated by Mr.. Stubbs
that Charles Fee, who is coming here
TO succeed r. O. Mccormick as pas
senger traffic manager viii not have
as great a scope Of duties nor will his
title cover the same amount of terri
tory. Mr.. Fee viii be passenger traffic
includes everything except the lines
east Of FL Paso. The latter lines en-
braced in the Atlantic system, which
has heretofore been in charge Of Nc
CGrmick, in so far as passenger traffic
is concerned. viii be controlled by T.
J. Anderson, general passenger and
ticket agent of the company at Hous-
ton.
McCORMICk'S BIG MAIL.
When Mr.. Mccormick returned to
his Office yesterday he found awaiting
nearly 500 letters and kilograms from
different parts Of the United States.
conveying to him congratulations over
his promotion. In this huge stack Of
correspond dence were personal letters
from the newly appointed Secretary Of
War Taft and Secretary of the Treas
ury J. NJ Shaw and hundreds from
prominent men Of the East with whom
Mr. Mccormick has long enjoyed ac-
quaintance and not few from men
in the humber positions Of life who
had in one way or the other at some
time in their careers felt the influence
Of his friendly spirit
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in in local railroad circles as to whether
Air Mccormick VIII take his secre-
tary and stenographer, Gardner and
Hoover, with him TO Chicago. The gen
eral suppositiOn is that he will. for
they have been with him for many
years and are regarded as very COM
petent men, but when the question was
put TO him yesterday as TO his plans
relative to the future Of these gentle
men he stated that he had not vet
determined just what will be done. II
is Mr.. McCOrmick's expectation TO re-
main here about a north.
Charles Fee is expected to arrive here
the first week in April. That the
Northern Pacific officials appreciate the
fact that they are losing a good traffic
man in Fee is suggested i'm the offer
made TO him a few days ago of in
creased pay and the title Of passenger
traffic manager Of that road. but which.
it is said, he refused to accept.