The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-05

has not been considered a success and
has not resulted to the profit CT the
| company. 1t is believed that as soon
| as the new management gets hold or
| the reins and can get around to it,
/ the offices of assistant general passen-
| ger agent and assistant general freight
! agent of the lines west of the Mis-
| souri, river will again be created and
pany carried out along the lines for
merly used.
Mr.. Thompson May Return.
E. w. Thompson who was formerly
the assistant general passenger agent
| of the Rock Island lines west of the
river at Topeka. is in the city and is
now the state agent of the National
Life Insurance company of Vermont.
1t may be that he will be assigned to
1t is known that the new man
agement is in sympathy with the pol
1c1es in vogue under the regime of r.
r. Gable, and in fact it is generally
believed that Mr.. Cables ideas pre-
dominate in the change which has
just been accomplished.
The idea of managing the business
west OF the Missouri river through
men stationed at Topeka was in force
under Mr.. Cables management and
the general opinion among railway
men who are in touch with the situa-
ton is that the same policy will event
ually be worked out again This fact
leads to the conclusion that Mr..
thompson may again have charge of
passenger traffic affairs for the Rock
Island in Kansas.
Pennsylvania Men May Go.
It Is announced upon very good auth
orlty that all the employees brought to
the Rock Island from the Pennsylvania
system by Chairman I4oree will be
asked to resign. This order if carried
out Will affect nearly 800 high saIaried
men, Among them could be numbered
General Manager H. /. Miller General
superintendent of Transportation c. E.
Mchlm and General Superintendent of
EFT of Kansas City.
1t is reported that the representa-
tlVeS of the owners of the Rock Is
land who We're in conference with Mr..
Loree in Chicago the past week did not
mince words with him
1t is related that Mr.. Loree was told
that the owners considered that the
road had never been so badly managed
as since his advent on the system
The State Journal of September %
contained the following:
Some person with a penchant for
hsures has reported that the added ex-
ton of new offices for new officials
since Pennsylvania methods have been
introduced on the Rock Island makes
total of about s200,OOO per year.
Rise of Robert Mather.
Robert Mather, who succeeds L. F.
AOI &C DIS the nedQ OF the ROCK Island
system, began his railroad career with
the Rock Island as local attorney for
the road in Illinois.
"A Few years ago a change was made
in the legal staff of the road at Chi
cago.- A man was to be selected as
first vice president and general coun-
sci of the company. The place was
offered to NJ. A. Low of Topeka and
he was urged to take it. Mr.. Low has
been identified with the Rock Island
for many years and practically all the
lines of the road and extensions built
west of the Missouri river were at his
suggestion and recommendation. He
has always been considered one of the
strong men of the road when questions
of policy arose regarding matters par
ucularly in the west.
1t is known that Mr.. Low refused to
accept the place offered to him at that
time for the reason that it would
necessitate his moving away from To-
peka and establishing himself ablChi-
cago. Mr.. Lows home was in Topeka
and after consideration he decided
that he would prefer remaining here
to moving to Chicago.
Following this Mr.. Mather was Sc
lected to fill the place at Chicago and
his rise with the road has been rapid.