The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-15
PRINCELY PAY
FOR WALLACE
The Canal Engineer to Get $4,000 Per
Annum-WIl Be Associated With
George Westinghouse In Troll.
ley Lines.

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position chat led John F. Wallace to
resign his post as chief engineer OF
Inc Panama Canal and led Secretary
TAFT 10 characterize the resignation
rs having been actuated by mere
here. was an ofer from the Wrestling.
siouse interests in Pittsbnrg to join in
Z project for the purchasing and build.
ing If trolley lines in several interur.
ban street. raj way svster $.
Reports from Pittsbnrg state that
AR Wallace has accepted his new DO
xticn and VIII give his active services
IN . scheme which promises great re,
quits.
The report tat Mr.. Wallace was to
-cf as engineer for the Ryan subway
projects is thus erectualiy disposed
Of and appears never to have had any
found ation. though the connection
With Mr.. Ryan through Mr.. westIns.
house still remains.
a Remarkable Feature.
a remarkabie feature OF the project
: the close harmony with the steam
railroads. with which 1t will be carried
mt Throughout the country. notably
n the case OF the New York, New Ha.
rcu and Hartford and the New York
Central. as wei IS in Ohio. the rail.
roads have found 1t necessary In many
znstances and advisable in others to
Bsln control of competing electric
lines.
Ills with this situation in mind that
The present plans have been made.
Where existing trolley lines which
are successful competitors of steam
roads are bought by the Wrestling
house Wallace syndicate, or where
neu lines are built which prove to be
~srccessfuf competitors, 1t is under.
xfood that a arrangement will be
made by which the steam and electric
lines win operate in harmony when
Che trolley lines co not pass inlto the
.ontrcf OF the steam roads. Though
here may be apparent competition,
I is not expec:ed that under the con.
ditious that vii. prevail there will be
nv siashine OF rates.
Sir. Taft Didn't Respond.
1r the same time. tho carrying GU,
OF his project viii enable Mr.. West.
1nghouse, who is an equipper, rather
non an operator, of trolley lines, to
o''sair a tremendous market for his
product. and, through possibly quick
sales of the lines; to turn his capital
sysr r1pidly. instead of having it tied
ap for a considerable period during ex.
periraentaI operation OF the roads.
Plans for new roads are believed to
have been already perfected in many
partss Of the country. and before long.
y IS understood, the new syndicate
fm begin active operations.
} That NJ. wtllice was not certain.
howsrer, OF accepting this offer when
ne returned from Panama has been
,asrusd. His resignation had a string
or II. 2ather than lose his services,
he expected shat Secretary Taft
would come to his terms and increase
sa'ary to- S6500f a year, besides
Masking him chairman of the Panama
Conn ission. which would have made
II possible for Lin u live most of the
in Washington, instead of on the
4 thinsls. Having become somewhat
Ssrifar wrsh the work on the canal.
he thought it would seem to the Sec
nrrry that he was the most available
MN 60 direct the work from the cap
it'd.
President Rnrssyelt and Secretary
TAFT, however +, in some way learned of
Mr.. wsllace's 2,afs. subject to their
refusal to nuke him chairman OF the
ocmm sion DIT a salary of $4,000 a
year, and when he arrived in New
York they were loaded for him, and
Secretary Taft's scathing denunciation
vas the result.