The San Francisco call., 1905-05-26
New Presidents for
Each of Four
Railroads.
DeciSiOnin Merger Case
Makes Segregation
Necessary.
New Yorker to Resign Blanket
Leadership and Head the
Executive Board.

Following the retirement of James A
Agler as manager Of the Western sys-
TEN CT the Southern PacTnc Company and
the reorganization of the divisions Of
the road into two districts. the local
railroad world has been further stirred
up by q report that the entire executive
department of the big Hartman syndicate
is soon 10 be remodeled.
The report was as thoroughly discussed
IN the Southern Pacific Offices yesterday
as was the deDos.ng cf Manager Agler
BlietE, II is TO the effect that E II.
Hartman ana his associates in the con-
trol 0f the Western railroads, taking
warning from the recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court in the ia
NOUS merger case. have decided TO elect
separate presidents and boards of direc-
tors for each Of their roads. and that the
hrst step 70 be taken in this direction
Will be made shortly when Hartman
who IS now president Of the four COM
panies that compose his network of lines,
VIII resign erom All Of these positions to
later become chairman Of an executive
board that VIII be created at the proper
time IN New York
CALVIN Is MENTIONED.
According to the reports that have
reached the higher officials of the South
en- Pacific Company in this city, Vice
President and General Manager Calvin
viii become the president of that corpora
ton, with his headquarters in this city:
A L. Mohler. vice president and general
manager Of the Union Pacific, Will be
elected president OF that company. with
future headquarters n Omaha; w H
Bancroft viii be promoted to the presi-
oency Of the Oregon Short Line and some
one. possibly General Superintendent
Park OF the Union Pacific or General Su-
perintendent Buckingham of the Oregon
Short Line will be made president of the
oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany a position which would probably
have fallen TO 3. A. Worthington had he
not recently resigned his place as vice
president and general manager
Nlth the selection Of high operating Of
nclals for the presidencies of the Harri-
man lines 1t is regarded as uncer-
tam as To whether the positions of gen
eral managers VIII be continued, and if
they are il is expected that many promo
lions viii be made and probably much
new blood injected into the administra-
i've affairs Of the four roads
AGLER'S FUTURE PLANS.
What disposition viii be made Of Har-
rlman's cabinet of traffic, operating and
maintenance and purchase and supplies
directors in Chicago has not been learned.
II Is. however, a question if changes in
these departments viii be necessary, for
the legal talent of the Hartman syndi-
cate has not yet decided whether the
continuance Of these directors is a viola
ton Of public policy as construed in the
recent decision in the merger case.
Efforts TO get from James Agier a state
ment as TO what his future plans are ut
terly failed yesterday, for he refused to
say, but It was common report around the
railroad ofhces that he had been consid-
ering an offer from President A w. Fos-
ter OF the California Northwestern Rail-
way TO accept the position of general
manager OF that line, as well as the North
Shore, IL being generally understood that
General James Fraser, who is still a very
sick man, viii not be able TO renew activ-
ity IN the railroad world for many months
10 come.
The report was also given out yesterday
that z. S. Benson. auditor Of the South
ern Pacific lines in Texas and formerly
auditor Of the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation Company, has resigned to accent
the position Of auditor of the Isthmian
Canal Commission