Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-23

49, nus runway IN the controversy
e MI Barr and the banking In.
stitution of MessrS, John l.. Williams
4 Sons, have been received In Topeka.
MIR, Barr was formerly third vice
preside of he Santa Fe In charge
OF thu ating department and at
one tin years ago, manager at the
Las Neea aot springs, He resigned
from the service Of the santa Fe TO &C.
cept a position with the Seaboard.
The controversy between the two
factions has become very bitter. The
banking hous referred to which has
had considerahle money tied up in the
road charge Mr. Barr with misman.
agement and iacompetency. The
charge was nj de that he was extrav.
agant, etc
Mr.. Bar la5 prepared a dignified
statement IN defense of his position.
He declares that the banking house
was operating The roa to the perma-
nent injury of The properties for the
purpose of making a fine financial
showing for stock speculative pur-
poses,
Mr.. Barr %contended that Il cost a
great deal of money to place the mo
tive power and other equipment Of the
road in q satisfactory state of repair, !
and TO organize the system which Is
composed of a consolidation of a large
number of small or rather independent
roads.
A close personal friend OF Mr.. Barr
says. 1.-THE controversy forms a long
story, but In short it is the results of
an impossible man Mr., Williams is
entitled to a great deal Of credit for
organizing and successfully carrying
to a conclusion the Seaboard Air Line
system from a number of smaller
lines. The south made a considerable
rently this made him believe that he
was a very large man. If he had done
the proper thing, he would probably
still be in possession of the Seaboard
Air Line railway, but apparently, in
the vernacular of the Broadway tough,
he bit off more thar he could chew
and was forced TO part with his entire
holdings in the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way to save himself and firm from fl
nancial ruin"
In Mr., Bars letters he analyses
the situation on the Seaboard railway
showing that the Seaboard was get
ting a lower rate per ton per mile
than another road which parallels II,
and that the operating expenses, be-
cause of a long continued disregard
for proper maintenance of way and
equipment. was far in excess of what
it should have been.
In the controversy, Mr.. Barr appar-
emily has had the best of the argl-
ment, and he Is still the president Of
the railway company.
Engineer Jessoy is enjoying a brief
respite from work in his usual quiet
way.
Switchman Fredericks is now night
foreman Of engines in the local rail
road yards.
w. l.. Tapp is the cognomen Of a
new fireman in these parts who was
employed yesterday.
Engineer Wolf is off the 90S for a
trip or two and the usual duck hunt
will likely be taken.
Engineer G. Martin of the GIL has
been granted a short furlough on ac.
count of aggravated Illness.
Judge Granville Pendleton has been
appointed attorney for the d. & r. G.
railroad in San Juan county. N. NJ.
Engineer Fred Schultz of the extra
board has reported for ardnous duty
at the throttle, likewise Engineer
Bursk.
A number of Pueblo Indians who
have been doing railroad work or
the Albuquerque Eastern returned to
Santa Fe.
X. II, Ripley, son OF President +. p.
Ripley, of the Santa Fe, was in the
city yesterday on the way east accom-
panied by his wife.
Harry Easley. the accommodating
night cashier at the Harvey cafe in
albuquerque, is taking a ten days va
cation. his duties being performed
temporarily by S. Brown.
A car of potatoes from the San Luis /
valley In Colorado was transferred 81
the Santa Fe station from the Denver
& Rio Grande to the Santa Fe Central