Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-10-12

Milwaukee, oct. 1l.-Nowman Er5
CT Now York, former vice president
Of The Pore Marquette road, aud the
one official Of that system WHO per,
soualIy brought about ana carried
through the combination Of Interests
and trafic arrangements between tho
Pere Marquette, the Cincinnati, IIan.
iltcn e. Dayon, and The Chicago, Gin,
cirnalI & Louisville, under the title
Of The Great Central Route, has been
elected a director Of The Wisconsin
Central Railway company.
Later, when the now board meets
IN New York, Mr. lfrb Will undou5tcd,
" be elected vice president Of the
company in full charge Of financial
matters G. NJ. Cummings, president
Of the United States Mortgage aud
Trust company, New York. vas olcel
ed director, Mr.. lcrb succeeds Fran.
CHS r. Hart Of Boston, aud MI Cum
mings succeeds Joseph =, Dale Of
New York, Tho other directors, who
succeed themselves, arc John Crosby
Brown, James G. Colgate and Gerald
H. HoW. all Of New York
The fact that w A. Bradford, pres
ident Of the Chicago, Cincinnati &
l.muiByllc, which Is part of the
Great Central route, now believed 10
10 taken over by tho Erie road, NJ.
tended the meeting OF stockholders
of he Wisconsin Central, Is taken to
moan that the Erie road Is more or
loss interested IN the results Of Ire
business AFFAIRS Of tie Central Ru.
dolph Kleyhollr Of New York, tlao q
stCckholdcr was present nj The meet.
inr,
This official announcements was
made at the general Offices Of the
company In the Germania buiding
Immediately after tho annual meet.
ing which was held yesterday
On Tour Of Inspection.
Cne-hnlf hour after making the
changes IN the personnel Of the ccm.
pnny The eastern directors and the Of
IltlHlN ~ IHt lIUH ltil llt tll'lIl Sld-
lion IN special train ON complete
tour Of the company's property The
party occupied the Pullman oillcial
car Glorictn, and the Central bust.
ness car. al" The party consisted
Of the following named officials aud
directors.
William T.. Rull, chairman of the
hoarl, New York; II. Il, WhiIeomb,
president. Milwaukee; Edward W.
sheldon, general counsel, New York,
Howard Morris, general counsel, Mil.
waukcc; Newman Erb, Gerald L.
Hoyl New York, Earl +, Potter, gen
erul superintendent Burton John.
stcn, general freight agent, James c.
Pond, general passenger agent, c, n.
kalk, chief cnncer, and Charles Nor
rs, secretary.
The ract presents quite Clearly the
probability Of u bic combination Of
tra'hc Interests, which will eventually
form strong direct through route
from Duluth and Minneapolis To Che
2eahOall TT the east This combine
'''h ~ ii'''t ''l'lt ~ lNN''llN 'liElN'F
ms individually and MS separate
road, viii be formed by the Wisconsin
Central, operating west Of the great
lakes, the rore Marquette ro2d, or.
Grating 10 the eastern shores of Lake
Michigan aud across thc lake to Man
ltoNnc, and the Eric railway, contin
llirg the route to New York
The final step which viii uudnuEt
cdlv Ne taken IN The east will settle
the future " the Pore Marquette, as
II Is believed the Erie road has So
cured II. along With the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton Ctho Great Cen
trnl R0utcl This step means that
the Uric will reach milwaukee, and
Maniowoc, via the porc Marquette
carferry system, The strongest system
Of lis kind on the lakes.
II also undoubtedly means that
With Newman Erb directly Interested
IN the Wisconsin Central and Pres
dent f. y. Underwood OF the Eric,
fully posted as to the northwest and
lis railway conditions. the Wisconsin
Central comes in pat rs The most he
shahle western cnd Of the biz system
Of short routes from the west and
northwest to the seaboard, the com.
hired tines being 200 miles shorter 70
New York from Minneapolis and nu.
uth than any other routes now in cN.
stencc.
The New Factor
The new factor In Central affairs.
Newman l51b. is about 10 years of
age. and has been In active railroad
business for 30 years He Is also
lawyer and was in Milwaukee -
years ago In legal suit in which he
presented arguments for receiyership
for the old Wisconsin Central road.
oparated under c. l.. Colby and Il. II