Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-02
HARRIMAN'S NAME
NOT MENTIONED
ANNUAL MEETING OF MlLWAu.
kEE STOCKHOLDERS FAILS
TO VERIFY RuMoRs


Officials Entertained Fears That Rail-.
road Magnate Would Get Controlling
Stock of ST. Paul Road-othcr Rail-
| road News.
Many of the officials Of the Milwau-
kee railroad have been ar iously wait
ing the outcome of the annual meeting
OF the stockholders which was held in
Milwaukee Saturday. Vague rumors
had come drifting out from the east to
this section of the country to the eff
feet that E. H. Hartman, president Of
the Union Pacific, would secure the
control Of the Milwaukee stock at the
meeting. Fears were entertained that
II he should it would put damper on
the coast extension wor.t of the Mil
wuakee, as 1t is we'll known that Mr..
Hartman has extensive interests on
the western coast in other railroads.
The following Milwaukee dispatch
shows how little foundation there was
to these rumors:
Notwithstanding the rumors from
New York and Chicago to the effect
that there would be important changes
in the board of directors and some de.
cided changes in policy of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
company, nothing of the kind material
lied at the annual meetings of stock
holders and directors held in Milwa,l-
kee Saturday.
Harrjnoan,s Hand Mot Seen
"The rumors even up to Saturday
|, morning in Chicago that e. H. Harri-
man, president Of the Union Pacific
road, would become not only direc-
tor but chairman of the board of the
system were not verified. His name
was not even mentioned in that con.
nection.
"Out of a possible 100000 votes
; had by stockholders $4,000 were rep.
| resented at Saturdays meeting in per.
son and by proxies.
Roswell Miller, Peter Geddes, Will
liam Rockefeller and John A. Stewart
all OF New York were reelected direc.
tors to succeed themselves. Other di
rectors hold over. At the meeting of
directors full reports of progress on
the Pacific extension, second track
construction, enlargement of the shops
at Milwaukee and other improvements
on the system were received by the
directors.
Cost May Reach $65,000,o0o.
"These showed several hundred
miles of new road finished in Montana
and Washington on the new Pacific
, coast line, which it is expected will be
completed in two and half years.
"The cost will be between 100000, O0(
and $65 100000 and we have the mon
ey to do the work." said, an official.
"The board of directors reelected al
the old officers, headed by A. ]. Earl
: ing as president.
Among the officials attending th5
meeting were Roswell Miller, chair
man of the board Of directors: Presi
dent Earling. Henry H. Rogers, Will
liam Rockefeller, Peter Geddes, Franz
S. Bond and Herman Miller
McEiderry Will Leave.
B. R. McElderry. who for some time
1 has been night ticket agent for the
:. Burlington, stationed at the Union de
!, pot, will leave in the near future TO
Davenport, where he has accepted ;
position as ticket agent for the Rocl
Island railroad. During the stay o
: Mr.. McElderry and his family in OF
!, tumwa they have made many friend
= who will feel much regret at thei
leaving the city.
i Wreck Causes Delay.
J Engine No 191 attached to Nil
: waukee passenger train, was deraile'
: last evening near Northern Junction
: Mo-. which caused Milwaukee passen
S ger train No. 8. running into this city
Y to be three hours late. The cause Q
: the derailment is unknown. No on
. was injured.
f Other Railroad Notes.
e G. Mack of Galesburg, engineer o.
the Burlington, has been called HON
n on account of his wife being i'll.
a D. L. Peppenger, fireman on tn
S Burlington, is off duty on account c
: illness.
{; J.I Warren. engineer on the Bul
lington. is off duty on account OF II
: ness
: Andy Johnson, day caller at the Blu
: lington ro.,ndhouse. left last evenin
: for Creston. where he will visit Harr
y Booth and Robert Shananan, the Blu
n lington brakemen who were injure
y recently and VINO are in the hospits
a at Creston.
r. George Brown, rate Clerk at til
Y Burlington freight house, returne
: home this morning from Denver, Cole
a Where he has been enjoying his vac;
ton.
Mrs. j. j. McGughart. who reside
on East Main street, wife Of ]. j. M
. Gughart. engineer on the Burlington
q . returned home last evening from Gre
It ton, where she has be visiting rel
lie 1ivcs.
s Francis Donohue, engineer on tt
Burlington, is off duty today on a
81 count of business.
TT ]. J. Smith, engineer on the Burlin
ton, returned to duty this morning al
TO err laying off on account of illness.