, 1907-02-15
LARAMIE PLAINS LINE ADDS THE
MiLLsRooK BOOSTER TO LIST
OF DIRECTORS OF
THE COMPANY.
Railroad interests Separated From
Those of Other Companies Form.
ing Van Horn-Miller Syndicate,
Latter Being Placed In One Con-
cern, With Otto Gramm as Presi.
dent-changes In Offices.

A very important meeting of the di
r%ectors Of the Laramie, Hahns Peak
and Pacific Railway company was held
this morning, at the office of President
Fred A. Miller, when the filing of a
vacancy on the board was announced,
E. ]. Bell Of the MiIlbrook ranch con.
senting by telegraph to accept the
place made vacan by the resignation
of Mr.. E. S. Crawley of Boston. The
board is now complete, with three
resident members, President Miller,
Mr.. Gramm and Mr.. Bell.
Railway Company Alone.
Another matter disposed Of was the
separation Of the railway company's
interests from those Of the other in
terests of the s~o-called Van Horn-Miller
syndicate. Henceforth the railway
company will be entirely separate and
apart from those of the other compa-
MES, numbering about a dozen OF
more, which have been placed in
charge Of the Acme Consolidated COM
pany. These include the Boston and
Wyoming Lumber company, the Boston
Hotel company, the Centennial Trust
company, the Interstate Townsite com
pany, the Central West Publishing
company and the mining companies
controlled by the syndicate, making
the railway a common carrier. subject
to all the FEDERAL laws and other regu'
lations, and giving the smaller com
panies of the syndicate the same rights
as all other companies, corporations
and individuals in the matter of freight
rates.
Change in Office Building.
The change will make necessary
some changes in the general offices OF
the company in the Interstate Town.
site building. Mr.. Gramm has been
elected president of the Acme Constli-
dated company and will have direct
charge of all its affairs. He will have
office in the southern half OF the build
ing, in the rooms now occupied by
President Miller. The latter gentle
man, freed from all care as to the min
or companies, will occupy the northern
half Of the first floor of the building,
the rooms having been fitted up for
the banking business but not used for
that purpose. Whatever is left
will be devoted to the other interests
of the railroad company. The Office
of the general superintendent, R. D.
Stewart, will remain in the second
story for the present. Mr.. Gramm will
occupy the rooms in the southern MALT
as president Of the Acme company.
Busy Railway Interests.
The reorganization Of the working
force was made necessary by the en-
larged scope of the railway. The build,
ing of the road into Centennial and its
extension to Encampment and perhaps
thence to North park rendered the
work OF the president onerous when
added to his duties as head of the
minor members Of the syndicate. Nov
Mr.. Miller will give his entire time to
its interests, Mr.. Gramm relieving him
of the other burdens. The construc
ton and equipping Of the line will
make work for the railway company
all the time and keep all hands busy
Bell as a Booster.
The addition of Mr.. Bell to the direc
torate was a wise move. The colone.
is essentially a booster and the Lar
annie Plains line is a boosting enter
prise for this section Of the west He
will make a worthy ally to Messrs
Miller, Gramm and Van Horn In the
development of the latent resources O.
the southern part of the state. The
new Offices of President Miller will BIZ
fitted up for business in the mos
methodical manner. Mr.. Gramm viii
transfer his headquarters to the Inter
state Townsite building.
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