Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-09-10
TEMPORARY SELECTION SOON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
UNION PACIFIC WILL MEET
NEXT, TUESDAY
ALL ARE ABLE OFFICIALS
EITHER OF THREE MEN MENTION
ED COMPETENT TO HEAD
GREAT SYSTEM

Chicago. Sept. Speculation as
to E. H. Harriman's successor in the
railroad world, is arousing much com
ment here. 1t Is not expected this
will be definitely decided before the
next meeting of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific directors. His
is believed to lie between
Judge R. s. Lovett, general counsel of
the Hartman system of railroads;
Julius Kruttschnitt, director of main
tenance and operation and John c.
Stubs, director of traffic.
While no meeting of the board of
directors of the Hartman lines has
as yet been called, 1t is believed that
the executive committee of the Union
Pacific win meet on next Tuesday
at which time a temporary successor
to Mr. Hartman will be. chosen
More than likely this temporary ap
.pointment viii be that of man who
.kiu ultimately be made the perman
iepG heed # this great system OF rail-
way and steamship lines.
Who Lovett Is
AtODCiL f1LOLb 4OtCIts dd ECuEEd
counsel for Hartman, is the man upon
whom the task of defending the Har
riman interests in Wall street has fal-
len. During Harriman's sickness,
Lovett was left to defend Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific and the other
Hartman stocks in Wall street, and
he did this. despite the fact that his
constant attendance at the railroad
kings bedside was required. Lovett
is Texas product. He was born In
that state June %, 1860. Admitted to
the bar in 1882, he became a railroad
attorney in 1884. January /, 1900 he
became general attorney and coun-
selor for all the Southern Pacific lines
N Texas. It has been said that Harri-
nan was attracted to Lovett by the
.hinness of his face. "A man who
worries about his business all the
lime is thin in the face" Hartman
s reported to have said. Il want
such man." Lovett is very thin. Al
.hough 49 years of age, he weighs only
I20 pounds, it is said He went to
New York four years ago and lives
1t the Hotel Majestic. Besides his
of the legal side of rail-
'oading, he has wide grasp on the
practical operation and improvement
IL railroads. and he knows the south
vest and the far west like book.
kruttschnitt Logical Successor
julius A. Kruttschnitt was one of
5arriman's chief assistants in the man.
lgement of bis many railroads. Krutt-
schnitt was born in New Orleans in
1854 and Is a graduate of an engineer
ng school and Washington and Lee
He entered the railroad
In 1878 as resident engineer in
sharge Of Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas railroad, of which, after COM
1letion he became roadmaster and lat !
sr general roadmaster and chief en-
sineer. He became assistant general
manager of the Southern Pacific com
oany's Atlantic system Zines east of
81 Paso, Texas,) in 1859. He was
promoted to general manager in 1889,
and in 1895 was made general man.
ager of all lines of the Southern Pa
,ific company, with headquarters at
San Francisco. He later became
lourth vice president, and in 1904 was
made director of maintenance and op-
sration of the Union Pacific Railroad
company, Oregon Short Line Railroad
Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ion company and Southern Pacific
Mr.. Kruttschnitt is consid-
cred by railroad officials as the most
logical successor to Mr.. Hartman.
stubbs Foremost Traffic Expert
John c. Stubbs, is the foremost traf-
lie expert in the country and the man
who for years has been dictator Of all
Iranscontinental railroad rates and
traffic director Of the thousands of
miles of rails which comprise what
Is generally known called "the Har-
riman lines Forty of his So years
have been spent in railroad work, and
his present position. with its vast IN
luence. Is but the logical elimination
1f q long apprenticeship and ration
Al promotion from one post to a high