The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-02-03
NEW PRESIDENT
FOR THE WESTERN

Evidence that impending changes
on the Western Pacific, due to recent
developments in the affairs of the so
called Gould system of railroads, will
soon materialize is believed TO be af-
forded in the sudden departure for
New York yesterday of Charles II.
Schlacks, vice president Of the West.
ern Pacific and the Denver and Rio
! Grande roads, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. Schlacks was summoned
quite unexpectedly by President T.. T..
Jeffrey of the Western Pacific. A tele-
gram from Jeffrey was received short
! ly after the lunch hour, notifying
Schlacks that his presence was desired
at conference of Gould officials in
New York. AT O'Clock Sehlacks
special ear was attached to the South
ern Pacific IS Los Angeles train, and a
/ few minutes later he was speeding
toward Santa Barbara where Mrs.
Schlacks will emain until he returns
from the east. From Santa Barbara
Schlacks will take the Santa Fe east
| to New York.
! That the conference in the east at
which BENJAMIN f. Busch, newly elect
ed head of the Rio Grande, is to be
present, will be an important one and
will have a bearing upon the future
administration of the Western Pacific
I is believed to be without doubt. One
of the most important matters up for
consideration viii be the successor to
+. r. Jeffrey as head of the Western
Pacific In all likelihood Bush will be
named.
Bush to Be President
| A matter of equal importanee-and
one that Schlacks will figure largely in
deciding-wil be the decision as TO
the extent of the appropriation the
! Western Pacific is TO be allowed for
improvements during the next year.
There is little doubt as to Bush s
aseendency to the presidency of the
Western Pacific within short time,
and il is at the conference to which
Schlacks has been summoned that
Bush is expected TO outline his policy
of rail administration, both in regard
to what he desires Immediately in the
way of changes on the Rio Grande and
on the Western Pacific before he is
officially named JefTrey's successor.
The appropriation question is one of
vital Importance to the Western Pa
cife Just now. 1t has just completed
its first year of operation and it has
been forced to operate on what rail-
road men term ga shoestring basis. -
It's need for money with which to
continue improvements and put the
road in shape TO handle great volume
of traffic is evident to those familiar
with the affairs of the company. The
road has been in good shape TO handle
the small business it received the first
year, but there is still large amount
of money to be expended before it will
be as strong as those at its head de:
sire
Loan to the Rio Grande.
Bush g succession to the head of the
Rio Grande has already brought about
negotiations for big loan to be made
to that railroad. These negotiations
are in process of completion, and the
Rio Grande, it is said, will meet no OBJ
iections from the bankers financing
the deal. Just as soon as the Rio
Grande completes arrangements for inn
provement money the Western Pacific
is to fall in line for loan, and it is
not unlikely that before Schlaeks re-
turns TO San Francisco announcement
will have been made concerning Bush
and the Western Pacific and addition
al finances.
Another matter of Importance to be
brought up at the conference is the
proposition of James j. Hill to bring
about a traffic agreement between the
Burlington and Denver and Rio
Grande and Western Pacific, which, If
completed successfully, will give Hill
an entry into San Francisco and en-
able the Western Pacific and Rio
Grande to announce through train ser
vice to Chicago.
Every effort to conceal Schlacks ;
real destination was made at the gen
eral Offices of the Western Pacific yes
terday. Those in his Office announced
only that he had departed ON an in
speetion trip of the railroad.