| Show RAILROAD GRANGE Charles Erancis Adams to be Succeeded Suc-ceeded by General Dodge The announcement that a change in the presidency of the Union Pacific Sailway Company was about to be made was received by railroad people in this city with very little evidence of surprise The statement that General Dodg was to succeed Charles Francis Adams in the control of the maui math concerns affairs was not unexpected by many some going so far as to say that the contemplated change had been under un-der consideration for some time The annexed from the Omaha Herall gives an idea of how far th moveme it in this connection has gone Since the meeting of the officers of the Union Pacific at Boston a week or so ago it has been generally understood that mere was to be a great shakin UD among the heads of departments of the Union Pacific Railway Reports began to circulate immediately im-mediately upon the return of the officers but each flatly refused to be Interviewed and even disputed that changes were to be made Notwithstanding the denials the general manager who was also vicc > resident of tie Union Pacitic has given away to the assistant as-sistant general mana er although still performing forming the duties of his vice presidency Yesterday it was understood about ihe I Onion Pacific headquarters that there are to j be still further changes in the management manage-ment lu the eru g Pacific a dnae shaking up will be continued along the 1m i from the head of the great corporation corpora-tion down to the head of the smallest depart men But the most important immediate change it is under ood will be the stepping do vn anl oui os Charles Ffinci1 Adams as president of the Union Pacific ilr Adams is to be succeeded it is rumored by General Dodge of Council Bluff It wis asserted yester Jay and is gene illy beHave i that as soon as this uhans in the office of president is consummated won on the ney Union Depot w1llie commenced All railroads now centering as Council Bluffs together with those on the other side of the river will be s tkholders in this Union Depotand Ihe Connail Bluff raids wfilrnn into the union station cri the now bMa e which is to ba bul t acoss the Mt soori fiver Cable ca s wilt ai d cross the bridge and Council Buff < and Omaha will be praeiically united ice importance of tjis to both cities c nnot be overestimated The Noitheatein and Misoari Pacific roads which now have a joint passenger landing the stat on on Webster tree will probab y enter th = > union station ovtr the Belt tracks and along tbj river front although al-though There is a possibility tht cacao the roads mentioned will seek separate track privi ege along same of the extreme eastern sireetsot I the city from the Western street jermiu11 to the nw union station it is generally knoTathat t ie Northwestern has been purchasing r great deal of proper in Omaha and it is ass red that the other railroads have been quietly baying a great aeal ol real estate in a d about the city with n vies to having ample facilities for Carrying on their business when the new depot is completed and 111 arc using the atrnctnres Railroad men long identified with the landdepartments the several rods interested are the ones wno have been conducting these purchases of real estate Just whenj eneral Dodge will assume the duties of president the Union Pacific w snot stated and could no or would not be approximated by the gentlemen gen-tlemen who are aware of the proposed change ItJs rumored however that the change ill oon take place ihe selection of General Dodge to succeed president Adams will be hiled with pleasure by the people of this sec ion of country fro n the tact that he has been so long identiiie 1 with the interests of the region through which the Union Pacific line railway pass M J |
