Show rrb 1 wv T 17 I 1 f f I 1 1 I 1 s 4 T II 11 RAILROADS abe california Oali fornia pool companies choose georgo W ristine for their commissioner general manager haupt of the northern northera pacific B R E R gesins Ee sinS 5 building a railroad Eail road up to the summit of pikes inkes peak feak by western aard press to the herald SAN FRANCISCO nov 1 chief engineer grudges of the united states central railway showed an associated press representative today to day a power 0 of attorney signed by richard fi king ing dated april alth 1883 instituting bridges his attorney to assist the tile formation for mation of the company co many king kina subscribed fifty shares sli arcs I 1 iho lie construction of tile road is considered perfectly y feasible and the prospect ia is viewed favorably Cui cAGo nov ithe I 1 the times will print the following tho transcontinental association continued its ees ses sion yesterday at the grand pacific hotel the entire time from from ten in the mornin morning to six sis in the afternoon was devoted to balloting for a commissioner Commisa ioner themert ing adjourned the n ight before artlie at the seventy fourth ballot and arid it was only after cl 61 more or the ballot that a deciding vote voto was recorded this elected george W ristine Ris of I 1 milan huron county ohio obio commissioner of the tho transcontinental association at a salary ot of a year the conclusion having been reached the meeting was adjourned and chairman J S 11 II 11 II clarke of the union pacific at once notified mr It istine by telegraph of hia his appointment the mem memo bers wa fathered eath cred after supper awaiting a reply from the new commissioner put but finally adjourned with a general impression that ho he would not decide tho the matter for several days the new commissioner is a man extensive railroad experience and is known as a remarkably cool clearheaded man he lie first became generally known as founder and manager of or the empire line which he built up to a handsome property he ile then acce accepted led the position of assistant to the tile president Pre of the denver rio grande radina rad in a short time being made general genera superintendent of the entire system having some ty tv with president palmer mr ristine re ignec to accept the position of general manager of the texas st louis road where lie has established a reputation whose direct fruita fruito are seen in the tender yesterday yester dav of this very desirable situation about two we km ago ho bo resigned the texas st louis position on a plea that lie was tired out and arid he said ho lie proposed tj to rest until jan ast 1st there is much speculation as to whether mr will ill accept the tile position an ail intimate personal friend baid bald yesterday esterday that lie had recently flea heard ld from froin mr ristine Ris when ho lie learned lear lied that the position of assistant general manager of the denver donver rio grande had been offered ft red mr ristine and the tile offer was being favorably coni considered dered you see baid said he be palmer ia hi now out of all the ri rio gra grande ride directory and general manager dodge ia is a stron strong personal friend of mr liotine Ri otine wi with as 11 fine ing a prospect is as that would open up tip before him I 1 think it somewhat doubtful if lie will accept what we have to offer him mr dark clark of tho tile union pacific and mr hozie of the missouri pai fie both thought that mr ristine would accept N various arious opinions were held by other members embers M of the association cia tion it Is hardly probable that mr ristine will decide about the matter for several days because it ia is stated that he lie has at least two other good offers under consideration either of which would bo be equally desirable with the california pool commission earsl lip T the e universal verdict among railroad men is that tho the choice is an exceedingly cee good one acco account aut of the complications among pacific lines has been generally regarded as a most difficult one to fill and some doubt has been ex expressed pressel as to the tile possibility of finding a man to successfully ure wrestle astle with the tile giant glant Ri stines selection has had the effect of creating some surprise that he lie was not thought of before ai a ii i 4 lie fie is known to bo be eminently qualified for tho the place CHICAGO hi icAco nov ithe I L the tribune will print rint the following account of tho tile 11 transcontinental ran association even I 1 if f the meeting is enabled to begin dc acs liberations libe rations on tho the contract system and other important questions to be decided it ia is hardly probable that it will get through its work and other meetings will probably have to bo be held next week the general pas aouger agents were to have met yesterday afternoon for tile purpose of having baj ng another conference with the roads east alof the missouri llis river regarding gar the settlement of the dispute about a division of the tile rates but as the general manager bad had not yet been able to go to work by that time an in adjournment was taken until 2 p in m today to day the meeting is to be held he R d at alie hotel it is the beners al opinion that the tile arrangement made mad e at san fran francisco ei geo by which tho the kno ranie rate to san fran francisco cisco ia is clia charged aged by ly all possible routes is impracticable and it is believed that the agreement will be iso 10 changed as to mako he the rate t to ban san francisco via purt portland higher than by tho the direct route and the tile rato rate to portland aud and oregon and washington Teni tory points higher by way wa of san francisco Fran risco than tharl by jy the northern pacific and oregon oren short line such an arrangement it is believed will find but little opposition among the roade cast of the missouri river of passenger and arid ticket agents of the missouri kiver river roada roads will be field in this city today to day for the purpose of noting acting upon he the agreement recently made by the sail san francisco agents of those roads leardini re ardini the payment of street com in ban kian franciso Cu nud and albo in regard roxard to tile portion tiou of cillis lioner bidner daniels for squelching sc alpers pera in denver deliver and preventing enting thero them irom from cutting rates at at that point after mahy many months of disastrous competition at ban san francisco between tho tile various eastern castera lines the tile agent tile various roda roads camo came together and agreed to pay hereafter for street commissions in san francisco the tile uniform rato rate of one dollar A truong clifort was made to atop stop the payment of street commissions entirely buethe but atie alton strongly objected on ground that it could see no reason why ilia the payment of commissions should be abolished at nf san francisco and not at other points 1 n t in the tile interest of peace and pt harmony r 0 ny the representative senta tive of the alton finally agre agreed 17 W 77 7 7 R I 1 I 1 17 I 1 I 1 1 1111 1 5 r I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 f 4 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 to the tile fini uniform form commission of or the dollar this action was w as to bof or rejected by the general passenger and id ticket agents today to day another strong effort will bo be made to entirely abolish the commissions at san francisco but tit it is i doubtful whether the alton its mind and it is therefore probable that the agreement made by the san francisco agents will be confirmed commissioner daniels will ti try y to induce the roads east of or the Ali missouri river to make an agreement today to day by which they will stoll the payment of exorbitant commissions on denver business and not alow sc alpers to demoralize the tile rates hereafter 6 ST PAUL nov kovl I 1 herm herman general manager of the northern pacific railway lias has tendered liis his resignation which lias has been accepted to take effect november first ami arid tho the following circular has been issued 1 I N F B 1 kil i vi wv r N X i lit j her nun sm hn i n 1 den ger artl 1 manager manag er haeng I 1 vered ins i mention with gitil the tile N 11 lly ry C ilie i in to alno jn is vice pr esi dent lent will r r th t tr n eo assume the lid i f emeral ea eral diuri li i i or er SI signed lied i F 1 11 general manager haupt in in an interview with a reporter of the associated this evening said his resign resignation tion was entirely duo due tho tile policy pa cy of radical adopted ado pt ed by alio N P which practically at tied led ins I 1 is hands bunds and prevented proper running of the road at a meeting of the fit stockholders 0 cah 0 ideis it had been decided to cut off olf all expenses and lie had received ed inspru in instruction to cut down tb the e force past the actual necessary number the directors complained that t the lie were too much in excess of the receipts general ie explained this by stating that tile road was turned over to the tile operating department by ali the 0 construction ill in ery very incomplete condition in intact fact 0 as 9 the parallel rails were laid so was tho condition of tile road that though trains could be run over it they could not be run with any degree 11 of safety th iho road was w as miserably ballasted ballested bal lasted the cuts were w ere narrow no stations or water tanks were bt built fi atno no side put in in in fact fai t not nothing I 1 n don on to put tho road in in condition this had 0 to bo be dune done and arid the cost had to be met by dy the ole operating ratin department y out of surplus net turnings earnings which did not exist instead of by tho the construction st department course made the lie expenses very vcr q heavy A au oilier other reason was that practically ail I 1 tho the work of oatlie the whole year WT liaa has to bo be i done in in June July and anti Ati august gust after august it is is difficult to get et men to 1 work on the rud rad r ud as the harv har tei fields pay to much mm h better und and after harest harvest est tho tile wet act weather begins and arid it is is to until the ground dries in spring I 1 Get general teral haupt further said Faid the policy of retrenchment mai to an extent that would be detrimental to the interests of the road the tile road bed would become very bad from being neglected especially considering coir ei si denni dering ltd its present condition and as to tile discharge of men in tho tile repair bli shops 1 I sat at brainerd tho tile I 1 esula tt would bo ali thai at the yards ardi at that gwint would could be crowded with disabled engines and arid dismantled freight care cars which would greatly impair the tile effiel ency of the road of course this would reduce the tile temporary expenses of the road to a largo large extent but ili mi stead of being a saving thorn would be an actual loss and anti next spring when the necessary repairs had made the tile expense would bo be more than heavy enough to counterbalance the having now general flautt also stated that hia big office force had been cut down to a point which precluded efficient work those were w ere tile reasons in in brief which it actuated him in tendering his bis resignation Vice President oakes was interviewed a as s to the succession of gen ilauna and said there would be no at t any rato rate not at preE present crit while intimating there might be some changes as to other officers of tho the road mr oakes said them thero would be none at present DE DEMER xEn nov nor I 1 peak ha hai i been surveyed for a narrow guage railway from manitou to to the summit thirty miles and work is is to bo be commenced aunnee at once lion james H kerr of colorado springs is is president denhof of the company organized to build the tile road tho ta t maximum axin juin grade is to be three hu hundred n d red u feet to the milo |