| Show KO chalices CHAli the story concerning removal not based on facts he is regarded with favor by president hays and may be the executive officer during the periodical absences of the latter the story emanating from salt lake concerning the superseding ot julius and manager allmore by EL H fitzhugh and mr harper Is laughed at by railroad men in ogden who should have complete cognizance ot any immediate proposed changes in officials they point to the tact that fitzhugh ritz hugh has already been appointed to the position of assistant superintendent the salt lake story was no doubt given to the gullible reporter by thomas marshall counsel at salt lake for the southern pacific marchalls marshalls Mar chief W F herran chief counsel for the southern railway system has had a difference recently with and came out second best the trouble culminated in the removal tsy orders ot J B wright superintendent of the sacramento division it Is reported that while in the east about four weeks ago herran interviewed some of abs tbs directors in favor of wright and after these interviews boasted that he had won out against hays and krutt schmitt on his way west he was met at ogden by thomas marshall with he had a long conversation and it Is probable herrans Herrl ns hopes in to were conveyed to the salt lake attorney but on her rant arrival in san francisco wright was still kept out of his former position and herrans Herrl ns wishes were agnor cd it Is probably herrins wish to create an agitation in the matter of course president hays when be passed through ogden yesterday refused to talk concerning the matter he does not believe in the airing of any discord among officials it any exists his acts in this regard are quick and decisive the most important feature Is that hays as president of the road Is in command and that his power Is supreme any new rule that he may make Is in the mind of harriman for the good of the road harriman wants all the officials to know that he does not wish them to come and bother him with their boes woes as their complaints will te referred back to president hays this has special reference to herrin and his intimation that the company will still remain in politics harriman looks upon hays as a great railroad man and feels assured that if he leaves him alone and allows him to build up the southern pacific on his own lines it will be the greatest road in the ivorid in a few years hays in the same way looks upon krutt as a most capable man and the general manager will in the future be the chief executive officer of the southern pacific whenever hays Is absent from the city numerous an have been made by enemies that he would ta removed but the reports are erroneous rone ous the inside facts of the removal of superintendent wright of the sacramento division are becoming known wright and for a number of years were the best of friends A difference arose regarding politics and wright with the influence he had at that time made every effort to subordinate judgment to that of herran ha failed and krutt acted up to the old adage of he laughs best who laughs simply bided his time and when opportunity came he brushed wryght aside with a word he waited till he found that hays was his friend that he would be supported by the president in any order that he made and then he called for wrighta resignation A howl went up both a sacramento and from the political frenchmen Trench men of the railroad influence was brought to abear in behalf of wright but it was of no avail the division superintendent had to go and it was directly through orders with the new policy the union pacific and the southern pacific will work in harmony the union pacific will push with vim the new extension it Is building between salt lake and los aggeles AL geles and when this ts completed the roads will be in closer relation than ever harriman also expressed himself recently in regard to the abolition of politics he firmly supports hays in his stand and has reiterated rite rated that the southern pacific is no longer in the political arena herran must therefore drop all affiliations with politicians and devote his energies to legal matters |
