Show HEW S P PRESIDENT newspaper guesses in regard to matter aan francisco aug 18 the call toay says the resignation of charlei M hays as president of the BouL heni pacific railroad is an assured tact and U can bo stated on moat positive au city that his successor will be sam morse felton tho president ot the iliago alton railroad company W located in chicago with the selection ot samuel morse feato n as president of the southern there can be no bouli the union pacific railroad has ab the california system and the homcy of the th e local railroad will be di hereafter from the headquarters ot the union pacific lines in omaha portland or augle tho T oregon lan today says there is a story in circulation that the visit of president H G burt of the union pacific here last tuesday related to the reported resignation of president C M hays of the southern pacific A well known railroad man said president burts business was exclusively clu with president mohler of ahe oregon railroad navigation corn pany and from my advises advices I 1 gather trtat it related to hays withdrawal the idea being to make his d fior mohler would take the pacific with the inkler a anding that lie central pacific should go tu the union that would do away with the afflec at portland and binder arrangement probably the oregon navigation would fall completely under ahe executive manage abent of president burt of the union pacific and the oregon and california road would remain under southern pacific control |