The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
January 5, 188

 

 

Rallroad Rumors.

“A publication which evidently considers
1 the function of a newspaper to deal out
sensations instead of news, has intimated
that, the resignation ot Mr. 8.P. Boyd,
general passenger and Ucket agent of the
South ‘Shore. road, also Mr. Sed¢wick's
resignation as superintendent of motivo
power and machinery. are results of the
coe coe manager Fitch, and that
jarvis. will also havo fo

 

  

a i mnough

about the” ‘rholeante demand oe ‘official

heads ‘on’ platters <by. general.‘ manager
Jia an interview Saturday: that

 

changes in the officials of tha road,.asne.
lally in the early months of. his “connec
tlon with It, and ‘that he bad” endeavored
to persuade Mr. Boyd toremain,“but for
family, as well ag “other ‘reasons, he had
decided to ‘accept the: Minneapolis offer.
In this: connection the general manager

 

 

stated thal when Mr. Boyd ‘leaves, the
present chief clerk-in the general passen-
will

13 a Mar.
|quette young men, and his promotion will
be learned with great pleasure here.

‘As to Mr. BV. Sedgwick, spertatand
ent of motive power and machinery, Mr.
Fitch said that his resignation came as a
| perfect surprise, but as Mr. Sedzwick has
|a finer opening. elsewhere he of course
jeould not keep him. Mr: Sedgwick’s
resignation. was placed In the hands of the
general manager. December. 15th, to take
effoct January 15th. At Mr. Sedgwick’s
request the Mommie Jovnxan withheld
the annouri¢ement: until: ns successor
should be chosen, but. is led to refer to it
now, although Mr, Fitch said Saturday
that his successor had rot yet been se=
lected. “Mr, Sedgwick resigna to become
a partner in a big contracting. firm which
has work on hand in New Mexico, and
alter passing a month at bis home’ in’
Oalifornia: on: leaving Marquette, he will,

 

 

 

‘The ‘rumored realgnation of superin=.
tendent Jarvis is wholly without founda-
tion, as Mr. Fitch says Mr, Jarvisthas not
been asked to resign nor has there been

slightest indleation that he ‘contem-
tad handing in a resignation. Now let
us have pesos; the new general manager
rallroad man from the’ ground up—as
fral roads are. rapidly discovering—but
he ig.no ogre constantly “searching for
whom he may devour. On the contrary,
he appears to be a very genial gentleman
who already 2: friendahip,\
‘tion Ea en ee sub
ordinates and co-workers...
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