1 20 2 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/7e1819bdc82bb5b46fe3f3ec1ca039e0.pdf ff2293086fb64f1a6512497f68ab0247 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs City Directories Description An account of the resource Historic Polk city directories of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868- Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- Directories. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Iowa Directory Company 1891 1892 addresses buildings businesses directory houses https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/26721775c174e8a783e6d928f84d43cb.pdf 00b371b48bc97147ecd95126f8a7453e PDF Text Text DATA Chronologically Arranged For Ready Reference in Preparation of a Biography of GRENVILLE MELLEN DODGE President of Sundry Railroad and Construction Companies Late Chief Engineer of Union Pacific & Texas Pacific; Railroads Member of Congress Major General in War for Preservation of the Union, etc. etc. etc. BOOK XIII. Union Pacific Railway - Oregon Navigation. D. T. & G. Railway - Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Colorado Central - Fort Townsend & Seattle Ry, Dee Moines & Northwestern Railroad Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railway Puget Sound Lines - Ry. Line over Mullens Pass. Omaha Bridge Contract with Rock Island, St. Paul and Milwaukee Roads. Military Papers Deposited with Iowa Historical Dept Letter to N. P. Dodge on 70th Birthday April, 1891. Letters from Europe. 1890 - 91 - 92. January, 1S90. Portland, Oregon, January 8, 1890. Charles F. Adams, Esq., President, U. P. Railway Go. Dear Sir: I am in receipt oi" your letter of December 26th in which you propose to present my name to be elected a member of the board of di rectors of the Oregon ^hort Line ^ Otah Northern at the election of directors to be held in March next, which is satisfactory to me. Mr. Runt is here and talking with contractors about making contracts to build hh- branch road from Walla Walla to Grand Round Valley and assuring them he has perfected arrangements by wiiich he is to receive funds sufficient to build eighty miles of road Iromi Walla Walla to Union in Union County. Hunt himself is very short of money, and his paper here is somewhat plenty. When Hunt went east somiC two months ago he was disposed to sell out his roads on fair terms, but Mr. Wilcox, who, I believe, is Vice ^resident and Treasurer of the Hunt system, on hearing of it immiediately went to New York and strength ened Hunt so he has now obtained some means to at least begin the building of these branch roads. I presume you know the position of Mr. Wilcox. He has no means of consequence himself, but is the mianager and confidential man of Mr. William S. Ladd in all his transactions. Without Mr. Lacid as his banker, Mr. Hunt has no standing. I formerly done his banking business, but scing unwilling to extend to him the amount of accoirimodation he wished, he changed his account to Mr. Ladd, who since then has been represented by Mr. Wucox. In order to deal successfully with Hunt, Wucox must be consulted. It is expected, as you are probably aware, that the Gw ernmient expects to complete the canal and locks at the Cascades of the Columbia in about one year from next Cctober. Hunt proposes to extend his roads to the river and then use the river transi)Ortation from the Lallas to Portland through the locks and canal. This last is Mr. Ladd's plan of making the "Hunt sys tem" a paying company. I will keep you informed of what Hunt is doing from timxe to time as occasion m.ay offer. I am well acquainted with him and ovr relations are friendly. He should be got out of the way, if possible as his roads will annoy your business her if he does not make money.' Yours truly, D. P. Thompson, BllSOS January 9, 1890. Hon. J. C. Brown, Dear Grvernor^ New York City, January 9, 1890, I expect to start South some day during this month; I will prduably have to stop on my way at two or three points, and esepcially at Atlanta for a day or two; from there I shall go to Kev/ Orleans. I want to meet you at some place where I can have a day or two with you, either at New Orleans or at some point on your road. I shall be gone South a month or two, and I would like to buy your car for my own use, and I think you ou^ht to sell it to u me for the D. T. Pert '.Vorth bonds; they are better to yc a good deal than a car. If I can not buy it, I would like to get the use of it, at any rate, after I get to Now Orleans if it is not engaged. Please let me hear from you and what your rovements are going to be, I don't want to miss you; unfortunately I m; issed you here in New York. I am. Very truly yours. G. M. Dodge. January, 1890. Subject.-Financial outlook. Organization. Executive Departnient. Charles F. Adams, Pres. W. K. Holcomb, Vice Pres. Gardiner Iv.. Lane, 2d Vice P L. S. Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, January 11, 1890. My dear General: I thia morning received a cipher telegram from you, of which • the- following is a copy: "There is one point in the Trinidad country that we have not protected. It requires 15 miles of line, 8 of which is over the main line between Trindad and Pueblo, on which we are entitled to issue bonds; the other 8 would have to be paid for by bonds in the Treasury. I an, informed that the Denver & Rio Grande proposes to occupy this country, which under no circumstances should we allow. If I find any attempt towards that by them I should occupy it for the Fort i^orth. Under circunista ces 1 do not wish to issue any order on it or take any responsibility for any new work except upon approval. I would like your approval if I think it is necessary to occupy this territory." I at once replied as foixows: "District referred to can be occupied as proposed if you are satisfied the case is urgent and work necessary, but do not act except for-clear cause as wc are unwilling to incur construction lia bilities at present and until ail pending arrangements are matured and financial matters adjusted. Are you likely to return to Des Moines?" As you of course appreciate, loaded as the ^nion Pacific now is with unfunded debt, we are extremely loath to engage in any new work of construction not absolutely necessary. You know how easy it is to pile up a large floating debt through disconnected bits of constuuction each small in itself but in the aggregate soon runninp" into the millions. I am glad to say that everything looks favorable so far as getting rid of our floating debt is concerned. We have not yet taken any steps towards negotiating-the collateral trust bonds secured by the 0. R. & N. Block; neither have we as yet negotiated the bonds representing the construction of the Oregon Extensions Go. and the Washington & Idaho. Togethier these will aggregate not far from 4)16,000,000. This is a large sum, and we wish to approach the question of funding it cautiously. On the other hand, the company las nearly fhlO ,000,000. coming in between the present time and tl:e middle of i»ay. §8,000,000 of this will, be paid in by our stockholders on the rights recently issued Nearly §2,000,000 more will come from notes of Decker, Howell & Co. With this large sum coming in, we feel comparatively easy during the next six months. Our old issues of securities are all very high, the Oregon Short Line 6's selling at about 115 1-2, equiv alent to about 113 and interest. Our K. P. Consols have disappeared from the market. Under these circumstances we do not feel like hurrying the negotiation of the bonds secured by the Navigation stock. We think tl.ere will be ample tin^e to do this between now and Ivarch, and of course the issue of rights has temporarily depreciated the value of our 0. S. L. & U. N. consolidated bonds and also the stock,'so many rights convertible into the two having b..c.n thrown on to the market at on ce. This will soon adjust itself, and as socm as it does so the field will be clear forthe larger negotiation, which is to follow. On the whole things here have an encouraging aspect, and it is now n.erely a question of trai'fic and operating expenses. If the first is managed by Mellen with as much energy and intelligence as he has heretofore shewn, and meanwhile operating expenses are kept down by Holcomb, I have little fear that the iuture will be satisfactory. Vy main fear is about operating expenses. Fverything which reaches me directly and indirectly from the line causes me to believe that a very considerable degree of uncertainty and demoralization prevails throughout the operating departments. The Kansas Division and. the 3t. Joseph b Grand Island are about the only divisions which move along smoothly. The others se m to be in a state of greater or less demoralization. Especially is this thue in Oregon, where J. Smith hrs not yet succeeded in geLtinghold of the situation. I have no doubt he will do so if he is left alone, for he is intelligent, energe tic,, and feels that liis reputation is at stake. Nevertlieless, the process of education is a costly one. Under the niost favorable circumstances I fancy that it is going to take the whole of the year lb90 to get our operating organi zation working sinoothly and efficiently. Should any n.ore changes be made in it, of coui-se the existing denioralization will run over into 1891. I remain, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President. January, 1890. A. T. DECKER & CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in GEORGIA & FLORIDA YELLOW PINE, Yards and Office, Foot of Bethune Dt., North River, New York, January 14th, 1890, CoiLrade: It is proposed to imcorporate "The Dnion Prisoners of i^ar National I/.emorial Association," the object of which shall be to per petuate by Monument, Memorial Building, or such other means as the Association may deterii.ine the memory of the Union Soldiers who died in Andersonville and other Southern Military prisons, during the War of the Rebellion. At the last meeting of the "Society of the Army of the i^otomac," the following resolution offered by the Chairman of this Committee was unanimously adopted, viz: RESOLVED, That a Coiijnittee be appointed by the Society of the Army of the Potomac to take necessary steps to secure the erection cf a monument to our soldiers who died in Andersonville and other Southern Prisons in the War of the Rebellion" The Committee of Union Ex Prisoners of War, who have charge matter desire to make the Association a National one, in which the Union ooldiers of the Country shall be fully represented, and most cordially invito you to bocome one oi' the incorporators • ^indly inform us of your dicision by return mail. A. T. Decker, Chairman. To General C, M. Dodge, .No, 1 Broadway, New York. January, 1890. Subject--Tacoma terminals, Charles F, Adams, President. W, H. nolcoiiib, Vice ^resident. Gardiner 1.. Lane, 2d Vice ^resident L, S. Xnderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable ^uiiding, Boston, January 16, 1890, My dear General: Enclosed please I'ind a copy of a letter ^ have this day received. I know nothing of tliis man Ross oh his schen.e. If you are over here on Saturday, will you kindly bring tl.is matter, together with the other matters, up for consideration? I remain, etc., Charles F. Adams, President. General G, m. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, Enclosure. January, 1890. Executive Department Charles f . Adams, President. W, H. Kolconib, Vice President. Cardlner Iv.. Lane, 2c Vice Pres L. . •^'nderson. THE UNKDN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO . 40 Equitable Building. Boston, Jan. 16, 1890. My dear General: I have this morning sent you the following telegram: "Can you arrange to be her. Saturday at important directors meeting. I wish also to see you on other matters." We ai-e to have a directors' meeting on Saturday at eleven o'clock, and there are several matters about which I would like to talk with you. I miean to go to Cuba next week for tiie purpose of getting out of the way for a short tite, as I am inclined to think that matters will miove along a little better without me just now than they do with me. In other-.words, a rest will do no harm. Before ^ go, there are some things I would like to have understood. Hence, my desire to see you. Enclosdd, please find a copy of a letter I have this day received from Gov. Thompson, of Portland, Oregon, which is full of matter for reflection. I wish you would think it over, and be pre pared to discuss it with me when we n-eet. I remain, etc., Charles F. Adams Gen. G. U. Dodge. Enclosure New York, January 21, 1890. C. F. Meek, Esq., Gen. Mgr., Denver, Colorado. Dear Sir;- I am in due receipt of your letter regarding the condition of a fairs in the ^est. The trouble out there seems to be that they want something that nobody else wants. The merger agreement, traffic agreement and everything else have \:een agreed and decided upon. The mei'ger agreement has been before all the companies and approved by all the Boards of Directors, and is now before the stockholders, and cannot be ahanged. Wheeler sent on here a change that he wanted made in the merger. Judge Dillon says that those matters cannot be altered now. What they seem to want is the guarantee of the U.P. that it will carry out the agreements made. I sent Mr. '.Vheeler a distpatch from Mr. Adams, which ought to satisfy him on that ground. Then there are three of us in the new Board. I think nine-tenths of th.e stockholders will come in. TTheeler also wired about headquarters. All of those thing were agreed upon, and have been carried out as agreed upon by the company. Tho headquarters of the new corapany will be Denver; the new company will have all its offices there, ueepting merely the Accounting Department, which like all similar departments of the U.P. lines, oes o Boston. The Operating Department, Passenger Agent, Freight Agent, Master Mechanic, and everything of that kind will be there, and I am sure will give employment to many more people than are at present with the D. T. k Ft, W. Company, I do not see what these people wish to keep changing for. After having agreed to something definite, the;' seem to be all the time wanting to make a change. Nov;, if you bring these matters before the stockholders of the road, $18,000,000 of the stock will vote against the whole of it. They care nothing about the local interests of Denver; what they are looking after is the road and its interests. I have done everything in my power to give the local interest all it asks for, without jeopardizing or hurting the railroad itself, and they want to be content with that and go ahead. I willguarantee that there will be no hitch in the traffic agreement, and they have also Mr. Adams' agreement on this subject. I do not see how we can do any more. The various companies in interest have al' acted upon it; the U.P. by resolution, has authorized its Executive Committee and executive officers to carry it out; and if they cannot trust the two great corporations after all they have gone through and done, tocarry out their agree aents, I do not see how its is possible DO satisfy them. 'Ihe trouble in the matter is because the U.P. ha : been very liberal witli the D. T. & Ft. 17. and the Denver people seem to think that the U.P. has a great desire to get control of the property. Now there ia a growing aesira on the part of the U.P. stocknolaers to investigate, and the quicker we got to the consummation of the matter the better it will be for us. The agreement, is, as you know, in favor of the C. T. V Ft. W. It is vi4al totthe D, t. % Ft. W. Suppose it is defeated, what would be the effect on Denver or our line? Yours very truly, G. M. ^ddge. New York, January 22nd, ^890. lOl'-fi • ' ..J nt-' 'i: , Charles Wheeler, Esq. , ->ecretary, « _ . Denver, Colorado. Dear Sir:- On my return -from Boston yesterday T received your letter and copies of the record showing action of the D. 1. g. Co, on the merger agreement. Of course, the D T. Ft, W, Co, be'ng the owner of all the D. T. & C, stock, should control whatever action is taken in relation to this matter. T see no amendment w:.icl. has been made to the merger wh-'ch ci.anges it from the form in which Judge Dillon puts it, excepting that you leave out the by-laws of the Colorado Central, T have sent for a certified copy of these by-laws and will send them West as soon as T receive them. Judge Dillon takes positive exception to the clause put in by Wells; lie says th t it is no. admissible, so we will not discuss that at all. He says the U.P. can satisfy anyone of its inten tions in this matter, and that it proposes to carry out the agreements its offic ers have made, in the preambles, and T see nothing in tl.em except what is sated, as to the understand'ng in regard to the head quarters, which is certainly an afterhtought, because Mr. Adams stated here positively, in the presence of Kountae and Evans what his under standing of ihe agreement was, namely, that the headquarters of the Company and of its Operating Department would be in Denver, and that the Financial and Accounting Departments would go t'^ Boston, where everyt.;ing of thrt kind connected with the U.P. system goes. T suppose Crov. Evans' idea is to get more people at the headquarters at Denver; he certainly doesn't want to add to the cost of maintaining the new corporation, v/hic]i tne provision he puts in would certainly do, because it maintains two Accounting Departments, and T don't suppose ti:at h for one moment expects the U.P. to run this oad, pay its interest and whatever dividends ti.ere may be with.out controlling its financial and accounting departments. T know im to be too good a business man to h'mself pay interest and dividend's upon any body's property that he does not handle. Therefore, T do not see that there can be any difference between us on this question, especially after the orders that have been issued. When the merger is completed it will bring a great many more people into Denver than are there now. Sfince T cane i.ome t have had the traffic agreement before Mr. Adams, and he has agreed to it as decided upon by Mellen and Evans and that is the way it will be passed and signed by the Union Pacific and the Tj.P.D.Sc r., when the latter Is organ'zed. The great trouble in this matter is to get t..e merger agreement referred to, and ^ think t/fee Denver, Texas Gulf should take ti:e merger as submitted to tJ.e stockh olders, as you w'll see has been done by the Mercantile Trust Co., which action of the Trust Co, will certainly not admit of any amendments at tils time. Tt has been adopted in its present form by every company in interest excepting the D. T. ^ G. Co, Every other comoany has acted unon it. agreed to it and presented it t-^ its stockholders, and it will be asking a great deal of everyone else to amend it merely for the purpose of protecting the local interests of Denver, when t};ey can be protected othrwise and every part of the agreement be carried out as agreed upon between Mr. Adams and myself and the Denver people, your telegram to Mh. Granger you state that you "supposed this agreement had been forwarded to Denver for the purpose of amendment and approval," As you have the circular of the Mercantile Trust Co, stating exactly how the matter stood and that it was the agreement put before the. stockholders of the D. T. Ft. 7ii'., I cannot understand how this impression shotild have been made. You also had six copies of tr.e m agreement to put before the stocholders of the other companies. Judge ^ Dillon is absent in Washington now, but has had all the suggestions before him and made decision upon them. Yours very truly, _ r . 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' .4 ' • ' J ' • u 'I' -.r r:n in- • . ; " •/ i" ')i 4-' I ' ■ . ■ ■ i . '4. t' ' %»• v' .tl/iiii.'' ^1^ January, 1890. Major T. H. Stan ton. Paymaster, U. Army. HEADQUARTERS DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI. Paymaster's Office. Chicago, I-lI., Jany. 23d, 1890. My dear General: Thanks for your*s of 21st. The vacancy occurs Feby. 15th and you can write the letters now, if convenient, and send them in. I would be very glad to have copies of them. The Iowa delegation will be a unit for me, together with Mandei-son, Farwell and some others. Gen. Williamson has been very active in my behalf. I enclose an art icle republished here, from the Salt Lake Tribune, which will give you an idea of my service, and also of what the boys think of me out west. I shall be very much pleased, indeed, for anything you may do to help me in this fight. Being in, I want to win, not more for E.yself than for my friends, who are making the fight their own. Sincerely youi'S, Stanton. Copy of enclosed clipping. THE PAYMASTER GENERALSHIP Col. T. li. Stanton Suggested for the Vacant Position by His Friends. Apropos of the forthcoming appointment of a Paymaster General for the army, the following is taken from the Salt Lake Tribune of Jan. 19 regarding Col. T. H. Stanton, who is stationed here; While the struggle if going on in Washington for the Paymaster Generalship of the army the claims of Col. T. H. Stanton must not be neglected. He was fighting with Lane and John Brown in Kansas in 1857- *58. He enlisted in the volunteer service in 1861 for three months , and was honorably discharged in July of that year. The same year he was elected to the General Assembly of i-owa. He raised Company "C" of the Nineteenth Iowa Iniantry, and was mustered in as Captain of it Aug. 16, 1862. He went to the front at once and served in the field until detailed for duty on the stafi of Gen. Samuel R. Curtis. He was appointed additional Paymaster in October, 1862. He was sent to Mem phis, and thence to Vicksburg early in 1862; was thert through the pre liminary battles and 1inal siege, oiten paying the troops in the trenches. Then he went with the army to Chattanooga. He was ordered to New Orleans in 1864, and there Gen. Ganby asked, over the heads of several ranking officers, that Stanton be assigned as Chief Paymaster. He was order ed to Washington next, and after the,fall of Richmond he was sent to that department, acting most of the time as Chief Paymaster until 1870. He was at the same tii;e disbursing officer of the reconstruction funds for the First ^alitary District. He was, moreover, appointed by the Department Commander to be Auditor of Public Accounts, and had charge of the collection of all taxes and payment of all expenses of the State under the reconstruction acts. In 1871 he was a member of the board to adjust the war claims of Kansas against the G'nited States. Then he was ordered to San Francisco and thence to Arizona. In 1872 he was ordered to the Department of the Platte and stationed at Cheyenne. In 1874 he was with the column that placed the Sioux on the ^ed Cloud and Spotted Tail reservations and established Fort Robinson and Camp Sheri dan. Was with Gen. Crook's Black Hills expedition in 1875. Was Crook's chief of scouts in his movements against the Northern hostiles, and was in the fight with Crazy Horse on Powder River. He commanded Crook's scouting column against Sitting Bull, and was in the battle of Slim Buttes in September, 1876, and made the winter campaign with Crook against the Cheyennes. He engaged in the Sioux campaign in 1877. The same year he was with Gen. Smith's colunin which prevented a threatened outbreak of the Bannocks. He went after the Utes after the Thornburg massacre^ In 1885 was ordered to this city. In 1888 he was sent to head quarters at Chicago. He has served continually for twenty-eight years both as a fighting soldier and as paymaster. We publish the above not only without his consent but against his express command. No opponent of his has any such record. He ought to have the pro motion. A sterling man is he everywhere, and a most capable one. He is one of tne right arms-he has several-Of Gen. Crook, and that officer-has no use for a soldier who is not a thorough soldier. We sincerely hope that the appointment will be ma-de exclusively on merit. In that case Col. Stanton will be a General/ I "■ , i.',. .'i-' ■: " Ma ' ■ p- ft '(I V. f ■■ .f"' ■* New York, January 23, 1890. Morgan Jones, Esq., Fort Worth, Texas. »- Dear Slr;- I think the plan should be to divide the construction into sixteenths, and also the land ihto sixteenths; then we can do as we please about letting each construction party have one-sixteenth in the land for the sixteenth which he hoMs in the construction company. You can organize the railroad and land companies immediately, and v/e can handle them separately. That will enable us to close up construc tion matters where road is completed while at the same time we can retain our interest in the lands. I will take four sixteenths here, but may not be able to carry it all. You want to let Holcomb have his sixteenth, both in the con struction company and in the lands, and want to write him to that effect, and see if he takes both. I would like to have at least four sixteenths here to distribute outside. I may give Walters one-half of my four sixteenths. I have no objectiot; to the Hermanns having a sixteenth, but you must let them have it out of yours down ther^, as I will have Dillon, Pearsall, Ames, Atkins and Walters to take care of here. I have not se^^n the Dodge heirs yet. ^ have been sick abed ever since I got back, but will get after them today. You had better do as you suggest, and gfct some interest in the property around our terminals at Ft. Worth. We ought not to go and make all th-t property valuable without havin something 6or our labor. Yours very truly, G. M. ^odge. New York, January 25, 1890. :;MA A. B. Cummins, Esq., Des Molnes, Iowa. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of the 22nd, and enclose you herewith copy of the Final Distribution of Securities to the stochkholders in the Pan Handle Construction Co. You will notice that everything: was distributed excepting a few bonds, which bonds are in the hands of the Ft, W. & D.C.Ry. Co. and certificate has been given each stockholder entitling him to his proportion when they "^re disposed of. At the proper time you can give notice of the dissolution to the stockholdefs. They are a few stockhold-^rs who have not as yet taken their securities and they might try to give us trouble. Still, they are in packages ready for them to take them at any time they are asked for. I wish you would look a little further into the sendin" out of these notices. The stockholders think the company is dissolved now, and it is possible the notice I have marked in the circular also herewith is « sufficient and answers 411 requirements. If so, or at any rate, you can go ahead and make ready for the dissolving of the company. I enclose herewith the proxies that I have from the various stockholders and of which there are, I believe, a sufficient niomber to close up the affairs of the company in proper shape. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge, January 27, 1890. , t.T I r irtilO •'low , I'.Vi oG -til? 'it'oCT *I/ur> fi RX«>T. ,'Xr'V i«ir n.tj in no'Jon •• .i? ->*' » .'.iru <ri ,» c .J lo fl or."^ • ilJ » X'^inupc ■ * .'r.ij .■io'*,,. bnJr- I •». 1 •> n .JO V 7 . . , . '••l.- ;, f ."• ' ' ^ i/r c '. .f ,..| ■ if'! - t-xr Fred L. Ames, fiiq.i Boston, Mass, Dear Sir:- Governor Evans and his people In De"ver, had a meeting of the m Board of Directors of the Denver, Texas k Gulf Co., injectin'* into the^*r resolutions and into the consolidation charter two or three amendments to which Judge Dillon says lt v;ill be impossible foh the.Union Pacific to agree. Everything that the Denver demanded has been granted to them and " I • even more than they asked, and T understand from confidential dispatches ff they are basing these demands for more,^ upon the facfe that the Union f. • Pacific Company is gdng on and making contracts to carry out everything r> * * which they have demanded, and they think that any demand they now majce, ^ will be agreed to. But t th*nk a check should be put upon this, and Mr. Dexter, as acting President should immediately wire Mr. Ilolcomb. to confine f his work at Denver to.the round house for the reason that if the consol idation is not completed, the new shops will not"be needed, as the shops of the South Park and the new shop at Cheyenne, can take care of all the work of the Colorado Division, as the plan for a shop In Denver was'for the purpose of taking care of' the- additional 881 miles of new road; If you will have this vired to Mr. Holcomb, will communicate with him and tell him how to handle it. Yours very truly. J>iin t v» •*" rifif) 1.'",; Jr. U' - , .1' i.t T titmr , ■ mn y truly, ; ^ I ute' . f V ^'pr§i^SiAt. L rhA ' < ' ! I jl."' ' OkH* ♦(tfV.; T New York, January 27, 1890. Charles Kountze, Esq., Denver, Colorado. ^0811* Sir#" The action of the Denver, .Texas & Gulf Board of Directors,is so squarely in the face of the Agreement made in New York, which you and the otiiers of the Denver people voted for, that I am surprised. T care nothing for the resolutions of the Denver, Texas & Gulf. There 4s nothing in them that the Denver, Texas & Fort Wort^. and-the Union Pacific have not already ranted except one clause. T suppose 't is perfectly"proper for the Denver, Texas &Fort Worth and for the Union Pacific to pass resolutions in the same manner descr1"bing what their understanding may be but wliat astonishes me is that the Denver, Texas & Gulf Board should inject in the merger agreement, which has been agreed upon and presented to the stockholders, and has been acted upon by nearly all the companies to the merger,a clause to which none of us here can possibly agree. It is an amendment drawn, of course, by a lawyer whose desire must have been to cause trouble, and an amendment that in future time, according to Judge Dillon, might g^" ve the new company any amovint of trouble and litigation. There is noth'ng to It,- there is^nothing in it that is not in the traffic Ag reement made.by all the parties and agree upon by all, and T appeal to you, as a business man to come in and oppose any such amendments, for X want to say to you frankly that ti.e Union Pacific w'll never agree to it. If they are insisted upon, they will ultimately defeat the merger. T want also to say to you that whilst the Union Pacific has gone on, on ray assurance and has made its contracts to carry out the agreemerits made in New York, if this merger is defeated, they certa nly will .not complete anything in Denver except the round house. There will be.no necessity for shops there, excepting such as will take care of the Colorad Company. The South Park shops-will take care of the repairs needed on the Colorado Div^s^on of the Union Pacific, whilst all the extraordinary -repairs will be sent to Cheyenne. I simply state these facts to you. There is no man who has worked as lard as I. have to give Denver everytl,ing she wanted and T do consider i a great mistake to try to defeat the Union Pacific. T want to say to^you further that the more the consolidation is investigated, the ppposHion to it in the Tlnlon Pacific increases daily, and we will find, that if we go into contest it will be a failure. Th^e have already been sent in to tl.e Mercant' le Trusfccompany proxies for 13,000,000 out of thehJlG,000,000 of certificates deposited with that company and we w^ll get through all right if th.e three Denver Trustees come in- and sirn for the merger agreement. There is no guarnatee that has not been given or that'we cannot g^ve tliSt the agreement made between Mr. Adams and myself w^11 be carried out. As soon as we legally can do so, the traff'c dgreement agreeed to by all parties, will be executed, and if ti.ey are not w'lling to take the resolution of the Denver, Texas ^ Fort Worth Board and of the Union Pacific Board, and of Mr. Adams and .of myself-, wl.at guarantee can we give them? Please let me hearei from you upon this subject at your earliest convenience and oblige. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge, President. Denver Colo. , January 29, 1890. Hon. G.M.Dodge, President, Etc., Dear General,- After the delays and settlement of controversies, it is proper that I should say a word that would he too long to go by telegraph. Our people hav e become thoroughly satisfied with the assur^- ances that Mr. Adams, yourself and Judge Dillon have given us of their intention to run the road and keep its head-quarters in Denver, I desire to say that in bringing about this satisfactory arrangement. General Manager Meek, has, as usual shown his good judgment and potential influence. I think nobody in Denver, if the assurances of carrying out the stipulations in the contracts as set forth in our form of merger, will have any cau e of dissat isfaction. In fact, the disposition nowis to rally to the support of the roed and its officers with a view to make it pay, and with a view of developing the country as rapidly as possible along its severallines. The general expression is, that we must make the road pay dividends, at least within two years. The development of the country and careful management will doubtless enable us to do this. I am familiar with a great many of the interests along the Color do Central and other lines, that are put under the manage ment of General Meek, and have promised to give him all the assistance that I can in understanding fully the resources and interests of the country. If General Manager Holcomb and Traffics Manager Mellen shall become as thoroughly familiar with the country, as we who live in Denver air-ady are, we have no fear at all but what the property will become more valuable by the consolidntion than it ever could have become without. With thnnks to you for the abl« direct-ion civen ♦o ♦hin whole «nterorin»>, I remain. Very reQ)Qctfully vou»»n. John Evans. January, 1890. WRIGHT BALDWIN Ic HALDANE, Attorneys, Rooms i, 2 and 3 Brown Building, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 29,,1890, Gen'l G. M, Bodge, New York City. Bear General; I wish to ascertain if you would be disposed to join with several of our citizens in furnishing money to purchase the stock owned by Spencer Smith in the Nonpareil Printing Go. The Messrs. Snyder of Red Oak have lately come here and bought Steadman's one-third in terest in the Company and taken charge of the paper. But they are controlled by Spencer as to the policy of the paper and in regard to everything that runs counter to his personal interest. He now pro poses to sell his one lialf interest for ^9,000 cash and the Company's real estate valued at $10,000, which would put the entire property at |38,000, which is thought to be a fair valuation thereof. The Sn^^ders propose if we will raise this cash payment, we may have control of the policy of the newspaper, and they will take charge of and run the fin ancial and executive part. We thought it would be a good time to enlist the paper in the interests of Council Bluffs and also change its policy towards the railroads so as if possible to use it to influence friendly legislation in the present session of our Legislature. I have seen such men as Shugart, Evans, Kimball, Wise, Hart, Champ, Clayton, Rice, McConnell, Judge Reed and myself, and have about $6,000 promised. We can pro bably raise a thousand or fifteen hundred more here, but iLust have the $9,000. I saw Nathan about it and he approves of the plan, and if you go in he will be put in as one of the Board of control unless you prefer to be one yourself. Your connection with the concern will enable us to keep the paper in line with the railroad interests much easier than without you. I understand the stock has always paid a fair dividend, so that it is not really a donation or gift. Hoping for your favorable reply, I am, Very truly yours. Geo . F . Wright. fcSli January, 1890. 605 Third St., Council Bluffs, Jan. 31st, 1890 Dear Ocean: We were all shocked this morning to read of the death of John T. Baldwin. He has be-.n in poor health for some time, was over to Golfax several weeks ago but I think no one realized his conditinn. He was taken sick with "La Grippe" which caused Jaundice and compli cation of diseases. Kis family did not think he was so very sick until the day he died. ^ As Sunday he was around the house. Wednesday afternoon he grew worse rapidly suffered so much, was kept under morphine which kept him rather stupid. Some of his family, i.e. John N's. wife and IV'r. Husey were so satisfied he was not any worse, went to Omana to hear Salvina and were shocked when on their return found him dead. Jphn N. was going but went in to see his Uncle and found he was not so well so i-emained at home,told his wife he thought it was nothing serious she better go. He died very easy, going to sleep like a child. Geo. Wright and John N. were with him. He was conscious but did not talk. Geo. Wright asked him if he wanted to speak to John N. he shook his head. He looked up in afternoon to the Dr.(Dr. Green) in a most expressive manner as if to say, "There is nothing more you can do for me." He was the best preserved man for his age I think I ever saw,jjust think 70 years and hardly a grey hair. No one would think of his being over 55 or GO. He is to be buried tomorrow, Sat urday, 2 P. y. Nathan is at home worried. Has a cough and worrying over Pneumonia. condition to have it. He Dwells upon every sym;.tom. to Eureka Springs, Ark. I off himself will do him as looks very badly. I shall again feeling very miserable. I am quite such soreness of lungs that he is constantly The Dr. has told him he is in just the is so nervous that makes me think of Jfother. He and Sue go away next week if he is able think change of scene to take his mind much good as anything. He certainly remain here and keep house for them. (Rest of letter missing) * >4 1 , •ft New York, January 31, 1890. George J. Gould, Esq., # 195 Broadway, New York. Dear Sir;- Yonr father's letter I found on my table when I got to the office yesterday. I have no doubt but that you can buy the entire tract if that is your preference. I understand that the owners con sidered that you preferred one-half so as to have a local interest in it, I think it is the best property of the kind anywhere in that country, and I hope you will look further into the question. I would not urge it but for the fact that my own personal experience has shown me it is a property that if you get you will be satisfied with, and I am very anxious to have your company open up somewhere in that vicinity so we can get your business. As to the exchange of the bonds, the Attorneys are now at work on the mortgage, and as soon as the final formation of the company is consummated, it will be executed, and then as soon as tiie engravers can get the bonds ut, the exchange will be made. You have had experience with bank note companies and know something of the time bhey require to complete a job. We are doing everything we can before hand, and preparing everything for executior so far as can be legally done, I suppose, though, that it will be ninety days at least before we will be ready to make the exchange, I think that it" you wanted to sell your bonds you could get 90 for them. Yours very truly. G. U, Dodge, BllSOS m February 1690, F. M. Hu bbell, iisq, New York. Feb. 3rd, 18C0, Des Moines, iowo.. Dear Sir:- to use go upon that IS Copy of merely am v/ill inter s and for over; tained. If the Chicago & No th western Railway Company desires our terminal property, I am in favor of allowing them to it upon exa ctly the same basis t'le other companies do, , interest, maintenance and everything unon wheelage. that agreement you have and they can see. Or if they wish to go on the property for passenger business, then I ing to fix a stated amount that thej'- shall pajr for the t uponwhpt they use in reaching the passenger station, maintain ing that portion of the property which thej" run Ihis upon a wheelage basis, as the other prop rty is main* The question as to the amount they shall pay would of Bourse, be dependent upon the amount of money we put into the station. The maintenance of he station and the interest for the use of the property is a matter than can be determined, and there would be no doubt about our agreeing unon it. i am not prepared to say just now what that would be exactly, but to arbitration^ agree, 1 would be perfectly willing to leave it incurs very truly. u. M. Dodge. New York, February 4th, 1890. George P. 'iVright, Esq., President, Council Bluffs, Iowa Dear Sir:- I have seen a copy of the letter which Messrs. Dillon & Swayne wrote you about the Mayer stock. First: This stock was sent to them and they returned it with a letter refusing to receive it. Second: They were twice notified of the bonds and final dividend being ready, but they have never called for or made a demand for sam^. I, therefore, suggest that you write to Gen. V/ager Swayne about as follows:- "*1 understand that these people have declined to sign any receipt and have refused to take the stock offered them, and they have also refused to take their final dividend. With this kind of a record, I must be very careful. Therefore, before I send the stock, &c. to Mr. ^ranger, or to any one else as suggested, please send me a copy of ti:e receipt which these people are willing to sign; and will you also be kind enough, as I know you are the Attorney of the Company, to say why I should send tlds stock and the bonds to New York City, when the officers and headquarters of the company are in Iowa? Of course I want to do whatever is right in the matter, but it seems to me it is demanding a great deal of me from people who have refused to take anything, and where, as I have calculated it, there is more than 600^ profit on their investment. I have never as yet refused to deliver any securities in my hands upon a simple receipt, but there has been no demand made upon me for these securities, excepting from you as an attorney, and I do not understand it." Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. New York, February 7th, 1890. W. H, Holcomb, Esq., V. P. Omaha, Neb, Dear Sir:- I reply to your dispatch received this morn'ng by a reference to my letter to you of the 4th ^'nst., which T presume you had not as yet received, as it covered the matter in question. All the work has now been let to Beremer, and he is no doubt onthe ground. I understand Hawlpy to be there in charge, and there is no reason that I know of why the work should not go right along under the new company. The Union Pacific has passed a reso'ution approving the agreement T made with the Maxwell people, and guaranteeing to bu"Id the road, and it vould be well, perhapsl for Bogue to go down tnere and look at the line crossing into the Red River. Tt has a very steep grade. I enclose with this a copy of the agreement as made between the Maxwell peoj^le and myself; also copies of estimates sent me, copies of which ought to go into the hands of whoever has direct charge of the matter. will still have to keep my i.ands on the work for a time lantil T get everything finally settled. I'y agreement is not to pay for any of this work unt-'l the new company is orga ized and running. Tt is well to get the steel there as soon as the line has been graded and bridged, as the quicker we get up into that country the better t will be for us. There w'll have to be a turntable put in up on tlie Red River some place. The question is naven't we got soEBsthing that we can move there. A gallows frame will do as well as any other. T have no idea we will keep an engine there. The estimates for shops can all be wiped out because that work can all be done at Trinidad. T want to nut just as little money on ti.is line from Mart'nsen to the Red River as possible, and want to confine my work to the 15 l/s miles unt'l they start the mills, and then T will know where to bu'ld the other 16 miles. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. February, 1890. F. M. Hubbell, Esq., New York. Feb. 11th,>1890. Des Moines, lov/a. Dear Si r: - .' ' , ' ■■ I rec eived ynur dispatch today and answered. As I understand it, you propose to take up one-half of these securi ties individually and I to take the other one-half. As soon as you get notice fromAshley, ii-^.-iediately send me your check and 1 will send youthe bonds or deposit thera wherever you order. I think I am goinr; to sell the bonds and probably you had better hold them here in New xork where j. can get at them without any de lay. I have arrai ged to pay for ray patt without using any ofthera as collateral; I shall use other securities for that purpose. I want to hear from you about your interviews in ohicagoI have not yet written uummins, but it seems to rae it would be well at your stockholders meoting to pass upon the amount of stock to be issued, i an perfectly willing now that the amendments should go through, striking out the necessity for the Secretary and treasurer being a part of the board. if we get this additional stock, now, with seven directors we will be pretty safe. i can see if we are going to enlarge the circle how difficult it would be to have a meeting of each deparato bond beforehand. X will try to write Dummins tomorrow br next day on this question. Yours very tmly. G. M. Dodge. «. >, 1 February, 1890. Ft. Worth, Texas, Feby. 1-Jth, 1890 Gen . G . . -^odge , New York City. Dear Sir: Keceived'your wire in reference to slosing the trade for the Dodge land. I think it was a good thing you.got it, although some of it is not very good; still, land is selling from $6,00 to $8.00 an acre in that country. We to-day made a conipromise on the 13,000 acres of Palo Pinto School land. This is v, orth 25 per cent, miore than the Dodge lanfl, We will have to pay on this conipromise aboua $19,000, and it will cost us a little over $4.00 per acre. We expect to put our big town on it. located about midway between Wichita Falls and Seymour. If you can, I would like for you .to arrange the deferred payments on the J-'odge land so that they can be paid up in sections if we choose, and I would also lixe for „.ou to raise the m.oney in New York, as-our many purchases here has pretty.well cleaed us up. You had better send the notes to designed by l^ieed,- Jones and Summerfield, so that you will not have any>liability on that score. i think we will now get up a statement as soon as wc can and send you particulars. I believe this land business will be vei-y profitable to us. Your'S truly, N'organ Jones. P. 8. Get the deeds for each section separately, this will help us to sell and leave the p - payment run on. Niorgan Jones. , 43 February, 1890. Kountze Brothers. Bankers . 120 Broadway New York, February 14th, 1890. G. M. Dodge, E-sq., New York ^Ity. Dear Sir: We beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 13th inst together with the following securities, which as requested we hold for the account and risk of N. P. '^odge Trustee, viz: $23000 Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth 1st. ^;ort. Bonds November '91 coupon attached. $3,000 Denver, Texas Sc Ft. Worth Funded Inst. certificates. $1,000 Denver, Texas & Fg. Worth Equip Trust Bond. 312 shares of Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth Trust Certificates, stamped as assenting to the consolidation, not begotiable. Yours truly, per pro KOUNTZE BROTHERS, H. R. Philips 0^ February, 1890. Omaha, February 15th, 1890, No. 1043. Charles Adams, Esq.^ President, Boston, Mass, Dear Sir: What to do with our Coal department has been a heavy burden on my mind for several weeks past. After watching the matter closely this Winter, ^ am satisfied that the business never will be a success as now organized. The men in charge, Mr. Clark and Mr. Middleton, are not fitted in every respect tohandle this business. I think a man well adapted to handling this departn.ent in the details and active management is harder to find than any other department on the road. I have reach ed the conclusion that the wisest thing for the Company to do, assuming the Mr. Hanna would not care to take the active direct managenient of the department, is to lease all of the coal interests to some reliable man of capital and experience, on the basis of a fixed charge for the price that the coal should be furnished to the Railway ^onpany Summer and Winter, That the lessee should purchase the personal property out right and a valuation be fixed on the mine and machinery, the lessee paying a fixed rental on this valuation and a royalty per ton on all the coal mined. 1 believe in this way the Company would obtain a good revenue from their property, and be building up a better trade for the road than to operate the mines themselves. Mr. Clark and Mr. Middleton estimate that the mines (not including Baldwin or Como), will pro duce by the 1st of November next 4, 850 tons per day. The consumption of Company coal will amoant to about 3,300 tons per day; deducting tl:is from total amount mined leaves, in round numbers 5,p00 tons per day to be marketed. This at a royalty of fifteen cents per ton would amount to $750.00 per day or $15,000.00 per month, figuring that the mines would be operated on an average of twnety days during each month, and to $180,000.00 per annum. I can see no reason why, within one year from November 1st this output should not be increased fully 50 per cent and show a gradual increase every year as the country tributary to the Union Pacific System increases in population and development. Added to this a fair interest charge on the plant, it will make a much better showing on the right side of the ledger than the Company can ever make in handling the mines them selves . Taking the month of November, 1889, as an average for the cost of Company coal, it was; at Carbon mines, $1.22.2, Rock Springs $1.58.7, Almy ^1.35, Dana $3.44, Como $3.98.5, Baldwin $1.75.9; coal purchased ^1.60 per ton. I believe this propei-ty can be leased to responsible parties who would give a suliicient bond for the faithful performance of their contract, and furnish all Company coal at $1.25 t^er ton at the mines; and this same Company would develop the anthracity region in Colorado, they would also increase the output at Baldwin and Como, and i in this way add largely to the revenues of the Denver, leadville & Gunnison line. As I Said, I do not beJjeve that any capable man- can be ob tained at a salary to take charge of our coal plant. I^ien who are competent for thi's work are sufficiently good business men to do better in business for themselves than to accept a position with a salary. The man I have in mind, whQ, I think, would take hold of this busines-s and make a lease of all the Gon.pany property at the sam.e time develop ing our Denver, Leadville & Gunnison interests is Wr. Ivlorgan Jones of Fort Worth. Probably you know more oT him than I. This much is sure, he is a practical business man, thoroughly posted in handling n.ining camps and developing both the coke and coal business. i^e bo-.ld give satisfactory bond if he m.ade the lease, and I believe, could be induced to take hold ol this matter. The remaining question would be what to do with the Company tenemient houses at the different camps. I should be in favor, if "it could be brought about, of selling this property to whoever miight lease the mines, but retaining the organization of the water companies and completing the proposed plants for the supply of the "difl'erent camps with a sufficient supply fo good water. If it was though more safe for the Company to contract ■ with the lessee binding him to furnish Company coal for a fixed amount above what was paid each month to the miiners and could fix the royalty for mining the coal by the acre instead of by the ton; I think, however, that |:1.25 per ton would be about as low as the coal company could afford to seel either Winter or ^u. nier to the railroads. This should be, however, for good clean, screened, merchantable coal, and royalty by the ton would be safer for the ton would be safer for the railroad company than by the acre. I have not gone as much into detail in this recommendation as I might, but offer these suggestions for your consideration. If youthinK they are worth following up will be glad to go more into detail in my recommendation. Yours truly, W. . Holcomb. '■'"r' • ( • ■ ■ - !>. , February, 1890. Portland, Or., Feb. 16th, 1890, , Adams, Esq., President. Dear Sir: I have had a long talk with Hunt to-day about his Railway SchemeG. Ke wishes me to "assist him in obtaining a Subsidy from this city to enable him to build his road to Portland, and wishes me to attend a Board of Trade meeting to be held this evening and proposes that a committee be appointed to wait on him and het his terms etc, I have not agreed to do so. ^^e talked about his proposed road to Grays Harbor which he assures me is soon to be built, as the Subsidy asked for by him is being rapidly raised. Hunt informs m.e tb-at both the Northern Pacific and the Short Line want to buy his lines; that he has no combination with either and will make none nor sell his lines if the people will give him a liberal bonus to build to Portland crossing the Columbia at some point west of the falls at the Cascades . He will be present at the Board of Trade meeting to-night and if anything is developed i will inform you at once. I feel sure thatunless your company makes sone demonstration in the matter of securing the road to Grays Harbor, Hunt will build a road from the Northern Pacific to that point. He wants m-e to become interested with him and proposes to call on rne to-miorrow and get me interested with him in his projects, I have agreed to give him a hearing. He assures me he has no connec tion with the Northern Pacific andwill have none unless forced to do so because he can get no assistance to build to tide water when he may be forced to do so. The project of building a short road to the Falls is one of his schemes that he wishes also to take about, I will write you what he has to say about this as it is not confidential with me. Yours etc., D . P . Thompson, (Encl February, 1890. ,49 Washington, Feb. 18th, 1890. Hon. Charles Francis Adams, Boston, Mass, . Dear Sir; You have doubtless been informed by Telegraph of the action taken here last evening regarding the extension ol time for construct ing the section of the -Port Townsend Southern R. R. from here to Quileine, Hoods Canal, Some of the parties who subscribed donations of land which is nov largely increased in value are unwilling to agree to any extension of the time first named which was July 1, 1890. This agreement calls for the building, or grading of the road and not the equipment. i think if these parties can be assured oificially from the Boston Office, that work will be cocimenced on or before the first of April, and a movement is made to demonstrate that the company really men in good faith to comn.ence work and vigorously push it to completion, not only will confidence by restored to these ..arties, but that other and valuable donations of land can be secured along the proposed route. Meanwhile, will you allow me to suggest, that if the officers of the company will come to Port Townsend to negotiate, instead of requiring our people to go to Seattle, it would do away with a certan jealousy which exists between these cities. The east side of the sound is jealous of the west side, and consequently Seattle and Tacoma and the Northern Pacific Rail Road are doing all they can against Port Townsend, and to prevent, if possible, a railroad being built here, Ihe demonstrations of the Officers, and pretended agents of the company, in booming Anacostes and ship harbor, and the rumors cir culated by them regarding Grays Harbor and Port Angly, have given timid persons the impression that the '^nion Pacific is but repeating the scheniBs of the Northern Pacific which, after obtaining bonds from our citizens for donations of land, based on the companys promise to build a road to Port lownsead Pay, ignored all their pronises and lei't our citizens ana those of Olympia, the victims of misplaced confidence: now, anything short of an official announcement from Boston will restore the belief that the. ^nion Pacific means business. Those who represent themselves as in the companys service appear 61ore careful to pose as real estate sharps than as the managers of a company which century^'^ build a railroad to Port Townsend during the present confidence in the company is unlimited and m.y faith unbounded, and I take evei-y occasion, in season and out of season to rebut the tales circulated to the prejudice of the company, and'-l- can a Unior^Pacific^wifi Jnion Pacific will ?o?n commence active officially operations made onthis known line here, this that spring, the all doubts will cease, and the company will realize better results, than by the fast and loese policy of the management of the Pacific end of the line v/hich thus far seenis to have been their rule of action I trust we may i.ave such assurance from Boston soon. Very respectfully your-s, James G . Swan . •. -'.V V. ' • (>!'; •' ; . • • I * • • *1 1 '■#* r'f. <■ 1 't' ''eb. 1890. P. ivl. Kubbell, Ss^., New York. Feb. 18th, 1890. Des Moincs, lov/a.. Dear Sir:- I saw Mr. Sage and found h was willing to go into the cash oTfer, but t^r^t Mr. Gould was not. Mr . "^age told ir.e it was doubtful if Mr. Gould would approve the proposition Ashley maej said that he would not excepting on my accamt, and Mr. Sage, was rather opposed to it, but got him to agree and also Mr. Gould. They agreed to ppss it at the first meeLing, which I think is to day or tomorrow. I thought it was best this way rather han to let it drag along any longer. I saw that the more they aonsidered the matter the more valuable they th-ught it. Per instance, the comparison they made was tliat Ashley was asking 08,000 per mile cash for the St. L. & D. M. as it stands today, and was selling your road at 3 and it was earning a peat deal more money. Tu.en again they seemed to think that the Union bonds were as good as cash to them. I made un my mind after I could not make the cash deal as i sug cstcd, that it was best to close, pd I think you had beitcr accept as soon as they pass it, Ashley told me he would wire you the moment they took action. Yours very truly. G. M Dodge, Xlr ■/ . Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 18th, '90. My dear General:- Your kind favor of the date "at hand and noted. I mailed a copy of my message to you several days ago and now send another, I thank you for your kind expressions and am also glad to have your opinion upon such subjects as you disagree with me on.. One cannot expect to be right upon all questions, however much he may strive for it. We often find experience dissipates theories, and do we not often find it as Walter.. says, that reforms and improvements oftener come from without than from within? I remember some .years ago when Sir Morton visited this country, and while at St. Louis he prophesied that some of us would live to see flour transported from St."Louis to New York for fl.OO per bbl. It -was considered by railroad managers a wild prediction. We can readily recall to our minds hundreds of such things in which we have been mistaken, and is it not possible, and even probable, that old railway managers can be mistaken in this question of transportation of passengers at 2c. per mile? I have taken much ^ns to study up this matter , and I am, inclined to think thot the leading roads of the country would make more money at 2c. per mile than at a rate above it. One of the leading roads of Michigan last y ar averaged by 1.62 per mile, and yet the train mile arings were 1.02 per mile, a d about l/o the earn ings of the road 'came from passenger traffic. The average of all roeds in Mass, last year was only 1.9c. The average in this State was only 2.35, and if free transportation was in cluded, it would reduce that considerably. The great secret of ecomomical working of a road is to increase the paying load relatively to the non-paying load, and the probaoility is that a 2c. rate would so increase travel as to result in this. A careful study of the workings of European railways shows this, and especially that of Great Britian. We often hear railway men referring to the higher rates charged in European countries, but when we take into account all features of the question, we find much to learn from those countries. What is most re.-arkable in Great Britan is the increase of third class passengers and the decrease of the first and second class as facilitfes for third class have been im proved and now a out 90 er cent of the passengers travel third " class; and it is declared b the best authorities that all of the net earnin s from the prssenger traffic is from the third class, and the average rate of that is only 1.75 c. not countin- a certain cldss of season ti kets, and when we take into account the shoro haul there, the expensive road and the great number of employees per mile, it is questionable whether we could not do bet ter by the lower rate. Since the average amount paid by ea ch passenger there has been reduced to one-third of what it was iS received per capita from the people just doubled. This a strong point in favor of the lower rate. lower rate. I do not expect our Legislature will fix the rate at 2c. yet;'but'I'trust that you and I will live to see the average rate much below that. Roads built for cas h and man aged with the same economy we find in other business willwork great changes in the futu e. I know how to sympathize with those who have tmremunerative roads on their hands, but this is incident to all"kinds of business. I have just got a statement'of'my'taxes due'in Kossuth Co. on lands there and find I have to pay over ^1100. there on land that I never received a dolldr of"income from and upon an as sessment that I could not sell the land for. The roads from Chicago I learn have just made a reduction upon V/estern frt. of about 33 per cent. This would be called confiscation if imposed by state or nation. Ge] eral, excuse this lengthy epistle, but I woul d like to discuss this question with you some time. ■With kind regards. Yours respectfully, W. Larrabee, New York, Feburary 18, 1890. J. Seaver Page, Esq., Secretary, New York, Dear Sir:- In reply to yours of the 17th,' in regard to the application of Mr. Richard Somers Hayes for admiss'.on as a member of the Club, I have to say that you will find a great many recommendations on file in behalf of Mr. Hayes. I have known Mr. Hayes intit.ately since IsVO; he was then an Assistant Engineer. He is a gentleman of integrity, education, cultivation and great business capacity. He has been connected with and in charge of s me of the largest railroad enterprises in the United States, and always with credit to them and to himself. He is now the President of two companies, the St. Paul & Duluth, running from the Mississippi River to Duluth, and the Now York City Northern. In politics he is a Republican, and always has been since I have known him. I know that he will be a creditable addition to the Club, and T think you will find on file testimonials in his behalf bearing me out in everything I have said. If there is anything in addition needed, I will obtain and present it. His resident is 39 W. 38th St. and his office 32 Nassau St. Yours very truly. G. M. Dodge. •57 February, 1890. Union Pacific System. Office of the General Purchasing Agent. On Train Mo. 1, Wyoming Division, February 19th, 1890. CONFIDENTIAL. Mr. W. H. Hoicomb. Vice President. Dear ^ir: Regarding the matter of surplus timber of various kinds for mines in Colorado, I would respectfully call your attention to the fact that I submitted to you original requiesitions for both Baldwin &• Como mines, v;hich were signed by D. 0, Opark and duly approved by yourself.. Neither of these requisitions have yet been filled and I have stopped furhter shipments on both. (Of course shipments for Bald win mine have been stopped for some time on account of the Gunnison branch being closed). I will merely make a plain statement of the facts -and let you draw your inference therefrom, and also give you the benefit of some rumors, which you can treat as you think best. . I have absolute- -ly no proofs that I can offer you other than the following statement, and do not know whether it will do you good or not. I do not desire to place myself in a position to incur the enmity of any of the higher officials of the road, whether my case is a good one or not. In filling requisitions which are properly approved, I merely do my duty as prescribed by the rules of the Co. It is for the Vice President and others to say whether other parties are abusing their pr.erogative3, or not. The statement that I desire to make is, that there is from 3 to 5 years stock of mine timbers at Como and as near as .1 can gather, about the same amount of surplus at Baldwin. These timbers and props I can use to advantage in Wyoming, but, of course, at a great expense to the Co. The timber is the best of the kind I have e.ver seen. It has been thoroughly inspected, and that is all I have to do with it. The price is a very reasonable one, considering the quality of the timber. This, I do know, viz:- that in the past the mines have secured a very poor lot of timber and at a very high price, considering the quality, although at a lower price than what we have paid in eome instances on account of quality. My idea is that good material is cheap at any price, whereas poor material is dear as a gift. A prominent railroad contractor in Denver, yesterday, said to me very knowingly, "There is a nigger in the woodpile." This expression, I think, covprs the case, if it is not rhetorically correct. The said contractor told ne ti.at he would give no names, and positively refused to give any further information, as friends of his had been con cerned in the matter; but he gave me to understand that in the past, but partial quantities of material ordered had been received, although the Goal Dept. receipted in full to the Supply Department. To explain to you this matter, I will explain follows* ■ jd In the time of the lat Supply A^ent, Mr. J. J. Burns, it was fre- ^ quently the habit of sending blank orders to the Coal Dept., which they would place with whom, and at what prices they pleased, notifying the Sup ay Dept. the price they had agreed to give the party with whom aaced.' This matter 1 hadled very gingerly, for several reasons. I first ascertained that i£ we would place orders direct for Coal Dept. rnaterail without consulting the Coal Dept. that it was invariably unsatis factory; where as if we gave them blank orders, there was never any trouble. Again, although they did not like this way, if we would get quotations from a number of parties and allow them to pick out the party whom they preferred, this frequently satisfied them. At other times it did not. The long ftnd short of it is, that they widh full sway\in the purchase of their own material. Possibly in a number of cases they could purchase to advantage. I very much doubt the fact, however, whether k. D. 0. Clark knows a:iy more about mining machinery and material in general than myself. Not that I have had any great acquaintance with mines, but as I am a civil engineer, l know a little (very little) about mining engineering, and am a machinist. Have also been used to buying large quantities of machinery for this Co.. I think I- am fulLy prepared to fill their requisitions as well as he can. ^ certainly know this, that the property which he manages is badly managed in every particular. Take the present time; they have valuable machin ery lying around at all the mines uncoveied, subject to the weather, de predations, etc. . They have an immense quantity of stock on hand over which the Supply Dept. has no control, the Coal Dept. and the Construct- M ion Dept. being the only Dpts. of the Go. which can keep stocK add ^ material on hand, which stock is not subject to orders from the Supply Dept. You are personally acquainted with and have expressed your dissatisfaction to me regarding the great amount of stock that both of these departments carry. Regarding the items of mules for the coal mines, of which we buy a considerable number every .month, say an aver age of twenty; these mules we have found it possible to buy ^40.00 cheaper each, .and i believe secure better stock than when the Coal Dept. buys them, I must say, however, than when the Supply Dept. buys them, although the men whom we have to choose them certainly know more about animals than clerks in the Coal Dept. there seems to be disastrous con sequences attending the stock we supply them with, as they are reported unsatisfactory, unsound, too old, etc., etc. The long and short of it is, that between the machinery, general material, etc, for the mines, it is impossible for the Supply Dept. to satisfactorily furnish material for the Coal Dept., unless the Coal Dept.. is preemptorily notified that they must submit drawings or blue prints for the machinery, the same as does the Motive Power Dept., and specifications, catalogue reference, sketches, blue prints, or good descriptionr, as do ai l other Depts, I have frequently spoken to you concerning these matters and believe that you are fully acquainted with the circumstances. My understanding is that you wanted a report merely on the t facts which touch on the purchases for the Coal Dept., but as the Fuel Dept. was lately under my charge and taken from me and consolidated with the Coal Dept., and as 1 have received assurance from you that February 19, 1890. Sheet ff 2 Mr. W. H. Hoicomb. this was not done on account of any mismanagement of mine of the Fuel Dept. but for reasons best known to the mans^gement i would call your attention to the f,act of the great amount of shortage charged out by the Coal Dept. against the Motive Power Dept. in ti.e month of December, which shorfege, I believe, amounted to $132,000.00. In addition to the above $132,000.00 which possibly may have been charged out in November as well as December, I believe there was another amount of shortage amounting to about $58,000.00. Coal on the Nebraska Division is costing the Co. at least a dollar a ton more than when furnished by us. Mr. Meek of the Ft. Worth road, informs me that coal from the Colorado mines now averages $3.75 a ton, where as we can get them good coal, delivered at Denver, for $2.05 per ton. I showed you a statement a short tine ago, giving the details of this matter, and if I am not mistaken, furnished you a copy of same; These points I only bring in to show tliat the Coal Dept. being badly managed in one particular, viz;- their distribution, is also badly handled in others . My personal opinion is that it is rotten to the core. I trust that you may consider this letter as con fidential, as you assured me the other day that it would be by no means used to my disadvantage. As amatter ol' course, I do not pretend to prefer charges against anybody without being able to answer same. If you should want details in any of these matters, if you will write me an official letter instructing me to inform you of so and so, and so and so, of course i would obey orders and reply to the best of my ability; But i would not care to have this letter go further for the very fact that i deal in generalities and am not specific, and it is a very easy matter to make a general charge and not always so easy to prove a specific one. Hence my letter could be refuted by themere statement that it was not true, but if you ask for specific cases, I can rive them and prove them. Will you kihdly acknowledge receipt of this letter, and oblige. Yours truly, G. H. Mc^ibbin, General Purchasing Agent. February, 1890 Omaha, February 21st, 1890, ¥t . J. S. ^ameron. Chief of Construction. Dear Sir: Answering yours of the 20th inst., enclosing comparative statement of earnings and operating expenses and mileage of Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Ry. for December, 1889, compared with ^December, 1888, and asking for explanation of the large differences in Miscellaneous Earnings, Motive Power, Maintenance of Cars and General Expense. The large credit to Miscellaneous Earnings in December, 1888, comes from the Utah Central Accounts. A credit having been made to Miscellaneous Earnings forthat month for' profits of Pleasant Valley Coal .Department, amounting to $53,534.74. A similar credit was not made in December, 1889. The reason the total credit as shown by the statement is less than the amount mentioned above is because in the adjustment of the Utah Central Accounts at the end of the year various amounts were charged off to Miscellaneous Earning and credited to expense accounts. The increase in "Repairs on Locomotives" is partially ac counted for by charging '^o this account in December, 1889, the depre ciation on the 13 Utah & Northern narrow gauge locomotives, amounting to $30,564.48, Five of these locomotives were sold during the year 1888, and the difference between the amount for which they were sold and their value new was charged off to the cost of broadening the gauge, December 31st, 1888. The matter having been brought to the notice of the Comptroller, he decided that the amount of depreciation on these five locomotives, which amounted at 8 per cent per annum to $14,492.96, should be charged to Operating Expenses, and credited to broadening the gauge. The depreciation, ascertained in a similar manner, on two locomotives sold to outside parties in 1889, and six locomotives sold to the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison road during the same year, amounting to $16,071.57, was charged to Operating Expenses. The increase in Engineers and Fir men and fuel was probably caused by increased train mileage. The increase in Oil, Tailow and Waste is accounted for by reason of a credit having been made in the expenses for 1888 on accoxmt of credits received froni bills against Galena Oil Works for over run in cost of lubricating oils furnished under their contract. I am unable to give any details of the increase in Mainten ance of Gar Accounts, as I am not in possession of the data. The increase in Repairs must have been for actual work done ■62 as I find the charge for cars scrapped in December amounted to only $2,337.00. The increase in General Expenses is accounted for by a credit to Eastern Expenses in December, 1888, of $25,355.66, being amount overcharged during the year, the expenses having been^ apportioned on percentages based on Gross Earnings, and were afterwards corrected to actual figures by order of the Comptroller, producing in December ace counts the credit mentioned. For your further information, I enclose a detailed statement of the earnings and expenses of the Oregon Short Line and ^^tah Northern Railway, for the month of Lecember, 1889, compared with Lecember, 1888, showing increases and decreases. Yours truly. J. W. Griffiths, Auditor of Disbursements February, 1890. Omaha, February 22d, 1890, Mr . G. M. Lane, Second Vice Pres. Union Pacific Fy . Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: The enclosed letter from the Auditor of' Expenditure to Mr. Cameron, whom I asked to look up some question regarding the Oregon Short Line December report, shows i. ore fully than the telegram hastily prepared and sent you where and why the unfavorable compara tive exhibit of the Oregon Short Line appears for December, 1889. Mr. Mink can tell you in a moment wherein most of these differences occur. They were extensively discu.sed befoi'e they ap peared and P knew before the columns were looted about how the ex hibit must stand. Notwithstanding the road earned more in December, 1889, than in December, 1888, its special credits in December, 1888, made its apparent earnings for the latter year the larger; while its special debits in the year 1889 very greatly swell the apparent working expenses. There were slight general increases in operating expenses but none that wo^ld occasion any special uneasiness, and which, I think, have been guarded against in the future. Yours truly, W. H, Holcomb, February, 1890. Omaha, February 24, 1890, Personal. No. 1064. Charles F. Adams, P-sq., President, Boston, Kass. Dear Sir: I have not felt satisfied for some time past with the way matters are going in the Goal Department. It came to my Knowledge some time ago that there was a large number of mine props being accumulated at Como. Later this information was substantiated by a letter fron. A',r. ^eeh which I forwarded you. The last time I was at Como the props had not been delivered, consequently there was no opportunity for me to personally obuain this information unless it was by checking the requisitions. I admit that I have approved the requisitions that sent these props to Como and perhaps should have been more careful in approving them, but when you stop to consider the number of requisitions that pass over my desk, you can readily • see that I am not able to give them a very close examination and sin.ply look at them to know what the material is for, end if they seem to. be all right approve them. After receiving Iv^eek's letter sent you, I was fearful that if matters were in such a condition at Como they might be in the same or worse condition at other places, and sent i^cKitibin out to look into the matter and write me. I though he knew enough coal matters to give me an intelligible report, and as he had business of his won on the line, he could look into this too without creating suspicion. Although his report is marked confidential and he requests me not to let this letter go any further, I consider it my ddty to forward his letter to you. I can only reiterate what I said before, that ^ do not believe the Coal Department is right and it never will be right under kr. f.anna's organ ization and management as at present. The only way is to have the operating man in the liedd and good results cannot be accomplished by visiting these mines once a year. My own judgment, as I have already reported to you, is in favor of leasing these mines if a satisfactory contract can be made. Will not say more at this time as 1 hope to qee you personally in a few days, although considerably OiOre can be said in regard to the operation as tt is now carried on. I beg you will not let Mr. Mc Kibbin s name be ^nown in this miatter as it niight prevent miy obtaining still further information. Yours truly, W. H. Kolcomb. New York, Feburary 24, 1890, G. M. Lane, Esq., Boston, Mass, Dear Sir:- As all the companies connected with the Pan Handle System have voted unanimously ^n favor of the merger and morfegage, T think you should go ahead and have the stock engraved, ; nd also the bond, as there can no longer be any doubt as to the conclusion. They have not only V ted, but the Presidents and Secretaries of all have executed it, and T will have, in a day or two, the documents oxceuted so far as we are concerned, and will send to you for your companies'exe cut on. However, T know the delays that occur in getting work from the bank note companies, and T want to get this stock completed and oi^t just as soon as T ca , and T would also I'ke to get the bonds out as soon as T can, as the sooner the better, because we will get more exchanged. It seems to me that you can go ah ad safely now. Take copy for the bond from the merger, as all the companies have voted thereon, and put it in the hands of the engraverb. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. '.i .■ • , ■ J February, 1890. Taconia, Wash., Beby. 24, 1890. Genl. G. Dodge, New York. ¥y dear General: I beg to hand you herewith a letter addressed to you by Frank G. Ross of this place. The letter was written at my request. I send the N.ap and Profile he mentions to you by express,- they will I think give you information of some interest,- with Ross letter they will easily be understood,- he was loth to send the iv.ap showing his proposed location through and southward from the Indian Reservation as he was not ready to have the matter made public. Upon my assur ance that it would be treated as strictly confidential by you as by myself he consented to i^ive me send it. Ross has gained the confi dence of the Puyaliup Indians and all whose lands are crossed by the proposed R. . have signed deeds of Bight of Way- you know their lands were conveyed to them in severally by the U. S. with restrictionswhich likely prevent them from giving legal title to the right of way but with their free consent the title oiight to be easily procured. Ross has not obtained any right of way south of the Ind. Res. but as the lands for 8 or 10 miles south are owned by citizens of Tacoma who would be benefited by construction of a road I think the right of way could easily be obtained - as you know perhaps, after reaching the summit it is plain sailing in any direction. Hoping the papers will be of use to you, I- am, Yours very truly, J. W. 3Prague, February, 1890. HEADQUARTERS OF TKBeARMY, Washington, C., Feb. 25, 1890. Genl. M. ^odge, New York City, My dear General: In reply to your note of yesterday, I take pleasure in sending you one of my recent photographs, which i think very good. The grip has given you an unusually long campaign and I am very glad you are through with it all right. had a touch of it early in the season but it only lasted four days. Very truly, Jno. Schofield. ^ if- .t'' , ' ■■ ■ February, 1890. Executive Department. Charles . Adams President. W. h. Holcomb, Vice -^resident. Gardiner M. Lane 2d Vice ^resident. L. . •"•nciarson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building, Boston, Feb. 26, 1890. Gen. G . . Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. My dear Sir: I send you enclosed copy of a letter from Judge James G. Swan, of Port Townsend, received this morning. You will remember seeing Judge Swan when we were in Port Townsend last summer. I am, e tc . G . M . Lane, 2nd Vice President, Enclosure . February, 1890. HEADQUARTERS DIVISION OF THE ATLANTIC. Governor's Island, New York City, Feby. 26, 1890. Genl. G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N. Y. Dear General: I have sent to Sarway to print pictures of me from two negatives that he has, and as soon as they come I will take great pleasure in sending you the print. If it would be any more satis factory to you 1 would be glad to give an artist any sittings that might make the picture more desirable, Very truly yours, 0. 0. Howard, U . S . •'i'rmy. February, 1890. THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. Vice President's Office. Omaha, February 26, 1890. G. M. Dodge, Esq., Dear Sir: No. 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Answering your personal of February 24th. The cost of screened coal for the month of December, 1889 per ton was: Carbon, .30.7 RoCiC Springs, 1.50.8 Almy, 1.43 .1 January reports are not made up yet. Average cost for the year per ton of run of mine coal was Carbon, Almy, Dana, .34.7 Rock Springs, 1.37.1 2.19.8) ) Dana and Almy mines were not 3.47.2) fully opened up. Yours truly, W. H, Holcomb. Dictated. N'arch, 1890. ¥.arch 4th, 1890 J. V.'aldo, Gen. Tralfic f.'gr., Sedalla, L'^o. If you attac,: our territory from denrietLa to Seymour, will you accomplish any more than you did in building to Henrietta, and will you not los( more irom our five hundred miles in Texas than you can possibly gain? We have heretofore given you a large amount of business, which will increase rapidly, and have always worked in harmony with you. The business we will be able to give you will always be niany times greater than that which you would get if you build from Henrietta to Seymour. In addition to this, the Union ^acific has plans to give you a great deal of business at Junction City and Kansas Uity, for the South-West and Gulf of Henrietta West. You stand" a better sh® for business coming off our branch than you will to build a parallel line. We built to Henrietta and Wichita Falls long befoi-e you ever thought of doing so. You understand, of course, that the bnion Pacific is now in control of our lines, and tlie real question-to decide is as between the advantages you will have in their friendship in Texas and else where and what you will gain by building this branch and dividing a business that cannot possibly pay one line for thpee years. We expect to have to take care of it foi' that length of time without remiuneration, and built it to bring its business to us and then to Ft. Worth, rather than the numberous schem.es out of Ft. W'orth, building one hundred and fil'ty miles to accomodate a country that we could reach in fifty, and antagonize us the entire distance. It has been our intention for years to build the Wichita Valiey as soon as wo were able, and it does soem to me to be a long way from your main line and interests in Texas to build there. I am a large stock and bondholder of h. K. & T., and in its interests alone, it seems to riie that your project is a great mistake, to build a road almo. t in sight of ours, and into a teriitory, as yet undeveloped. Is it not this kind of business that brought the U. K. & T, where it is to-day? Yours very truly, U . k. Dodge . New York, March 7, 1890. Dear H*olcorab, Boston, •Esq., Mass. V.P.V 10 roi: n v>- h/ or ,Ti i^V ' ^0' •! S-i'nce T wired you tliis morning T have had a lonr' interview with Cable, and since that interview T have your dispatch. There is evident ly a sunderstand'ng. Cable understood he had a pos^t^'ve agreement to meet you and Cameron, and he thinks Cameron was put forward to squeeze rm'm out, or to suggest terms that he could not agree to. He and St. Paul have now gone -together to bu'ld th^ s bridge, and it will be settled w];ilst they are both h-re, within the next ten days. They are rais^'ng $3,000,000 to do it. 'Vha-t he wants —and he says now that he has gone in with the St, Paul, they must come ^n too—is First. The r^ght to go ^.nto the Union Depot at Omaha, Second. To go through Omaha to Gilmore, and then he would he glad to make arrangements with us to use our line from Beatrice to Lincoln, and if he bu^'lds a short l^_ne from Gilmore to Lincoln, for us to use that line on the basis of actual cost. However, if you do not want to deal with h^m for anything beyond Gilmore, he ^s perfectly will ing to do that. He claims that the proposition to use the line from Lincoln to Beatrice, and we to use his line from Gilmore to Lincoln, came from Cameron. He also says that Cameron wrote Miller they could not accomodate St. Paul, or to that effect; that they already had arrange ments for a road to come in from the West, and anoth-r from the East, and it was all tiiey could ta e care of. I told him that there was certainly a misunderstariding, because T knew wi.^t your desire was and the company's desire, and T would get at it. Now it does seem to me that if we can get $100,000 rental out of these two companies to cross our bridge and go through Omaha, we ought to consider it, rat)>or than have them build a bridge which the^ are certain to do. Y u know that two such corporations as these are cannot be kept out. He figured out bbout what he was willing to do, and t did not think they were very much out of the way. Fof instance, iif he should pay $50,000 and St. Paul $50,000 and they come in an'pay for the rental of the whole property, are we not getting a pretty good rental for its use? T know that Cameron thinks we ought to have a good bit moee, but in a deol of this kino you cannot get the exact value of a property. What is the property worth to us excepting what we can get ^ut of it? ft might be worth millions, but if wo could not get any interest from it and had to carry it a 1 ourselves, its real value would be no more than before we first occu ied it. Mr. Cable is here on this business exclusively, and Miller will be here tomorrow. They will certainly close the matter while here. Cannot you arrange to come over here and see them? I came to an understanding with him on his business into Texas. It seems he had made an arra '.rera^nt with the M. K,3c T. to give them the business at white City. T have told him that we will take his business 50 miles north of Wic. ita Falls, agree upo the rates and percentages and he agrees not to go into Texas. Parker will be here Monday. T will come to a more def1r:ite understanding then. This, however, is only carryln'" out my original agreeme t made a long time ago with Cable; he expected that It would be off on account of our connection with the U.P. here tomorrow, you arrange to Of course, we can carry out th-i s agreement with Cahle, it is a great thing for the 170 miles we have North of Ft. Worth, as it would give that end of the line a k^nd of business we have never rece^'ved, mak'ng us an Eastern line as against the I-'. K. & T, and Atchison. T beli ve that if you could come over here, you and T could c^rae to an agreement w^* th Cable and Miller both,' T do not bel'eve that we can split hairs in -this matter very much. If they build this new line ^nto Omaiia,- it is our last -chance for getting the big trunk I'ines onto our ground in the city and to use our tracks. Let me hear from you fully in regard to this matter. y , '"ti n-l ! f ♦ ' . JLULii o vcj.,y OX-UJ.J, '. >■ 1 1 1 oj'' en? i*; n . ' Svi ' *. i. Itnog v, . • G. m. 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M'lr- /flot oJ* ,f;'>vXoutM^ J n J* "^fntnfi «♦ bwa if bA» »f»00 ' •« AtOlo ' ,*n,|j rtoiivwf -r.j no oie.i r uXti«r» ,t*t A4li ABOI' i' l'n/fO fS v^,g)' eton t;:T. .h' not. hrit oto/l (..iv ■ .si..-.o oj •) itiaM . -o-' tffi . fh .(A V; "fi*hfTOiXA'IA^ra' no o.i fpoi, f '* '1A 'nh'XIri ".tft";.'. si i-.cr, -'.! ■'! ' ■ *■■ "fl»hfTOX»'IA^ra' no o.i - fpoi, J ... <JMf M rr»n r .Mdi r'll Ue.f m mi t |« ooiir'lui ' -7". * T .ijAhfto* "Jflih-."'t';"»r,rf nrf iT»A lAjl-iiit "g """Ji' .moot ."n"" o3:%* "J" ."• <3 Jo- ■« dnon OAAfo ».I' A. ba JhA : -'fhoA^crobiiu o. • floN offm r n3 t f.n A'tii ^»r :>*ioo«tro :>*ioo«tro la". o JOboohn JOboohn no YJo orf bX/or noJoi ' ■ /y A' '•' ' • ■ ' t, .'LvtAi March 7, 1890. New York City, March 7, 1890 '.V, H. Hal comb, Gen. Manager, U.P. Ry. • ' umaha. Neb. I* , , Dear 8ir:- During all the tine I had charge of'the Denver Texas and Ft. '*^orth Road I never had a complaint reach me except it came through Morgan Jones or Mr..Meek, well knowing that the dicipline of a company required that some one person should be at the head of it. Since "tfie first of January when ^ turned the* road over to the Union Pacific Company I have had a flood of letters complaining of everybody and generall y from Union Pacific people. ^ince Mr. Johnson was assigned there as general freight agent some of the people of the Denver Texas and rt. worth ■-ompanj^ have written me confide; tial letters ii; relation to his actions which I have never sent to you nor to which have I paid any attention knowing that if there was anything wrong there you would discover it. But finally Mr. Adams and Mr. Miller have paid attention to these ra:"'tters. • I find that the Johnsons attacks and complaints are generally against contracts which i have made and "v/hich he has no right nor business with. They are contracts which belong to the records of the Company and in no way pertain tothe traffic of'the Company except the contract with the Maxwell people which has in it a provision copied owrd for word from the contra t of the Rio Grande R. R. Co. and the Maxwell Grant people when the v, & R.G. porposed to steal our territory which I would not allow. These attacks seem to have been la.tely directed against Mr. Meek but I paid no attention to them as understood that Mr. Meek was acting under your and Mr. Miller's instructions. After, the first-day of last January wlien you were made Vice President and given charge of the road, I have positive instructions to everyone connected with myroad to obey you: orders and follow your instructions. Of course, with the immense amount of detail work and of new work which was just begun or only partly finished fell upm me, which I tried to carry out, loyally in the interest of the new company, probably assuming more than I shopid have tkken upon myself in my position just going in as I generally do and taking care of that which happened to come to me. There har now reached mo such a flood of comnlaintq arm*vic.+ < ^ traffic management of that lino that, upon my own responsibilitv I #have written to Mr. Adams and to the Mr. Miller askinr that TnVi^onv. v. bo ohnnced from that lino. If I had the authort?? ho^wJuld from tho Union Pacific company . I have not soega eln^o ooLlataJ or a olngle ohanflo that h< has mado out there but what f L reaUv ' ^hioh"? which it .'J: isrr not possible " for me to considor# ™lareprosonted matt^rii L I have written to Mr. Meel: about all these ma'.ters, and he has sent me in the s rongest terms a denial of everj' charge made against him. I have written I'lr. Adams, suggesting that, as he seems to be a good-deal alarmed these matters, that no'man who is under your officialdirection should send an official letter, or a letter of any kind relating to the business of tlie Union Pacific Ry. Company, east of the Missouri River, except it comes throug^i you.. I wish "to say to you very frankly tliat I think it is your duty to do this . It is the only way in which the dicipline and loyalty of your employees can bo maintained. I have written, this same thing to Mr. Adams and I write it to you confidentially and I wish to say L.O you further, that if there is any person on the Denvei"" Texas and Ft worth Road who has been guilty of the matters charged I want to know it. In my opinion Mr. Meelc came to Washington at aver'^'' inopportnne time, i was wired from the west that he came without leave , hence my dispatch to yoU. He evidently wished to see me, but if he shows you my di'spatches you will see that I insisted upon his at once re turning to Omaha to meet the officials of the unionPacific company according to their appointment. My request to Mr. Adams was that Mr. vcek should be brought f-ce to face with Mr. Mellen and Mr. Johnson and I saxd to him that which I believe to be true that if the charres were brought to him they would vanish. T X4. ' desire, i have no objection to your showing this letter to r. Adamr becaus'c, iT he were here or where could reach him I should say these things to him,' instead of writing them to you. Very tiuly yours, M. Dodge. I think I am getting better. I go to the seaagain Saturday. J . # A ?■ ' March 8th.l8GD New York City, March 8th, 1890. w. H. Holcomh, Ksq. V.P, Boston. Dear Sir:- I wrote you Mr. Cable's view of the matter last evening. Mr. Ca e ron told me when i was west that he had written that kind of a letter to the Bt. Paul, thinking it would malre them more anxious to come in. At any rate, both considered the negotiation as being offj but Mr. Cable saj^s that it would be impossible for him to go in now without the St. Paul ar- he has entered into an agreement with t'^em that makes it necessary for him to stay with them, unless we could accomodate them also. It seems to me that it would not be so verv costly to build two more tracks from the station to Gilmore. If"I remember rightly, we ^'.ave right-of-way su fficient to do this. I do not know myself that the St Paul wants to go West. I only assume that rr. Gable said nothing about taking the St Paul West, only said he could not enter into any negotiation that did not include the Kt Paul. Was it not the intention in building the Union Station at Omaha that every road shouldbe brought over then^ and how comes It that we car.n.ot accomodate them now; or do you mean that you cannot take them from the Union Station West? Could not the rir-htof-way of the B. & M. which is alongside of us, be utilized? My Bluffs Union TT f Depot to Gilmore, roads would and be we under would not our have police to from set aside council to them any extra tracks. Mr. uable informed me that he was able to provide his own freight arrangements. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. ■V r- • • ' • ■ ' ■ N'arch, 1890 New York ^ity, March 8, 1890 Morgan Jones, Esq Confidential. Fort Worth, Texas. Dear Sir: I have been very actively at work endeavoring to kill off the Henrietta Branch. I sent you a copy of my letter to ' Waldo and I have also seen the re-organization Comniittee here and Mr. Enos, and I have a promise Irom him that nothing shall be done until they can come on here, but I think that I can beat it in the courts if it should come up. We dont want to make any traffic agreement or anything of that kind with the M. K. & T. Cable is here and I have come to an understanding with him that we shall build 54 miles north of Wichita Falls and join him on the Washita River and take all his business thence to Texas, upon an agreed per centage and allow ing him to run his passenger .trains through to Ft. 'Worth over our line. Parker is to be here ohis week and I expect to come to some definite arrangement, but the Rock Island people want to work w i th me . Of course you can readily .see what a benefit such an arrangement would be to us. They are now sending all their bus iness for Texas Points from 'White Castle, over- the Ml. K. & T. and it is a growning business. Everything I have done so far is preliminarys but I write you confidentially, so that you may keep posted as to waht is going on. I have no doubt that I shall conneco witii the Rock Island, and keep them off of any othpr road, or from building into the state, and w/e .ill get all their business This of course makes the ior't Worth & Denver as much a factor in east bound business as it now is in Northwest business. Very truly yours, C. M . Dodge. tlUi. if-*' ■ ris Larch, 1890 New York City, Iviarch 8, 1890 Confidential. Morgan June s, Esq., Fort Wohth, Tex£ Dear Sir: Notice has today been served upon me of a suit in behalf of the Pacific Railway Improvement Company, E. W. Temple, Attorney, claiming ^200,000. damages on account of my possession of the Maver-ick Lands on the Rio Grande River, near El Paso, Texas. This evidently is a movement of Frost and is blackmail, like all tl:ose things. You have means of finding out everything there, and I want you to go to work at once and ascertain who is at the bottom of this. Adamson bought these lands of Mary A.Maverick, for the purpose of getting out ties for The Pacific Ry. Improvement Co. but they failing to build into El Paso, and not needing the bonds, I took them up and paid for them,but what I want to find out is, who is at the bottom of this suit and what does it mean? You have some person there who knows Temple and can get at the inside of this matter and I want to know what itis. Yours truly, G . M.. Dodge . = 91 Karch, 1890. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD COIv.PANY. E. '<Vilder, Secretary and Treasurer. Topeka, Kansas, Ivarch 8, 1890. Dear General: James E. ^^.egin^ has been connected with the "Santa Fe" since Dec. and hearing I was in the Treasurers office he called on me. I had not met him since Col. Teidem.ans mare bad a colt in front of Atlanta. Of course we disagreed at once. In spea.ving of your being wounded while peeping through a port-hole, he said I was a liar, as that happened altogether diflerently. I have a piece of the shell that hit the horn of your saddle at Kenesaw. He said that happened at Big Shanty. R'y how, we made things very agreeable. We turned over Barnes, Tichenor, old Doc. Gay Spencer, Dodds, Adams, Lorton, ^urke, Chamberlain, Cheatam, Rowett,'Phillips, H/.ersy and others. I read the other day about the "Ex prominent mien" who are clerks in the Departments at Wasnington. It mientioned niany ex-con gressmen as clerks but said "The only ex U. S. Senator ever known as a clerk is Geo. E.Spencer, formiehy of Alabama." This was the first I had heard of it, as I used to get letters from him frequently I wonder ed what had become of him. Well such is life. I liked the Col. when he was at Hd. Qrs. when he was Senator and because of his adver sity I still like the man. I will visit'Denver about the 21st or 22d of this month and call on your Genl. Nanager, Ur. Meek, and hope he will have some situation for me, as I am so heartily tired of Kansas that situation or none I will not reniain here this summer. I meet Capt. Downing often, he is clerk on one of tl.e State Commiittees in the Legislature . He knew you in Iowa and belonged to the 2d or 4th I believe. Well, General the nesting with Mequin brought up reminiscences worth listening to and is the cause ol' this letter. Respectfully, C. J. Bell, Santa Fe Treasurers Office, Topeka. March, 1890 Sedalia, Mo., March 8th, 1890 •Gen. G. M. Dodge, No.l BroadwajT-, New York Citv. Dear SirjYpt letter of the 5th instant .iust received. It has been rumored for some time among our people that you contemplated a close alliance between the U'^ion P'^cific and M. K. & T, road, which it was assumed would also include the lines in Texas. I am indeed pleased to learn that this has taken shape and that it is probable something will materialize at an early date. In view of this proposed alliance, I do not think it would be policy for the M. K. & T. to construct the line to which you refer. So far, action in this direction is xn embryo, and if you will confer with our people in New York-- Messrs. Olcott, Hoyt, Enos and others— with a view of reaching an agreement of interchange of business at Junction City, Kansas City, Henrietta and Port Worth, I have no doubt that they will cordially co-operate with you, and possibly reach' the result which you seem to desire. I think this should receive the consideration of those who are mindful of the real interests of the M. K. & T.; yet it is not improper for me to say that there is a strong pressure upon our people to build the line. The real issue with our people willbe dependent upon what is the most advantageous to their interest, and if it can be deraostrated that the Union Pacific will at once, or within a reasonable time, make an interchange of traffic arrangement at the several junction points in Kansas and Texas, then they will doubtless maturely consider the question. Yours truly, J. WALDO G.T.M. March, 1890 New York City, March 10, 1890 Millard Paterson, Esq., El Paso, Texas. Dear Sir: Herewith find copy of citation in the case of the Pacific Ry. Improvement Co. against G.M. Dodge,, also copy of the petition. This was served on nie personally, in the City of New York on Saturday March 8th. I have laid the matter before Judge Dillon and he thinks that under article lk30 of the revised statutes of Texas, the service is good, at all events, as the case concerns property in the state of Texas they can, in this or some other way.get service of the papers, so we might as well at once take it up on its merits. The history of the miatter is this; This action is insti tuted in the name of The Pacific P'^y. Improvement Co. by one G. l. Frost, of Fort IVrotn, Texas, who is the nom.inal president of the organization but, so far as I can learn without the concurrence or authority of any other officer, director or stock-holder of the Company. That Company has done no business for six or seven years and has not endeavored to -ceep alive its organization by complying with the laws oi' the state of Connecticut underwhich it is organized. When the facts in connection v/ith this case are shown, it will appear that the land mentioned in the Maverick deed was pur chased of Mary A. Maverick of Sa.i Antonio, Texas, for the sum mentioned in the deed or there abouts, and it is pos;.ible that it was paid for in the i irst instance by the said ^acific Ky. Impt. Co. This was at a tiiiie when th.e "acific Ry. I. Co. supposed it would build the Texas & Pacific Ry. through to El Paso, but it turned out that by reason of the Kuntington Contract & Agreement the T._& ?. was continued only to Sierra Blanca, and the Improve ment did not need, and could not use the ties it intended to cut from the tin.ber on this property. Therefore, in settlement with the Improvement company stock the purchase off its hands, and the deed was made directly to me; the legal title to this land never was in the Pacific Ry. Improvement Co. Judge Dillon sugge do under your practice, will is instituted without any au in the Pacific Ry. Impt. Go. up the necessary affidavit, practice, and send it to me tice, cannot we require the At any rate, I want the case sts that probably the first thing to be to maxe an afl'idavit thi, this suit thority from anyone properli/ interested li' this can be done, you can draw in such form as is proper in your here for signature. Under your pracplaintiff to give security for costs? defended and you have the facts. Thesuit is brought by a discharged employee who never had a dollar e>.cept I made it ior him, and is sin^ply blackniail because, no matter what the result of the suit may be it could'not, in the sli£>te,st degree benefit him, as what little stock stands in his name w'as only put there to qualify him as an offiver of the Company, and does not now and never did, belong to him., and this will show the animus in the case. Yours truly, . G . 1'. Dodge . P. S. These people claim that they were in possession of this land in 1886, v,her*eas it was never in the possession of the Pacific Ry. Imprt. Co. and I have hau my agent on it and .personally 'paid Taxes on it r-egularly every year. G . k . D . March 12,1890 New York City, r.larch 12, 1890. W, H. iiolcomb, h'sq. v.P, umaha. uear Bir:- When Cameron gets V/est, he will tell you of our interviews and the results with uable aiid f^iller. I have se n both today since he left. I see that they are a little nerv:; ous for fear some block may yet be put in the way. They say the are on hand and ready now to go in in good faith with us. It seems to me that vC0,000 for trackage is a grat thing for the Union Pacific, but a greater thing is getting them in on our own grounds. Th(y also agree to do their frei ht business with you, ard in all probability will always do it, altho* they have the right to go off to any freight station, we are also free from all complications in the Union Uepo^ in the deal—they make their owr; arrangement "there, but we guarantee that they shall go in on the same terms as others. Cameron and myself differed very radically as to the ability to a comodate their local freight, b t that seems to be a qnest.'on easily settled. If we want to hol^"'..their loc.-l freight on the Kast side of the river until you want to distribute it, t:;en it would be our duty to take it over without cost to them. Aqq they ask is a siding or place in the umaha yard to turn out their local freight and empties to be loaded, which anyone taking trackage is certainly entitled to. I think when you ci come to straighten everything out, you will find you have plenty of room on your two tracks to do all the business for the present. No doubt when you come to settle down to business a great deal of it will be put together and the Union Pacific will do it for a price for them, hut these are after thoughts, ne have to provide what we agree to, and make our terms satisfactory to them—make them feel all right over it. , They think they are paying a very high price for trackage. I have talked with several people today who are conversant with such matters, and have not seen anyone but who thinks they are. However, what 1 want to impress upon you is the necessity for car rying out our agreements in their spirit as well as in their letter and net to allow any small thing to divide youj and if there is any hitch I want to know it, for i amvery anxious that they shall '^o on to our grounds and help carry our load, l look upon every dollar they pay you as so much lear gain to you, at any rate 757, of it is. Getting this ,:90,000 is just like finding it . That is the w-y it looks to me. when we have a property as big as this is, gettinr someone to help carry it is a great aid to us. I have no doubt but that the St. Paul are behind the line from Sioux uity, probably encourage it, but i have no wrwin grounds 7sJ that they will not want to the build. most They of their will West find bound it cheaper business, and eas- a- d ler to do so than to build linos out into that country. i:ours very truly, I ,, m G. M. Dodge. i*h ie^°" present at the meeting has road this 1 ttor and agrees March, 1890. Subject--Omaha bridge. Executive Department Charles f. Adams, ^resident. W. H. Holcomb, Vice President. Gardiner M. Lane, 2d Vice Pres. L, S . ■'hiderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO^ 40 Equitable Building, Boston, March 13, 1890, My dear General: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 11th inst. No criticisms or objections to the contract made with the Rock Island people have reached me as yet. Nor do I think any will reach me, as Mr. Cameron has gone west after disposing of the matter so far as I am concerned. The only opinion Mr. Cameron expressed on the subject w;.s that he was disappointed at not getting a larger amount for trackage, and I inferred from vhat he said,--although he was very cautious in his language,--that he thought you had been inclined to be too easy with the Rock Island people in helping them out of something of a hole, I have never heard any suggestion that we were unable to accommodate the local freight of two new roads at Omaha, and am in clined to think that it was used by Cameron nerely as a part of the process of haggling . I think myself that we have given these com panies most uncommonly good terms,--much better tersm than we ourselves ever got or will get for a similar concession. V.'hen the Union Pacific wants to go over a bridge or get into a station, it has to pay through ti-e nose for it, but somehow when other companies want the use of our properties they seem to get them upon a dilferent and more favorable basis. Perhaps this is the inevitable fate of the first comer. I do not think you will hear anything more of this matter. I remain, etc. Charles F, Adams, President, General G, M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, March, 1890. (enc) 101 40 & 42 Wall St., New York, March 13, 1890. W. H. Hoicorob, V.P. & G.M.K-'y Co.,- Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: Since §>ou left here, I have taken a lively interest in the negotiations that are going on between the Union Pacific, Rock Island and St. Paul roads in regard to. a rental of our bridge and terminals at Omaha. As you are aware, a mieeting was to be held at the Windsor Hotel. This was held Tuesday evening and the following persons were present* R. R. Cable, Roswell Miller, General Dodge, Mr. Cameron, and I was asked to be present and was there . There was a long con ference on the matter and ^ an fully satisfied that we should accommjodate them in some form or another by giving them room for their *^inaia business, as they desire. If we htve not the ground, we had better get it and not allow the negotiations to be broken off and they build a bridge for themselves. I saw Mr. Cable to-day. ^-e says he hopes that this arrangement can be carried out, yet he fears it may not be and they arc going on with their preliminaties for a bridge ao that in case they cannot arrange with us, they will be ready to construct one oY fheir own. Do not allow' themi to be shut off until everything is done that can be done fairly to n.ake an arrangement with them. I would also like to heve it considered by the executive committee in Boston before negotiations are broken off, and the reasons given why you are unable to arrange with then.. Yours truly, Sidney I>illon. 103 March, 1890, Headquarters Dept. of the Coliimbia, Vancouver Barracks, Wash., March 13th, 1890, Dear Genl: I have yours of the 4th and as soon as I can have the picturei taken at Fort Sanders, properly boxed will ship it to you by express, probably in a day or two. I shall be very glad to know that you succeed in having a good copy made and to get a photograph of it when finished. 14th. The picutre leaves today. Very truly yours, John Gibbon . 1G5 Niarch, 1890. Legation of the United i^tates, Vienna J.'.arch 15th, 1890, y,y dear General Uodge: hope that life. It to meet wi come up to well. I deed I do find m.ore for my fai; and better was most delighted to receive your letter last fall and you are now as you were then, well and happy in your busy was kind of you to let me know tia t my appointment seems th approval throughout the West, and I trust that I may the expectation of my kind friends by filling this position am most happy in my life here and find plenty to do, innot think I could have been sent to any post which 1 would agreeable than this. It is, of course, a great advantage ily as well as to miyself to be here. We like Vienna better and have been delightfully received this winter. I have been greatly distressed at the sad news which has come from Washington and am now very sorry to hear of young Lincoln's death. In reading of the doings of the Union League Club, we hear of you and rejoice to know that you are. well. I trust that you es caped the influenza which prevailed e^erywihere. We hear most cheer ful news from hother who is well and strong and greatly enjoying her own beautiful home. I was so glad to xnow of General Sherman's passing his 70th birthday in happiness among his friends. Mrs. Grant joins me in warmest regards and we both hope to see you here ere long. Faithfully and Sincerely Yours, ■F. D. Grant. ■1 • ■ .107 Iv'arch, 1890 New York City, f.':aroii 15, 1890 E. Tempel, Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas. Sir: I ani in receipt of-your circula'r relative to the affiars of the Pacific Ry. Improvement Company. I am a stock-holder in that Company and know all about its transactions and I know further ■ more, that you or the aompany, can have no just claim against General Dodge. The claims, if thei'e are any, are on' the other side of the house. If there Y/as any claim against General Dodge, the proper way would be to present them to him before bringing suit agains't him. I have known Gen'l Dodge since 1861, and I know that it is not necessary to sue hini for settlerr.ent oi any just claim. I cansider your proposition a disreputable one, and, as a stockholder, I enter my protest against any such suit being brought in behalf of the Company. I do not think the officers of the Company have any power, or authority to bring such a suit. From long experience I take very little stock in the suits of discharged employes. I am, etc.. J. T. Granger V.ar-ch, 1890 ^ 4: 'i 109 Washington, D. C., H^arch 20, 1890 Ghas. F, Adams, Dear Sir: U. F. Railroad, Boston, I.,ass. I have learned that your presentation of the U. F. case before the House Comniittee has had a very marked effect; they are inclined to concede something in the Fray bill. Senator Frey himself, I think , is convinced of the justice of your- position, but here seems to be an unwritten under standing among all of the leaders that nothing will be done this session, and I think that it is becoming more settled in the minds of bothe Houses as day after day the petitions from the IVest are poured in against us. Of course whatever I can do to second your affairs I shall do, though I have only spoken my individual opinion. The two or three days that I have been here have helped me, and if I continue to improve I may not go any further South. I am, very truly, • Your Friend, G . K. Do dge. Iv'arch, 1890 111 'A'ashington, D. C., Iv'.:.rch 20, 1890 R . E . Cable, President G. K. I. & P. Dear Sir: Chicago, 111 I have seen K^r. Adams and have also letters from l\:r. Holcomb, and assures me that he will say "you may rest assured and depend upon it that the Rock Island and IVilwaukee shall be treated fairly in every respect;" and he also aaid that if there is any clashing or any disposition to deviate from the spirit of the agreement that if they will drop me a personal note I will straighten out the matter at once. Of course I write you this in confidence but I wish to show you that our people are in earnest in desiring to have you and Kr. Killer with us. If you see President Killer you can show this to him. Please treat this confidentially, and oblige, Yours very truly, G. Hi. Dodge. March, 1890 'Vashlngton, D. c., larch 20, 1890 Chas. F. Adams, U. P. Ry., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: •I wired you today about the steel contract; a chain of misunderstandings, and the fall of the price of steel has put us rather in the wi'ong in our. agreements with G. C. & 1. Go. I sent Berwin's dispatch to n;e to Mr. Eolcomb, and I have written I..r. Eolcomb. He v.'ired me that he felt as I did about the matter, but considered himself governed by the action of the Exe cutive Committee; the difference over the freight would cover the understanding between Eolcomb, Meek, Berwin and myself, as I had a disoatcE. from IcKibbon, who was buying 1400 tons of rails to go to the Wichita Valley Road, stating that the Illinios people would not sell lower than 425., and guaranteed that rails would not sell before that price before May. That with our freight rate would make between 4^0 and v41 the price agreed upon with Berwin; but I judge that they miade a much lower bid to Eolcomb as he namies ^28 as a price that he can deliver themi for in Pueblo. However,, one or two dollars a ton is nothing to us com pared to getting one-half of the business of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company, of wh.ich the Rio Grande has had a monopoly, and of which it is very necessary for us to obtain 50 per cent, if the Rio Grande is going to fight us on our contract. They have been giving us bnly 35 per cent since September, while we are entitled to 50 per cent, and the only way to get our 50 per cent and miaintain our price.., is to show them that we can go into thefield and take it without cutting rates. I aiTi, Very truly. G . M:. Dodge . 115 March, 1890, Subject--Basil Ricketts. Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, President. W. H. Kolconib, Vice President. Gardiner . Lane, 2d Vice President L. S. Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. 40 Equitable Building. Boston, March 21, 1890. My dear General: I have just had a call from Mrs. Ricketts, the widow of General James B. Ricketts, whom you must have known. It appears that her son, Basil Ricketts, was in the service of your company at Pueblo. She has put in my hands some most extra ordinary papers relating to his being "let out" of the company, fron which it would appear, although he did his duty well and showed apti tude, he was, as yoiing men of that class are apt to be, regarded as a "spotter" in your interest, and, as the letter adds, "treated as such.' Another letter in regard to him from Mr. McDougall intimates that young Ricketts was, he apprehends, "getting on to the business of the freight department too fast for some people." Do you know anything of this young man, and is there any reason why a place for him should not be found in the service of the company? He belongs to the class that I like to have about me. I remain, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President General G. M. Dodge, Willard's Hotel, Washington, D. !«Tarch 23, 1890. rill Council Bluffs Iowa,3/23/9C. Dear Gren: All except myself have gone to the Episcopal church tonight to see Bishop Perry confirm the new disciples, quite a number and among them sister Julia. I have kept close at home today, not feeling very well, taken last night with a rheumatia.<pain or something of the kind in my r^ght side; sent for the Dr. this morning, he thought" it was something, like lumbago. It seems to have pretty much left me tonight. I however have a trouble in my left side in region of my heart which has made me ner^vous although Doc tor seems to think that is also a muscular trouble. I first noticed it at Eureka, when I got rid of the cough which came with the Lagrippe, this uneasiness in my side appeared and has continued.The sickness I had evidenly left me v/eak internally and the climbing of those hills and horse back riding was probably too violent exercise and the Dr. may be correct in his theory that I have strained the muscles. I never before had any aches or pains in my breast and side; it is a new experience and nervous as I am I may magnify the seriousness of it, but when I think of the years of strain I have h?d on my nervous system, sleeplessness and cold feet coming from Imperfect circulation, I should not be surprised if it had told on my vit al powers. . I have planned to be out of doors every pleasant afternoon and hope with the coming of warmer weather to 6©^ trouble. My health otherwise is very good. Eeferring to the letter you rec'd from Mrs. Osborne, if I am >:pocted to look her up and talk with her about this property, write me again, otherwise I shall let matter drop. If you still call this place your hdme and T hope you do, I think it would be well for you to contrib ute 'something every ye'n- to this hoeplt.al same as you would probably do if you lived here. Jt is uoing a good'V/6rk, takes in the sick. 3tr;;nger and cares for him. Also the home of the Friendless, which is managed "by lev. Mr. Lemen and is now so universally supported "by the Citizens. It takes in orphan children and those who ^'re cast off by dissolute parents and finds Christian homes for thpm. They have over 60 now on hand; those old enough are sent to "'"utlic school. I gave yesterday and always send them Christmas. I see the G.A.R. have some poor f,amilies on their hands and the city has granted them use of some fractional lots to put houses on for those whom they want to provide homes for or those who want to build and have no lots. There is no better way to keep in sympatfciy with the changing population of a city than by makii\g regular contributions to its most deserving charities. You have been av/ay so much I noticed the last time your name wss mentioned in the papers you were spoken of as a former resident of this city. Frank Fuaey has gone in with Moffet and three other Denver capitalists and bought out the Pueblo Street Railway and going to change it to an Electrical Failwny and has gone East with Millard of Omaha to negotiate the bonds. Very truly, N.r.D. The scheme which 7,'right had on hand for purchase of Nonpi . is off. If it should come up in any other shape and all such things better com unioate with me before replying. N.P.D. 119 March, 1890. Telegram. Denver, Col., March 23, 1890 Gen. G. M. ^^odge. Washington, D. C. Answering your message, Basil Ricketts, son of late General Ricketts was given place at Pueblo by my order but gave him self up to drunken debauchery and was discharged after his own con fession of the offence. McDougal means simply that the agt. was fear ful of him as a rival. He does not mean to infer that Ricketts was getting on to anything crooked. I put Ricketts to work on account of his mother who lives in New York- and is having a hard struggle . 0. F. Meek. '- • '.MW 121 IVarch, ,1890. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. Office of the President. Fort Worth, Texas, March 24th, 1890. Genl. G . M . Dodge, Dear Sir: These terminals are going to cost considerable money. I have got the Terminal Charter; how many bonds do you think best to put on it? I think it will be well to arrange for ;|?500,000. and keep them in the Treasury until needed. This extension is a costly piece of work although I have kept as low as possible without stinting the character of the work. The outlook is rather slim for next interest so I think we should get these bonds out at once. Please have them made out and send them here to be executed. Hoping your are recovering,- don't you think a trip out here will help you before the weather gets too hot? Yours truly, Morgan Jones, 123 >March, 1890. Subject--Funding bm. Executive Department. -Charles F. Adams, President. W. K. Hoicomb, Vice Pres. Gardiner ti. Lane, 2d Vice Pres, L. ^nderson. THE UNTION PACIFIC RAILWAY QD . 40 Equitable Building. Boston, March 26, 1890. My dear General: I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 24th inst. in relation to Basil Ricketts and othermatters, and note its contents. A few days ago you wrote to me in regard to affaris in Washing ton. You stated your deSire to support any policy which I might out line,. I did not answer your letter as you are already evidently operating on what I considered the true line. I did what I could in Washington, and evidnetly what I did resulted in no harm. Meanwhile, I will very frankly tell you that I have next to no hope of any action being taken during the present session, and, I may add, during the present Congress. This was the conclusion I reached in Washington, and although neither of them confess ed it, I saw plainly enough that the same conclusion was decidaUy reached by both Col. Ayres and Mr. Btor^. It was in the atmosphere. > This Congress is frightened to death by the farmers' league V in the west. The Republican party is unable to unite on any line of policy, and the Democratic party will confine itself to the tactics of obstruction. Under these circumstnaces, a very large number of public men from the west, especially from the Granger states, and .more es pecially from the states of Kansas and Nebraska, will be unwilling to be confronted by the funding bill. We all xnow how powerful men of this class are to cause delay. Accordingly, I have no question in my own mind that other measures will be continually forced ahead of the fund ing bill, ana that it will not be considered. Accordingly, as I look at it, it only remains for me to work out the salvation of th^. company, if I can, on the otherlines. That is, we must develop our new consolidated con.panies, the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern, the Union Pacific Denver &. Gulf and the Omaha & Republican Valley, so they will become not only self-sustaining but a source of revenue to the Union Pacific. will then be able to fi nancier throu^ those con.panies, which ^iill have a credit of their om . The Union Pacific will then by degrees be brought to rest on these corporations, and we shall see our way out of our difficulties through the steady following u^ of this .olicy. Accordingly, so far as Wash ington is concerned, my present object is to get that bill into the best possible sliape so far as the next ten years arc concerned. 124 After that, things can be pretty safely left to take care of themselves, ^ The unexpected is sure to ocL;ure. 1 am having the figures and necess- ^ ary amendments prepared to give us exactly the same assistance fluring the next ten years which the Frye bill allows to the Central Pacific; that is, if the Ceotral is to pay two per cent interest until .the matur ity of its debt, and one-half of this to be funded during the next.ten years, I ask to .have the ^nion Pacific, if it is to pay three per cent to the maturity of its debt, have one-half of that funded during.the first ten years, leaving us only during those years to pay one and onehalf per cent net cash. Both Frye and Dalzell have signified their willingness to accept this proposition, putting us in so far on an equality with the Central Pacific. Mr. Mink and Mr. Storey are now working out the problem, and the necessary amendments to the bill will be ^repared. I propose to have them incorporated into the bill, and get the bill, if possible, reported with those amendments in it. After that, I have, as I told you, sriiall idea that anything will be accomplished during the present session. Neither does it seem to me very vital that anything should be accomptished, inasmuch as we are working as vigorously as we can on our auxiliary companies, which are steadily getting into better shape. - My own judgment therefore is that our salvation this year has got to be worked out on the line, leaving the next year to take care of itself. If, however, under any sudden change we should have an oppor tunity in Washington, we will be on hand to press our advantage. I ^ shall hope to see you at an early day much improved in health. I ^ greatly need your assistance and advice. I remain, etc., Chaties F. Adams, President. Cener-al G. M. i^odgo. Willards Hotel, Washington, D. -C. 1 9 j. j March, 1890 (Personal) V'ashington, D. C., March 27, 1890 My dear Hate: I wish you would go and see Mrs. Osburn: say to her that I do not cai'e to sell my place, and give her a check for one hundred dollars to help out her hospital. If you see Campbell, who is at the head of the G. A. R., see if he received a check which I sent him about Christman, I never received any answer from it. You can also give one hundred dollars to M.r. Lemon. I am very sorry to hear th&t you are not well; if you do not get on your feet soon, you had better go West to Denver or somewhere. Of course any place you "want to go to you have only to see Ilolcomb, or if you wish to take a party with you, you can have my car and fit it up to suit yourself; tr. Holcomb will arrange for transport for you anywhere you want to go. I am, Very truly yours, G. Ml. Dodge . 129 March, 1890. Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, President. W. H. Holcomb, Vice Pres. Ga-rdiner M. Lane, Vice Pres. L. S. -^derson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. 40 Equitable Building Boston, March 28, 1890. My dear General: I have just received the following telegram from you: "Don't you think we ought to havefiftecn to twenty "years instead of ten?" The only let we have to stand on im making this application is the claim to be treated on general equality with the Central Pac ific. Mr. Frye in his bill gave the Central Pacific these half inter est payments for ten years, and they are satisfied. If then we cla:tm in this respect to be put on equal terms with the Central Pacific we have a strong case in our favor. If, however, we ask for fifteen or twenty years, it would seem to me we would rather tend to sacrifice the strength of our position. The argument I have advanced throughout is that the same terms given to the Central Pacific we though ought to be ^given to us. With that I was satisfied. Long before the end of ten years some thing unexpected, in my opinion, is pretty sure to occur. As I am going home I have asked Mr. Canfield to sign and enclose this to you. Mr. Storey will be in Washington on Monday. I remain, etc., Charles F. Adams, President. E.G. General G. M. Dodge, Willards Hotel, Washington, D. C, 131 March, 1890. Subject--Basil Ricketts. Funding bill. Executive Department,- Charles . Adams, President. W. H. Ilolcomb, Vice Pres. Gardiner M.. Lane, Vice Pres. . S. ■'iiderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL7JAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, March 28, 1890. My dear General: I got your personal note about young Basil Ricketts and am extremely sorry for the account you give of the .young man. I had hoped to assist his mother, who is carrying on a very hard fight with great courage. I would gladly, have done anything in my power to aid her, but, of course, under the circumstances, nothing can be done. On that point we are agreed, I note what the telegraph operator says has taken place in the CommiLLee on Pacific Railroads. This morning I received the fol lowing extraordinary telegram fron. Mellen, in cipher; "San Francisco, March 26, 1890. Southern Pacific people desire me to wire you about attitude of our people at Washington on Frye bill. I understand from them they desire the bill to pass. They say we are trying to separate the bill so as to have ours acted upon separately, and want you to instruct our people to discontinue this and work for the measure as a " whole with them. Can you not wire me some assurance that will sat isfy them on thie subject.?" I replied today as follows: People referred to wholly misinformed as to our action. We are already pursuing course they desire, in absolute good faith, and strenuously. They are wholly misinformed as to situation. Senator McDonald co aid instruct thei. as to facts. You can so advise them from m6 • ^ . X, would be well for you to see McDonald and out an end to this talx. I should think that after what I said when I was before the committee, such imputations against us would be impossible . I enclose a couple of copies of the remarks I submitted to the committee. jf one in Washington except Ayres who is in charp-e of our funding bill. Our practice has been to have Ayres keep us inIormed the whole tin.e, and whenever it was necessary Mr. Storey or I have gone on. This arrangement we have found to work much better than having some one loafing around the lobbies. 132 I shall enclose you today, under a separate cover, the amendments which we propose to the bill, and the computations made under it. You will notice it works the problem out in very nice shape. All we ask is that, for the lirst ten years we shall be treated in the same manner that the Central Pacific is treated; that id, if they pay during those years only one-half of the interest for the entire period, and have the other half capitalized, we ask the same. This on thfe ground that during those years the high rate of .interest on our originalloans must be paid, and it is for the interest of the government to .tide us over that period. All this Mr. Storey will explain to you. Storey will leave here Saturday or Sunday so as to be in Washington in ample time before the next meeting of the Committee on Pacific Kailroads takes place. I rffimain, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President. General G. M. Dodge, Washington, D. C. Enclosures, 2 copies remarks. ». f u'.iti ■. , . V ,.P' i' k. 133 March, 1890. Executive Department. Charles Adams, i^resident. IV. H. Holcomb, Vice President. Gardiner M. Lane, 2d Vice Pres. L. S. Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, March 29-, 1890• My dear General: I have just received yours of March 27th in which you in quire when we propose to organize the Union Pacific Denver & Guif and t take charge of it. As 1 understand the matter, the new consolic^ted company will become a corporation on the first day of April. All that is necessary for you to do.then is to issue the usual order to all subor dinates of the Operating Department of the old Denver, i'ort Worth & Texas road, directing them to report to General Manager E. Dickinson. A meeting of the dir^ectors can be held immediately after the first of April to authorize the issue of stoc.-c and to act upon any other matter which may be necessary, including the question of organization. We have a majority of the directors here, without counting you, although of course it would be desirable you should be here, if convenient, and we coald defer the time of meeting accordingly. The application to list the stock of the new company is in preparation, and if you can let us know- the exact length of the Road Canon Company's road, we can then give the exact amount of stock which it would be necessary to issue. The certificates of stock of the new company will be ready for delivery next week, anu the pro cess of exchiange can be begun just as soon after the first of April as the directors may determine. The bonds of the new company will be ready for delivery within the next four wehks. Alter the company is formed will issue the necessary or ders to ailect a permanent organization, but this will probably be deferred until the stockholders' meeting on the 30th of next month. I I'emain, etc ., Charles p. Adams, President General G. M. Dodge, Willard's Hotel, Washington, D. C. i.arch, 1890 Willards Hotel, Washington, D. C., Korch 29th, 1890 Gardner K. Lane, Esq.,, Vice Prest. U. P. Ry. Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: Replying to your despatch of March 29th. The only stock books we have are those of the Denver Texas Sc Fort Worth Company and these you can have at any time. The exchange for Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf stock will have to be made by the Kfercantile "Trust Co. which Compamy issued the Trust Certificates, representing the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth stock, and all the outstanding stock of the Denver Texas & Fort Worth Co., has been exchanged for these certificates and is in possession of the Mercantile Trust Co., except 185 shares standing in the names ofvarious parties and standing in the name of J. Sidney ^rown. Trustee which stock Mr. Brown holds ot distri bute in exchange to the former holders of old Denver, Texas & Gulf stock, but I have no doubt that when he continues this distribution he will turn in what stock he holds and distribute U. P. D. & G. Stock. We have no stock books here of the Denver, Texas and Gulf CoHipany, as all the stock is in the Treasury of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Company, and this is also the case with the Chicosa Canon and Canon De Agua Companies. These books and papers are all in Mr. .Granger's hands and he will turn them over to t^ou at any time. In getting the new stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange you want to consult Mr. F. Tilghman, who fully under stands all the intricacies and conditions of all our Stock issues, and can be of great service to you in getting you straight with you stock. It will be necessary to get the new stock listed before you can get any great amount of it exchanged. Yours truly, i G. M. feodge. 1S7 March, 1890. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co Office of the ^resident. Fort Worth, Texas, March 31st, 1890, Genl. G. M. Dodge, Dear Sir: There is some indications of the Santa Fee extending to Amorilla from Pan Handle, can you do anything to prevent the extension''^ I thinK it very important for us to arrange to meet the Rock Island son.ewhere in the Territory so as to keep them out of our Texas local business. We cant afford to let them come to Wichita Falls. We ought to be able to hold that territory to ourselves after going to the trouble to build it up to what it is. I hope your health is better. When do you expect to come to Texas. We are hardly ready to sell much land yet, but expect to very shortly. Yours truly, Morgan Jones. My brother, Genl, G. M. Dodge, has had his attention called to your Hospital work through the letter of your Secy.,and desires to contribute froit, tin.e to tirne toward the current expenses of the work you are doing, same as other citizens. Though absent from the city he still retains an interest in its wellfare. The enclosed |;25 is from him. Very truly, N. P. Dodge, Though absent from the city Madam: E, Atkins, Treasr., Womens Christian Association Council Bluffs, COPY Dear Gren: I called upon Mrs. Osborne yesterday and informed her you did not care to offer your home for sale at present. That it was possible your family might return here someday and you desire to retain a home in iowa. Also that you were interested in their hospital work and would be glad to contribute same as if you lived here all the time, and I have enclosed check :)^25 to their Treasurer,-copy letter inside. Mrs. Osborne said they were looking for a place suitable for their hospital and your property was superior to any other location and having heard you offered it for sale they were prompted to address you concerning it. They will look around hoping to find some other suitable place as the Dr. McMahom home being below grade is not suitable. Said Mr. Shugart had offered to contribute $500 if they would purchase a suitable place, and others had encouraged them to buy instead of renting. Last year I sent you a 2 Deed to sign for ^ of road on E. line "Riddle" lot on ridge. It never came back and its just as well ^ for I find it would not do to take off such a strip. You better pay r for -g- off of lana E. oi yours as you barely get on to the ridge. I am having the fences rebuilt and some of the brush grubbed out and taking in those lots you own above Ilaverstocks anu the orchard gone over so the whole place will look well. I do not propose to disturb anything in way of grading until it becomes actually necessary. It will be several years before hill north of you is out of way and yovr place will look better as it is until that is away. April, 1890 Very truly 139 Paris, Ills. April 3, 1890, General Dodge, Dear SirrI would like to get a certificate from you about my services under your directions and orders, in the Secret and Scouting service while under your notice and the fact as to whether it v/as valuable to the success of the armj' under your command and the fact of my faithful service during the late rebillion, commencing about August 1862 and ending about April 1865; also what success attended my efforts on foraging expeditions etc. I am now about 73 years old and have hernia on left side, my wife is about 65 years old and v;e have but little property and we are dependent on our labor for support. I think of applying to the Government for a pension and wish to use your statement to aid me in my desire, John. J. Logan, . r . . M : ■ \ \ • 145 i«"n "iyi- .■nBJ ,e n*H|A isdo-, C. H. McKitben, Esq., P.A., Omaha, Neb. «.fa ,ixi«i*o .v .1 «flJiieW iioi ilO<t 1 o i- ' naiJv Dear sir:- ' r*" T' • V f'. ' aiii II «M I have a letter from Mr. Morgan Jones in "relation'to coal r contracts. I spoke to Mr. Holcomb about this and supposed that he ^1*^, spoke to you. The fact is that we induced Messrs. Jones, Forbes and n I k. Chappell to put out their money opening up the mines along the line V of our road to divide the business. They give us their entire output j . and whatever favors the Union Pacific has in the way of contracts .j^^j^'should be given to these mines so as to carry out the original agreement. I have no doubt that t,his will be done, bi:^t I wish t6 call tf- attention to it. welei f. • rr In connection with the widening of the gauge of the Des Moines & Northern road, Mr. Jones add myself have opened heavy coal mines « about fifteen miles south of Des Moines; with a view of giving business to our roads, and if you have any cojjtracts to let for coal in Iowa, " 'i I ,'r:J.'fl|o hhould like to have an opportunity to bid up n them, as it is Ol #1()) : tKl^wo,-pretty uphill work making mines pay in that country. I have, or will nr have as fine a mine as there ia in the country and it -will be put up bnt : imIJ BO as to deliver 1,0C0 tons per day. I do not know whether the railroad rates will allcv/ us to compete or not, but if they do, we would like to have a ^itt!l,e> help< ! irtJ weV Yottrs very tfuly, G. M. Dodge, lOfiil , foj New York, April 3, 1890. J. K. O'Neill, Eeq., Port Worth. -r. n . ^ Dear Sir;- * ' ' wired you today the date at Hbout which Mr. Pusey woi Id reach Pt Worth. If this meeting gets together all right and have control o; it, it seems to me that the officers who have transcended their duties should he asked to resign, that is, the officers who are elected; those who are appointed, such as the Secretary, should he turned out. Then you might make Mr. Pusey, who is now Treasurer, also Secretary. As I wrote you to Denver, if you need anybody to take the place of any of the other officers, put in Sherv/in, and if the President should resign, make Sherwin Presffldent of the Company. Pusey can put some stock in his name. In my opinion tiiere should he another resolution passed, autforixing the company to appear for me in any suit instigated by any stockholder or anyone else, for an act of mine whilst I was rPresident of the Company and making the Company liable and responsible for such acts. I think also that they should make you the attorney of the company, or someone you may designate in the place of Temple. The Board wants to take possession of the seal and of the books, what ever there may be. Temple has been writing to Washington to people there to get - references and certificates of character. The men he refers to-- fl Blanc hard and Robinson--both speak highly of him.- It is as outrage for a company to turn upon its President through two dissatisfied mdn, who have really no moneyed interest in the company. They evidently want to make that kind of a record whicl. I do not propose to allow if I can h'-lp it. If any stockholder comes in and sues after the company is dissolved, then we can meet the case, but I do not believe any stockholder Will take such a step, unless it should b e Adamson or Frost, and if either of them should do this, they could be enjoin'^d on account of not owning the stock which stands in their names, especially if thev-declined to deliver it on my demand. I do not see or uncorstand how Frost could be drawn into any such a thing, because he must know, having been with me so many years, that there is nothin in this, and that it can only hurt him if he is looking toward the fluture. You want to consult Jones fully in these matters, but as soon as you can get the men there, get the Board together, take action and have certified copies of the "records, releases and everything of that kinc made and sent to me. . . . - • , > *'. 11M ( r •-ui,' Very truly yours. Dodge. .M .0 m April, 1890. Confidential. New York, April 4th, 1890, Genl. G. M. "edge. New York City. Dear Genl: I have lately made several unsuccessful attempts to see you. I am now sicK* and confined to the house which is my excuse for now sending you this note. I write to you with considerable diffidence, but knowing your kindness of heart I feel assured of your reading this through. The matter I wish to lay before you is purely personal to myself. During the past year have had much sickness in my family and my expenses have consequently been heavy and i have got behind in my rent and have no .money to pay with. I desire to raise at once $500. on'JHy individual note payable in one year. I appeal to you to let me have it basing my appeal sonewhat on my .-inowledge of your liberality, kindness and goodness to our old friend and war comrade Genl. Jno. A. Rawlins in the old tine days when he too was distressed. Just at present I am hard pushed to the wall for this money, not only to pay my rent but also my doctor's bills now accruiiig in his attending on me in my present illness. Were I able to get out, I would tiave made this application in person and explained every thing to you more fully, also as to my resources, which I think would be perfectly satis factory to you, but which are not available to me just now. My habits are irreproachable. Now General I sincerely trust that you will not deny my request, because I am truly in very straitened circumstances and sorely need the helping hand of a kind, good friend. I require the money before the 10th inst which if you will loan,me, I will see that you get the note. Please let me hear from you, favorably if possible, as early as convenient. I am yours truly, Ely S. Parker, 22 W. 32nd St. April, 1890. 149 Council Bluffs, 4/4/90/ Dear Gren: Yours 1st received. Am sorry to hear you are down again with that lame ankle. If you could get in your Car and go to Hot Springs, Ark. I think you would get relief. The State Historical Association I referred to I think is connected with the Library. I really dont know much about it but see notices in paper occasionally of there being a depository at State Capitol for preservation of war relics etc. I will learn more about it. You spoke to me once about placing your commissions there. I have your hat with the bullet holes through it and will try and hunt up your other Commissions. I find a package of Confederate money which I suppose your men captured when you were at Corinth, or where was it taken? This might go with the other things that you deposit unless you think otherwise. The Check you sent to G. A. R. Post of ^100, Christmas, I paid and it was noticed in the papers. Think they had a family gather ing and Christmas tree for children or something of the kind. They neglected to acknowledge receipt of it I suppose. The enclosed slip I cut out of todays Nonpareil, they got it from Mr. or Mrs. Atkins. Very truly, N. P. Dodge. I suppose Copy of clipping. Yesterday Mrsi J. B. Atkins, president of the Woman's Christiam hospital, received a letter from Gen. G, M. Dodge in which was enclosed a check for ^^25 to swell the hospital fund. The General wished he could be in Council Bluffs for a few hours to visit with old friends. He keeps a watchful eye upon the city and says he shall always consider the Bluff- his home. The General is a constant contributor to the hospital fund, as to many other charitable insti tutions , 151 April, 1890. Executive Department Charles F. Adams, President. vV, H. Kolcomb, Vice President. Gardiner Lane, 2d Vice Pres L. Anderson. THE UNION PAGIFIB RiMLWAY GO. 40 Equitable Building. Boston, April 4, 1890. My dear General: I was more'sorry than I can tell you to receive today your two letters of April 1st. I do not like your being laid up in this way In the first place, apart from any personal feeling of interest and kindness I feel in you, I am conscious of the fact that 1 need your assistance as one of our board of direction. The fact is, while you appear to be growing no blotter rapidly, in regard to myself I am conscious of the fact tha^ I am getting more and more indolent in re gard to work. It is with the utmost difficulty that I now bring my self up to taking hold of what has to be done with energy sufficient to finish it off. As for going into anything which looks like a fight, I feel almost insurmountable repugnance to it. The difficulty with the Missouri Pacific and Jay Gould in regard to the Central Branch actually weighs upon me. Nevertheless, I do not feel disposed to bother you with business placed as you now are. I will'finish up the organization of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf without bothering you about it. I presume the Storey has discussed with you fully the whole situatioi so far as our Washington matters and the action of the Central Pacific are concerned. I have not the slightest doubt that you have arrived at the wisest possible conclusion. I remain, etc., Chad.es F. Adams, President. General G, M. Dodge, Willard's Hotel, Washington, D. C. 153 April, 1690. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co Office of the President. Chicago, April 5th, 1890, General G. N'. Dodge, Dear Sir; Mew York City I wired Mr. Cameron some days since asking him to make an appointment with MiHer and myself to close propoased contract. To day I get a telegram saying that he cannot take it up for ten days. You will recollect that when this niatter was under discussion in New York Mr. Can^eron said he would have to go west to be gone about two weeks. It is now about three weeks and he proposes to put it ' off for ten days more. I have to day wired Cameron that the matter was of sone irrportance to us to know whether we wer-e going to close the contract or not, and ia ve asked him to wire iiie and set a date when he and Mr. Kolcomb could meet Mr. Miller and myself in Chicago with Vheir attorney. You can see why we should be anxious to close the matter up as we expect to build a line I'romi Oniala to Lincoln and we do not want to commence the construction with the plan lor using your tract until contract is consummated. Cameron says in his message that they will not return to Omaha for ten days, which mieans that they will not be ready to take this matter up for two or three weeks. I write you this that you may understand the situation, and I do not believe believe there will be anything anything done in the way of closing closing contract unless it is urged by some of your directors. ''/e cannot wait much longer on the whinis of your representatives at Omaha. ] ^ X ^ X i ^ ^ 4.U S X ^ .,1 A_ 1 1 the contract is worth making it should be somebody's duty to take it up and dispose of it. Please treat this letter confidentially and take such action as you may think the case requires. Truly yours. R.R. Cabb. wmmm 155 April, 1890. Subject--Pue'blo rails. Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, President. W. K. Holcomb, Vice Pres. Gardiner k. Lane, 2d Vice Pres L. . Anderson THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building, Boston, April 7, 1890. My dear General: Enclosed I send you a letter from Mr. Holcomb in relation to our dealings with the Colorado Coal & Iron Co. You will see that the matter has been arranged on a basis entirely satisfactory to lis. It now only remains to get the Colorado Coal & Iron Co. interested in the Hartfield mining region. I am now at work upon this. Having read the letter, will you be so good as to return it for filing in this office? I remain, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President. General G. M. Dodge, Willard's Hotel, Washington, D. C. Enclosure. April 7th, 1890 i Pv'*' 1 t) < New York City, April 7th, 1890,. Chas. P. \dams, Esq., President, Boston. Depr 8ir:- I am in receipt of yours of the 4th. I can say very frankly that there is not much fif-ht in me just now. As soon as I get out, I will try to get 'Osted on the Central Branch matter. I thought that they had agreed to leave that. You can see by the papers the course Mr. Gould is taking. 1 should think Mr. Dillon, who sees him every day and is with him, could take that matter iip and come to Some Ivind of a sc'.tlement with him. Mr. Gould will be home this week . As I understand it, you want to get control of the property. I notice that yesterday's Times has a column article on the Union Pacific, claiming that it is going to the dogs because the Manitoba has built to Helena, but it doesn't say a word about this hurting the Northern Pacific, which it parallels for the whole distance from St Paul to Helena, nor that there is only 8% of the business that goes to that country which originates Er-st of Pittsburg. This only goes to show me that there is to be a determined effort against us. Yours very truly. G. M, Dodge. 159 Tyn April 7,1890 R. R. Cable, Esq., New York ^ity, April 7th, 1890. i^hioaco. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of the 5th. I know that Hoicomb and Cameron are out in Orei-on attending to very important matters, and that alone causes delay in meeting you. I am sorry that it is sOi, but you know as well as anyone how impossible it is to always keep engagements of this kind. I will.communicate directly with Mr. Holcomb, and ask him to arrange to meet you as soon as possible on their return, and to let you know just about the time. I prefer that you should meet Mr. Hoscomb and ''Tr. Cameron together. I am sick on my back, which is the only thing that prevents my coming out to take it up with you myself, and I have no one whom I could send who thoroughly understands the details of the matter. Drop me a line, pla - se what you understand to be the point in the Mo. ^'acific not going into the new organization, if that is the case, or on the other hand, will they come in? Yours very truly. C. M, Dodge. April, 1890. Subject--U. P. D. & G. stock. Executive Department. Charles E. Adams President . H, Rolcomb, Vice President. Gardiner Lane, 2d Vice Pres L . . -^nderson. 161 THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. 40 Equitable Building. Boston, April 8, 1690. My dear General: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 7th inst. In legard to the 77,660 shares of Denver, Texas & Port Worth stock which stand in the name of the twenty or thrity people, I think it most desirable that it should be atjonce got into the hands cf one or at most two persons as trustees for the new company. Why could not you and Mr. Lane hold this stock? If such an arrangement seems satisfactory to you I wish you would take the necessary steps to have it transferred at the earliest possible date. As to the 5,000 shares floating in the street, we will take that up the first time we meet. I remain, etc., Charles F. Adams, President. General G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. 165 New York, April 8, 1890. OHl LltqA ,#loy Ho ' Morgan Jones, Esq. , Ft. Worth. _ , Dear Sir:- ' ', ' • ' . I am still sick, and have to dictate al'l my letters. I am away from New York City but letters sent to my office w;il reach me, and I am in daily communication with ?.Ir. G:anger. I received your letter in relation to Temple and Frost. It is ab^ut as I supposed, excepting that I am surprised to know that Frost is not in it. There is only one t ing to do in this matter, and that is just as I have said to you before—wipe these people out through ti.e Board of Directors, and this* I hope to do about the 18th inst. Mr. Patterson, our attorney at El Paso, says a resolution of•the Board, or even a cerfificate of the majority of the Board, ^ uld knock the suit right out of court; but I not on y want to do this but also want'resolutions passed and releases made to.me so that no one else can get after me hereafter, which, of course, t e will do if they can. It is an outrage on me for peoole who have interest in the matter, and cannot be benefit ted, to attack me'in this way. Their theory, of course, is to discredit me by getting a record which they could show, to the Effect that after I had handled a company success fully that company then came in and sued me for an accounting, claim ing that I h-d fraudulently taken part of their property. I understna entire bearing of the case, and whilst you and O'Neill may think I am anx'ous about it, this is not so. I am'not anxous, but am determined to wipe it out just as quickly and effectually as I possibly can, the :>ame as you wou d do if you were attacked in the same manner, and there is no time for taking care of such things like , the moment they are sprung. If they could do this with impunity,.some other fellow will get up something on one of the other companies, j and they would keep me in court all the time. I am very much'obliged to you for your letter and for the ;attention you have giv^n the matter. . ' rn ! I f Very truly .yours, ^ ' '• X"* J Dod^^e.^ 0 rtfU ha" w ocr-qjie • ■■ m .OOSI ,11 IM4A «*IOt r< New York, April 9, 1890, V rwr' T , •pKSr fMsioll .iWnf»r ,#<1 IIMff :9>n ff .1; u® J J, M. O'Neillj Esq.#, *lll9 iMttt Denver, Col. 1 hrin , lofn f r i zm J Dear Sir; - I am in receipt of your letter of the 5th from Ft. Wprth,,. relating to your interview with' Mr. Adamson and the action of Frost. The first thing I want to do is to get a meetng of the Board of Directors; as soon as I.Ir. Pusey arrives in Denver he will go to Ft. Worth v/ith you, liold thi meetin,- and pass the different resolut ions which have been sent to you. Tl.at wipes out tlds crowd to beji with. V/e can get after them on other matters. You will have receive notice before this as to what is necessary to wipe out the charter i Denver he will go to ass the different resolutpes out tl;is crowd to beji ires before n rs. You will have received to wipe out the charter in courts and have the company 'o T-P +Vi4o r* Connecticut, It req ires to co before the courts and have the company put into a receiver's ha ds, giving four mont 's notice. If this course is not pursued it requires the action of the stockholders. If by qny c]:ance we should fail to carry out this program through the Board of Directors, then, of course, we could commence in the U.S. Courts; as you suggest. This Judge Dil on has had in viewj but h.is mind is made up, and so is mine, that whilst we have a majority of the Board of Directors, we should get this action and have it on .record. ^ I'enclose with this blank receipt for installments paid, which^ you can ia ve Mr. Pusey fill out and sign as Treasurer, transferring ^ to anyone you may desire part of the stock which stands in his name. I think Adamson* 3 talk to you was more of a blind than anythin": else; he didn't want to tell you the truth, that was all; and the fact that Frost signed the authority as one of the Board shows that they have no Idea of givin-' up one bit. I should think that action could be taken Against Frost and Adamson on my stock, as they had no right to hold office or take any action whatever under it. This, of course, after we accomplish what we desire to thr'^ugh the Board of Directors. Then we could sue them for this stock and enjoin them from using it, holding office, 6r taking any action under it, which would wipe them out. Men who will engage in this business without any authority or evidence, we must expect will do almost anything. Yours very truly, G. M. ^odge. shows that they have no action could be taken had no right to hold after IF 167 April, 1890, Denver, April 10th, 1890 General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Dear General: For the 1st. .week in April, approximate earnings show, 24^ Increase for the Ft. Worth & Denver, and 44^ increase for the line from Texline to Denver, average increase for the entire line, 30^. We shall make a nice showing in net as compared with last year. We have 16 of the heavy engines in between Denver and Trinidad, and they are doi :g excellent work; We only have 4 of the old engines in service between Denver and Trinidad, I am to take up joint track matters with Smith to-morrow. He is to hve an opinion from his attorneys, and 1 have one from oiors, as to the construction of the contract in regard to what business is poolable under the contract. We are then to submit it to Judge Decker, who, I am satisfied, has no predilections for either company, for an opinion. If the opinion is against us, we still have the right to arbitrate, but both O'Neill and Orahood are satisfied that Decker's opinion will be favorable. Smith first proposed Hallett, and I proposed Decker, I think if the opinion is against them, they will give up the fight. It is a matter of great importance, as if it is in our favcr, and the Rio Grande accept it, it will date back to September 1st. I had Berwind give Smith a guarantee of 120,000 tons of coal per annum, which is the same amount guaranteed by the Color-ado Fuel Company, which puts us on a better footing in case the decision is us. Smith agreed with Berwind that, with such a guarantee, and the Union Pacific letting them into the B. & M. territory on U. P. lines, he would be will ng to allow us the 50%, but he is expecting that the nion Pacific Co. will put earnings into the Pool on Company coal. This we dont intend to do I have not made the issue with him yet, and dont propose to. We shall simply have our coal shiuped to Denver, without asking any questxons, and Berwind is to try and work his coronercial business on the U. r. up to 120,000 tons a year, Chappell and Forbes have had tiiis same arrangement for over a year, but have not done much in the way of local business, as they have not got the desirable coal for commercial trade, while the C. C. <5c I. have both Canon and Walsenburg coal to work with. We have an understanding that we will work on the joint track matter until we get it settled, commencing to-mot»row morning. I will leeep you advised as to hat is done. I have been working on this for the past week, and I am fully prepared to meet them. 168 Both O'Neill and Orahood's opininns hold (and they are both strongly supported by sound argument) that we are entitled to one-hald the business between joint track points and points reached by the lines of both companies over the joint .track. Of course, if the decision is in accordance witli their opinion, it will settle the whole question, as business once divided on the joint track, will take care of itself beyond. Yours very truly, C. F. Meek, ■ ''"1 ' w-.V, tA VV.,--. . ' .1 •t • f 169 '»■ New York, April 10th, 1890. My dear Painter: Will you he kind enough to go to the capitol and see Jos, Morgan, Senator Allison's secretary, and ascex'tain from him if the bill which I want passed, giving the Ft, W. D.C.Ry. Gq. additional rightof way, has been nut in Coke's hands to be introduced into the Senate? The bill was originally approved February 24th, 1887, but I want to get it revived and nut in a little better shape, with the following amend ments ; First: Allowing us to start the line anywhere on the Ft. W, & D. C. Road between Henrietta and Iowa Park. Second: To allow us to cross intoo the Indian Territory between the 98th and 99th meridians of longitude. Senator Allison thought this could be amended conditionally or indirectly, and it would then give me the right to build the branch fro>-H^ the Ft. W* !>c D.C' up through the Indian territory. I don't want to do it through a separate company if I can help for if I did, I could not use Ft. W. A D.C. bonds, but if the extension was so drawn as to constructively give mo that right, I would take my chances under it. Please give this bnmediate attention. I have seen Hare in the House who will introduce it there as s on as it is ready. Allison was going to take it up with Coke and arrange it at once. It wants to be gotten in immediately and put through, for I want to use it this fall. Yours very truly. G, M. Dodge. j " V j 171 April, 1890. Executive Department. Charles F, Adams, President. W. H. Holcomb, Vice President. Gardiner If. Lane,2d Vice Pres. L. S. Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, Aprili,5, 1890, My dear General: I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 15th, in which you tell me what you have done with Morgan Jones and the in structions you have given Meek. I am extremely glad that you wrote as you did to both these parties. It is just the sort oi' information, coming from a directory which leads them to put in the work, 'When Mellen is here you and I will go over this whole sub ject with him. It is then I propose to make all our arrangements for any difficulty likely to occur next Summer, Of course you understand that I am unable to do anything myself except through Mellen. It is otherwise with you. I remain, etc., Charles F. Adams, President. Gen . G. M, ^odge, 1 Broadway, New York City, April, 1890. 173 THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY GO 40 Equitable Building. My dear Sir: Boston, April 15, 1890, I, this morning, received note of the 15th, inform- ' ing me that you were holding Waldo, of the 1\' . K. & T., in New York, in order to see Mellen. I telegraphed you as follows: "Mellen will be here Saturday, in New York Monday. Can you hold Waldo? If necessary could have Mellen go to New York on way here Friday to see Waldo." In view of the importance of this matter, I can, if you think best, direct Mellen to go to New York first, reaching there Friday evening. He could not be there earlier. He could then come over here to see me Monday. Would this arrangement be satisfactory? I remain, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President. Gen. G . M. Dodge, 1, Broadway, New York City. P. S. After writing above I telegraphed Mr. Mellen to be in New York Friday afternoon, reporting to you. . M .5" ■ ^ V ■ 175 April, 1890 New York City, April LB, 1890 V.'j dear H'r. Walters: I wired you today asking when you or your son would he here and have your reply. You know that the United States National -^ank has its office in this building, a d it is going to move over to Well Street, and will I think leave a great opportunity for opening a new National Bank. The Present Bank has a surplus of .;j500,000 and a deposit line of over v5,00^,000 and during the last quarter it earned 5/^ on its Capital Stock "• issuing a perspectus looking toward the organization of the New Bank, to be called "The Washing ton National Bank of New York City," with a capital of $300,000 Y/hich may be increased to a million if desired, and it has occured to irie that you migrt like to subscribe, for some of its stock, and if so I Y'ill offer you such an amount as you may desire to take. Of course it is a matter of grwoth, but the new Custom Pouse com.es right hei'e, close to it and m.ust bring a large am;ount of business. As officers of the Bank I propose to take Nr. Sherman (who is the Cashier of the present Bank) as President, and Nr. Granger, whom you know, as Cashier. I will have a very strong list of stock-holders, including I/r. C. Vanderbilt, Nr. ^ullmian. Nr. Sidney Dillon, Nr. Tilghman, Nr. Elkins, Nr. Cyrus Field and some of our "'hiladelphia friends, and I would like to have you take soii.ething in it. I am satisfied that you will lose nothing and in all probability you may maiie considerable. Please write me on receipt of this. Very truly yours, G . N . Dodge To 1^. T. Walters, Esq., Baltiriiore, Nd. 177 April, 1890. New ^'ork, April 18th, 1890, Hon. Boies, Governor of Iowa, Dee Woines, Iowa. My dear Sir: I have been requested several times by the I-xecutive Offi cer of the -^tate to have my portrait painted for the State capitol. The business demands upon me were such that I could not heretofore find the time. Your predecessor, Gov. Larrabee, exacted a proiilse from me that I would give the matter attention during his administrat ion, and I endeavored to accede to his wish, but failed. I selected as the painter an Iowa artiet, Mr. Geo. H. Yewell, and my friends consider that he has made a gi-eat success of the portrait. I send it to you fully appreciating the great honor the Stale has done me • in its request, and I am not unmindful of the fact that to the State oi Iowa since 1853 I am indebted for many honors and for great kindness, and while my duties have taken me away from my home, still my heart and my allegiance have been with Iowa since the first time I crossed the i'ississippi in 1852 and joined my fortunes with the then young state . I am, truly, Your obedient servant, G . M . Dodge . 181 Hew York, April 19th, 1890. J. W. Baab, Esq., # 1536 Third Ave., New York. Dear Sir:- Below you will find a list of names and addresses of parties to whom I wish copies of photograph of picture made by Mr. Taylor sent: Gen. J. Ti. Puller, Toledo, Ohio. Gen. A. l. Chetlain, 543 N. State St., Chicago, 111. Gen. Sherman, 75 W. 71st St., New York City. N. P. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. W. H. Chamberlain, Associated Press, ^incirnati, Ohio. (Pack two copies in Mr. Chamberlin's box.) Gen. 0. 0. Howard, Gover or's Island, New York. Gen. J. M. Schofield, Washington, D.C, Col. Geo. C Ticlienor, Asst. Secty. of Treasury, Washi.ngton, D.C, Peter A. Dey, R.R.Commissioner, Des Moines, Iowa. Major S Jonas, Farmersvilie, La. As noted above, I want two copies of the picture put in Mr. Chamberlain's box; to the others send one copy each. Your.s very tnily G. " Dodge. April, 1890. 183 New York City, April 21, 1890 Pi'ivate & Confidential. Chai;les I''. Adams, Esq., President, U. P. Ry. Co., Boston, Nass. . Dear Sir: Ivr. Cable v/as in to see me here today. His talk to me is so entirely different from what he is reported to have said to others that I hardly know what to think. However, he said that he and Miller had come to an agree ment at Omaha and that Holcomb and Cameron were very nice to him and very fair. Cable's contract with us is a very elaborate and extended -one. No doubt you i:ave full particulars of it. It has to be acted upon by the Board of Directors■and Stockholders and I wish to call your attention to it so that you may c-nsider it in ad vance of our neeting, as Mr. Cable expects it to be acted upon by our company at the Annual meeting and it will be passed upon by his company in June. He also made a proposition which we should bear in n.ind and consider. As I understand the proposition already accepted allows us to cone to the State line at the Indian Territory. Mr. Cable said that his people would agree to meet us at Fort Sill so that v.e could protect our Texas Territory. Now, if we ever desire to connect out two lines, between Fort Sill and the Kansas State Line, he wants us to do it over his line. I said to him that I believed the Union Pacific Company would be favorable to this; and that, as our two lines v.oald be very close together there vould be no inducement for us to build when we could get fair trackage over his line but I did not see any necessity of taking trackage at present.. He also said to me that if v.e ever wanted to use their line to Liberal, which is away out in the western part of Kansas about 80 miles from the Ft. Worth & Denver at Hartley, he would be glad to make a trackage agreement with us. iVr. Millen had told me all about his talk with Cable. I suppose Mellen can make an ai'rangement with Cable which will give us all his business west of Denver destined to any point on our line. tr. Cable's statement of his grievances against the Union "acific, would, if he is right, indicate that we had made a mistake in some things. However, I told him that it was no use in fighting over old controversies, and that I thought Mr. Mellen would meet hin. half way in any arrangeuent he wanted to make. 184 I do thlnkthat it is important for us to tie these men up to us wherever we can do so. Wecannot do it at the Iv'issouri River; if we can do it at Denver we should do it there. ^'.r. Cable further said to.m.e that Mr. Gould's action was a surprise to then, and they did not know what it meant. That he (Gable) was doing everything he coald to get the Atchison to make a cut rate into Galveston. He says that alone will settle it. Mr. Cable said, on leaving me, that he was ready and ancious to go right in and work with the U. P. as he used to do, taking matters as they stand today. In my opinion he is the most active, and most agressive man west of Chicago and has the ability to do. the most harm. I have had a great many dealings with himi, and he has always been -square with me. Of course what I write you about this think you ought to know it. co.nf idential, but Mr. Cable, will be hei'e two or three days and has an agree ment to n^eet Mel.en on Mellen's return to Chicago. I expect grea-t results from that interview. I want to say, furtiier, that I think Mellens arrangement with the Southern Pacific is one which will be very beneficial to us. It seems to me that it shows a change of heart on the part of the Southern Pacific.people and if such is the case it will be very beneficial. If it is possible and convenient I would like to have Mellen coriie this way on his return west. There are several matters I did not take up, and about which I want to talk to him. I am far from well, and it looks as though I would for a time have to get entirely away from business. Yours very truly. G. M. Dodge . April, 1890 THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building, Boston, April 23, 1890. Uy dear General: I hope to be over in New York to see you on Friday. Mr. Mellen will also be there at same time. There are various matters that I want to discuss and settle with you. I received your letter of the 21st, and note what you sa^t about Mr. Cable. I think that these matters will probably work them selves out. Mellen evidently knows what he is about, and his plan to that end seems to me to be intelligible . In this connection I want you to give a caution to Mr. Meek. Mr. Meek has always been accustomed to report directly to you, and to have the usual control of a General Manager over the affairs of his company. In other words, he has attended to its commerfiial department, subject to your control only. It is necessary to remind him that he now has charge, not of an independent system, but of one bracnh of a very large system. Under these circumstances, he will have to subordinate himself. I do not doubt that what he has done so far has been favorable to his division. Meanwhile, rumors begin to reach me that his action is complicating us elsewhere. You, of course, as an old corps commander, will understand this. You can not fight the corps of an army as if each of them was an independent army. A corps commander must learn to look to a com manding head. In all questions of traffic, therefore, Mr. Meek must act in co-operation with Mr. Mellen, and keep Mr. Mellen fully and clearly advised of everything which he proposes to do begore he does it. Otherwise, I shall have a clashing which will bring the whole edifice about my ears. A word from you in this respect will reach Mr. Meek with a great deal more force, and in a way to draw his attention, than one from me. He will have to get his formal instructions later on. Mean while, I want you to prevent any clashing in the beginning. If the thing starts right, it will go right. If it starts wrong, it will go wrong. I remain, etc., Ghas. F. Adams, President. Generll G. M. Dodge, 1, Broadway, New York. 187 April, 1890. Palestime, Texas, April 23, 1890. Col. Charles Francis Adams, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: I without an attempt at an apology for so doing, write you in the interest of our city and county; wish to call your attention to the project of building a railroad as an extension of the Fort '^orth & Denver City from i'ort »Vorth to ■^eep Water, also passing through the finest pinery and most extensive one in the state--also passing through a fine lot of hard timber--consisting of white oak and almost all of the oaks, the ash, hickory and walnut, magnolia and many other varieties of valuable timber. I will outline the general route, com mencing at Fort Worth, via Palestine, and ten or twelve miles east of Palestine you strike the -Finery, thence down on the west side of the Neches River In a southeasterly direction, to or near Centralia In Trinity County, 'lex. (long leaf pines begin with Trinity Co.) here the road should fork, the southern branch puinting to Sabine Pass, crossing the 0, E. W. T. and the T. & G. Railroads at Corigan in Polk Co., Tex. You would here have a run down to Houston and Galveston on the H. E. & W. T., or by taking the other end of H. E. & West Texas, you would run out to Shrevesport and all N. E. as well as down to New Or leans and down by water, or take the east end of the Trinity and Dpbine R. R. and run out to Colmesneill and down to beaumont and on to Sabine Pass, cutting the New Orleans & Texas R. R. at Beaumont--you can run southwest to Houston anu Galveston and N. E. to N. D. La--these advant ages are had as soon as you strike the li. E. & W. T. and the Trinity and Sabine at Corigan, Tex. then continuing your line south east to Sabine Pass--cutting the N. 0. & Texas R. R. about 30 miles southeast of Veaumont, Texas, from near Palestine to within a few miles of Sabine Pass, you are in an almost unbroken pinery, with the other timbers mentioned--then if you wish to make this route The Timber Route commence at or near Centralia, Trinity Co. and run east crossing the Neches River at or near Rocky Crossing, and cutting the H. E. & West Texas five or six miles Northeast of the Neches River--and continuing alriiost due east to New Orleans through one of the finest long leaf pineries in the south—deep water at the city. Not only this, but as you approach Palestine irom Fort Worth you pass very near the best range of iron ore deposits in the south--where the finest wrought iron was made during the late war — then within two and one half miles of Palestine you pass H besides it is thought that coal We have hflf a good abundance near this iron--I think this wiil be tested soon. iron and brass foundry in Palestine to do your work, and will bui d one specially for your road. If you sno ;ld build and mit Shops there. Finest of water and a healthy^c^tyrand fgiod ?Lm?ng country--buy the H. E. & IV. T. ra.lroad before you start! ir^t i^Jn distreos now, runs from fouston, Tex., to Shrevesport, La. It has no outlet now, except Houston and Shrevesport, but as soon as you would strike It with a railroad Irom Port orth It at once becon.en paying road that is if you buy it. .188 It is easy to ascertain these facts to your satisfaction without much cost. If you think favorable ol this project we will ^et up a con^mittee and will take such steps as may be necessary to give you such information as will satisfy,' you. There is no way for you to get to Houston and Calveston other than the route I name and go through any timber of consequence. I have traveled over a large portion of this route often and know what I am talking about. In .my opinion this is your best route and chance. If you wait until Mr. Gould puts a road here it will be hard to get into the tir.iber. He is talking of it now, so I am told. I know your splendid Fort Worth & Denver City road needs this timber and deep water and iron and coal route--a fine lime quarry six or eight miles from Palestine--We regard Mr. Gould as a good railroad fl.an, but we want h competing line. If you have any notion ol this project now is your time. I am,Dear Sir, Yours 'i'ruly. D. M. Butler. ■ t .. -tt 189 April, 1890 New York City, April 24, 1890 Confidential. C. T. Week, Denver,Colo. ' Dear Sir: I have a letter fi'om Wr.Adaii.s, in which he asks me to write to you in relation to avoiding a conflict with the Traffic Department. He says: "Wr.t/eek has always been accustomed to reporting directly to you and to have the usual control of a General Manager over the affairs of his coriipany. In other words he has attended to its commercial departir.ent subject to your control only. It is necessary to remind him that he now has charge not of an independent system, but ol' one branch of a very large system. Under the circumstances he will have to subordinate himself. I do not doubt that what he has done so far has been favorable to his division. Meanwhile rumiors begin to reach me that his action is complicating us elsewhere. You of course, as an old Corps Commander, will under stand this. You cannot fight the Corps of an Arniy as if each of them was an independent Armiy. A Corps Commander iiiust learn to look to a comii.anding head. In all questions of Traffic, therefore, Mr. Iveek must act in cooperation with Mr. Wellen, and keqj Mr.. Wellen fully and clearly advised of everything which he proposes to do before he does It. Otherwise, I shall have a clashing which will bring the whole edifice about my ears. A. word from you in this respect will reach Mr. Meek with a great deal more force and in a way to draw his attention than one from me. He will have to get his formal instructions . later on. Meanwhile I want you to prevent any clashing in the begin ning. If the thing starts right, it will go right. If it starts wrong, it will go wrong." No doubt Johnson has been sending despatches to f.ellen. I expect to meet Rr. Adams and Mellen here toniorrow and will straighten things out. Meanwhile you want to be very careful to give them no chance to complain, but consult Mellen fully, but do not give up your work. I shall ask felien what reasons Johnson has for any cl his complaints. I am quite sick hardly able to be out, and expect to get away from her*., a^ soon as possible so as to get a rest. Very truly yours, G . M . Dodge. April, 1890. 75 IWest 71 Street, New York, April 25, 1890, Gen'l. . M. Dodge, New York, My dear General: I am in receipt of a letter from Mr. Granger acquainting me with your presentation of a photograph copy of the painting executed by Mr. James E. Taylor at your dictation. The picture has not yet come to hand, though ^ expect to receive it sometime during the day. I will call in person at your office veryssoon and thank you for the kind remembrance. Very sincerely. W. T. Sherman, Gene ral. 193 New York, April 26th, 1890. F. V. Bogue, Esq., Ch. Engr., Oaaha. Dear Sir:- The Colorado & Texas Ry. Construction Co, has been sued by a man named Mayer, and an injunction has been obtained by him restraining the delivery of the $1,000,000 of bonds in payment for the third rail, equipment, c. of the line between Pueblo and Trinidad. Of course, if this suit should go against the Col. >>r. Tex. Ry. Construction Co., then the U.P., D. & G. Ry. Co, would have to come in and pay for this work. The lawyers claim that it cannot g-^ against us. However, they desire trS show what it will cost, approximately, simply to close the gaps between Trinidad and Bessemer. You understand that we have buili out of Trinidad beyond any cost in the city, and that we have built fivfc miles out of Pueblo beyond any cost there, and we have also built on the main line 5 1/2 miles, from Chicosa Junction to De Agua Junction, and we have graded some considerable line from the rolling mill (outside the city limits) between Trinidad and Chicosa Junction. Now, v;h''t I would like to havd is, some person (say Kinney, for instance) ttJ make an estimate of what it will cost to close these gaps, L^ X 1 X'U^ ^ ^ i 1 ^ ^ 4- ^ -L ^ 4- ^ Bcsdemer down to and including the crossing of the Greenhorn, that I think can be used safely, and the profiles from the Greenhorn down, which are very ligiit, can do the rest. As I figure, the distance to be estimated upon will probably be 86 miles. When you send tliis matter to Mr. Kinney, or to wlioever you do send it, you had better orward a copy of this letter, that it may be s-.own to Mr. ^^issell, because he understands tMs matter and knows just what I want. I don't know but Hawley might do this, only it might be claimed he was in the employ of the D. T. & Ft, W. Co, I would prefer to have some engineer make it who is not in the employof the company, I would like to have this data as quickly as possible, and it only an approximate estimate. However, it wants to be made for what it can actually be done-- on a cash price basis. All the profiles, maps, 8cc» are in the hands of Bissell. Yours very truly^ r. M. Dodge, 1S5 April, 1890. Denver,. Colo., April 27, 1890. Dear General; I have received this morning both of your letters in re gard to Union Pacific niatters. I note what ^'r. Adams says in re gard to my taking action which is complicating the situation out side of this division. I, fully appreciate the force of Kr . Adams' suggestion, and have been acting right on that line. You will doubtless be surprised to learn that since Mr. Johnson has been here, he has received no instruction from me of any kind, that would effect in any way, either local or general matters. John son, on the other hand, has been giving out about Denver and to shippers that I was without any authority in traffic matters, and no Uiore, in fact, than a division Supt. etc. That Mellen was the real Chief of the U. P. and more such rot. I have made no reply to any of this stuff, but have been making friends for the U. P. on general principles. Meanwhile Mellin cut the expenses of his soliciting force here very low, and I am quite sure for the purpose of bringing about the result it did, had Johnson freeze out Frank Smith, who was put in on my recommen dation, and who is, without doubt, one of the very best men in Col orado, and who had been making a splendid showing for U. P. even in the short time he had been here. I see the whole thing, partly from a very close knowledge of Mellen and Johnson, and partly from information received from within their own camp. The plea that I am doing things that com.plicate general matters, is in view of the fact so ridiculous, that it also reveals the inner workings of Mellen*s mind. It is simply Mellen's attempt to fence in the traffic department and exclude every one from know ledge of it's workings,- at least those on the field of action. Johnson has said, and I know he has said it, that Mellen would blow a hole through me, and that I would feel the weight of his hand, etc, Mellen has his own reasons for this, but they have predicated their fight on the wrong ground, in as much as the statement that I have done anything to effect traffic matters in any way," save to increase the number of people shipping over the line, is absolutely false. It is little less than I expected, and it is little less than Mr. Adams could ex^ectT when he knows of the combination which exists between Mellen, Dickenson, McK and others, to find them attack me because I see fit to be loyal to superior officers. Mr. Adams will hear a great many things about me, directly and indirectly, open and masked batteries,- but I want to assure you that the only real reason there will be for complaint from any one of these people, will be the fact that I am working hard for the interests of the Union Pacific in all seasons. Mr. Holconb fully understands the situation. He will, no doubt, be as frank with Mr. Adams and yourself as he was with me in connection with Mellen. Choate is lending a hand, and their hope is to make it interesting enough for me all around. They had better be at work, instead of plotting, gabbing and trying to unhorse some one else. Mellen'a claim that Managers are liable to complicate general matters is a convenient cloak, and you know and I do what it conceals. All in the world any manager could wish is to have the Ofin'l frt. aet. confer with him in local matters, and not be work ing entirely outside of him. That will ruin any road. I would only be glad of ¥r. Adams coming into the matter thoroughly. He ivill find that I am doing nothing to embarrass Mellen, and all I can to make a showing for the U. P. Yours respectfully, C. F. Meek. I told Johnson he was making a mistake in freezing out Smith- and that it was a matter about which I should be consulted this is what stirred mp Mellen. They hope to succeed in worrying Mr. Adams with reports of all kinds from the sources they command, in regard to myself. I only hope that Mr. Adams -will discover the real merits of the whole thing at a very early day. ■ - . ■ ■ , c • ' .f.'i ' ■ V ' * , .. ' * »- * i, 1 ^ ■ 1 ■" ■ *'. .1; ; - * V i ' ' 'vy. : , , » / s ' ' » . ■ 'J J * 1 . ' 1 1 ' • * % ' ' ' V * ' i' « • . \ 1 . • .. *• 1 1 j y.j;' ^ ■ ' i» ■. ■ * • ' I V' * t • « •fc • ■ . ' f. , • . 'I 1 1 187 April, 1890. ».! , r Denver, April 27th, 1890. Personal. • . General G. M. Dodge, Care, Charles F. Adams, Esq., President, Boston, I'.ass . Dear General: I have received this morning both of your letters in regard to Union Pacific matters, and note what Mr. Adams says in regard to my taking action which is complicating the situation outside of this Division. I fully appreciate the force of Mr. Adams' suggestion, and have been acting right on that line. You will doubtless be surprised to learn that since Mr. Joiinson has been here, he has received no instructions from em of any kind, that would affect, in any way, either local or general matters. Johnson, on the other hand, has been giving out about Denver, and ot shipper, that I was without any authority in traffic matters, and no more in fact than a Division Superintendent, etc.; that Mellen was the real Chief of the P., and more such "rot." I have made no reply to any of this stuff, but have been making friends for the . P. on general principles. Meanwhile, Mellen cut the ex penses of his soliciting force here very low, and I am quite sure for the purpose of bringing about the result it did; had Johnson freeze out Frank Smith, who was put in on my recommendation, and who is, without doubt, one of the very best men in Colorado, and wl.o had been making a splendid showing for the ^nion Pacific even in the short time he had been here. I see the whole thing, partly from a very close knowledge of Mellen and Johnson, and partly from information received from with in their own Camp. The plea that was doing things that complicate general matters, is, in view of the facts, so ridiculous, that it also reveals the inner workings of Mellen s mind. It is simply Mellen s attempt to fence in the Tralfic Departmient, and exclude every one froffi knowledge of its workings, at least those on the field of action. Johnson has said, and ^ know he has said it, that Mellen would blow a hole Ihrough me, and that would feel the weight of his hand, etc. Mellen has his own reasons I'or this, but they have pre dicated their fight on the wrong ground, inasmuch as the statement tliat A have done anything to affect traffic matters in any way, save to increase the number of people shipping over the line, is absolutely It is little less than I expected, and it is little less than Mr. Adams co..ld expect, when he Knows of the combination which exists between Mellen, Dickinson, McKibbin and others,to find them attack me because I see fit to be loyal to superior officers, s. '198 ^'r. Adams will hear a great many things about ne, directly and indirect ly, open and masked batteries, but i want to assure you that the only real reason there will be for complaint from any one of these people, will be the fact -that 1 am working hard for the interests of the Union Pacific, in all seasons. fer. Holcomb fully understands the situation. He will no doubt be as frank with Mr. Adams and yourself, as he was with me in connection with Melien. Choate is lending a hand, and their hope is to make it in teresting enough for me all around. 'They had better be at work, in stead of plotting, gabbing and trying to unhorse some one else. Me lien's claim, that Managers are liable to complicate general matters, is a convenient cloak, and you know, and 1 do what it conceals. All in the World any Manager could wish is to have the General Freight Agent confer with him in Local matters, and not be working entirely outside of him;- That will ruin any road. I would only be glad of Mr. Adams coming into the matter thoroughly. He will firiid that 1 am doing nothing to embarrass Melien, and all I can to make a showing for the Union Pacific. I told Johnson he was nakin, and that it was a matter about which what stirred up Melien. iiaking a mistake in freezing out Smith, hich 1 should be consulted; This is They doubtless hope to succeed in worrying Mp, Adams with reports of any kind, from every source they can conmand, in regard to myself. I only hope that kr. Adams will discover the real merits of the whole situation at a very early day. Yours,respectfully, G. F. Mieek. 1S9 Kay, 1890. Erte. with G. 1. Ekxlge letter May I, 1890 Chicago, 111., April 29th, 1890, PERSONAL Charles F. Adams, Esq., President, Union Pacific System, Boston, Mass. Dear SirPlease note below copies of telegrams received regarding the rate situation also regarding the situation in Colorado caused by interference of Mr. Meek in traffic matters: "Your message yesterday. All right, take pleasure in carrying out your wishes simply wanted to give you to understand situ ation here. Wanted to give you my idea of what I thought was best position for us to take giving you my reasons for so doing that you could have all sides of situation. Privately say to you that I am informed here although I cannot prove it to my satisfaction that Interstate Commerce Commission have representative here investigating situation that Carnegie of Pittsburg and some other larger shipper who thinking that if investigation is had they will be the ones put on this stand to textify telegraphed their representatives here not to accept any rate unless it is an open published rate should they fear an investigation in the east. If any new development in this quarter will wire you. Don't forget that when you come to me to get back our patrons that have been taken away from us by these cut rates its going to take time to do so." (Signed) H. A. Jolmson." "Denver, Colo., April 28th, 1890. "C. S. Mellen, Chicago, 111. On receipt of this please wire to Mr. Meek direct as follows: Understand you heve made with Chicago Lumber Company or their repre sentative or with Pells some traffic arrangement on lumber coming off Maxwell Grant, if so telegraph me quick exactly what your arrangement was either with those parties or any other, (Signed) H. A. Johnson." "Denver, Colo., April 28, 1890. C. S. Mellen, Chicago, 111, My telegram today. If any arrangement has been made bw Meek with Chicago Lumber Co. as I air, given to understand has been done they have started to put up saw mill on the Grant it is going to cause trouble. Why canft Meek let this traffic alone whatever rate is made fron. Maxwell Grant u.ust be agreed to with Rio Grande i^oad account 200 Chaln.a Grant which located on their line. If rate from Kaxwell Grant is not agreed to all our revenue on your local lumber in this country will be thrown away, Aire me immediately after hearing from from Meek. Have you not given him instructions that he must let traffic matters entirely alone . See my letter to Munroe about Chicago Lumber Goi.ipany. (Signed) H. A. Johnson." The lumber situation, you will recall, I went over with you thoroughly and also talked with General Dodge in"New York about the same in your presence. This situation is fast becoming embarrassing to me on account of the Chicago Lumber Company's contract and I may say to you privately that 1 do not think General Dodge infor-med us of all the arrangement there is between the old Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Company and Mr. M.eek. What the General said was all right enough in its way but what was left unsaid, as near as I can find out, war, much more important than wimit he revealed. It is certain we shall have trouble with the Lio Grande and other rca ds in Colorado on the lumber situation growing out of matters referi-ed to in telegrams from Mir. Johnson above quoted and I feel that nothing is going to help the sit uation until some poeitive order goes'from you through Mr. Kolcomb to M'r. Meek to take his hands offieverything connected with the traffic. It is useless for n.e to take the matter up. I have already written him to know what arrangement with the Chicago Lumber Company is and have received no reply nor am I expecting to, I have not sent to Mr. Meek the telegram Mir. Johnson requests nor do I propose to because I know I should get no answer. We have trouble enough in contending with the present rate situation, for which we are in no degree respon sible, not to have thrust upon us through our own officials another complication at the present time for which we would surely be blamed and have no defence. I appeal to you personally to take such action with Mr. Meek as will enable me to handle the business of my department properly and that you may know where, in case of trouble, to place the responsibility. I am entirely willing to assume the responsibility for every man connected with the present traffic organization but I cannot be responsible if I am to be interfered with as these telegrams indicate. Yours truly. C. S. Melien. General Traffic M.anager. 201 New York, April 28, 1890. . r«« uov. Uol .V. fj I ^ : ainr luttl J-- •Jnvj » 1 > < •■./? O.^ Jner »d Morgan Jonss, Esq.., j , • .» ^ (•-» ;n tiil"'vic'' on Port Worth. V i t . . : ■ ,*coMir -r Dear Sir:- ••• I suppose you hive so much on your mind, the same as I have, that we both forget the past. You will remember, however, that at the last eelotion of directors of th Ft. 17. & -.C., Messrs. Dillon and Swayne gave an opinion corroborating O'Neill's to the effect: First. As to the right of the Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth to hold and.vote stock of the FL. W. & D.C. RY. Co. Second. As to the legality of the Pan Handle Construction Co. accdpting Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth stock instead of F.. W. & D.C. stock as originally agreed upon under the contract. Mr. Mayer's contention, if he has any, is against.the Pan Handl Construction Co., and that company did nothing which he eompalins of that he did not vote for. The Pah Handle Construction Co. has now ■ beendisfjolved and gone out of existence, and he. has not brought any suit against that company or made any complaint of its actions» • Bupposing he stops the bonds issued on the third rail, which he claims he is going to do, but which our lawyers claim he has- no show of doing, What is the result? Simply that the IT.P., D. Sc g., will issue "its bonds over.that line and then pay the construction company. Of course neit er he nor anyone else expects us to expend, in Trinidad, in Pueblo and on the third rail, and for eQuipment between Trinidad and Pueblo, $900,000 in cash and not get anything for it. Judge Wallace, lias thrown his case out of the U.S.Court. The question before.Judge Wallace this time was, after they had commenced suit in the.State Court on a different basis, whether it should be held in the U.S.Court, and he decided that it must go back to the State Court. He said nothing whaterever about there being any corrupt bargain; he simply said that tlie palintiff alleged a corrupt bargain. You know what Jiayer is. He is simpl trying to make some money by fehese matters, and you must treat him the same as you do any stock holder. If you send him these approximate earnings whihh are put out weekly, and hereafter tlxere comes in from the U.P., D. & G. a bill for your proportion of their expenses and cuts down your net earnings, you will find him in court pleading the statements you sent him as representing the actual earnings and demanding a settlement on thrt basis. It is b-^tter to fiollow Dil on fc Swayne's advice and give out nothin- publicly to a stockholder like him excepting what will stand in court. The U.P., D. & c. will publish monthly the earnings of their fe ntire line. If you see proper to give Mayer the actual earn ings -^f your line, there is no objection to it, but when you give a statement of the net earnings you want to be careful that everything has been deducted hich can by any possibility be charged against the Ft. A-D.'Si-rBddfiiaiPthbfi make i.is fight will be in an accounting as against the U.P.? DA: '' . if you publish a weekly estimate in the paper, that is, of course, $ust as good to Mayer as to anybody else. He can get the paper and read it and see the difference. • ojui r Tbeostatements of approximate earnings which you send here had better be sent to me unofficially, in a private letter, so that he can make no complaint. Dillon & Swayne said they would send you a copy of • Wallace opinion. ,oV(Wi I • a / • IJ iB in.ii bna noiliO , oji iJ u; low tnV # BBXBT 7S no copy of it. • • Yours very truly, .'f ' "• G. M, Do'dge >'i I . i . J . M f ,V.' I- x. <. ■ il' I TOO < il .1 ,1,' i'H - : U?* tBBQ 3. I /od aw JriiU lolJoXao .JnaX a d f>viia nvBMenttwc otBvZ: 1890.'^'la ^!o:i tu*q^O0B l: Aao^B flBV tBfl o ■ 1 ! A ,J. iXW ,oO ,Yff New York, .'April 28, 1890. ^lo.i ,r>D d"jn^** nro9 •imtpl! nrt'i 'Ic ( '< . t To ■ 1 iooif uiiye'^ ,-lr ;r.*q^O0ft Morgan Jones, Esq.'j- ■ y • , t r» ?• ' i n ■taoill Ft, Worth, Texas. , ' 'i . ) Dear Sir:- , • I.received from Temple copy of an agreement made between Frost and Admason and himself. Judge Dillon says the agreement itself in the U.S.Court would beat the case. He also says there is no possible liability to the directors who vote ir. the meeting. If there should be any, I would, of course, sec any of the directors or stockholders harm less in the matter. When tnis case comes to court, I can prove beyond a question that I bought and paid for this lane. Mr. Calef can satisfy ^ you on that point. What I think sh-i Id be done now is that suit should be commenced against Adamson and Frost for my stock which they ^ hold, and.an injunction be put upon them to prevent thdra from in any H way using it. or taking any autliority under it. 5(1, . Yours very truly, OJ uXu C. 11 i _ G. M. Drdge. 1 :f| #|0« mM o# NOMf o^n jBttm i| Jf iJ omfiomi* m ■ , ) u' i , . 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Sii^ect--Texas extension. Executive Department. Charles t. Adams, President. W. K. Hoicomt), Vice President. Gardiner M. Lane, 2d Vice President. L. S. Anderson. TEE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, April 29, 1890. My dear General: today, Enclosed please find a copy of a letter which ^ have received I send it to you as you are better informed on these subjects than I. I do not take it to be of much value. I remain, etc.. Charles ^ . Adams, President. General G. M. ^odge. Enclosure, copy D, Mi,. Butler 205 Glenwood Springs, Colo. -^pr. 29, 1890. General C. M. Dodge, New York City. New York. Dear Sir:- You will find enclosed a letter from John J. Logan of Paris 111, directed to you. It was sent to us here asking that I s see you in person, he thinking your headquarters were in Denver. You doubtless will remember Mr. Logan as he served you long and faithfull during the war as one of your scouts. I served as a member of the 66th 111, Vol, better known as the Western Sharp Shooters, and we were right dong in your command all the time, both while in the 16th and 15th corps, and I know personally that while Mr. Logan was not an enlisted man he v/as of great and valuable service to the array as a scout, and has devoted ...o most of his lifn to the service of his country and fellowmen, but un der the law he cannot draw a pension, and it will take a special act of congress to get him one, and of which I think he is now deserving in his old and declining days, and as one of your admiring soldiers I ask that you write a strong letter in Mr. Logan's behalf as you can, from recollection, of the value of the services of Mr. Logan, and ae nd it to me here, and I will procure other valuable letters and send the m to Mr. Logans congressman, the Hon. J. G. Carmon from 111. Mr. logan is now seventy three years old, and is poor and very deserving. Hoping to hear from soon I remain a true friend, and great admirer of General G. M. Dodge. Yours very Respectfully, J..H. Magner. 207 April, 1890i THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Western Associated Press, and the New York Associated Press: re presenting the Prominent Newspapers throughout the United States. Act ing also for the Renter, Havas, and Wolff Agencies of Europe, and the Leading Journals of the British Provinces. General Offices: New York and Chicago. . Chamberlin, Cincinnati Agent ;incinnati, 0. April 30, 1890. Ky dear General: I received notice last week of the coming of photograph of your painting of the Battle of Atlanta. The package ari'ived today and ^ have examined the photograph and was much interested. I am surprised at the success of the photo grapher in making such a clear and distinct copy of ti:e oil painting. I readily distinguished half dozen or mor fandliar faces; these of course must bp much clearer in the painting. I think the artist is unusually successful in presenting a life-like and genuine picutre of a real battle scene. I congratulate you upon having caused to be put upon canvas so faithful a representation of a battle scene which will always stand as a monument to the bravery of the men who were engaged in it. -i- desire to thank you especially for your kindness in re membering me with so faithful a copy of the great picture. I shall taxe pleasure in delivering to Colonel Cadle the copy intended for him. Yours truly. W. H. Chamberlin. To Major General G. Ifl. Dodge. April, 1890. m 75 West 71 Street, New York, April 30, 1890. Genl. G . . Bodge, New York. My dear General; I have now received the beautiful photographic copy of the excellent painting "Battle of Atlanta" by Jas. E, Taylor, and owned by Believe me I more than appreciate this great courtesy at your hands and will soon call in person to thank you. I have already framed the photograph and will hang it in a conspicuous place on one of my walls. Very sincerely. Your friend, 4 W. T. i^herman, General. Ml May, 1890. State of Iowa. Board of Railroad Coiriniissloners, Des Moines. Peter A. Dey. Spencer Smith. Frank T. Campbell, W. W. Ainsworth, Secretary Des Moines, May 1, 1890, Dear Dodge; I have just received photograph of picture representing a battle at Atlanta. I fully appreciate the picture as a work of art and doubly BO as you are one of the prominent features. Mr. Jackson told me a day or two ago that he saw in Mr. Yewels studio a painting of you designed for the Capital, he thinjks it very fine as a work of art, he had never seen you. Suppose it will be here before long. Should you have any Photographs of the painting taken kindly remember me. Truly yours, Peter A. Dey. May 3d, 1890, Dear General: If the portrait has not been sent west be a good scheme to have it photographed. J. T. G. I think it would May,,1890, 213 REAL ESTATE AGENCY N . P. Dodge & Go., 328 Broadway. Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 1st, 1890, Dear Gren: I am in receipt of the photograph of Battle of Atlanta and have left it at Chapmans to be framed. It is a fine picture and I shall value it. I had a nice letter from Lockie today which I think I will send to you to read as it will give you a knowledge how fast he is pushing to the front in College. He speaks in an oratorical contest next Saturday. His selection is Oakes Ames defense in Congress. Julia left this morning for Falsom. We hear through ladies Annie caUed on while here (Mrs. McKay) that she is thinking of going to Europe this year. Weather dry and pleasant and fruit trees in full bloom. Yours, N . P . D , May, 1890. Charles F. Adkms; U. P. Boston, Mass. There is nothing in statements letter May 1st. Bring Meek, Mellen, Johnson together. Rio Grande is using Johnson for mischief. Mills on their line are moving over to ours on Maxwell Grant. I made the contracts you and Rolcomb have copies. Rates under it will not go into effect for three months. There is absolute ly nothing in the suspicions of Johnson and Mellen. Meek in answer to my letter denies in broadest terns every charge. Have written to Omaha, G. M. Dodge. ' i • • . ■> 211 Kay, 1890. Subject. Kellen's letter. Clashing of officials. Executive Departnient. Charles F. Adams, Pres. V.'. H. H©lcoirb, Vice Pres. . Gardiner K. Lane, 2d Vice Pres. L. Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, Kay 1, 1890. Ky dear General: I find myself in a peck of trouble from the amount of clashir^in the local Union Pacific rr.anagement, I am going west on Satur day to straighten the thing out. Whether shall succeed in doing so seems to me very doubtful. Nevertheless, 1 shall make a strenuous effort, and in it I want your cooperation. As I intimated to you when we last met in New York, a large portion of the trouble now is in working the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf into line. There is , in the face of a sort of suppressed war of rates at Denver, a terrible clashing apparently between Johnson and Keek, which is likely to draw Keilen into the fray. Enclosed I send you a copy of a letter I have this day re ceived 1rom Kr. Kellen covering a vast amount of correspondence, which I have waded through. Keek is to meet me in Omaha Tuesday next. I shall then do what I can to fix things up. Meanwhile, it is obvious from these letters that Meek either now is, or recently has been, run ning the Fort Worth road inside of the Union Pacific. This you will see at once cannot be done. I wish, therefore, you would check him up, You will notice, of course, that there is a considerable portion of Mr. Mellen's letter which was never intended for your eye. Neverthe less, after full consideration, I have thought best to send you the whole of it. Unless you and I pull together matter will be even worse than they are, and that is saying a good deal. If we do pull together, I think we can straighten these fellows out. Certain ly, I am ready to cooperate with you. I remain, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President General G. M. Dodge. 1 Broadway, New York. Enclosures, Copies. 219 ^'ay, 1890 Governor's Island, New York City, May 1, 1890, James E. Taylor, Esq., #1449 Lexington Ave., New York City. My dear Sir: Gen'l. Dodge's battle, in photograph, has just been received Whom am I to thank, you or Gen'l. Dodge for the choice gift? I would want to see the original to take in the whole design in its best presentation; yet the photograph is graphic enough to suggest a rear and flank attack by an immense hostile force, which Dodge and his men, as in the foreground, found without cover, so promptly and so bravely met. The lixeness of Gen'l Dodge is capital. Very truly yours, 0. 0. Howard, Major Gen'l., S. ft. ft At. ^ ) - 9 91 . t -htfvi. Pviay, 1890. Geo. C. Tichenor, Assistant Secretary Personal. Treasury Department, Washington, D. , May 1, 1890. My dear General: Accept my hearty thanks for the photograph of the excellent picture of the BatLie of Atlanta painted for you by Mr. Taylor and in which our glorious 16th Corps bore such an important part. Not only does the picture attain high rank as a work of art but is excellent in its details including portraiture of yourself and other prominent actors in that great event, and generally speaking is a most stirring and inspiring battle scene. Be assured, my dear General, that I appreciate the present most highly and shall treasure it not only on your account but its associations and its historic value. I should like to see the origin al very much and hope to have that opportunity. With kind regards, I am. Sincerely your-s. Geo, C, Tichenor Gen. C. M. ^odge. New York City. May 2d 189C Dear nren; Council Eluffb, Iowa May 2d 1890. I have now in my posseaaion all of your eonijiisaions C.B.GuardsCol.4th Iowa- Brig. Genl. with the blood stains- MaJ.Genl and MaJ Cenl. Mo. btate Militia also hat worn when shot- Letter of Capt.Partridge and Acceptance of Resignation from Army; all of which I shall deposit in near future with State Authorities for preservation,unless you otherwise direct, T think in AdJ'tGenl. office wliere they keep a collection of Flags and other relics. Spencer Smith will let me knov; where the proper place will be. lie thinks Adj't. Genl. office as tiie monument to be erected or Memorial Hall which ever it is will probably be under his jurisdiction. I would like to have one of those photographs of Atlanta nicely framed and presented to the State Library, to be hung on its walls, or in Ad'j Genls. office. I think it should be in the State Library. If it was spnt to Mr. Martin, it could be framed in Des Moines and presented through him or I could attend to it when I take Commissions over. Yours N.r.p. ■ .4 : - , 1^- - I. ^ ' 'ji. . '. ' I A," ■ 225 Iv'.ay, 1890. ?;ashington, D. C., May 3, 1890, Mr. James E. Taylor, New York City. Dear Sir: I have received your very welcome letter of Niay 2nd, also tJie large photograph of the picture executed by you for Genl. G. M. Dodge. "The repulse of Hood's attack upon the 16th Corps at Atlanta." The composition of the picture seems to me excellent. The situation was a very unusual one, not easily realized and difficult to represent. I believe you have done it truthfully and well, as could be done only by one who had himself seen such things. The subject is a noble one, a scene wherein the splendid conduct of coi.modores and troops wrested victory from a situation which seemed to involve inevitable defeat. 1 congratulate you upon the success with which you have handled so difficult a subject. I shall be very glaa to secure the promised copy of trie photograph of your con.panion piece, "The Commodores of the Army of tiie Tennessee." Very truly yours, J. M. SCr.OFIELD m r/.ay, 1890. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., j/iay 3, 1890, My dear General Dodge: I congratulate you upon the success with which your Artist, Mr. Taylor, has represented that grand scene in the histol?y of the 16th Corps, at Atlanta. As I have written him, it is a noble subject and I believe he has treated it truthfully and well. Sincerely yours, Jno. Schofield. tJ ■ : 7' "j. Kay, 1890, The Kimball Rates ;-;2.50 to $5.00 Karkham House . Rates $2.00 to $3.00 per day. Chas. Beerman & Co., Proprietors Atlanta, Ga., Kay 4, 1890. General G. . Dodge, No.l, Broadway, New York. Dear General: Permit me to thank you, most sincerely, for being held in remembrance by you, as is evidenced by the receipt (per express, and in perfect condition), of the splendid photograph of Mr. Jas. E. Taylor's painting, representing your Corps in action at the Battle of Atlanta, July ko, 1864, The composition is most effective, the scene realistic and thrilling, and the features of the landscape faithfully reproduced, I was over the ground again a few days ago, with a party of iriends, and found the woods, and the ravine where you sheltered your wounded, filled with blooming azalias, pink and orange, in endless profusion; a.id, in places, white with an exuberance of dogwood blossoms; and stood for a time beneath the tree on tlie knoll, in rear of the artillery, where we 1ound the ground well carpeted with violets of a rare and delicate shade, and wit other similar flowers indigenous to this section. I esteem it as a rare instance of good fortune to have been privileged to accompany you and your charming daughter, on the occasion when you revisited and obtained photographes of the historic field, and cj.erished recollections of the day, and its incidents, will always be treasured in my memory. I exhibited the photograph last evening, in the parlors of the Kimball, to a gathering of interested friends, among whom were some uistinguished army people, and proninent citizens of Atlanta, and elsewhere, and ail were outspoken in their admiration of the picture, and of the heroism displayed by the leader and troops of the 16th Corps on what, in the language of William Winter, the Poet of your own Cityl * may be justly described as "that tremendous day*." Both yourself and Mr. Taylor have done a valuable service to history and an honor to the country, by preserving to future gener ations an authentic portrait of the contending forces, and the aspect of the field, at a critical Juncture of the battle; a picture which cannot fail to convey to the minds of those not present, some just conception of the perils of war, and which shall serve, in years to come, as a thrilling reminder of wuat priceless sacrafices, and supreme heroism were required to preserve the imperiled Union. Again thanking you for the valued souvenir, I remain, with sentiments of the highest esteem. Most sincerely and respectfully yours, Albert Basnitz, Brevt. Col. U. S, Army. n Q i May, 1890. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY General Traffic Manager's Office C. S, M'elien, General Traffic Manager. J. A. Munroe, Ass't. Gen'l. Traffic Mg'r. Omaha, May 5th, 1890. Waldo, i^sq.. General Traffic Manager, M.K.& Sedalia, Mo. •Ry., I am in receipt of the follov/ing telegram from you dated at the Southern Hotel, Saint Louis, kay IstSi "Nothing accomplished in New York account a Texas obstacle Are you willing to close on my proposition left with General Dodge for Kansas City and Junction City passing for the present the other points. Answer here." To which I replied: "Agreement for interchange of Kansas City and Junction City if Texas situation is not to oe consideied should surely be on a mini mum of six cents to us. Our business will be all short haul ami what we do with you we should otherwise do via Kansas City on a much higher minimum. On all business from points east of meridian of Kansas City interchanged at. Kansas City we should have same divisions as in effect via that junction via other lines; if interchanged via Junction City we will accept a differential less than divisions via Kansas City of five cents per hundred on less than carloads and two cents per hundred in carloads." As your telegram refers to some obstacle as preventing further consideration on the proposition for an interchange of traffic at Hen rietta and Fort Worth, ^^exas, there, is no occasion for me to refer further to that particular business therefore I'.will proceed to an explanation of the telegram above quoted regarding interchange at Kansas City and Junction City. At the time we were in New York, you will remember, nothing was said about forming an east and west line. We reach nearly everv section of the country via Kansas City \emuhi s and latitude south. We have through rates and divisions in effect to-day via our line via Kansas City and the Kansas City, Fort Scott ^ Memphis Railroad, there fore your proposition for an east and west line (for that is what it mea.is) is that we shall open via Junction City a line in competition with the nne already in existence via Kansas City and to do this on 232 a prorate basis would be to give up what you as a traffic man would i never concede for your own company and therefore it is inconsistent ' for you to ask it of me. I have given up to you in accepting on less than carloads, five cents per hundred pounds, and in carloads, two cents per hundred pounds, less at Junction Gity as compared with Kansas City all that 1 feel we should be asked to. You are at liberty, therefore, to make an east and west line for points east of the meridian of Kansas City, li':emphis and latitude south on this basis. Your proposition so far as a north and south line is concerned, which is what we considered in New York, is all right except where 1 intimated to you we might accept a minimum of five cents pur hundred pounds that was when we were considering the whole situation and I was willing to make a concession of one cent considering the Texas situation in con nection with the interchange at the other points but eliminating the Texas siiliuation from, the question entirely J- see .no reason why I should not insist - as I now do- upon a minimum of six cents per hundred pounds. All our available teri'itory that you will be likely to do business from and to is within a short distance of Junction City and much of it on a pro rate basis would probably not give us the minumum; Whereever we have a mileage sufficient in division to exceed this minimum we are willing to pro rate with you but we must protect our short haul 1 think you will admit at least ..to the extent of the min imum I have named you. Taking your proposition, therefore, as forwarded through ^ General Dodge, considering that you have a right to form an east and west line in connection with our company in competition with our own line Via Kansas Gity I an. willing to enter into an agreement with you on basis of a mininum of six cents per hundred pounds with a pro rate division on sach business as is done via your north and south line and via your east and west line as conveyed in my telegram to you at the Southern Hotel, copy of which is given above. I shall be prepared, whenever you desire to further discuss the question of an interchange via Henrietta and Fort Worth and only omit doing so afe the present tiine from the fact that 1 am not posted as to the obstacle xuferred to in your telegram as having been met in New York regarding the Texas situation. Yours truly. General Traffic Ihnager V '( , b., 233 May, 1890. Union Pacific Railway Company. C. S. Mellen, General Traffic ^^anager's Office, ' General Traffic ^^anager. J. A Munroe, Asst. Gen'l Traffic Mg'r. Omaha, May 5th, 1890, •General G. Mi. Dodge, ■ffl Broadway, New York, N. Y. Dear Sir: Your favor of the 22nd ultimo enclosing modified propositioi by Mr. Waldo for an agreement for interchange of the traflic came duly to hand. 1 am also in receipt of your message of the 30th reading as follows; "Miorgan Jones is anxious to see Waldo before final agreement on Wichita Valley line." to which I replied as follow?: "Will not agree to anything on the Wichita Valley except through you. Will communicate with Waldo on his proposition through I received May 1st the following telegram from Mr. Waldo from the Southern Hotel, Saint Louis: "Nothing accomplished in New York account a Texas obstacle. Are you willing to close on my proposition left with General Dodge for Kansas City and Junction City passing for the present the other points. Answer here . ." I recpied to this message as follows: "Agreement for interchange at Kansas City and Junction City if Texas situation is not to be considered should surely be on a mini mum of six cents to us. Our business will be all short haul and what we do with you we should otherwise do via Kansas City on a much higher minimum. On all business from points east of meridian of Kansas City interchanged at Kansas City we shoulu have same divisions as in effect via that junction via other lines; if interchanged via Junction Oigy we will accept a differential less than divisions via Kansas City of five cents per hundred on less than carloads and two cents per hundi^ed in carloads." From the above you will see that Mr. Waldo has abandoned :,m the idea of negotiating, for the present, on account of sou,e obstacle he refers to, I do not knov. what, the arrangement other than that in effect at the present time for interchange of business at Henrietta and Fort 7;orth, Texas, and he con.es down to the proposition of an agree ment for the interchange of traffic at Junction City and Kansas City . leaving the situation in Texas entirely oat of the question. This modifies my position regarding a traffic arrangement with the Mssouri, Kansas & Texas to the extent embodied in ray td-egram to tr. Waldo at the Southern Hotel, Saint Louis, above quoted. kr. Waldo modified the proposition ^ made him very considerably. ^e proposes now to make an arrangement that shall open our territory to hira via Junctiion City for all points south of the meridian of Memphis, making in connection with us, an east and west line in con.petition with the east and west line we now have reaching the saii.e points on better divisions via the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis road, I therefore modified my pro position to him. This is a change of front on-his part. My insist ing that the divisions on such business interchanged via Kansas Gfty shall be the same as those now in effect via our other connections reaching the same points interchanged with us at Kansas City and have agreed that for Junction City we will accept a proportion less than at Kansas City of five cent per hundred in less than carloads and two cents per hundred pounds in carloads, which is as much as we ought to knock off for an arrangement with him for business that can be as well or better ta-.en at Kansas City than via his line at 'Junction City. The proposition I made him in New York was for an interchange of b.^siness north and south on his line and via his line not considering junction points north of the Texas line, I had no idea nop was any such opinion expressed to me in the interviews i had with him that he desired to form an east and west line in competition with our own line and our connections east from Kansas City and for that reason and to avoid any possibility of misunderstanding upon this point i put the following into my proposition left with him in New York: "This arrangement not to contemplate the interchange of business to and from points of the State line of Kansas." Evidently in stuuing ovei' my proposition he concluded it would be a good thin for his company to, in connection with the Missouri Pacific line at its junction with his line at Aagoner, Indian ierritory, do business to and from points Memphis and south and that enters as a new element to be considered which ^ met by my telegraphic proposition to him at the Sovithern Hotel above quoted to which as yet ^ have had no reply, I have no objection to his doing business Memphis and latitude south on the basis named in that telegram but I should object to probat ing with hira on such business as would be the case should ^ accept his proposition forwarded through you. Regarding the interchange at Henrietta, the commission. Mr, V/aido asks l£ three cents per hundred poUnds is too much, in my judgement, at the same time i do not feel like saying very much upon this subject for I do not know how important it is for you to conciliate the M, K, Sc T. people to prevent their building into Seymour, ' ^ With only a twenty one mile haul between Wichita Falls and Henrietta and the agreement to give the Wichita Valley line two miles for one in their divisions with the Fort Worth &■ Denver City, to ^ 2'g5 May 6, 1890. General G. Dodge. Sheet # 2 concede on Wichita Valley business three cents per one hundred pounds as commission to the ^'-. K .& T. line it seems to me would be giving up considerably more than you oguth and more than I can recommend unless there is to be a concession outside of any considerations connected with my department. Under ordinary circumstances the Iw. K, & T. ought to pay us a commission for our influence in giving them the business of Wichita Falls and Vichita Valley line but iWr. IValdo, in his propo sition, reveises all the methods of doing business that i have been accustomed to and aske us to pay him a commission for the privilege of feeding his line with a business that must be of considerable value ot it. I felt, therefore, that this is a proposition I had better not deal with and you had better take up with Mr. Adams the question of how much we shall pay the lu. K. & T. to keep out of this territory in the way of a commission and in asmuch as !vr. Waldo asks only thnee cents that may be regarded.as a maximum amount he expects to obtain ■ and I dare Say it can be "whittled" considerably from that figure. From the stand point of a traffic man purely if there is to be any commission paid whatsoever it should be paid by the M. K. & T line to secure our influence In giving to that line the business from the Fort Worth and Denver City and Wichita Valley lines. Mr. Waldo as ijefore stated, has reversed the position and asks us to pay him for the privilege of giving him a valuable business that any other road would feel like paying us for getting, think I have been over the situation in a sufficiently thorough manner to acquaint you with my views upon the question of an interchange of traflic between the Union Pacific system and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Company in all its bearings and inasmuch as Mr. Waldo, of hisown accord, has abandoned for the present any idea • of making any change in the divisions for interchange of traffic via Henrietta and Fort Wo.th, I think the matter can well rest until he brings it up again, in the meantime i have make him a not only fair but liberal proposition for interchange of business via Junction City and Kansas City and he is at liberty to work our territory on that proposition to his utmost and secure, without any obstacle being placed in his way on our part, all the business in connection with his line that he can. I enclose you herewith copy of a letter I have written Mr. Waldo in addition to the telegram above quoted. Yours truly, C. Melien. ',i3 Li 287 Ivlay 5, 1890. Toledo, May 5, 1890. My dear Genl; A'hen I got back from Cincinnati, I foudd awaiting me the Photograph you were kind enough to send me. It is a remarkably fine Photo of a remarkable picture, and would command attention anywhere. I am very much obliged for the Photo, and have just sent it out_ to oe suitably framed. One of my newspaper friends has noticed it and I enclose a slip from the "Toledo Commercial" ol' May 4th. Tomorrow morhingi am going to fish for Bass, near Put-in-Bay. Shall be gone 3 or 4 days and expect to go again next week to join Col. Churchill (of 27th Ohio) and tnen to stay longer. I hear you are not well. Why not join us? We'll find room for you and Granger and anybody else you want to bring. Our club house is not stylish but coii.fortable and a good home like table. You can come to Toledo and we can go from here by rail to Fort Clinton and there take steamer for the Island or you can go via Sandusky and take steamer there for midale Bass. If you let me icnow when and where, I will meet you, either here or at Sandusky. Your friend. John W. Fuller. Genl. G . M. Dodge, Copy of clipping. TPE BATTLE OF ATLANTA. A Con.panion Piece to Gen. Ftiller's Painting by '-^aylor-'A P'ine Piece of Work. Maj.-Gen. Dodge of Council Bluffs, la., has presented Maj.-Gen. Fuller of this city with a handsome photograph of a painting which James E.Taylor, the artist, has just completed for him. The picture represents the Second Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps in action at Atlanta the day Gen. McPherson was killed. Maj- Gen. Dodge and staff appear in the foreground with Sweeney's Division and around them the battle is raging. The staff consisted of Maj. Chamberlin, now Associated Press agent at Cincinnati; Maj. Ticknor, now Assistant Treasurer of the United States; Maj. Jonas of New Orleans, and Maj. Barnes. The portraits are all very life-like and are handled with a 238 great deal of care, the cavalry equipments and other details being accurately brought out. In the right distance one geis a glimpse of Gen. fuller's Division (the Fourth of the Sixteenth Army Corps) and Gen. Noyes* regiment, at about the time that Gen. Walker is killed. Gen. luller is in the act of rallying his troops. Sweeping around Dodge's staff on the right is GqI . t'lersey's brigade as it hurls itself against Bates' Division. Over to ti:e left are groups of soldiers and officers, and prominent among them Gen. E. W. Rice of Iowa. Col. Sweeney, who stands just to the left of Dodge is easily distinguished, h.is portrait and that of Gen. Dodge being the most perfect of ihe painting. The work is chiefly noticable for accuracy of detail and for the distinctness with which the portraits are brought out. Mr. Taylor is regarded by Gen. Sherman as the finest battle scene painter in the world. Some time ago he painted "Tiie Battle of Atlanta" for Gen. Fuller, and it was the beauties of this work that led Gen. Dodge to give the artist a- commission for the second painting. . ... ffW.Ah r>N k»\. W->{i New York, May 7th, 1890, George M, Pullman, ^sq.. New York, Dear Sir:- Referring to the railway and land matter in Texas, I desire to say that the Wichita Valley Railway is fifty-five miles long, from Wichita Palls to Seymour; it is built as a partnership, no construction company having been formed, and everything will be closed out on com pletion of the fifty-five miles. It is estimated to cost $5C0,000 outside of the subsdies voted €o it. The Wichita Valley Railway Company has made a gintract with J. G. Jones to build the fifty-five miles for 30 much stock and so many bonds — $20,000 in stock, and, I believe, $15,000 in bonds, per mile. We take these from Mr. Jones and furnish the money to complete the road, so that our liability is remote, if any. The total cost of the lands is about $560,000, one-half of which it is estimated will be called up. The land is in the hands of three trustees, Mr. Moggan Jones and myself have entire control of both railway and land, and we built the road in this way to save expense. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. ?.!ay 8th 1890 241 Clear Lake Yay 8th I89C, Dear Oren; I . came here yesterd.iy to spend a week and on my way stopped at Mason City to see Capt. Smith of 8th Iowa and show him your Brig. Genl's Commission which you had with you when v/ounded in front of Atlanta, the one stained with your blood, and have him write a letter giving details of your being wounded to place with the Commissions and hat. He was very much interested in the matter and will have tiie letter ready v/Len I return He said the circumstances were as clear in his mind as the day it occurred, I enclose a letter Smith wrote in defense of Elliot W. Eice. I told him of the photograph ol Atlanta Battle ESndJuly showing Rice's bri gade and he would like very much to have one, would cheerfully pay the c.08t of it. Capt. Smith is Brest, of 1st Ilatl. Bank Mason City, and Com mander of Post there. I inq.uired for when I passed thro' his town and was told he was failing, confined to his room and bed part of the time, with no hope of recovery. This is a haven of rest for me. I have a good tenant, have good food and with out door work to keep me busy, sleep well. Lake is very low, no heavy rains for two or three years and country is suffering for rain. Very truly N.r.Dodge. 243 Paris, 111. May 8, 1890, Gen. G. M.. Dodge, New York, N.Y. Dear Sir:- Your letter or the 5th to hand. If you remember you found me at Corinth, Miss, when you took command of the Head Quarters, in company with John Corg an, who was known as Mack; we reported direct to Head Quarters and were not affiliated with any other scouts, but went alone or ook a squad of cavalry. You will remember that we were sent out with the foraging parties as we were well acquainted with the country; also that I was sent with a Col. and sixty men to the Tennessee river, below Pittsburg in January 1863 to destroy some Ferry-boats that Roddy had who was m.aking up a regiment of men east of the Tennessee River for Forrest; this was done in the night time, two miles below their camp on the opposite side of the river; we cane back 10 miles and encamped a while before day on a high knoll by the side of the road, the enemy followed us out and at dawn the next morning they h^d captured our pickets in the rear and surrounded us, fired on us before our men were in their saddles, we fought them as best we could aaid cu. our way out and out run them, got to Corinth, less 14 men. When I reported to you you sent me immediately back with a force of men sufficient to cope with them, but they had swam the river and vanished. If you'll remember Forrest with a squad of his forces crossed the Ohio & Mobile R. R. north of Corinth, between there & Jackson Tenn, and cut the road and done other damage, you started out with the the forces to head them off, if you remiember we v/ent through Purdy and marched out 20 mil s and there camped; myself and partner went to locate the enemy in the night time. We found that 7 miles below there they had swam the river at dark that evening; we were fired on in our return by a squad of guerillas after a running fight for a short time we succeeded in getting into quarters. I got in with my horse wo^inded so that he died the next morning, suid we returned to Corinth, I walking back and carrying my saddle. If you remember, you started me at one time about Jan. or Feb. 1863 to Jackson, Miss, to see the condition of affairs and the chance of getting through there. I proceeded down as far as Chickasaw Co. Miss. te-see-tke-eeHdttien-- . I was there captured by some guerrillas. They conscripted me, put mie into the Rebel service; we were about 9 mil s from Conscript Camp, they had sent two of thei men out for forage and provisions, while we were sitting with our horses tied up, talking Dleasantly, those two men rode up, one of thwich turned out to be a man that our men at the s ops called "Texas"-—a machinist that deserted from the shops at Corinth, the 3rd of Oct. the Ist day of the fight—he recognized me, havin often seen me brought in bsii guard in the same disguise, and told on me; thej"- thereupon lashed me to a bush and laid down and went to sleep, with the promise of hanging me the next day morning. I succeeded in freeing myself and procuring my horse, I succeeded in making my escape back to Head Quarters, as you'll remember pretty bad scared"—minus the skin on my wrists and on tootb. In February 1863 I left with the troops for the Vicksburg campaign aftrr which I lost sight of you and reported to Grant , McPherson, Loman and others whoever might be in comm nd where I was. If you can call to mind these incidents, you can say whether they were valuable to the service and accomodate a particular friend of yours. Repsectfully, John J. Iiogan, May I4th 1890. Farmeiville, La.,May I4thI890, Dear Gen. You will notice in the papers the enthusiasm "being displayed through out the South and in Richmond over Lee's statue which recently arrived and is soon to be unveiled with grand and imposing ceremonies. 15,000 chil dren are reported to have hauled the vehicles through the streets contain ing the statue. I have no objection. G-an.Lee was grei.t and good and more than any other deserved the love and admiration of his people, but what of our own unveiling, v,4iich was to have taken place in June, but which,a notice just received tells me,has been postponed until September or October. V/hen Grant's statue is xinveiled, Illinois and Iowa, Wisconsin, Indi ana and Ohio should be there by Divisions, Corps and Armies if it is pos sible. Half a million men should be in the procession. Let us have old commands together again under old coim.andeis, if still living. If the South can send its old soldiers under their old organizations, thousands of miles to do honor to Lee, we can go to do reverence to Grant. There are a few of us left, let us go organized. You'are in a position to suggest it, invite the 16 Corps and all its officers and men and get Sherman to so invite all his old Command to be tiiere as nearly organized as possible. Let the unveiling of Grant's statue in Chicago surpass all else. Let me know what you think of it. Don't have any Grand Array of the Repub business, but the old organizations as nearly as they can be go-tten togetner. Yours E. Jonas. Way, 1890 249 Des Moines, May 14, 1890, My dear General: It was good in you to send such a tender and loving li.essage of friendshii) and sympathy to us in our time of sorrow. We are very grateful for it, for we ^now the depth of the heart from which it came I had a noble father. He was my first friend and the counselor of my life. His life was beautiful and useful and he did nobly and left us a noble name to follow. All that he could do he has done for us and we are left,not to repine, but to thank God for what he was to us and to the world. Sincerely yours, J. . Clarkson. Gen. G. M, Dodge, New York, m May 15, 1890. Council Blufl's, Iowa, May 15, 1890, Gen' 1. G . ivi. Dodge , New York, t'ear Corr.rade: As adjutant of Abe Llncoh Post No. 29 I air, directed to in form you of the receipt of your check for vlOO.OO last December. Also of the disposition of the same and the action of the I'ost at the tim.e and the reasons for the delay in so doing. The gift was thankfully received and proper resolutions adopted and spread upon the minutes of the Post and at the same time Jan. 2, 1890 a right royal time we had in our hall. The children of the members of the Post were nearly all there arri received each two or three nice presents of intrinsic worth besides apples and cake etc. There was on this occasion $52.00 expended and the balance $48.00 is now in one of the Banks drawing interest, and it is intended that this balance shall be expended at next Christmas tiij,e. The reason for the- delay in answering and acknowledging the receipt of the gift may be briefly stated as follows: Commander Campbell's term of office expired just then and our present Coni. R. Hubbard came in. The Adjutant appointed by him would not serve and for four months the Post was without one, exce{)t different ones appointed protem until I was appointed and qualified two weeks since and my attentJ.on was called to this neglected matter. light, Hoping you will acce^jt the apology in the most favorable I hrve the honor to remain, Yours very respectfully, A. U. Crosby, Adjt. Abe Lincoln Post No. 29 G. A. R. 1107 Ave. B. C. Bluffs, la. 253 New York, May 16th, 1690, >oax , jfi f«ii ,jiioY s , Morgan Jones, Esq., Ft. Worth, Texas. Dear Sir:- ,rio«IIXA *8 • -<> .niii .0,<l Mr. Cable was in to see me today. They have been making an examination of the country south of the Canadian, and seem to think the country along the Beaver is much better than that along Cache Creek; they would like to come in that way, and ask how we would like to build our branch from Henrietta north—say to Red River and as far North as we thought necessary —to meet them, instead of to Wichita Falls. He " seems to feel tha£ it is a better country for him to be in, in the territory than the one by Sii .' He Has had^a'good deal of talk with Meek as to what the basis of the agreement should be. His Board of Directors are going out there;'he is going to try to drivd them across from Reno to our line to see the country, and then go through to Ft. Worth. If they comej yo; want to be sure to mee them. Probably Meek will i , ■ ' be there. This is very important and you want to cortsider it. 'l pointed out that if we went from HenrieCta north^ if"^wOuid put him right in direct competition with the M. K. AT. at that point, while at Wichita PallS he would have none; we could run our line right from the Red River over to Henrietta; then over the main line to Wichita Fal 3, and then to Seymour. Please treat this as confidential but consider and write me fully what you think of it. ij Yours very truly* G. M. Dodge. 254 0O9fli ^(iJ9S fMM ,AtoT Nev/ York, May IVth, 1890. nistdM Hon. B. Allison, — - . •wmvT Washington, D.C. My dear Senator;-^. , , m <^l» eJ nl iif.v »: f/it) ^i5f In the House an amendment was pi^t upon the Trust Bill, which has . ''these words in it: , . V bririrf .1 A WU "W "Or to prevent ^ competition . in transportation _xi. of ___persons or property from one State'or Territory into another, shall he riilo'" deemed unlawful within the meaning of this act." fiH ,r. It seems to me that this is a direct attack upon the principle that has been enunciated by the Iowa Legislature. It would prohibit a continuous billing; it would prohibit railroads from agreeing to or maintaining any rate upon the transportation, which, to my mind. Is vital, in giving througi; bill' ng, through rates and cheap rates. I do not think I ever saw a more mischievious clause in aa many words, , 80 far as it would ffect our vvestern country. I am told that Vest " • . . is '-'ushing it, and that it is now before the Judiciary Corranittee. The « ■ \ r\* Inter-State law to all agricultural districts is bad enough, but I ' , . - _ . . Liu' I ^^„jthink this would^about end them,^^ ,^^^^ ^ ^ ^ enlX iuo run anilw Mil niM MtJ tmm mU tn Ml M mTI XsiJflMltMM •• vlti JMt# MMIH .IMBWO 04 maj ^ 0il V' I'tldl uox i«tv fll«l M •IHv M $m nm MMY .t .0 :,vV . ■■ ■II I,lay I6th 1890. E55 V/ashington,D.C .5,1890, Genl .G.M.Dodije, V, , My dear Genl:- There waa no Quorum in the House Indian Com today, and among the absentees was Hare of Texas. I called on him this afternoon and asked him what the prospect v/as of getting the bill out of Com. that i'ou were anxious about it so that you could make arrangements to commence woi*k. He flew into a terrible rage; said that you had no claims on him; that you were pursuing him about this bill in a manner that he would not submit to. I told him there was some mistake about that, as you were not that kind of a man. He said yes you,were, that you ha^ve had peo ple running after him continually as though you owned him; and that he wp.nted.you to understand that he did not care a damn whether you got your bill through or not; and if anybody else came to him he would see that it did not go through. I told him that I liked to hear a man talk out just as he felt, because I knew then exactly what to do; I had supposed that his people were interested in having the raad built, but as far as I was con cerned he would never hear of me asking any favors of any Texas Delegation; that both you and I were able to paddle our own canoe and proposed to do so. The fact is Nature amde him for a loafer and a boor. His assistance is not needed'anyhow; he can't, procure the passage of the bill, nor can he defeat it, and yet the un-hung sucker acts as though the earth belonged to him, and you were getting between him and the wind. >J I only went to him because you said that he was your < friend, and I will promise you that if we get the right kind of Federal election laws as T think we will, that there will be a weeding out of the vermin from his oountrj« Yours truly. W.H.Painter. m May, 1890. Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, President. W. H. Holcomb, Vice President. Gardine.r M. Lane, 2d Vice ^resident. L. S, Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Besten Tacoma, Wash., May 19, 1890. My dear Gener al; I yesterday received your letter of May 10th from New York, in which you tell me that you go to country and sea on that day. I share with you your disappointment at your not holding your gah. I feel raor-e interested in your recovery than you may suppose. I do hope th?it you will go somewhere for three or four months, and make a thorough piece of work of it. I will endeavor to keep the thing going while you are away. I note what you say about Holcomib and the recent difficulties in the service of the com.pany. You make one suggestion in your letter which attracts my attention, when you say that "No mjatter what the s^bility of any man is, his usefulness is gone when his subordinates plot and attacx him with in.i^unity, or with the belief that some one behind the throne winks at it." Frankly, I fear the difficulty with Holcomb is deepseated. He is a man of many good qualities, a hard worker, honest and faithful, but he does lack grit. He fails to inspire loyalty and confidence in his subordira tes. This has forced itself on my notice for a good while back, but it came unmistakably to the front under the stress of last winter. The elemients ol discontent which before had been quiet, then came together, and miade themselves felt in a way which could not be over looked , It is impossible, however, that they should have supposed that any one behind the throne" winked at this line of conduct. Everythinr was going on very smoothly up to the time I went to Cuba, which, as vou know, was early in January. When T got back in March, I met Holcomb first thing. He then himself alluded to the in subordination and intriguing going on. At first I received his suggestions with impatience, thinking it was matter of his own imagination. Immediately, however, facts came to my knowledge which satisfied me ihW thingwith both feet, as my letter himself. book will i Immediately show. I was jumped in hopesn thethat checked the thing u^, by so doing. Meanwhile, day by day other facts came to my knowledge until I determined to let the thing go. and receive all the complaints and grumblings that could be offered. I accordingly did so, and perfect flood of them set in upon me. 25S This lasted about two weeks, when I concluded that affairs were in such a state that, instead of putting off my visit to the road until | July, as I had intended, I must go out at once. Accordingly, as soon as the annual meeting was over, I started out, and-, as I have already written to you, a temporary peace at least was restored in the service. Nevertheless, i did find things in shameful conditlDU.. A regular conspiracy had ripened, and was stretching out in many direct ions. I do not believe 'that conspiracies ever ripen very far under' vigorous men. The mere existence of a thing of the sort is almost proof positive to mie that the man at the helm lacks firmness. I am satisfied such "was and is the case, and that we are not through our troubles yet. Under these circumstances, it is a matter of very great re gret to me that you are not here. I should have liked a chance to talk things over with you on the spot. Meanwhile, I can only say that both Mr. Atkins and Mr. Ames reached exactly the same conclusion as to the proper course to be pursued reached by me, and in fact there did not seem to me but one course that could be pursued. Holcomb had to be sustained, and sustained up to the handle until harmiony was restored. I think matters will noW move harmoniously as long as I am. out on the line. After I go homie I apprehend new trouble will arise. You speak of the irregularity of our train movement. When I got out upon the road I got on to this at once. The very first run we made from Omaha to Cheyenne I overheard the Superintendent in- | nocently remark of the fast m.ail train, that it had made the run over the division east of ^heyeu.ne that day in 112 minutes, the run being 105 miles. He added, also, in reply to my inwuiry, that they had miade it in 104 n.inutes. Then and there I read the riot act. In fact, I found that, under the pressure of winter, they had got in the way of losing time on these fast trains upon certaxn districts,' and miaking it up, at any rate of speed necessary upon other idstricts. Accordingly, we were running trains over 100 miles in less than 100 minutes. A more demoralizing and destructive way of operating a road could hardly be conceived. I think the remedy has been aflected, as orders at once went out over the wires to stop that Kind of work, but that it should ever have been attempted fills roe with disgust and discouragement. Now, I understand, the train movement is regular, and some thing aike order has been restored. If this is not so, I will soon find it out, and will remedy the difficulty. I am glad to say that the motive power is in better shape than I T think will be up to standard within rapidly thirty improved days in more. the last Nevertheless, month, and wherever have been I have found a slackness in the machine shops which satisfies me that Gushing is removed none too soon. A new man is needed and needed badly. For instance, have found locomotives I in several cases which have been in the shops undergoing repairs for from four to six months. In other words, they have been waiting un til the workmen got round to them, while Mr. Holcomb has been hollering to me lor more motive power. £59 May 19, 1890. Gen. G. Dodge, Sheet ^ 2 My comments on this method of doing business were sufficintly vigorous to lead, I think, to its abandonment, at least for a time. The roadbed is in fairly good shape , nothing more, except on about 80 to 100 miles between Laramie and Pocatello. The work trains are busy on these divisions, and the track should be brought up within 30 days. Nevertheless, the runnigg the fast trains has knocked the track about pretty badly. We have not got a permanent way solid enough for tomfollery of that sort. We are new busy over the Puget Sound problem, and I expect to work a result out in the course of the next few days. My own present impression is that the line should be built. It will cost a large sumi of money,--in all I estimate ;^8,000,0J0, including the bridge over the Columbia river, but ti will be a much better line than the Northern Pacific, and will seuure to us the larger portion of the Puget Sound business. Under these curcumstances, if I am correct in this, it will undoubtedly prove about as good an investment as we can make, for its effect will be felt along the whole line from Omaha to Portland. In its saving on coal for the Pacific. Division alone, it will, I estimate, nearly pay the interest on its cost. The only difficulty is in financiering the thing. This I am now pondering over, and think I see daylight. Gertahly, of one thing you may rest assured. I shall not recommend the building of this thing until I see the money provided. . health. Hoping before long to hear better news in regard to your I am, etc., Charles F. Adams, Presiden.t, General G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. .261 May, 1890. Wm. E. Strong, Pres Geo. G. Hempstead, Treas, Office of THE PRESHTIGO COMPANY. Chicago, May 20th, 1890, General G. M. Dodge, New York City. Dear General Dodge: Your letters of the 16th and 17th with printed slip enclosed received, and also the photograph of Mr. James E. Taylor's pen and ink sketch of the "Battle of Atlanta" July 22nd, 1864, showing, particularly the position ol' the 16th Corps. Thank you very much for remembering me. The picture is a superb one and is a wonderfully line representa tion of the engagenient of your Corps. You know I was in the right of your line with General McPherson and from a conuiianding position saw that fight from start to finish. The picture is vei-y like the scene as I witnessed it and I shall prize it highly. Taylor is a great artist. I have seen his work before and in my judgment has no equal in this country, as a painter of battle pictures and Army scenes. T had a note from Taylor recently and he spoke of another picture he had been painting for you entitled "Officers of the Army of the Tennessee" If you have it photographed hope you will send me a co py . Yours very truly, Wm. E. Strong. 263 May, 1890, Enclosure with letter to Gen. G. Bodge, May 22, 1890, Certificate of Identification. I hereby certify that have known •''ales F. Harrison since 1861, having been a meiriber of his company and regiment, and that I believe that his statement rendered for services during the late war. are true. Joseph F. Conway, Late 1st Lieut, Co. I 2nd la. Inft'y ^ols Surgeon's Certificate. I certify that I have carefully examined "ales F. Ilarrison, Co. "I" 2nd. Reg't., Iowa Volunteers, and that he is permanently dis abled for obtaining his subsistence by manual labor, by reason of Badly united fracture of the Right Thigh near the great trochenter. C. W. Meyers, M. u. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of May, A, D, 1890, and I hereby certify that the said G. W. Meyers is knows to me as a surgeon in actual practice, and reputable in his profession. Aitness my hand and Notarial Seal by me hereto affixed the day and year last above written. H. w. Seaman, (SE/iL) Notary Public, in and for Clinton Co., Iowa. 265 liiay, 1890. Enclosure with letter to G. Dodge, May 22, 1890, Statement of services rendered by ''^ales E. Harrison, during the late war. Was mustered into Co. "I" 2nd Reg't, Iowa Vol. Inf't'y. on the 28th day of May, A. D. 1861.- Served with the regiment during the Sumnier and Eall of *61. Was detailed by Capt. Geo. E. Leighton, provost Marshal at St. Douis, Mo., in Dec. '61, and placed in the Secret Service Duty. Remianed with him until Feb. '62, when I volun tarily joined my Reg't, and participated in all-the engagements they were in at the capture of Ft. Donelson. Was in the Battle of Shiloh, and remained with the Reg't until-June '62, when I was placed in the Secret Service as scout and spy, by Genl. Grant, and remained on that duty, reporting direct to him until Dec. '62, was in the Battles of luka and Gorinth, 6th and 7th of ^ct. '62. When Gen. , M. ^odge assumed command of Corinth, Iss.. he placed me in charge of scouts; remainea on that duty until Duly 63, during the Summer and Fall of '63, I recruited by order of Gen. Dodge, for the c. g. ^rmy, over four hundred men, from the loyal men of that vicinity f Remained in West Tenn. operating against guerillas, until Jan. 1, '64, When I went to Middle Tenn. and was with Gen. Dodge a part of the tine, until I was mustered out on the 28th of May '64. I then went scouting, for Gen. Rosseau, coii.manding District of Nashville, when I was relieved by him, I remained with Gen. Thomas until after the Battle of Nashville, when he ordered me to report to Gen. A. J. -^mith, and guide his command to Bastport. I was with him until he was relieved at Bastport by Gen. Hatch, commanding Sth Cav'l Division, and remained with him, until Lee's Surrender, this terminated my duties, as niy sei'Vices were no longer required. I have made this statement as brief as possible, and omitted all personal engagements and hazardous trips I have taken. I was on continuous duty the entire war, not having received injuries which incapacitated me from duty, but one week during that time, for which I consdier myself entitled to consideration. I received my present disability in 1888, am sixty years of age, and at present am an inmate of the ooldier s home. Marshallijown, Iowa. Wales F. Harrison. Sworn to, anc subscrxbed before me, this 24th day of May, 1890. William Kreim Clerk of the District Court. 266 Extracts fron. original orders, and letters of my services during the war, from 1861 to 1865. Fromi Gen. Grant: The bearer of this, W. t, Harrison, is oh duty at these H'dq'rs, any officer of the . ®. Army will render him all aid in their I^ower, whenever called upon. Guar4s and pickets will pass him at will. Military R.'s. will pass him free. From Gen. Rosseau, Gom'd'g Qistrict Nashville: To Goi. Thompson, Gom'd'g Fost, Johnsonville, lenn. You will find him efficient and reliable, render him such aid as he.-requires . From Gen. Thomas, to Gen. A. J. Smith. He will guide your command to Clifton, on the Tenn. river. He is conversant with the country, and efficient as a scout. You can retain him if you desire. From Gen. G. M. Dodge. He did efficient work, in charge of a comipany of .scouts for some time, under nie, and before i assumed conimand, under Gen's. Grant and Rosecrans . . From Gen. J. G. Weaver. He was a good soldier, and rendered important service for the Gov. in suppressing the rebellion. From Gen. J. M, Tuttle, Late Gql. 2nd ^owa Infantry. -- - -- . - - - - - and further say tha t while I was in command of the 2nd Iowa Infantry, that he was a good soldier with a good record, and that I believe he rendered the services he claims he has. _ I certify, tliat the above extracts are true copies of the original orders and letters." Wales F. Harrison. 1890. (Seal) Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of i^'-ay, A. U. William Kreim, Glerk of the District Court. L'ay, 1690. .26'i' Lyons, Iowa, May 22, 1890. Gen. G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N. Y. Dear Sir: I wrote you some time in April, in regard to a private Pen sion, that letter will explain my reason for iraking the claim. In your absence it was responded to by your secretary, and at his suggestion I herewith enclose a statement of my services, together with the pro per certificates etc. What I wished to be understood in my former letter, was, that you would write a letter to some Congressman of your own selection, forward the same to me, and i could forward it myself with stateiTients, thereby avoiding some trouble for yourself. But, if you will forward this, with your influence I hope to obtaii some relief, and will be greatly under obligations. Very respectfvilly, "ales P. Harrison, Chief of Scouts. •• • 269 May 26, 1890 Washington, D. May 26, 1890 Gen . G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York City. My dear General: I return you Painter's letter. I have seen Coke, and he informs rne to-day that he has seen Mr. Abbott, the Member of the Ft. Worth district. He promises to do ,all he can in your behalf. Mr. Coke has been twice to see Mr. Hare but failed to see him. He says he will see him at the earliest opportunity. I have yours relating to the mat ter of the proposed amendment to the trust bill. It is still in the hands oi the Judiciary Coiiimittee. I do not know what they are doing about it. Ithink they have come to no conclusion. W. B. Allison. lath, ...v j; k ' S71 June, 1890. H. G, Koller, President W. 7/. Stevenson, Secretary. ^'eets every Wednesday evening KENTON BORAB OF TRADE ROOwS . No. 122 North Detroit Street. Kenton, Ohio, June 2nd, 1890. Gen. G. W. Dodge, My dear General: On the morning of decoration day I received Photo of your great Painting of the "Battle of Atlanta" You can imagine my feelings as I studied this picture,- old Veterans marching past my office, hands playing colors flying. I could not help shedding a silent tear as I gazed on the scene, and fought the battle ore' again. I recognize many familiar faces in the picture and readily recognize objects and positions. This Photo is a priceless gem to me on account of its associations. General you have again proven to me,as you often did on the field in action and in camp,your respect and exteem of the common soldier. Your name is revered and we recognize your services more so than others of our great citizenship. Genl. accept of my heartfelt thanks for picture and past favors. The creative genius of I.r. Taylor has not been surpassed by any artist, judging from great battle paintings I have seen. With thanks. Your comrade at Ft. Donelson; Shiloh, Seige Corinth, Booneville, Corinth, luka, Snake Greek, Rome Cross Roads, the Atlanta Campaign. With my regards Etc., W. W. Stevenson. 1.1 ■ 273 New York, June 5, 1890. Charles Adams, Esq., ^*resident U.P.Ry. Co, Dear Sir:- I had to come in to New London Connecticut to attend a meetinj^ there which required my personal attention and found yours of May 19th which I assure you is very welcome. We do not disggree about Holcomb but I believe him to be thoroughly loyal to his duties and to the property. You know that since he has been there, we had had a steady battle with some great interest either in Oregon, Utah or some where else and some of us have been on the line taking direct charge in sucii matters and I know it has given some subordinates the idea that Holcomb was not the Captain. No doubt whilst ^ have been out there, I have done things, unintentionally, which might convey this idea and this has brought him trouble. When I wrote you about "someone behind the throne winking at it," I had no personal reference to you. I think a good many of them thought they could use me, bu. whatever they thougli, they have changed thi^ir minds by this time. Hince you and l^r. Ames and Mr. Atkins crossed the Missouri, I can feel the change even as far away as I am. I have not had a line or a word directly or indirectly since your meeting at Omaha. I do hope that Holcomb will succeed. It is such a strain upon a great system to make a change. I am very anxious that we should keep financially strong and I think that our estimates for everything are very liberal. Cannot Holcomb scan them more closely or get a more direct knowledge of them so as to cut more out of them when they reach Omaha? Our reat gain in April, with so little net, points this way. As to tae Puget Sound line, I am ready to do all that I can to carry out any plan yoi may decide upon. I was in ho es we could get trackage there as I greatly dislike to build parallel roads, however we must arrange to take the benefit of the great commerce of the Sound and its great future. I do not think you will have any difficulty in raising the funds to build that lino. Your stockholders will furnish it, on good terms. I suppose I have made mortal enemies of some of our brightest men but there is absolutely nothing personal in it. It was simply a question of what was best for the property. You jta ve the result of matters here which I have written to you about. I look upon the Atchison purchase as a good one. It is simply following in the lino in which you led, and in my opinion it will greatly simplify matters. The ^an i'rancisco pr'^perty is a valuable, grwwing and paying one. The M. K. ^ T* has gone successfully through its re-organization and I am confidentially informed that the Alton and the M. K. & T. will hereafter work together. Yours very t»uly, G. M. Dodge. <, S i June, 1890, Denver, June 16, 1890, PERSONAL J/;organ Jones, Esq., Ft. V/orth, Texas. Dear Mr. Jones; I met Edward Eddy of the Grant smelter Saturday afternoon, and in his bluff way he said that he understood the dnion Pacific was dickering for the Victor and Forbes mines, and said that if that was the case, and the P. made the deal, it would create a great deal of friction, and would result in breaking the relations between the U. P. and the Gmaha & Grant smelter, as they had so much money in the Colorado Fuel Go. that they were bound to bring the smelter interests to bear to protect the coal interests. I talked to him as placidly as 1 could, and told him that I did not know what was going on, except that General ^odge and your self had an interest, in those mines and that you had opened them to protect the interests of the Ft. '^'orth foa4, and, of course, the U, p. were under obligations to see that you were not sacrificed. He said that did not make any difference; that if the U. P. purchased those properties there would be war at once. He told me that he had said the same thing to Melien that afternoon but ^ did not see Mellen after Eddy saw him. I suppose Mellen will report the situation to Messrs . Adams and Holcomb, and it will, of course, embarras the negotiations serious ly* It occurs to me that possibly you might work up a favorable trade with the C. G. & I. Go. through Berwind, in case it was found that the G, p, will have to sacrifice too much in order to purchase these properties. I do not believe the Colo. Fuel Go. would give you anything near what the properties are worth, but do think an ar rangement can be made by General Dodge with Messrs. Adanis and Berwind that would be fair to you. The Colorado Fuel Co. are evidently going to bring_every influence they can to bear to crush out the Victor and Forbes mines, but I believe that you can defeat them by dealing with Berwind. I very much fear that this anelter complication coming in will operate to stop anything being done by the G. p, toward pur chasing these properties. If you adopt my suggestion, to wrok with the c. G. 3- j. case of failure with the c , p, tt should be handled very carefully in 1 order r»r»H£ar» to + get ui1rkr%4> what you ought to 4. ^ have. I T ,ha will help you in this. Yours very truly, I have no doubt Mr. Adams 0. P. Meek . -179 June, 1890. Ft. Worth, Texas, June 16th, 1890, Gen' 1. G . . Dodge , No. 1 Broadway, N. y. Dear Sir: I inclose you letter from Mr. Meek in reference to Coal Contracts. i do not see what Mellen or the U, P. is to gain by tying up with the Colorado Fuel Co. This Co. has never given us but as little business as they could help. They have thrown all their business to the Denver & riq Grande and C. B. & Q. until it transpir ed to them that we were independent of them, as far as the coal business was concerned; i.e. thaat we had developed the Victor and Forbes so that we could get all the coal we coald get demand for, -- after thiiS had been done they changed their tactics. They have proposed conso lidation,- and when that did not work, they have been trying to get what they could. Under all those circumstances, it does seem to me rather strange why Mr. Mellen, or any other U. P. official should be so anxious to help them. I wish you would take the matter up, and if you ti^ink it necessary, I will come to Uew York, and talk the matter over with you fully. And would it not be well for Mr. •'^dams to be consulted about it? It looks to me as if there is a disposition to make our coal investment of very little value. For instance: The Colo. Fuel Go. offers to pay Mellen interest on iil50,000 on Forbes and Victor mines, when the investment in these properties has been over $300,000. If it comes to the worst, these mines can be shut down; but it looks rather strange, after we have done what we have to develop these properties in order to protect our Co., that we should be treated in this manner. Yours very truly, Morgan Jones. June, 1890. Lowell, Mass., June 12th, 1890 Grenville Dodge, Esq., Dear Sir and Genl: Sonie three months since i bought all of the printed Reports of the Reunion of the Dodge Family at Salem, Mass, that were unsold. I have disposed of nearly all of them and am thinking of printing more and of enlargeing the book, if something of interest can be obtained. I trust you may make some suggestions in regard to the matter. Hope I may receive a reply from you and know whether you will be able to contribute some reading. I am miost respectfully yours, Allen Dodge, 392. Merrimack St., Lowell, Mass. ' , A- '*■ ^ '' 283 June, 1890. ^88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New York, June 20th, 1890. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Dear Friend: On the lath I received a lengrhy letter from J'ir. Allen Dodge, advising me that he had lately purchased ninty-one copies of my Dodge memorial of our Salem meeting, that he had bought them from E. S. Dodge, the printer; a wortiiless person, though bearing our name. I own the copyright, and all the copies left with the printer, of which he had full notice. To this letter of Allen Dodge I replied on the 18th Inst. in these words. "jf88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New York, June 18th, 1890, "Mr. Allen Dodge, Dear Sir: Yours of the 16th Inst. just with me. As I own the copy right, and also own the copies sold you by E. S. Dodge, the insolvent printer, who pirated them with impunity, further printing can only be had by my permission, on due payment to me. I will enforce my copy right. My work also copyrighted, appeared by subscription in 1886, viz: "Tristram Dodge and his descendants in America, with the his torical and descriptive accounts of Block Island, and Cow Neck, L. I., their original settlements" for sale now at subscription price 00 Yours Truly," ' ' Apparently you know Mr. Allen Dodge; kindly inform me as to his responsibility, and position. He is not willfully to blame; I write this to you to submiji my proposal; if he will pay fo r a second edition, I will waive legal remedy; and also add to it; and propose to re-shape it: on terms of equal division of his net proceeds:-- let Mr. Allen Dodge write to me; I am willing to negotiate upon the above basis. It is very desirable that so valuable a memorial be put into permanent and better form. bring this all about; and as you see it can be easilv ad iuat.fid . Very truly yours, Robt. Dodge. June, 1890. Gen. G, M. Dodge, Dear General: 285 j^SB Linden Ave ., Flushing, New York. June 24th, 1890 I am happy to enclose you a copy of letter of the 21st Inst. from Allen ^odge, to-day received, andalso copy of my reply, you now have all the letters before you. Pray advise early thereon. Yours faithfully, Robt. Dodge. .'i: ■' '*4 ' ,5-' >. r Ji-'-VV' V'' '*■< 287 June, 1890. Lowell , Rtass., June 21st, 1890. Robert Dodge, Esq., Dear Lir; Yours of the 18th was received f^nd as I presumed you yet control the copyright (I learn from what I read,) as I have put out considerable money to inform members of the family that L had such a book for sale at one dollar each I sun liable to have orders for more books, therefore, will be pleased to learn from you, what you dieire me to do if anything in the way of printing more books. And will you also mention if you can send me a copy of each article which has here tofore been in print relating to the Dodges excepting only the Report which I mentioned as having now, and I will at once send you the money that it may be forwarded by mail to me, and I will bethankful to you. I may not have read correctly what you wrote my eye sight is defective. Respectfully yours, Allen Dodge. 289 June, 1890. #88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New ^ork, June 23d, 1890. Mr. Allen Dodge, Lowell, iv^ss. Dear Sir: Yours of the 21st just comes; and I am much gratified by it. In the interval, on the 18th, I heard from my friend, and I see, (yours too) Gen. G. M, Dodge; by his Sec. and Telegram, to say to me, "that if he can aid you and me; and it is in accordance with my ideas, he will be glad to do so." On the 20th I replied to Gen. G. M. Dodge; "that you were not willfully to blame. That if you will pay for a Second Edition; ^ willwaive all legal remedy; and also add to my address (by late discov ery of the home in England of William Dodge of Galem, 1629) and re-shape it" on Terms of equal Division, of net proceeds, of all sales and profits." I of course own, and will keep the copyright, ana repeat the above to you, the additions etc. I will make, will greatly increase its value, and not its size, and make the Second Edition of much larger demand in the family of his descendants, now in every State, and over a million in number; its sale might well be by a good subscription Book House of Boston. Gen. Dodge offers his strong financial aid; address him care J. T. Granger, #1 Broadway, New York. I must also make it a condition that you include a sale of my book (1886) Tristram Dodge etc.; for me. If above is agreed to, pray advise early, and send me a copy to prepare. ' Very truly yours , Robt. Dodge. 291 June, 1890. Lowell, Niasa., June 25th, 1890. Robert Dodge, Esq., J'jy dear Sir: Yours of the 23rd is at hand. Now as I understand from what you wrote in the two letters from you, is that you add to the book enough to print both sides of each le:f in the book, (now printed only on one side) as you write that the addition you will make will increase its value and not its size. Now in my mind there is but little money in a large or small book, however, i am disposed to try 300 more on the market. I understand from your last letter that you will allow me to print and sell them if I will print and sell a book entitled TRISTAN DODGE ■ and his descendants in America, by Robert Dodge dividing equally with you the profits of the two books. I do not think I would ever get back near enough money to make me whole- why would it not be better to make one book from the two if you have none already on hand. However when all else is answered ^ still wish to know how many dollars I must pay you, and feel at liberty to print and sell 300 books, such as I have sold with no alteration whatever; and also make peace. I shall pay you if you ma^e the improvement of increasing its value and not its size. Then when I have sold 300 books and can see a dollar by printing more I am as ready for it as anyone. What I say or do in this or any other matter will be in an open honest way, if at all; and should I print 300 books it will be done by an old reliable firm here in Lowell. Style and work approved by you, now your figures will decide at once whether I commence anything of the kind or not. I would be pleased that you estimate cost of 300 reports as printed, also of 300 improved as you proposed improving in value but not increasing the size, and if you will send me the amount you think might be the cost of each will be pleased. Now it is evident you can see a chance to sell two books, the Report for one, and the Tristan Dodge book for second. Well wish to learn if I can, try what I know something about first and hope we can improve from time to tiiie. Please do not think me asking what ought not to ask that some one copy your letter to me in large hand, as my sight is not good. Enclosed is enough to please some one for the effort. I iear I have not read what you have written. I am most Your friend, Allen Dodge, 392 Kerrimack St., Lowell, N^ass. June, 1890, South Bay, June 20th, 1890. W. II. Holcomb, Esq., Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: Mr. Jones is considerably anxious about coal matters. I have assured hirii that the Onion Pacific would carry out my understand ing with the Victor and Forbes people. They put their money into the property at my instance, to protect the Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth. It was a confidental agreement, but the policy of the Union Pacific should be to keep all these mines running, for comn.ercial and other reasons. Let the Colorado Fuel Go.--whose interests are wholly with the 0. B. & Q.--and the 0. C. &.I. Go. get control of coal in Southern Colorado, and up go prices. It is the cheapest and best fuel on all our property for steam purposes. There are more miles in it -- that is settled. I notice your chemist gives it: Total Fuel, 75, while it is ovei* 90. He nust have gotten hold of bone instead of coal. It is one ot' the ways of reducing our operating expenses to get good steam coal cheap. No doubt the Colorado Fuel Go. would like to break us up, but I do not propose they shall. I understand the sit uation so well that we must always have an anchor to the windward in that country. They will use all their ingenuity in combinations and threats, but wt, must look out for our property's future now. We have the commercial advc^ntage; our plant is all right, and our plans must be strong and broad, and so that no combinations can cripple us. I hear that business is good-- more than they can well handle on the South end. I suppose it is the same everywhere. Are we getting good prices for it? I ambetter, but far from well. Truly,your friend, G. M. Dodge. 295 June, 1890.. Enc. v^ith 'A'. II. Ilolconib letter, June 25, 1890. Chem. Dept May 27th, 1890, locomot:ive coals. Variety Moisture IVol.Comb. F.Carbon! Ash. ! Total!Sulphur White B^reats (Iowa) ' 7.44 . } 36.83 6-30-86. ' i Cherokee, Kan. 2-28-87. 1.48 ! 33.92 ____ _ I > Fue!L 47.33 " I 8.40 84.16; 4.55 57.16 7.44 91.08 3.27 Rich Hill Mine #5 2.84 4-4-87. i 41.67 42.34 13.15 84.01 4.06 Trinidad 8-16-89. 1.60 Iowa. From Rr. I 13.25 Goodrich 5-23-90 31.20 35.91 44.40 ' 22.80 75.OO; 1.27 39.59 11.25 75.50 4.97 Iowa. From Mr. Maitin. 9 .17 42.19 32.92 ! 15.72 75.11 5.22 You will from an examination of the vertical coilumn headed "Total Fuel" that the Cherokee coal is highest in the percentage of combusitble matter, that is, contains less amounts of ash and water. It furthermore, is somewhat better than the Rich Hill coal which is used on the Kansas Division, in containing somewhat less sulphur. The two samples of Iowa coal last received are unreasonably high in sulphur, particularly that from Mr. Martin, from the D. M. & N. R'y. Co The two Iowa coals referred to are also so low in combustible matter 'as to make them an extravagant coal to burn, and I advise strongly against using either of them; they contain 10 per cent less fufei than the White Breast coal. The Trinidad coal is also so high in ash (23;^) as to make it a very poor coal for use in locomotives, and I strongly advise against its use on any part of this System where it is possible to use better coal without much additional expense. (Copy) H. B. Hodges, Chemist & Engineer of Tests 286 Trinidad, Colo,, June 13th, 1890. Victor Coal Co. The sample of coal submitted to me contains: Moisture, 0.85 per cent. Volatile Carbon, 34.90 " " Fixed, 56.69 • Ash, 6 .95 Sulphur 0 .61 tl tt tt M t! H Total Fuel 91.59 • Walter Dearden, Chemist and.Assayer, I t It . 297 June, 1890. Great South Bay, June 23rd, 1890 W. H. Holcomb, Esq., Omaha, Dear Sir: I enclose herewith copy of Nr. Hodge's chemical analysis of the different coals used on the U. P. Road, When I received it, I made up my mind that so far as the Trinidad and the J^ed Rock Goals were concerned it was all wrong. I immediately applied for an analysis ol coal from the Victor iVine, copy of v/hich I also enclose herewith. You will see it shows over 91^ of fuel, whereas Hodges' analysis only gives it 75^. Of course he either got an inferior quality of coal or, perhaps, a piece of bone, because I know that all Trinidad coals give better results than any other coal we use, unless perhaps it is the Rock Springs. I have used the Cherokee (Kansas) Coal, which he puts at 91 right against the I'rinidad, which he puts at 75, and we got a better mileage out of the Trinidad, but I see that Dearden puts Trinidad a little better than Cherokee. 01' course you and ^ both know we cannot run a railroau on a chemical analysis of coal, You have to consider a great many things, especially its specific gravity, its moisture, and the quantity of sulphur it contains. Some of these coals that Hodges puts so high, a quarter of them goes out of the stack, whilst none of the Irinidad does. I know that the coal on my Iowa line (which is known as the Red Rock) is equal to the White Breast. I have used it right alongside of tte White Breast. I sifiiply write this letter that Hodges' statements as against the towa coals shall not go on record for the government of the Goal department. Mr. Meek wrote me and gave me his experience with the Red Rock and White Breast Coals when he was running the Wabash. He says: "The performance of the engines of the o. p. system show that the Trin idad fuel is the cheapest they burn, taking the price and mileage into consideration, and from the lump coal we get fine returns. Of course, with mine^run coal we would not get the mileage as against the other companies lump coal." I think when you investigate the mileage made by the Trinidad Coal, and the price at which it can be put upon the engine, you will see that the interest of the Operating department is in using as much of it as possible . Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. 299 June, 1890, Great South Bay, June 23d, 1890. W. H. Holcomb, Esq., Omaha, Nebr. Dear Sir: I enclose , confidentially, copy of a letter which I have to-day received from Mr. Morgan Jones, of Et. Worth. I have never given much attention to this matter because I did not suppose the Union Pacific would seriously consider the question of turning over their Cola Department to the Colorado Fuel Co., a concern which is almost wholly in the interest of competitive companies. I understand the pressure for this action comes from the Grant '-'melter, because they happen to own an interest in the i'uel Co., but I did not suppose that would have any more weight than it was entitled to, because they have been entirely and always in the interest of the C. B. & Q. and Rio Grande. I have nothing to add to the letters which I have recently written. The question to me is very clear. We should, if possible, get our Como, Baldwin and Anthracite Mines going, but we ought to do it ourselves, or through our own companies, whose interests and alli ances are fully with us. If this is not done, it will cause us a great deal of trouble. I suppose the question of what they will pay for freights on this coal is a very potent factor in ils decision. If it is pnper for me to take this matter up with Mr. Adams, I am perfectly willing to do it. I understand, however, that all thesematters are under you. I shall most certainly and strenuously insist that the confi dential contracts I made with the people who opened the mines for the benefit of the Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth R. R. shall be carried out. They all put their money into the mines upon my solicitation, and I believe every stockholder in the mines xS one of the heaviest stock holders in our Company -- at least three of them are, I know, and carry over ;^1,000,000 each. There is not one, I think, who put a dollar into it with a view of speculation; they put it there to get li.e out oi a hole, and I agreed to protect them when they did it. and thev look to me to do so, and I look to the Union Pacific to carry out the confidential agreements I iiiade with them. My own idea would be to hold the mines independent, so thev could be used commercially on the Union Pacific; I am not very partieular about the . P. buying them; that was the suggestion of the U p and we have always said to the U. P. that we were perfectly willing to' ^ whatever that Company thought was for the interest of the J consent, however, to allow the Colorado Fuel Cq . S3on nnn T ® Pr-operty for which we have paid over th? the plants A? + of ? any plants, of the which other you companies have seen there, are but much we cheaper have a than P-reat t®qi a great deal of money in getting it. take + them up witii !'?v Mr. Adams, I can these do so questions, understandingly, so that if f am'to -1 Of course Paul N'orton is using every influence and' pov/er he can command to press us on coal matters. I understand he is handling the Grant Smelter people upon it, but you and I have been through the mill a great many times, and know what such things mean. There is one thing very certain, however-- we do not want to make any deals which are going to trouble us in the future, and I want to develop just as many coal interests in that country as it is possible for us to manage. Yours very truly. G. M. Dodge, June, 1890. Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, Pres. •W. II. Holcomb, Vice Pres. Gardiner . Lane, 2d Vice Pres. L. Anderson THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY GO. 40 Equitable Building. Boston, June 30, 1890. Uy dear General: I this morning received a long rigamarole in relation to coal matters from Omaha. As nearly as I can make out, there peems to be an unnecessary anxiety prevailing in the minds of certain of our officials as to the course the company proposes to pursue in regard to the mines owned by yourself and li.r. Jones as affected by the Colorado Fuel Co. and the Colorado Coal & Iron Co. There also seems to be an idea that there is a very heavy pressure being brought to bear upon me by the Grant smelter people, a pressure which I am not likely to resist. Until I received this letter from Omaha, I was not aware that any such pressure existed. Certainly, it is the first X have, heard of it. If the Grant people are on the war path, they have not yet got so far as the door of my office. Neither do I think they will get there. Their war path, so far as can judge, is chiefly confined to the streets of Denver. I do not know that 1 have advised you as to the steps which have been taken towards a reorganization of our coal department. It is radical and complete. We propose to oi-ganize a company all the stock of which will be owned by the Union Pacific. To this company in exchange lor its entire stock, we propose to convey all our coal lands, coal mines, and coal interesi^s. It will be much like the Pacific Express Co.. This plAn has received the warm approval of H.v, Hanna's conimittee on coal properties, and J. 8. Tebbets has already been ap pointed General Manager of the new company. He reports directlv to my office. j All our coal interests, therefore, hereafter will be main tained separately from the Omaha offices, and nothing can be done which is not approved here. I have no intention whatever of doing anything which would ao2 prejudice yourself and your friends as owners of the Victor -and I'orbes ndnes. Of course, the interests of the tJnion Pacific have -to be protected, and no one would more assuredly agree to that than yourself On the other hand, we do not propose, in protecting the interests of the '-'nion Pacific, to unnecessarily sacrifice the interests of our friends. I write today merely to advise you that nothing in this matter has been done which would prejudice you or your friends, and nothing will be done before you are fully advised of it. The final disposition of the matter is in this office, and no where else. No pressure is likely to be brought to bear upon me except from you or your friends; or, at any rate, that is the only pressure in regard to which I have any apprehension. I do not propose to bring this matter up for decision for some little time to come, and until the whole field has been carefully examined, and the direct and indirect features of every move in it ascertained. You shall be fully advised before any action is taken, and have ample time to make your views felt. I r-eniain, etc., Charles F. Adams, President. Gen. K . Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/227b1bf965f3208a9ea9d57bebfbf05e.pdf a4d765311d07fa60571051de765871c6 PDF Text Text 803 New York, July 1st, 1890. Chas. P. Adams, Esq Boston, Mass, Dear Sir:- I have received your letter and enclosures in relation to Mr. )'N0ll, Mr. O'Neil has heen a ver,;- valuable attorney to us and we have lost very few cases nder him. He has saved us a great deal of money, especially in our Texas cases, and he is really the only successful attorney T have ever known there, part-'cularly in railroad matters. I do not think he epxects to retain his position. T believe that he expects Messrs. Teller & Orahood to take the Colorado bus'ness; but in selecting a man for work in Texas, we have to be very careful. T have sent the letters to lir. Jones, who should be consulted in making such an appointment. T would very much prefer to have O'Neil attend to our Texas bubinsess, if he could, for there is no other lawyer of ray acquaintance who understands Texas courts and Texas juries a eh does In the bill which he sends, T notice a considerable numer of items which might be called Construction Company work, When I made settlement between the Construction Co. and the railroad company, the latter assumed all these matters. A good many of them were on account of suits before O'Neil took hold at Denver. I think the bill he sends in is not extraordinary, considering the work these attornies had to do. Yours truly. G. M. Dodge, I . 3C5 ,itoy w.-l New York, July 7, 1880, Charles F. Adams, Esq., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir:- T duly received yours of June 30th In regard to coal. Tt Is the first int'matlon J have had in regard to your intentions. T think the organization of such company as you refer to a very proper t. ■'ng. r r T wrote several letters to Mr. Holcomb in reference to coal, supposing he had ent're charge of tha , Department. If h has not sent you copies of my letters, T wi11 do so, if"you care to have them. My knowledge of what the Coloradd Fuel Co. desires to do comes direct. Dp you intend to open the Como, Baldwin and Anthracite Mines under your new 'Company' 1 note what you say about the pressure upon the Union Pacific 'by the Trinidad mines. Of course, after T have put people into a pro perty for the purpose of protecting another mutual interest and being a b'^^hefit to it, T have a great anxiety to see them taken care of," and not in any way to the detriment of the railroad company. The owners of the Trinidad mines are all very large stockholders in the rdilroad company and are perfectly will'ng to do whatever the Union Pacific thinks proper. Some busy-bodeie out West have talked to them and threatened t;,om and I do not know what else, until they became thoroughly alarmed, and, of course, wrote me a great many letters; but T wrote before I received your letter what I knew would be your course In the matter. I'think you will find when it comes to an issue that there will be a gobd deal of pressure from the Colorado Fuel Co. through the Grant Smelter. When flo you Intend to be in New York? I am improving all the time but do not intend to come in until T know you are there so T can see you. Truly, 0. 1|« Dodge. 3S6 .Otil Xlul ,iioY New York, July 7, 1890, J. C. Sherwin, Esq., Denver, Colorado. Dear Slr;- ' P -:*xfC 1/wCT 1.' : i" t'T flJO*' enuT. lo ptrroY fcf»v*PO«T /ub t I am in,receipt of yours of the.29th ult, in regard tp matters in Deaf Smith County. T do not want to take any part in the county-seat .affair, especiall: any part.against Montgomery. He selected the place « • over on the line or near where the l^ne will go, whilst the other people are a good ways off the l^ne. .What Montgomery ought to do is to ♦ » r get these people together. There, is, T "believe, a law of Texas which requires us to go.to a county seat when we pass within a few miles.of it; ^^,at any rate T do not want to take any personal part in ^uch a fight, T have had enough of these contests in Texas to entirely satisfy me. If these two factions can harmonize their interests and come in together, T ajn perfectly willing to take an Interest with them. You had better see Montgomery and see if t.e.matter cannot be so arranged. . You had better explain to Meek that.the location they show him for Matlock town is so far away from our line that we could not go to without the expe d'ture of a great deal of money, and,that. are liable to go more to the South of the existing line than to the north ,.,,of it. It is no way for us to do to try and build up a town at the f ' . , 1 ■ , expense of the railroad,company. , . . J nr. ..j ••Mas b nl fM9^ obmo|o9 #114 amfl wwmttmil lo eiatfii " U tu mm T TdioY mrnll mt mJ hmin* uof of nrntK ^ I bfNl It«p T OS piAfU •>!« mt •Mm * fPJntf Hf nmot OJ Jsn oh ' n';., .ribmr tU .6 307 July, 1890. #88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New York. July 8th, 1890. Gen. G. M. ^odge, Dear Gen.: in This evening I have the following reply to my enclosure as I stated to you. Yours etc., Roht. Dodge. "Ivy dear Sir: I have your kind letter of the 3d inst., referring to the correspondence ofWr. Allen Dodge of Lowell, fvass. If it should seem desirabel to publish a second edition of your admirable Memorial address at Salem in 1879 I should be glad to bear a part of the expense. I fear, however, that Y am not as much interested as I should be in the antique history of the family, being much more desirous that those now bearing the name should be useful in their present generation • I hardly think should feel inclined to contribute to the expense oi such study in London as you refer to. If however. Gen. G. M. Dodge and other prominent members cf the family should be anxious to carry this out, and the cost should be moderate I may be willing to aid. Greatly appreciating your kind interest in the matter, I am. My dear Sir, Very sincerely yours. W. E. Dodge. Robt. Dodge, Esq. 3C9 New York, July 8th, 1890 .0«ex ,»Ud titt' W ' Hon. Horace Boles, Governor, Des Moines, Iowa, Dear Sir;- leJell On my return to the city today, I"find yours of June 21st asking W to deposH such relics of the war as T may have, wh-'ch T will gladly do,' I am sorry to say, though T have no sword, t brought none out of the service with me. When T was wounded at Atlanta T lost m^ne and nwver had another. When T needed one, I used the common soldier's sabre. My commissions and otAer relics are In Council Bluff?, In the hands of my brother, N.P.Dodge, and T write him today to take the necessary steps to send them all to you, to be held subject to my orders. T have no doubt T shall allow them to remain there permanently. I am having framed a photo of a pen and ^nk sketch T have recently had completed for me by Mr. James E. Taylor, w well-known artist of this city, of "The Battle of Atlant", on July 22nd, 1864 showing particularly the position of the 16th Corps. Th<s will probably be of Intores and an addition to your collection. I have to thank you for your request and the kindly way In which you put It , and can assure you T appreciate It, and am. Very truly your friend, G. M. Dodge. ■ '1 ' - . 099X ttot. ,AioY New York, July 8th, 1890. ,io<n«woO ,•§10" 0omf>i , »r«info!l agO Dear Nate:- Please arrange with the Governor to deposit w^'th the State my ■ n. commissions and such other things as you have that may he of historical I , Interest. I will send from here a copy of "The Battle of Atlanta." * T enclose a copy of a letter given me by Gen. Sherman to Consuls abrpadj also of a certificate as to my having taken course In engineering • • Tf It Is thought these are of interest, you might hand them ever with the rest. . linen .>\t oJ mfii mJfn , * eftlMri .. . ... ..... .. . Yours very truly, ei 94 9i • < nqele xiMMieeen . G. .. Dodge. MbfUttt# 11*Mm fl' MiIM 94tlB _M eVMif T .ateb^e tBwm 94M.i r JblaMa Mm* bm mq 9 u a kawMl iftfvaii mm t • »iii 9 •lalftf .a mmml %4 mm vrt Melqiwa ma Xl^rumtHmq jtrnfodm mmx ,biitf5 tx«i no to oIlM mof to bam twifff 0 9d xi<im4htn 11*9 9*tiT .oqooa 4ibS 944 ">9 nofl^ooq mOi ,tto*i99it99 199% 94 amiitbbm am tm cflMttf 944 bmm Haarm tooi 99% 99% MtmOi ai 9994 T «M bfio olofM^qo f Mf»f riMOo AM bno « it Joq uox dcMw ,bn*Ht %99% %J9%4 itmf •oftboG . ' .n 311 July, 1890. ^QQ Linden Av^., Flushing, New York, July 9th, 1890, vv i : Mr. William F. Dodge, 11 Cliff New York City. My dear Sir: I am very glreatly fljbliged by your welcome and prompt re sponse of the 8th inst. In reply allow me to say that the research in England alluded to in my letter to Gen. D. is one that seems to me a sacred duty and high import to us the decendants of the first set tlers here. Pardon my allusion to the almost sacred text of Bunyan in which he depicts Muckworm noiling in his heap before his feet and never lifting his eyes to the hovering angbls over hini ready to show him visions of a better world; such ea the spirit of too ruany of our race here, I cannot believe that you are willing to yield to it, and allow onerous duties of the hour to blind you from the higher revei'- ence wt all owe to our first emigrant. Is it not now; when travel is so incessant; and our people swarm sumiiuer ai'ter sumn.er in greater numbers--sight seeing of vanity and worse;— a cause of real reproach, that we remain any longer content with the old story; that some simple tenant farmer or helpless exile in the 17th century landed here and started our lineage? and never search back of that Almanach fact to learn even the home origin and the surrounding public events that drove them forth? Surely this history should be our sacred care and study; and this mere Almanach Date leaving all around and before it in total darkness is an insult to the sacred memory of our Sires and to that Providnece that shaped public events to guide their foot steps hither. V/hen to a competent person it may now be ofreddy facility of research. T ^ design to look up and preserve great folio Tn knof +V. actual liie work their of thousands our Sire as of Ex. unmeaning Gr. were names; thev but active simply with Cromwell or Persecuted Discenters;--how linked to the main Cheshire line Of our soldier Founder 1302; and some of the illustrious names and frwe as weilslt^i visit the graves ® of our ^'^^dred own depirted. years;---with Theirspirits the sam.e hover reverence over us there and will tlirow a new light on our own great lineage and start us with higher motives to emulate our great ancestors. With iiiuch regard, Yours, Robt. Dodge. 313 ..CHJ<-r .11 YiuT, .JiloV New York, July 15, 1890. J. M. 0)'Neill, Esq., Fort north, Texas, Dear Sir:- -tifr I learn from Mr. Jones thatProst and Adamson have commenced suit against the Pacific Ra'lway Improvement'Company for salary, Frost at the rate of $10,000 per year for six years, and Admson at the rate of >1,800 per year for the same time. Of course, T do not suppose any court would give them a cent, because they never did anything, and when they took the places, were In our employ, and It was understood that they were not to do any work; that they were simply nominal officers. There never was any'work for them to do. What effect will'this have on Our endeavors to wind up the affairs of the concern under Connecticut law, which we are now doing through the courts, and as soon as the court meets, we expect to wipe the company coit of existence? Please let me hear from you on these questions. You want to watch this suit ^fery closely, so as to prevent them from getting any "snap" judgment on us. Please ascertain and "^^^'advlse me what kind of service they got--on whom the pppers were served, an^i, if possible, send me a copy of the complaint. Please *let me hear from you fully in regard to this mdtter. lO t . iiu ' ■ Vi:''- .T* uM'T , Tours very truly, Plfit to f ' n Jmutmnrnq emoo Jnii T plli to f • ^ Dodge,*-"* nnlWi fitoh. n* aiablortilf^a icllae'i ^ j^rfT •i-iouomX no o iol oAurn oJ MMin t*oAi tt iwq taw it 1^ JO jo.j -J T ,aMi«T nt xitaqaroo eai To nt#faup6aait o.iJ eiiw 04 aa jf* V r • no anoon'o a« aeaJ 4«'fa||a^j^ii e<f hfuov Smii .0 iO . \%w riPoT . . 'iL:. ,4oa 00 •314 .MSI ,SX %llA ,*loT York, July 15, 1890. Mlllard Patterson, Esq., Fort Worth, Dear Slr:- '.1 (fO^On ilMf -tTT iimjT Enclosed I hand you a copy of Minutes of Stockholders,* Meeting J , ^ ' » • held in New London, June 4th, which embraces the records of the director* t • ♦ meeting. The new Board has re-passed the resolut-'ons and the new f t officers have executed a new deed and release similar to those of the * • . r old ''oard, '.Vith ti.ls record, how can the other parties have any standlncf, f ■ In UourtY T understand th^t they have npw turned around and sued the I • raciflc Improvement Cpmpany for salary. Frost for $10,00', a year for six years and Adamson for $1,800 for the same period. They never did an hour's work for the company and were th re as mere nominal officers, Th^ company had completed 11 its work and had nothing for them to do; Jtuc. , " ,' ^consequently they did nothing. This new departure would look as .though '' < ■ they had abandoned the attack upon me Individually, and were trying to » V « get something out of the company, .. ... I would like to have your views In full on,the status of the case under these circumstances, and as to the acts of the Board of ulrec- , I ' 1 < • ' tors, Mr, O'Nell has commenced action against them for .Uie recovery of the stock standing In their names, which belongs to me, and obtained a * * permanent Injunction restraining th^ from In any way acting und^r or using It for any purpose. The trail of the case, T believe, will not come • • on until January. They were not really stockholders In their own right; It was simply put In their names to make them eligible for office, so as to make the headquarters of the company In Texas, but I do not suppos^ 1 that would be used against them as officers or directors while they did so act. Tours very truly, G. M. Dodge, 315 July, 1890. STATE OF IOWA EXECUTIVE OFFICE. DE3 MOINES. July 15, 1890. My dear ^ir: Acknowledging the receipt of your kind letter of the 9th inst., I beg to thank you for your generous offer to place your Com missions and other relics in our Capitol Building. As the personal belongings of one of our own most illustrious soldiers, I scarcely need add, that they wi.l ever be most sacredly cherished by the people of Iowa. The sketch of "The Battle of Atlantic" will also posess peculiar value and will be most acceptable . I remain, Sir, Very sincerely yours. Horace Boies Kaj. Gen. G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N. Y. City 317. July, 1890. Subject.. Expenses. Executive Department. Charles 1. Adams, President. W. H. Holcomb, Vice President. Gardiner . Lane, 2d Vice Pres. L. . ■'^nderson. THE UNION PACIPIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, July 15, 1890. Gen. G. U, Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York City, dear Sir: I expect to be in New York Friday next, and would then like to see you. Could you arrange to be in town^ In one or two of your recent letters you have alluded to the increased expenses of the road and the anxiety they caused you. It is unnecessary for me to tell you that they have caused me quite as much anxiety as you. In order that you may understand what, I am doing to remedy this difficulty, P send you herewith copies of letters written by me to Mr. Holcomb while on the road or on my way home, last month. Of course i send these to you for your information as a director. The best way for us would be to meet up town, either at the Union League or the Knickerbocker. Will you kindly let me know, on receipt of this, either by letter or wire at which place and at whfit hour it will be most convenient for us to get together. Believe me, etc.. Charles P. Adams, President. Enclosure. 321 July, 1S90. #88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New York. July 24th, 1890. Dear General: I enclose you the last two letters I have from Allen Lodge. You will perceive that he is like the rest of the assembly at Salem. I have several times answered his verbose letters by stating, that I presumed that you and Wm. E. would concur in a second edition of not less than two thousand copies; and that the same would best be published by a good Subscription Publishing House; and that all he had to do at present was to see such Houses, and obtain proper estim ates to be submitted to you through me. You will perceive his blundering incapacity; and as you well knov. this is our permanent Family Memorial, and should be preserved in proper style; it is clear that ve have escaped his unfitness. I also enclosed to him; which of cource 1 caij reapeat to the publishing House when selected, an introduction to Mr. Spofford, Library of Congress, my bid friend, v^ho through his assistants, at a little outlay for their pay, would prepare a complete list ol all the Dodges whose address are in prii^t, thr ugh the Hnion, their total nun.ber at the lowest estimate is one million, the majority being in the West and South-west and Pacific States, as you very well Ipiow. .It is now clear that we must attend to our own affairs ourselves. On the 9th inst. I wrote you enclosing you a copy of my letter of that date to Wm. E., kindly send me a reply. On looking in my Mem. I find that the ancestry of IVm. D. of 1629, occupied the same Homestead from about the 2d Elizabeth or 1560; I find also numerous references to Baronets, Members of Parliament are named, in Western England, settled in their manors and castles from the days of the Plantagenets; and there their descendents now remain, abounding in Cheshire, and in Liver pool; some of hom I know. In all suci: families, owning the same estates for so many centuries, the book of family pedigree, like the muniments of titles to their lands, is religiously preserved, thouvh never shown to strangei-s; from my ac.quaintance there, i would have ready access. Of course 1 do not wish or expect to transport copies of the vast volumns ol suci: pedigree, in search of our missing link; but to gather therefrom the main stocks of our ancestors or first emigrants sufficient to show their descent from the founder of our line• the Soldier Baron of 1302, Pierre Dodge of Cheshire; and of the illus trious names in the long line of descent, memorable for their public services in war or peace; through the pathways of a lineage reaching back centuries before the English Ea. guage »L settled, of thrHeralls patented »lth the oldest Coat Armor known In the o 0 O Is it not a just cause of reproach to us in our advanced , education; and swift voyages over the sea; and constant con.niercial intercourse by cable; that we should remain content with the story like the pages of an old alirianach, that at some date in the 17th century, certain emigrants landed here and founded a family in this country; but whence they came, and why they left, and what family was left be hind, and with what connections, we remain contentedly ignorant; and I am sure that you will share my earnestness herein. This additional matter should witl: such an opportunity, not likely to recur, from a Chapter doubtless of the highest value in our Family Memorial. In the spirit of Lord McCauley, I doubt not you share that, "whoever is indifferent to his lineage; and will make no effort to seek out the good deeds of his ancestors, willassuredly never do any thing worthy of memory by his descendants. Upon the above, if you fully agree and also to the advance required therefor; I should think it could be sharedat your wish I could early prepare in due shape, all I have of the Wm. of 1629; and I find now that I could leave early xn August, and return in September; fully prepared with the materials for a worthy second edition of this Family Memorial. Kindly advise me hereon as early as may be. f'aithfully yours, Robt. Dodge. • P. S. At the suggestion of Alien Dodge; and as a Special request it is desired; and will make the book more valued; to insert the Photos of prominent members of the family. I have written for that of Gov. Henry Dodge, in the Vignette size; also of yourself in the same size, or as it is called Cabinet; my own is asked; and I ami to have that of William E. Dodge, Sn. Pray send me yours eary. Yours, R. D. 323 New York, July 28, 1890, W. T. Walters, Esq., Baltimore, Md. My dear Mr, Walters: T am in receipt of yours of recent date, and note its contents. Mr. Jones informs me that th's assessment on the Wichita Valley Ry. line will be the last. I suppose the track is now completed, or nearly so, to Seymour, the proposed end of the road. The mortgage on the property has been drawn and the bonds are be^ng printed, and I do ntt see any reason why they should not be distributed w^'thin a reasonable time. You know yourself ti.at it takes quite a time to get ready for these things, but we should certa'nly get our securities some time this fall. Mr. Jones has made a contract with the Union Pacific which he considers a very favorable one. It runs for ten years. T:;e earnin'^s of the little road so far as completed are very encouraging. T note what you say about the U.P. I went to the city to meet Mr. Adams after his return from the ''est. Hd la s gone out on the line of the road gain. There are two divisions of the U.P. whicl are dis appointing us in their results. These are the Oregon fflivision and the Mountain Division. Our earningzs\are very large and our rates are good, but we do not get enoug, net out of it. The earnings of the U.P.D.A-. G. would be very satisfactory were it not for the expense of conducting transportation —that ^s where our trouble seems to be. Whilst our train mileage on the U.P.D.& G. increased nearly 20^ the expenses increased over 100^ wliereas with such an increase of mileage the increase of expense shouad not have been over 10^. This great inc^rease comes from the following causes; Flirst, in the use of foreign cars; second, in injuries to persons, property and stock; third, in advertising, and, fourth, in locomotive fuel and g neral expense. Maintenance of cars and maintenance of way and motive power are all right,—but little more than last year. Our net earrr'ngs are from 100 to 120^ better than last year. I do not take the gloomy view of Union Pacific affairs ti at is held by Mr. Adams; I think the next six months will enable us to aatch up nd will bring us out all right. You know that we had a terrible winter; we got our motive power down and our track out of order. We are now on our feet, and from the first of July on, T anticipate a much better show ing of net earnings. Tl.e gross oarn'ngs are all right. You will, of cours consider what I write you in regard to this as strictly ccnfidential. I cannot say certainly if I will bo in town on the days you mention in your letter. T am going in for two or three days the last of this month or ftfst of August, and, if necessary, could come in to see you,iut T am very anxious to keep away until tl:ie middle of Se ember or later if possi ble. Let Mr. Granger know when you get here, and he will co. municate with pe, and can inform you whether or not I will be "n the city. The Union Pacific, Denver & ^ulf Co. has stated that they will be ready to make the ex-hange of bonds on the 5th of August, and that in New York the exchange w'11 be made by the Union Trust Co. and in Philadelphia the Real Estate Trust Co., Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. (jtCO .O'.iar '.IuL ,il - .New York, July 28, 1890. Hon. G. B. Pray, Des Moines, Iowa, , .i fi ,« fioL nnjrxoT! Dear Slr:- -tnfr Yours of July 8t]i came to me while I was out of the c^ty. My idea has always been that the great deep water port on the Texas Coast would be at Galveston. T know that great efforts are being made now to have this deep water at Aransas Pass and at the moutli of the Brazos, but the capital and concentra-tlon of roads is at Galveston, There 1 s no trouble in obta'n^'ng deep water there if they have a mind to put the money behind it, I have no doubt but that Congress w^'ll finally do it, T do not say this to discouraga e-fforts at any one particulaj? po-'nt, and T think the people v;ho are push'rig for deep water at the mouth of the Brazos have shown a great deal of ability in their exertions. My opin.ion of Aransas Pass is that it is too far to the westward. Tiien ever after you have deepened the water at Aransas ^ass, you are limited for i^omm when the sh^'ps do get in; and would have to turn all the current of trade and travel into another direction from that which it now follows. Of course T write this in strict confidence. I may f e mistak'-'n about the whole thihg. I have never thoroughly examined Aransas Pass oiJ the Brazos, although ^ have been at both places. I have, however, .looked over the question of depening the harbor at Galveston very carefully, and T onoe, in connection with President strong, vas ready to. make a proiDOSition to give them deep water there for a certain sum of money, the railroad companies being ready to advance it, but as usual something turned up ■'n Texas that stopped the matter. T believe the trouble was that each fellow there wanted a deep water harbor in his own district. In a gereral way, I am pretty well disgusted .with ti.e entire south, I have put an immense am'^unt of money in there; the more we put in the colder they grew and the leas disposed they were to respect the rights of property and of the citizen. If Congress will pass the Force bill, ^t will settle the Southern question in less than a year; but we have so many men in our pafty who care more for their pocketB than for princ-iple, that I doubt whether it becomes a law, I th^nk I certainly have the right to speak upon te question, for I do not know of apyone who has solicited and invested more mllHoria in the ScJuth than I have. < ..rii . ' .i Ofl • ol '1 Yours very truly. i t itiMmi 9i1 Iff* .u ■ f>eN T I 'Jam Jhm Umi G. M. Dodge, wotf • ) (tfOY l ull lOMi ml at mti j: mi > im imSiam tmt J0$ m% •« oe* ♦•nn-^wviiop M «Mi j mml% mmtB ai mx inm f * • '<^11 Wl iBMl en Ht imi lufl ."■nhov"' . • giBV muoT ' t m .037.t ,0t tliiT- ^New York, July 28, 1890. Morsan Jones, Esq., .0 .non Fort Worth, Texas. • •WoT ^§0 Dear Sir:- The only two people T asked the U.P. to take care of in the conT ^ * solidation were Ross and Calef. Ross because he has been so lor^g with us and beoame an invalid in our service, and Calef because he is so competent in his matters and knew so much about "them that he would be very valuable to us in any position. Ross made known to the U.P, that he* wanted to go back to Ft. Worth on account of his health. When Calef was here he objected very strongly to going to Texas at all, and the last times he was here was anxious for a change, and I supposed that going to Omaha would suit him, just as go^'ng to Ft, Worth would suit Ross, ?I,' therefore, asked the UU. people .in taking care of these men to consult with you in regard * go them. It is giving me a great deal of trouble and annoyance, and there has been shown a disposition on the part of subordinates in the U.P. not to respond to ray request, \antil T wrote a letter which T think they appreciated. Now they are anxious to dq something for them both. Ca T lef is here, and will, I think, go to Omaha but any arrangement that you • « ban make with Ross and Calef that satisfies them and the U.P. will be entirely satisfactory to me, ' .♦«! t% ..p ot" 1 h if ^ ' T am impro^v^ng but there la no querstiori but that on account of my health T sliall be qdJ^^Wlled to take a long rest. T have not yet decided exactly just how will .do it; and shall not until T see you. It will be necessary for me to meet you some time in August. You can suit your own convenience, but as soon as you get your matters straightened out down there, T want you to come here. Please t/oat this as strictly confiden tial and let me hear from you. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. .0^ i July, 1890. Subject J. Morford, Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, Fres, W. K. Holcomb, ^ice Fres. Gardiner . Lane, 2d Vice F^es. L. . ■'"nderson. TKE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CD 40 Equitable Building, -Beaten, Denver, ^ol., July 28, 1890. dear General: You meet a good many people, and if an opportunity offers I wish you would make inquiries in regard to Norford, the Superintendent of the Canada Southern road, under Ledyard. I have met Nr. Niorford two or three times in going over his road, and have had more or less conversation with him. He has always struck me most favorably; and his road speaks for itself. It is a model, and i imagine he does business over it at a lower rate than any other road in the '^nited States. He must be a strict economist. N-y reason for wishing to know about him is that the other day he came into the car, and just as we were leaving he remarked to me that if the time ever came when I wanted a railroad manager who understood economies, at any rate, he would like to hear from me. He wanted, he said, to get back into the United states. He was tired of Canada, and his wife detested it. His headquarters are at St. Thomas. We are always looking for men. As a rule, of course, we prefer to promote those who are in our own service. Nevertheless, occasions will arise when it is necessary to go outside of the service to get the proper men. I was inclined to think just such a case had arisen in connection with our Pacific Division. Nevertheless, I think so well of McNeill, and Mr. Holcomb was so strenuous that he should be the man selected, for the reason that he knows him and his methods, that the opportunity did not in this case present itself. In a system of the size of ours other positions will present themselves, and that at no remote day. In such case it is well to know where to look. t Of course, this is written in confidence, as Mr. Morford would not wish to be known as desiring a change. I remain, etc., Charles F. Adams, General G. M, Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. President. July, 1890. ^88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New York. July 31st, 1890 Mr. William E. Dodge, 11 Cliff St., New York City. .Niy dear Sir: Your kind words of 8th Inst. are before me; your vacation absence may have precl^.ded a reply tn my answer. In the interval your Sec. hes kindly enclosed me, the valued Photo's of your father, of which with your leave I will choose the Vignette, in front of the lecture. Old times etc. Your letter in copy, with my answer, have been submitted to Geri, G. fi*!. Dodge, who on the 28th Inst. replied as followss (He replies by his Sec.) "While the General is willing to contribute to a moderate extent to pay for tne new edition of the Dodge Iviemorial, he does not feel that he could go to the expense of sending you to Europe to collect the material therefore, and then pay for the pub lishing of the book besides. He is however, willing to share this with dther prominent members of the Dodge family in such proportion as may be agreed upon, and if they will come to the front and do their share he will do his." I replied to this on receipt, by saying that I would submit his letter to other members of the family; and also that-when the new material is obtained in England, which will doubtless in the most succinct statement make a second edition of nearly doable the size of the first; -- I purpooe for its publication to employ a substantial Subscription Publisher^ on terms; Viz: to advance the whole expense and to pay us a per centage of the net profits. Dver a million of our name, at the lowest estimate, are in the S., and chiefIv in the est and Southwest. So, that on this plan no pecuniary advance or obligation Will ensue for the I'ublication. yours of the 8th Inst. Your enFrossments not supplying so mouh kno.ledge of our race in the mother land as own studies have developed, you will pardon me if I attribute to this as repeat your sentence, "if however. Gen. G. U, Dodge and other prominent members of the family should be anxious to 330 carry this out, and the cost should be moderate, I will be willing to aid." "Without repeating the general and very conclusive reasons stated in n.y letters to you, let me state; -1- This advance required as you will now see, will be all the advance requisite on the above plan for the issue of this second idition. -2- I purpose an absnece of sixty days, cost of two voyages say $300.00, about forty days on land, travellxng expenses about $12.00 per day, or about $500.00. Everywhere there to obtain extri.cts from records, fees must be paid, which willconsume a good deal of the balance, so that $1000.00 will cover expenses and fees. Yourself and the '-'eneral are the only two prominent Dodges here in New York that I think of; if either of you wish to sub-divide kindly arrange it. Although after fifty years practice in New York, f®r restored health I am living here in my garden home, relieved from the burden of office keeping in New York, I am more than ever engrossed in duty as Counsel; the coming two months are our vacation, I cannot well leave later; and can now leave early in August to return by the first of October; when with the new material, I purpsoe setting about the se cond edition of which I hold the copyright; and have given all the labor, which ^ will be glad to repeat as my share towards its issues. ^■y route would be after a few days in Liverpool with Dodge friends there, a systematic research in Cheshire, I would go to South Wales to meet Wjor Lowe, H. IVi. S., long- my correspondent hereon; and jthence to Somerset, Gloucester, and Devonshire, and thence to London for the new Record Office. I am very confident frorfi my fam iliarity with out name, and long settled families, I should procure abundant material, linking our emigrant ancestors, with the ancient and illustrious line in England from 1302. advise -me early hereon with the due remittance, and greatly oblige. ' Sincerely yours. Robt. Dodge. '" ''' 831 July, 1890. #88 Linden Ave., Flushing, New York. July 31st, 1890, Gen . G. M. Dodge, #1 Broadway, New York City. Dear General; As promised in ray last ^ have submitted your kind note of the 28th to William E. as follows. I also submitted it to Richard J, who replied to my regret, and moat unexpectedly, that, "by reason of broken health, and with the weight of nearly eighty-four years, I ex pect never to be a well man; and added to which very heavy pecuniary losses have occured, precluding my engaging in this work, although so much desired by ma." It is now reduced to $500. apiece, a total outlay for the second edition. Can you not remit in answer? Ji/iuch oblige, Yours cordially. Robt. Dodge. . J03X ,i J '.irnwA , /t iOV ^ k New York, August 1,, 1890,. ^ B j i Li,. ^ I 0 » » ' .;>;x»T ,i!inot inol C. F. Meekjfc Esq., President, -tllC imtfl Jt.O'i. ' t>n'^ Pacific Railway ImprcveEient COk, Denver, t tDear Sir;- "fcCiO. .« v. > "• t ' " nlnrioo . > 'v I '> 't t nJir.j'J By referrlnig to the cppy of the Minutes of the recent meeting of b^the stockholders of the Pacif-lc Railway Improvement Company., you will see that the Board of Directors and officers of the Company are Instructed to take care of and defend all suits brought against me individually, o' .for any set done while In ti.e company,'and to release me from all ..ifto ), responsibility and from all obl'gatlons for any adt of mine. The suits of Frost and Adamson are against the company and I desire'you to give personal attention to them, and push them to the wall, I don't want to be bothered with this class of suits. T don't see where these people have a tlirea^ upon which to hang a caseV nor how a court will adm^'t th m. They certainly have never had-any legal service, t send you copy of a V letter which T have'today written to O'Neill. Please'do whatever is wiort 'necessary; look into this thoroughlj- find T will take it as a personal • ♦f. - ' nwt rfloJ J •' ■ ' rt ii «*,'■ (? > J lol t':' favor. Tours very truly, ^ Jtoof xit» UOX IT ,n04i9m 0MJ noMitaJia aaa f|T» 00% ^xUnimn Jiliti* m NiWeiiiaoJs aiU aaiimta 0iU ia aiU 10 wn af JT *aB«Ml %» Jo 4uo won Wta mmM JartJ nvaa ▼ bna taa # Jo iln oJ tmjjh oJ .tO iflWWreiyiT .t* r« JO atvAHB wmmuM Jom oH 4mt4 4pi> •i X00o4 # , vawanfoU M nP UB o4 vAHoiiJwa Sim m owH .-.iii 'a §>%m oomi T aagam %op» » ni*ob J1 oi M xltm «f •. Sntm hm aa#j.^ ttrtj iJjmo I0 Jwb Mi o4 of oB 04 4mm Bv Its 4»dJ m o4 mmm »moo lUiX %noi\ 04 no iTmi a itaaa i'nwvah aXqoBii ,a; ,0 , X'Ovo mwy' 334 New York, August 1, 1890, T TF «i,- m ■ -c- «J^oy »»K J. M. O'Neill, Esq., Fort Worth, Texas, Dear Sir:- .0 I have yours of July 25th enclosing copies' of Adaiiison and Frost complaints. Judge Dillon agrees with you that these th'ngs should iicmediately be pushed to a conclusion. There is no record on the Minute books o_f any authority for any salary. There was never any money paid to-any officer of the company as a salary. When T bu'It the road I had ^ BO large an interest in it that they fixed no salary, but when I got throu h doing tl;o work, the^ of course, made me a liberal donation. No gjf salary was ever paid a secretary. The secretary lived in New London,Conn. Of course, all statements in regard to-agreements having been made to pay these are^false, Mr. Granger informs me that Adamson was not . present at the only meeting the company ever held while he was secretary. , When Adamson had the books of the company down there, T think T padi him f, |50 a month lint^.l they were burned up. He has never had any books to take care of since. There was no .work for him to do, and he never did,any , except make a,copy of the .ilinutes of the Company^ which copy was kept here in New York for the use of Judge D^* lion and the attorn ies in some suits pending. ■■1.' ;i-.V WfUot You want to give close attention to these matters. If you will look at the minutes of the stockholders' meting held recently, you will see that these matters are now out of my hands. It is now the duty of the Pacific Ry. Improvement Co. to attend to all of these suits, and I have today written a lett-^r to Meek that he must assume charge of them; also that he shall give you full authority to act in the premises. However, # T shall look after them personally, because I know more about them than anyone else, and want to be fully posted as to their progress. It does seem to me t^at all we want to do is to get out of court; that tiese people havenH even a hair on which to hang their case. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge, August 6th 1890, 3S5 New York, Visdnesday Evening August 6th, 1890 Dear General Your letter, v/itt.out date but posted yesterday at Patchogue N»Y. enclosing check upon the Washington National Bank for |3C0, came safely to hand this afternoon. The picture I took on JJonday was not good in expression, so I took the negative of the one I took last winter, to the photographer to to have several dozen printed and mounted on cards for you. I am to call on Friday at his place and get as many as he ccn have ready by that time. Those I will take to Mr. Granger so that you can have same at once. I thought it might be well to have about five doxen of them printed. I don't think you can get any better in expression, or v/ith more dignity thai from that first negati^re. As for taking any photographs from the large painting, I think it will be better to wait until next fall. I shall no doubt do some more work upon the after it is varnished. this summer. Besides it will photograph better I have not had any word yet from Mr. Lane, and am afraid! he is out of Boston. I am anxious to have him come on and see the portrait so that I aan get away from the fearful heat of the city. Many thanks for the '.,1)300, which I will place to your credit and pay for the frame, the photographs etc., out of it. I will hardly be able to get av/ay to Lake George as soon as I expected. I am writing this at the Club, but if you write agcih, direct as usual to 114 West I8th st. Always sincerely yours, Geo. H. 3c7 August, 1690. Century Club. 109 East 15th Street. New York, Aug. 8th, 1890. Dear General: Yours of the 7th inst. reached me this morning, containing a check for $200. making in all $500 you have paid me. You are very kind and thoughtful. There was really no need of paying anything at present, except the frame bill and some small amounts for photographs and a tablet with inscription to be placed upon the frame. I did not expect any payment upon the portrait until it was shipped. t'any thanks for your kind consideration. Some of the photographs are to be ready to-morrow morning. In order that you may have them on Sunday, I will take them down m.yself and give them to Mr. Granger. When I photographed your head last fall I took two nega tives, making a slight alteration in the second one, by having you hold your head up a little higher. I took this stcond negative to t; e photographer this afternoon and told him to pririg a dozen from it These I will have sent to you on Monday, if the weather will premit him to print them by that time. I hope to get away on Tuesday the 12th; si.all try hard for it. After that, iiiy address, up to the last of October, will be Hill.View, Warren Co., New Vork. Always sincerely yours, Geo. H. Yewell. 114 West 18th Street. 339 August, 1890, Executive Department. Charles F. Adams. Pres. W, H. Folcomb, *'ice Pres. Gardiner i\i. Lane, 2d Vice Pres L. S. Anderson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO 40 Equitable Building. Boston, August 8, 1890. Wy dear General: I this morning received your two notes, that of the 6th and that of the 7th, which you mark "Confidential." I am inclined to think the doctors advise you wisely, and the best thing you can do is to get away from New York and its cares and get a little rest abroad. Perhaps also you need medical treat ment . I shall be only too happy to go over to New York to see you between now and the first of September. Next week 1 expect to be quite busy, so that from the 11th to the 16th it would not be easy for me to go over. About the 2Jth I think I shall be sufficiently free, if that date will serve your convenience. Not improbably Ames will go over at the same time. In the interim, I will attend to the matter alluded to in your other note, which i will discuss with Mr. Ames tomorrow. I have no doubt we wili be able to get things in shape to suit you. Believe me, etc., Charles F. Adams, President. General G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York August, 1890 STATE OF IOWA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Des Moines, Iowa, August 11th, 1890, My dear General; Yours of the 7th inst is received. Personally and in behalf of the people of the w'hole state I want to th.ank you for your generous donations to the State collections. I assure you they are most highly prized by all. Your wish that your gifts be kept together will be scrupulously observed; and tb.ey shall be so labeled as to indicate the source from which they come Very truly yours. Horace Boies. General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N. Y, August, 1890, N. P. Dodge & Co. Real Estate Agents. Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 11th, 1890, Dear Genl: Yours of 7th received. Mr. Chas. Aldrich who has charge of the collection at State House came to Clear Lake and spent two days with me, learning I was there through J. B. Grinnell. I found him a very pleasant gentleman and an enthusiastic autograph collector and having succeeded in interesting the last Legislature in his collection and obtained a small appropriation he is searching the State for historical relics, autograph letters and etc. He has recently obtain ed all the Commissions of Senator Augustus Ceasar Dodge and his father Gov. Dodge of Wisconsin, signed by every President since Andrew Jack son up to . ?'e fully appreciates the sex-vice you have render ed your state ^nd country and will no doubt give your a prominent place, Her<-tofore having no money to buy glass cases he has been obliged to put valuable papers in drawers and this has caused some dissatisfaction with donors. Now he has cases and if the articles sent him are not placed to please donors he would be glad of any suggestions they would make. I enjoyed Mr. Aldrick's visit very much and it is well there is a man in the State of his ability and enthusiasm to collect these scattered relics and create a sentiment in the State leading to larger appropriations, Fe is very loyal to you. I am now looking for your Sherman letter,when found shall send all to Gov. Boies and will send you copy of my letter. Phil islearning to wrok type writer so I will have him copy this iS I have written hurriedly. Dearborn is to pass thro here on 14th on his way to Ft. Madison. In failing health, consumption, wife and Dr. Bulfinch of Boston with him. Do you not think blood stain on commission likely to fade when exposed to the light. It looks fresh now. Alurich proposed to place it in one of his glass cases, would that be preferable to having it framed? If you prefer the latter I can have it done, answer. Yours truly, N. P. Dodge . P. S. Since writing the above i haMehad a call irom Thomas Gohagen the liLtle Irrishman who Gapt. ^mith refers to as stepping aside to let you look thro the hole in the ditch in front of Atlanta when you were wounded, says he placed his coat under your head w.en you fell was also with you in secret service and arrested Davis (he spy who ' was shot. He works here for '.".'alters Bros the harness maker, was somewhat under the influence of liquor when he called. N . P. Dodge . 345 A\igust, 1890 Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 16th, 1890 Hon. Horace Boies, Governor of Iowa, Des Moineo, Iowa. In compliance with the request of my brother ^^en. G. M, Dodge and in response to your letter to him of June 21st, 1890 I have the pleasure oi sending you the following documents and relics pertaining to his military life, 1st. Capt. A. Partridges Certificate of graduation from his Military Collegiate Institute at Norwich Vermont, dated July 30, 1851, 2nd. ConjTiission as Captain of the Council ^luffs. Guards, State Militia, July 15, 1857 signed by Gqv. James 3rd. Commission as Colonel of -"^ourth Regiment Iowa Infantry, July 6th, 1861, signed by Gov. ^amuel J. Kirkwood. 4th. Commission as Brigadier General of U. Volunteers March 31st, 1862 signed by Abraham Lincoln, Pres. and Edwin M. Stanton Secy, of War. This Commission was in his pocket when he was wounded, in the forehead while viewing the enemy's works from the skirmish line in front of Atlanta August 19th, 1864 and the blood which stains it was from this wound. 5th Commission as Miajor General of U . Volunteers June 7th, 1864 signed by Abraham Lincoln, President and Edwin M. -Jtanton, Secy, of War. 6th. Commission as Major General of Missouri State Militia Dec. 9th, *64 signed by Willard P. Hall, Governor. 7th. The felt hat he wore at the time he was wounded, show ing the bullet holes. 8th. Lot of Confederate money which he kept on hand for use of his scouts. 9th. Acceptance of his resignation as Major General D. Volunteers by the President to take effect May 30th, 1866. 10th. Gen. W. T. Sherman's letter of introduction to U. S, Consuls in Europe dated April 20, 1877. Yours respectfully, N . P. Dodge . 347 August, 1890. Executive Department. Charles F. Adams, President. W. H. ?lolcomb, Vice Pres. THE UNION eACIFIC RAILWAY GO Gardiner M. Lane, 2nd Vice Pres. 40 Equitable Building. L. S. -^nderson. Boston, August 16, 1890. Gen. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York City, N;y dear General: I this morning received your note of the 14th. I will endeavor to be in New York on the 20th, and will induce Ames |o go over the same day, if possible. I shall also have Mr. Lane there, in order that we may be prepared to discuss financial arrangements. Enclosed I send you a letter which I have this morning re ceived from Holcomb, covering one from 0. j. Smith. As you know, Mr . 0. J, Smith is to be relieved at once as General Manager of the Pacific Division. Everything that reaches me indicates tint the state of affairs there has soniehow or other got demoralized to the last degree. I cannot understand how, but I presume it is for the reason you state, that is, because the man in charge did not have executive ability. His successor, I presume, has taxen charge before this. We will discuss the prospects on the line when we meet. I have seen no reason to revose the conclusion which I have hereto fore expressed that our business during the next few months is going to be of unprecedented magnitude and ar fair paying rates. Meanwhile I agree with you entirely that this waiting and waiting has a most ' depressing effect. I do not want again ever to go through what I have been through the last six months. Nevertheless, I have been through It twice before, and my experience is uniform that when a great system hih" ? Pacific once gets out of hand, as the Union Pacific cf hand last winter, it takes at least six months to get it xn hand again. In our case the six months has only just expired. I hope the property is now tolerably in hand. After you have read Smith's letter, which I merelv send to you for your information, please return it. " ^ merely send to I remain, etc., Enclosure, W.H.H. Aug.9 Charles F. Adams., President. skull bare ; 'glanced off the- topi of his head and went throurh the top of the black slouch hat he wore, he fell across my feet, pinnin-me fast in the ditch. He quivered and bled and I supposed he was killed. I sent two men to the rear for a stretcher, and the men released me and v/e v/atched him with no expectation that he worsld ever revive The men I sent after a stretcher being gone loner than I thought necessaryj ran back to the main works and reported to Col, Parrott, comraanding the regiment. After the General was taken off, I picked up a piece of his scalp with the hatr on it and after the v^ar brought it home and kept it a number of years. At the time the republican State Convention was held in Council Bluffs, I gave it to J. G. Hamblin who was a delegate from here to take to the Geeral who was then living at Council Bluffs, and he lost it on the way, llr, Hamblin is now eidtor of a paper in Blue Earth, Minn, The look-out hole in the works was made by splitting a piece off the corner of an empty pine cartridge it" v/ith dirt, head, sp-^nt case, V shape , laying it on top of the 7/orks and coverin- it v;ith dirt. The bullet strr.ck the pine board and glanced to the General's head, w],ich saved Ids life, as the force of the ball was partially sp-^nt w-hen it struck him. I have a very vivid recollection of all the circiamstances, and others that also occurred in that same pit. A day or two after wards in the same place, we were Sitting in the pit, eating our supper, when a cannon ball t ok the head off a sergeant in Company D, who sat beside me; my coat was covered with his blood and the tin cup of coffee from which we were both drinking was filled with his brains. Another time a shell cam ettihough the works, with thr fuse still burning, stn;.ck a soldier, Nick Swanson, bruising his knee, and with the utmost coolness and presence of mind he picked it up, threw it back over the works, wi'.em immediately it burst on the outside doing no damage. Again we were waiting and watching our colored company cook coming out with a camp kittle of coffee on his head, when the rebel batteries suddenly opened on us, and a 64-pounder struck near th'"^ cook and he disappeared from sight. After the firing had ceased, I sent a detail to look him up, and they found him curled up in the hole in '-he ground ti.e cannon ball had made. The coffee was spilled, and ho said he had acted on the principle that lightning never struck twice in the same place, and he had gone in the hole for safety. At another time a soldier ".vas sitting writing a letter home, anc a minnie ball was Si.ot througn the letter and the board iie .vas -vriting on. Pie finished his e 'istle with the utmost coolness, explaining the circum stance and sent it home. I recollect Gen. Dodge's head-quarters were in the edge of the woods in rear of the main line, supposed tn be so far away as to be out of range of the artillery and the rebels opened up about supper time with tJieir big guns and the shells burst so near that it upset the supper table and broke up the tea party. After a heavy rain the pits would be nearly half full of water, in which we would have to stand or sit until dried up; and in the fair days it woul be so iiot we were nearly cooked. They were so close up to the rebel a 64-pounder struck near the firing had ceased, him curled up in the days it woul the rebel works that we had no trouble in talking with them, and frequently did do. If wo said anything that displeased th'"- they usually replied with a shot or volley. The general was beloved by the officers and soldiers of his com mand. We had full confidence in him as a commander, an he always man ifested an interest in our welfare. We felt as thougii we had lost our best friend and we were orphans after he left. Shortly after he had left us one division was tran ferred to the 15th Army corps and the other to the 17th and Gen. Dodge's conmand lost their identity as one they usually replied I: i ^ ■ 11 of the grand divisions cCF Shermari's victorious army i ( ' i.* ou* ft:)iinrU/o .ift JIiuI; fo fjJc -XJud OifT ..oil « ..r. August, 1890, THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COiVPANY Office of the Comptroller. Oliver W. Mink, Comptroller. Boston, August 19, 1890. Gen . G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, Dear Sir: Referring to our recent conversation in relation to the man ner in which the proportion of the through rate due to the Fort ^orth & Denver Oity Railway Go's, line has been reported to other lines for the purpose of enabling them to make settlements oi' their Joint accounts, I beg now to advise you that arrangements have been made under which both the passenger and freight traffic will hereafter be settled through our Omaha office so that the divisions between the Fort Worth & Denver City, on the one hand, and the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, and the Union Pacific proper, on the other hand, will be a matter of record exclusively in our office at Omaha and at the office of the Forth Worth &■ Denver Oity in i'orth Worth, Yours truly. Oliver W, Mink, Comptroller. August 23, 1890. .255 Des Moines, Iowa, August 23, 1890, Dear General:- We have received the parcel of Gommisions from your brother, and the pictures from your own hand. The Commissions are not yet opened, but will be intime for the State Fair. Probably a week from next Sunday, the Des Moines papers will contain notices of your contributions. I 1 enclose your letter to Gov. Boies, ehich please copy in your own hand writing, on but one side of the paper, returning me both the original and the copy; one for the Executive files a nd the other for my collection. 2 Please send me 3 or 4 copies of the engraving of your portrait I want them for many of our colleges. 3 Don't fail to send me the copy,in your own hand writing, on but one side of the paper, of that Grant letter. Faithfully yours. Charles Aldrich. Gen. G. M. Dodge August, 1890, 357 New York. August 26th, 1890, Chas. M. Hays, Esq., Gen. Manager, St Louisi, Mo,, Dear Sir:- 'I met Mr. (Ju nins ?nd Mr. Martin here :'nd went over Des Moines Union matters pretty thoroughly. I understand there is to be a meeting, which I cannot attend, but if Mr. Cummins has accomplished v/hat he wanted to I think we should immediately go ahead to build the new station, so as to block anyone else coming in and doing it, Messrs. John H. Davis cc Co. has sold a few of the bonds, at a" out par ond interest, but it took a large commission to do it —5/3 to 6/6. I think t at they will work up a market for them so that the contract can te let for carh orbonds. Tliere will be very little difference. If the money market here was all right, I have no doubt I could place the,m, as they are becoming somewhat known, I also think that a statement should be made up showing the construction expenses heretofore drawn from us, and that we should receive pay therefore a -cording to our ownership, out of the bonds. I am not well and cann t givo this matter personal attention as i ou ht to, but Mr. Cummins and Mr. Martin have authority' to act for me, and i' does not need my attendance whilst you, Hubbell, Hovey, Curminr and Martin are there. I merely mention to you my views on the subject. I will, of course, defer to the people Avho are local, on the ground, when you meet them you will get their views—especially ?Tr. Cummins. Yours very truly. G. M; Dodge. August, 1890, Kountze Brothers, Bankers. 120 Broadway, New York, August 26th, 1890. .. al. Gen. ^ M. Dodge, 1 -Broadway, Y, Dear Bir; Your favor of 25th instant is received, and in accordance with your instructions we have deposited with the ^nion Trust Company, under terms of circular dated July 23rd: $23,000. Denver, Tex. & Ft. "^orth 1st Mort. Bonds (Nov. *91 and sub sequent coupons attached.) 3,000 1,000 Funded Interest Certificates, Equipment bonds. heretofore held by us for account of N . P, i^odge. Trustee. We have paid the $45.83 required by said circular on the $23,000. bonds above mentioned, making an aggregate amount of $1,054.09, which we charge to cover same. We advise him of our action. Yours truly, per pro KOUNTZE BROTHERS, H. R. Phillips. mr 1890, August, W. T, Walters, 16 Chamber of Commerce. Baltimore. Dear Genl. Dodge; I have your letter and am greatly obliged for apy interest in the arrangement you have. You have made a succeos. Certainly i shall not say a word to any one on the subject. I hold $400,000 of the I'ort Worth Bonds and $350,000 of the new 5s U. P. D. & G. It is a large holding what do you think of it? Do you feel as strong about the security as ever^ I have been aston ished at the Bonds keeping down as they have . Do you think they are likely to go up or will they be lower? Please let me hear from you on this subject. Your friend, W. T. '''alters. 30th Aug. 363 SEptember, 1890• 7/. 1. Walters , 16 Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore. Bear Genl. Dodge: I have your two letters,- I enclose the certificate. i'lease notice I have not filled any name in it. You can put in Nelson or any name you like there will be less risk to have some name. I have written the Washington Bank to hold collateral and note and collect it. Accept my thinks please ifor the very favorable settlement you have made in the -^'t. *orth and ^enver stock matter,very satisfactory of coarse. How is your health? Has coasting round done you good this summer. I trust it has and that you are "able for your share." Wiiat do you hear about crops onour ^^oad and in Texas? Is the prospect as good or better than last year for the business of our Road. Your friend, W. T. Walters. 1st "jept. 1890. ■1"' i,.' . 365 Septeniber, 1890. No. 88 Linden Avenue, Flushing, N. Y, Sept. 2nd, 1890. Gen. G. M. ^odge. No. 1 Broadway, N, Y, Dear General: To yourself, with laudable and deep interest in your lineage, I have little fear of seeming importunate, by expressing my anxiety to complete our •t'amily Record by systematic research in England. This filial duty, neglected for centuries, has for years been my chief desire and study, and now, nearing 70 years, without vanity, ma.y 1 not say that no one iese of our race by his taste or study is qualified for the task, which if not now done, never will be. My intelligent correspondents there, assure me that only a personal visit among the family and their records will rescue from the shame of oblivion our six hundred years of honored ancestry. To link our first emigrants, to know the reason of their voluntary exile by public or other events, involves much study of many I records spread through all the Western Counties of England at the ancient halls and manors of our line, The Chapter Libraries of Chester, Bath and Exeter Cathedrals, as ..ell as Bristol, once the seat of the company of adventurers, and also in the Office in London, To clear up this obscurity requires systematic, persevering, labor and much outlay, I will give the labor, but cannot also advance the money, and am now free to begin, I have written to several of our most eminent lawyers (old friends) asking business there, and may yet hear, I know the great in terest cherished for such subjects in England, where they will gladly give a guinea for our proposed second edition, and I am sure of a liberal subscription there far exceeding all outlay; besides we shall have a large list here for any mode of publication. I know I should be warmly welcomed'and aided there, and may now be started on my clues in a reasonably short tinie. You are safe if you have to invest alone. Your much wider family acquaintance and influence should contribute . May I nowhope for an early and favorable reply? Vith real regard. Yours sincerely. ROBERT DODGE, per D (Over) p. S, I am asked by mail from -Littleton, Mass., of Martha Lodge, of Ipswich, Mass., daughter of Phineas Dodge and Sarah, his wife.. She married Jacob Dodge. • Can you give any data or kindred? R. D. pe r Q. '' ■ S . I . I 867 . September, 1890. HEADQUARTERS DIVISION OF THE ATLANTIC. Governor's Island, N. Y., Sept. 3d, 1890. Gen. G. Dodge, # 1 B'way, City. Jfly dear General: The photograph came in good time, for which please accept my hearty thanks, I shall drop in soon and see the original. Glad you are back and hope you art. entirely well again. Sincerely yours, 0. 0. Howard, ^lajor General, U . S . Army. , •■'W' New Yoi'k, September 5th, 1890. Rev, A, P. Putnam, Concord, N.H. My dear Mr. Putnam:- T have ordered sent to the Danvers Historical Society photos of three sketches made especially for me— 1. The Battle of Atlanta. The topography shown Is from photos made on the ground. The battle seene is, of course, as we remember it. 2. Army and Corps Commanders of the Army of the Tennessee, This speaks for itself. The scnne is laid in front of Lookout Moxmtain. 3. A Gathering of Illustrious Army Officers. This is a repro duction and enlargement of a photo graph taken in 1867 when I completed the Union Pacific track to Laramie. The officers shown in the picture came to visit me at Ft. Sanders, a post I established during the war. Ft, Sanders is near Laram'e City, Whoming. The picture was taken in front of the quarters of one of the officers. Yours very truly, », G. M. '^odge. 371 September, 1890. IOWA STATE LIBRARY. Mrs. Mary H. Miller, Librarian, Des Moines, Sept. 5, 1890, Dear General; Your kind letter and the autograph copies of letters to Gen. Grant and Gov. Boies have been received. The Boies letter is on exhibition, under the glass with the photographs and engraving we have of your portrait. The Grant letter I think of putting into a morocco binding. Possibly you may send us other letters from your correspondence and they can all go in together under one cover. That will be a neat way to preserve them. Very sincerely yours, Charles Aldrich. Gen. G. M, Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N. Y. City. i(T I aji ' • ■ * mijO, 373 September, 1890. Washington, D. September 5, 1890. Dear General; I thank you for your letter of September 3rd. i always covet your good opinion, and am always as glad as a brother of your priase and commendation. I agree with you in i^ticking to Iowa. I hope that we may yet spend our happiest days there. I know the people will be glad to welcome you back. There is no citizen they honor more, or love more, and it is right that you should spend your last days among them. You have helped to make the name of Iowa good and splen did for history, and you should close your career in that state, and be buried among its people. I have the same feeling. We shall be very glad to see the pictures of you. My family will prize them very much. There is no one more highly re garded in my home than you. Anything concerning you is always a matter of great interest to us. Very truly yours, J. Ciarkson. General 8. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 375 ,0 morf , 'ic New Yor, September 8, 1890. .0 «L B. W, Grover, Esq., . q^fitoXoD ,ievft«<T El Paso, Texas, - infr -jreT Dear Sir:~ '' n* ,IF3nf»q .i» ifbaatosiim r.' " . ■*" 1 (1 rA*^ r%} f ■ > t » f; < A ' .... T ar, in recelp of yours pf the 2nd in relation to the "White Oaks property. T know all ^bout it as T made the first location of the- line ■ a great many years ago. The trnuble is it is impossible now to raise any f money for Texas enterprises. We cannot-even sell bonds on-completed roads (V there. The whole country is fearful of what is in store for corporations in that state,. That makes it impossible, no matter how much anyone would like to invest there, or take hold of new enterprises. The money could not be raised by the sale of securities ojp by subscription. I have'tried several things late'y and failed utterly; Therefore, these thing will have to wait until mat tors become settled and ti^e people are satisfied as to the outcome.. ■ ■ ' M; j ' • ' ' JeXJv'o iJii/. Yours very truly, jdjj.i' ^ ic 39n''Xtt(f oiW Tlo ^ at jf »fia 03 , erU <t"i , .fno r i)f> • 0. I.:. Dodge* ml .tamijno.'o oS erort viA - iYened t*" ▼ oT[ i -T ■;» 00Ojri»*«iq T hf>it\r^etno rf ni «*il in t 1 oi: dJfw db ,Y..r' ewhtvUinf iwwi «vwwlod mwm 'i nt>T jenpwny on aeiinl d aSmel4 mrn wiinhfwrtoa isnfartoa Md rd .tofiftr • X Yo aenaiMf aiti I'noU -u-ov qol i;ld.! #111^ T ^xtiru xMff Miidf. • f hofl , ' .t> .vM : 376 'OOX I9c(i3e>jq»c , New York, Septe: ber 8, 1890. J. C. Sherwin, Esq., Denver, Colorado. ^irvvoqO .W ,0 .n-xoT fOairt Iff Dear Sir: - »n"X«>T ^oavi W T have your memorandum in pencil, to Morean Jones. Y-ou are ent-'rely mistaken in regard to the Gillesp-'e County School Lands. In 1882 these lands were taken up by Mr. Montgomery, and at that t^me there'was an agreement made by which all monies with interest thereon, should be re paid, and then the net profits divided half and half between, him and myself. He afterwards included with these lands those T entered through Texas »: Pacific Scrip,' he'to have one-half the-profits, and I to put in the scrip at the then market price. I, of course, declined to do this, as the scrip has cost me par in casa payments'made by re as advanced to the Texas ^ Pacific at an early day. le afterwards made a declarat'on of trust and sent it to"me, but which t did not accept. However, it was my intention to giv Montgomery one-half the profits on the Gillespie School Lands proper after deducting costs'and interest.. Two or three years ago he placed a mortga-e on these lands without my authority and without any right on his part. I then called upon him for a deed to the land, which he made outriglit to me on the 7th day of November, 1888, which was properly recorded. Besides these Gillespie County School Lands, in the same county, are the entries from the Texas & Pacific, known as Sections 1, 3, 5, 11 and 13, in block K, T. & P.'Ry. Co., in Fisher Co., purchased at . the rate of $2,25 per acre. They stand in my name and always have. However, no matter what our original agreement was,.t. e deed to the : property settled all question. It is Montgomery's duty to pay off the balance of the $8,000 mortgage, for wHich he received the cash. On the original $8,COO he has pa-"d $1,800 in Telephone Stock. No matter what T may hereafter propose to do with Montgomery so far as allowing h'm an interest is concerned I consider now that h has no interest in them, but owes me, individually, the balance of t..e mortgage, which he has offered to pay. I write this for your information in settling with Montgomery. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. 3? 7 September, 1890. Subject. Number of men employed. Exe cut i ve De partme nt. Charles F. Adams, Pres. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO W. H. Holcomb, Vice Pres. 40 Equitable Building. Gardiner If' » Lane, 2d Vice Pres. L. . Anderson. Boston, September 10, 1890. Vy dear General: I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of September 9th. I am no less satisfied than you that we have too many men in our employ for the business we are doing. Nevertheless, how to get at the matter is the trouble. As you well know, every General Manager will fight, tooth and nail, to retain every man on his rolls. In his judgment every man is "absolutely necessary." If I issue from here a preemptory order directing the dismissal of ten per cent, we will say, oi tht for-ce, and an accident occurred, it is the end of me. This I should not greatly regret; but, in dealing with railroads, there is a public opinion which, as you are well aware, has to be very care fully considered. I have always noticed, too, that a reduction of the force has for the tiriie being a very demoralizing effect; and this is especially hurtful at a period when, as now, every wlieel ought to be n.oving. The great question with us today is to get out cars unloaded and keep them in motion. Be so good as to let me know immediately on receipt of this when you sail. Send me a message; as, before you go, I have one more letter I wish to-write to you. It >will be the last one for some time. Believe me, etc.. Charles F. Adams, President. General G. M. Eodge. ;;ni4qnC , 379 New, York, September 11th 1890. C. P. Adams, Esq., Boston, Mass, (.pf'M ■ r*ofwoO Dear Sir;- Referrini^ to Mr. Holcomb's letter of thq 6th 5.n relation to locomotive m'le'age: ' Of course. In locomotive mileage It is imposible to compare one 'road with another without reducing them in their grades and * " , • • 1 curvatures to the same basis. There is no road that T know of that ^ ought to get the locomotive m'leage of the U.P., for there is no roads « of its length with such a percentage of straight line and such a percen tage of continuous low grades. Therein is wliere we fail in our power, T think. On the line East of Cheyenne and Denver," a locomotive ought • to 'make 33 l/3^ more mileage than on the I'nes West. do not know as they have divided their divisions, or as they tvirn their locomotives, that way, b t' it 'should be done. We would, of course,run away up on • our mileagle over the Northern Pacific, the L. N. and the- Pennsylvania, I do not write thi's as a critici >m at all, only as a suggestion. I am glad to see so good a locomotive* mileage. With all these things so favorable to us, it is an enigma to me "^-zhy we do not* get more net out of such greatly increased receipts.* * * * " Yours v ry truiy,"' •*** awiff • "Q, M. Dodge.""® « nuoY .M «0 380 .0'i9r :if , New York, September 11th, 1890, K. P. Dodge, Esq., Counc^'l Bluffs, Towa. • CB«ir «4ioJc Dear Slr:- -;-x*n f.'f •There are at present four hundred and thirty-four of the Denver, Texas ^ Ft. Worth First Mtge. Bonds, with coupon Nov. '91 attached, undistributed, the property, of the Colorado Sc Texas Railway Construction Co. T;.ree iiundred of these are covered by the Mayer Injunction, and 75 are In the hands of the Trustees, and .they refuse to make delivery until the •linjunctlon is lifted, although they are not under Injunction; ? • the balance are f-ree. These bonds are In the Produce Exchange vault, and Mr. Granger, has te comb^nat^en.. Cf course those that are not under Injunction (59) are liable to be used to pay Indebtedness of the company as It comes gorward. The company owes me Individually about $15,000. ^ . The Mayer suit Is st^ll pend^'ng In the courts here. We have been i • unable to get It up. The Injunction Is against $1,OQO,000 of bonds, ♦ • • but $700,000 had been distributed long before the suit was commenced, leaving three hundred under the. Injunction.. , There are also In Mr. Granger's hands sixty five Funded Interest Certificates, to cover the six detached coupons, from the four hundred and thirty-four D,T. v. Ft, W. First Bonds with coupon Nov. 1391 attached. These also are the property of the Construction Company. They now have t a past due coupon attached to them. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. 381 ^ Septeniber, 1890. Wrr.. E. Strong, President Geo. C. Hempstead, Treas. THE PESHTIGO CQI/PANY, Chicago, Sept. 11th, 1890. Dear General:Dodge: Your note of the 3d inst. advising me that a photograph would be ^ent me of a sketch recently made i'or you of the Army and Corps Commanders of the Army of the Tennessee, was duly received and on Saturday last the photograph came safely to hand. Please accept my warmest thanks for being remembered. The picture is a superb one andvery spirited and 1 prize it more than I can e:<press. It will be framed and hung with the Battle of Atlanta in my home. Thanking you again, I remain, Yours very truly, Wm. E. Strong, General G: M. Dodge, New York. -wn ^383 September, 1890. Subject. Car shortage. Coal on empties. TH Executive Department. Ghaies F. Adams, President. W. H. Holcomb, Vice President. Gardiner . Lane, 2d Vice President. L. . ■"■nuerson. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. 40 equitable Building. Boston, September 12, 1890. My dear General: the 11th. I have to acknowledge the receitp of your two letters of The thought suggested in your letter hadalready occui-red to me. The locomotive mileage on the Cnion Pacific ought to be longer than that upon almost any other road in the country. There can be no comparison between it and the locomotive mileage of the Pennsylvania road. They have short hauls with much business at local points, and on the Union Pacific we have long hauls with little or no business at intermediate local points, I note what you say in regard to cars and loading them west with coal for the Pacific division. This matter also I had taken up with Mr. Holcomb, and I see no reason why we should not get our coal out there on the empties and bring them back loaded with wheat or lumber. I send you today two letters from Mr. Holcomb nn thie subject of car mileage, which P wish you would look over and return to me. I have been hammering on them at Umaha so terribly of late that I some times fear that I may be overdoing it. Nevertheless, the exigency is great. I shall write you a private letter tomorrow or Monday. I reniain, etc., G. F. Adams, President. General G . M. Dodge. Enclosures Nos. 1500 1508 385 New York, Septemher 13, 1890, W, H. Holcoiab, Esq., Omaha, Neb, Dear Sir:- T expect to leave in a few days to be gone some t^'me, making an effort to get squarely on my feet, Dur'ng my absence, my car will be subject to Mr. Granger's orders. If Mr, Jones, the Pres'dent of the Ft, W, & D.C. wants it for h^.m elf, or any of his friend^, please let him have it, if not ^n use, T will have to leave it with you to ""take care of and to look after. Any communication for me sent to #1 Broadway, as heretofore, will reach me, and T will be glad to hear from you at any time, T have a very large interest in the Union Pacific and the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf--mre than T have ever had before--and of course, feel a great interest in the property* I saw Oakes. He seemed to think we are going to get good big earnings from the Oregon Navigation, on account of the wheat crop, t trutt this will be so, as T have considerable interest in thAt property, for I was a good bit responsible for the load the U.P. now has to carry on its account. T would like to hear from you about it; T don't mean officially, but what your ideas are as to Its future— when you have any good news from it, I would like to have it, 1 am watching to see better results from Macneal, 1 wish you all kinds of success, and if there is anything in the world T can do to help you along, I am always ready to do it. Yours very truly, G, M, Dodge, 3S7 Omaha, Neh. Sept. 13, 1890. Gen. G.M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N.Y. My dear General: — Your favor of 3rd inst. forv;arded to me here, and I am sure that Mrs. Eddy and I, will highly appreciate the photograph of sketches which you have so kindly sent us. I haw been away tfrom Texas since the 15th of July; about three fourths sick all the time, and trying my best to get well; we expect to start for Texas tomorrow morning, and hope to be able to fully attend to business during the balance of the year, I am sorry to hear that you are not in good health, and if you will arrange to come South this winter, I promise you all the enjoyment to be had in the State of Texas, and will arrange to make a Itlp to Old Mexico with you, which I am certain you will enjoy, I can't say much about our Railroad complications, only that unless the owners of the I. N.G.M. take it out of the hands of the receivers, they will make a big mistake, I enclose you statercer.t of comparative earning, showing an inc ease to September 7th, a little over 217,000 compared with 1889,, which shows that we are at least holding our own, with last year which was the best year the Railroad ever saw, lam. Very truly yours. J. M. Eddy, 391 September, 1890. No. 75 West 71st Street, New York. r/ondely, Sept. 15, 1890, Dear Genl. Dodge, I got back I'roiTi Tuxedo Park this morning wherel spent Saturday and Sunday with the Murray's, and found the most handsou.e and valuable picture of the Leaders of the Army of the Tennessee, most handsomely framed. Afterward came your letter of Sept. 12, which I receipted on \ / the envelope. Though I have hung up this picutre in my dinning room y along side ctf others by the same artist, Taylor, I feel that you ought to retain the original and simply present me a photographic copy, with out a frame. Wont you allow me to hold this valuable "original" subject to your order, for it is not right you should part with it. It is an historic group, and nay in time become of great value. The other picture of that group at Fort Sanders has special interest for me, because of its having be-^n taken at the identical time when the Union Pacific R. R. had reached the Laramie Plains, but I will prefer to receive the photographic copy without a frame so that I can file it in an album with other- like pictures of that day. I'ramed pictures require wall space and my house is not large, indeed its walls are already crowded. But more precious to me are the generous and kindly words with which you accompany these valuable tokens of respect and affection Assuring you of full reciprocity . I am, as always. Your friend, W. T. Sherman. 417 September,,1890 The Union Pacific System Vice President's Office. Omaha, September 16, 1890 Gen. G. fti'. Dodge, Esq., No, 1 Broadway, New York. Dear Sir: Your two favors of September 13th. I note what you say in regard to being absent for sometime, and also giving disposal of your car while you are away. There has no one thing given me more anxiety than the know ledge that friends of mine, who were giving we warm support, were to a certain extent looking to mie for a successful return on their in vestments in the Union Pacific System. There is no doubt but what the Navigation Company will make a good showing for sevei'al months to come. I went over the whole Division carefully with J'icNeill, and told him what I thought he ought to do. He is taking hold earnestly, and I believe will m.ake a good showing. It certainly seems to me that the Pacific Division has passed the crisis. The country is settling up rapidly with inhabitants who have m-ore or less money. The demands for the lumber from that territory is increasing rapidly, and I can see no reason why the outlook is not very favorable. ' Thh discouraging part of the situation to mie at the present time is that not only in addition to the sharp competition for business, which has led to more or less demoralization in rates, the compeitition has now extended itself to giving fast time. You are well aware how it uses up a track to pound heavy engines hauling heavy freights over it rapidly; and we are also not able to make as good a car haul showing because we cannot handle as rrany cars to a train. There is to be a mieeting of the different Managers at Chicago this week to take up this question. I shall attend, and do all I can to secure an agreement regarding timie. Mellen is also to meet otubbs and Manvel at Chicago on the 22nd to see if they cannot reach some agreement regarding a division of the business. I assure you that nothing gives me rriore encouragement than your good wishes. I shall try to deserve all that is expected of me in this crisis. ^ am a little disturbed at the situation at Denver. I believe Meek has been giving too much of his attention to politics and not close enough attention to the needs of his Division. Am * not writing you this in a complaining or official way; but simolv giving the results of my observations. Have written him plainly about this, and hope that we are through with our troubles in Denver yard; they are certainly bridged over fo? a time. The first thing that ought to be done is to secure the co-operation of all roads in handling Denver Station, so that when a switchman is discharged from one road, he cannot be immediately hired by another one. I realize the situation and the amount of money that we have lost by reason of the celays in this yard, and an, applying every method I can call to mind to improve the results. We have had as high as 3000 cars tied up at one time in the Denver yard. They will all be released within two days, and this will give better car service on the Ft. Worth & Denver City Division. . . . . Mr. Young is not here to-day, so that I cannot give you positive information in reply to your question regarding earnings fromi Company coal that is .hauled under Rio Grande contract. Will answer you more fully about this within a day or two. I regret to learn of your illness, you certainly have my s-ympathy, and I earnestly hope that you may soon be "square on your feet" again. Yours, truly, W. K. Hoi comb. 419 September, 1890. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Go. Office of the President. Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 28th, 1890 Dear General: Did you get Martin letter in reference to U. p, coal deal in Iowa? He wants your address in Europe. I have not given it to him but I think I better as I want him to send you all he can find out about it. There is a steal and this accounts for the Analysis of the coal which you got. Meek is getting a good deal of trouble in Denver yards he wanted me to come up. Beel has left, but I cant well go just now. Adams is expected on the 12th or 15th when I expect to go and meet him. I took the liberty to put in your name as Prest. of the new charter I got in Iowa. I have sold 38 acres of coal land at Morgan for !j2000. to establish the Go. in Iowa and have directed it to be leased back to the Goal Go. for 50 years at ^200. per year. There will be issued to you for this 15 shares of Stock in the New Co. and 5 shares to me, 20 shares in all. This makes the Go. legal to do business in any State or Territory. I have called it the "The West ern Industrial Company" , Capital :Jl50,000,000.00; dont laugh, it may become useful some day. How would it do to put in this land as a starter? We should take in property so low that the stock will always be worth over par. Let me hear from you about this land.We cant get these squatters off unless we can get them in the Federal Courts. While there are some doubts about a corporation owning land in Texas still I feel inclined to take the risk; it will also relieve you and me of the responsibility that we are now under,also the Trustees Hoping you are enjoying yourself and improving. Your friend, Morgan Jones . 427 Oct. 11, 1890. THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM. Vice President's Office. Omaha, Oct. 11, 1890. General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York City. Dear General: I am very much gratified and pleased to receive yours of September 30th. As you do not give your address, I address this reply to No. 1 Broadway knowing that it will be forwarded. You probably before this have heard from Mr. Meek how success ful he has been in breaking up the switchmen's trouble in Denver yard, and the yard is now in good control and we are doing a good business. Our greatest trouble now is a great lack of motive power. We are giving our constant attention to moving, as fiir as possible, the best paying business, but the fact cannot be denied that to move our business as we ought we should have at least one hundred more engines than we have. Mr. Adams is now here and Mellen will be here tomorrow. We shall then take up question of reducing speed of trains and reducing our soliciting force. I believe by doing this good results can be obtained. The trouble now is we are doing a very large volume of business at too low rates. There seems to be a disposition on part of Southern Pacific and Santa Fe to form an organization and make an arrangement regarding speed of trains and freight rates. I believe this will be accomplished. If it is, we shall have much better results, There will not be any grain to move in Kansas and Nebraska, and grain in Oregon and Washington did not begin to move until late in September. This accounts for our falling off and bad showing in August statement. I think the outlook in the northwest is first class for a good winter business both in grain and lumber. Am particularly glad to note that your health has improved and can assure you that a direct communication giving this information is very highly appreciated. You will be sorry to know that Mrs, holcomb is in very poor health, most of the tiiie confined to her bed. My own health wa6 never better and whatever ability I may possess will be devoted to improving the situation of the Union Pacific. Very truly yours, W. H, Holcoffib. 429 -October, 1890 Peoria, Ills., Oct. 12, 1890, Personal. Genl. G. M. ^odge, No. 1 Broadway, ' New York. I/iy dear Genl: Several months I returned here from California with my family where I had removed from Denver on account of the bad health of my oldest boy. In the.course of a year he recovered almost en tirely and is now quite well, yet I think he will fare better west of the mountains this winter than here. In connection with this (a personal interest), I desire to call your attention to a small Railroad enterprise in Arizona which I am of the opinion would be a profitable investment to build and operate independently, or to build and transfer to another Corporation. I refer to a line between Phoenix and Prescottt. The Santa Fe is connected with Prescott by seventy- two miles of road in operation, and tiie Southern Pacific is connected with Phoenix and the Salt River Valley by thirty-five miles in operation. The distance from Phoenix to Prescott, Stage route, is one hundred and ten miles. The line of road I have recommended is via the Vulture ]V'.ines,the Congress N'-ines and the Copre Basin Nines; owned respectively by Senator Tabor, Diamond Jo Reynolds and Phelps, Dodge & Co. Phelps, Dodge & Go. also own the Senator and other rich mines in the vicinity of Prescott. This line was selected as appear ing to be the cheapest to build and offering th.e most local aid, and will be about one hundred and forty miles main line. Yaoapai Phelps, Dodge & Co.- Subscription ' "200^000. Diamond Jo Reynolds Do- Congress ^v^ine 100,000. Senator Tabor Do Vulture Nine 190,000. Citizens of Phoenix Do- Ten men 100,000. Maniopa Co. Subsidy- Bill before Congress 300,000. Total 91100,000. To build this line would cost not to exceed $1500,000. To operate independently for motive power and rolling stock, if bought another Uiillion should be added. It could be sold when built, or readily leased for operation to the Santa Fe. or Southern Pacific. Yet eventually it will become a ligitimate branch of the Union Pacific. It snould be extended north to the Canon of the Colorado there to connect with one of the lines south from Salt Lake. The business of this line is the Agriculture and Horticultural production of the Salt River valley around Phoenix. . The carrle, hogs, sheep and horses, produced in that Section ana the mineral output of the many mines in the Bradshaw Range South of Prescott- much of tnis traffic would be local which of itself would pay, and the through business would increase from year to year until . Jo Reynolds Senator Tabor Citizens of Phoenix Maniopa Co. Subsid 200,000. 100,000. 190,000. 100,000. 300,000. j1100,000 . ^1500,000. Aid from various sources is as follows Co.-Prescott County Seat,-Subsidy voted $300,900.. Dodge & Co 4eo tl:e Horticultural products of the Valley alone would pay. for the build ing of the road Hr. Jones has tain south of Prescott, and I favorably of this enterprise, should like to take charge of sone mining interests in Silver Ivoun-, am inclined to believe he would think I am out oi' employment just now and this for you. Or if you have any other work on hand where i could be of use to you i i our former, to nie, very pleasant associations. Please let me hear from you. I am, Yours truly. should,be glad to renew N. R. Gibbon. 313 So. Jefferson Ave. W ■ 431 October, 1890. Harvard University, Cambridge, Iv^ass ., 18 Iviatthews Hall, October 12, 1890. Genl. G. h. Dodge, Abroad. My dear Uncle: I was very much interested in the account of your trip across the ocean on the "Teutonic". It must have been an exciting race, better than an eight oared Harvard-Yale contest, the rivalry being almost as intense between the two crews. Father thinks you would be interested in a letter telling sometliing of Harvard life as it is to-day. This is my fourth and last year here and I find it my best. I have been very busy here and have enjoyed every day of my callage course. My health being excellent have been able to do some systematic work in athletics and find now i have a few trophies to show for past encounters. i have .now fifteen trophies in all, cups and medals, for different contests, mostly won in boxing, running, and rowing, one or two wrestling, and shooting prizes. I speak of these first as being the most pleasant of the features of my. college life. The course of study I have pursued has been mainly one which would lead up to the study of Law. I expe.ct to take Honorable mention in History. Political Economy and ^^istory have been my principle studies, branching off now and then into the sciences, Chemistry and oeology. 1 have spent no time on Latin or Greek since entering college, considering three years of Greek and five of Latin sufficient as pre paration for the Law. I practically finished my college course last year 'and am now taking the work of the first year in the Harvard Law School. I think 1 shall graduate from the Columbia Law School after two more years work. The most interesting topic of the day now is the coming Class Day Elections. These are the rewards given by the class in the way of Marshall ships. Orator, Poet, etc for Class Day (21 June). Tuesday evening the class numbering 273 assemble and then the rest-of the night is spent in electing the men to these positions. The con fusion, yelling, and scene in general would rival a.lively day on the H. Y. Stock Exchange. As 1 have been appointed chariman of the meeting -L happen to know something about the candidates. For First Marshal the vote will be unanimous for A. J. Cumnock the great foot ball Gapt. lor the second and third Marshals there are only ten candidates. The western delegation are fighting the Boston and Roxbury crowd. They say Harvard has become too sectional and they are going to try to oust some of the Beacon St. bloods. They have a young man from ienn. at their head who is the equal of Matt '^uav for organizing and managing an election campaign. ^ Harvard has always ta^en more or less interest in State and National politics. The Democrates with Uoyd McRine Garrison (grand nephew of Am. Lbyd Garrison) at their head are planning a big meeting •432 at which Carl Schurz, Esq. and other prominent politicians will take part. We Republicans are planning, a counter movement in the shape of a big meeting in Tremont Temple at which Henry Cabot Lodge and Senator Hoar and others will give the people a chance to-know that Harvard is not a hot bed of free-trade nor a* Democratic Ward caucus. We have a college debating society with a large membership at which any u-ember of the University may speak. I have the pleasure of occupying the Presidents chair and conducted the first meeting of the year last Thursday. Although Harvard has not been a college which sends out• more candidates for the ministry than any of her sister institutions, yet the religious element is one of the strongest and most earnest in college life. Many of the Boston charity workers hail from Harvards halls and every Sunday there are bands of -fellows who hold services on board the vessels lying in Boston Harbor. But they dont preach any old foggy l.ell fire and damnation doctrine whicli would frive the sailors there, if there was such a place. They conduct short singing and prayer services and are always welcomed by the sailors. If at any time you have time to write I should enjoy "hearing from you and shall watch your trip with expecial interest since we, Mother, Father, Carrie, and I are planning to saillfor Europe next June for a years travel and study abroad. I want to thank you, General, for your kindness in giving me the two pictures, "The Battle of Atlanta" and "The Generals of tie Army of the Tenn." They are the pride oi' our room and are admired by all my friends. I have joined the 1st Corps Boston•Cadets M. V, K. and will soon be one of the recruits. It is the crack Battalion of the State. They call them "The Governors Pets", but they tell me during the war almost every member received an officers commission. I am very fond of military affairs and joined to get the drill and military practice. I hope I liave not wearied you with my long r ccount of myself and will try to write soon again of other more interesting things. If anyone asks about Harvard you may tell them it is the old est and best institution of learning in America, founded in 1636; now has about 2000 students and professors. i think i^ has about $15,000,000. but am not positive. About 1200 in the college course over 400 in the incoming class. I hope you find the baths and change beneficial to you; that may regain your accustomed vigor. .n, T, called on Gen'l Morgan in Chicago who gave me a very pleasant talk. He said you were a great "pusher" and I ought to go to N. Y. and go in your office where you would make me work. He seemed to be a very pleasant man. not. i T will ^suppose enclose you a have copy of seen its the article ^es Moines on your Register gifts but to the perhaps State, in a. day or two. With bast wishas for* your trip, I am, Very respectfully yours. not. John L. Dodge. 433 Toledo, ©ct. 13, 1890. My dear Gen'l. I have been charged with the duty of preparing a brief memorial of Gen'l. Noyes for our Loyal Legion Commandery and I want your recollecti on about one or two points-- 1st I understood (at the time) that the first order I got to assail the enemy's first line came from you. (through veach I presume^ and that McBherson who had been away came back and countermanded the order just as we were ready to go for them. I know that when I went back enquiring "what's the matter?" McPherson said to me "You would have to fight Hardee's whole Corps" and that the attack was "too hazardous". Some of us answered Mc P. "Well General this is the 4th of July and we can whip anything today-r-Hardee's corps andthe d--l to boot" , But although McP. seemed pleased with our confidence he did not consent then to our making the ffort. After 6 P. '. when the order was received you ordered Sweeny to attack the line next adjoining my right with two regiments,simultaneously, and we compared wat hes and agreed on the signal that was to be given by the bugle at the rear, and the time 6:40 when both Sweeny's regiments and mine should start. But Skweeny ( as usual) took so much time getting ready that the fight was over and the enemy 's line emptied far as we could see, when his regiments came cheering and chargin: the emp ty line Chamberlain who had command of Sweeny's skirmishers came promptly to the scratch, when he heard Noyes and Churchill charging but no thanks to Sweeny for even that. Please tell me what your recollection is about the onlers and also whether you recollect as I do about Sweeny. 1 shall feel obliged If you, can answer at once as I must finish the paper. Wlmt ever ^®caine of Taylor's pictres of the gel^^iV^iis truly John Pulxer October, 1890. 435 Exeter, N. H., Oct. 14, 1890. Dear Uncle: to me and Your letter to father written just before sailing was sent 1 wish to accept your invitation to write you. I am now at Exeter as you doubtless know and am working to get into Harvard next year, having already passed the majority of my examinations. V/e have about three hundred and fifty students and like all New England schools we have representatives from all over the continent and adjacent islands, even an African price from the Congo country. We room in private houses paying irom three to six dollars per week for rooms and also board in private families paying five and six dollars per week. I think these prices outrageous but there seems to be no remedy. All our landladies become rich off of us, for in stance my last land-lady goes to Saratoga and my present one has iust returned from Europe. Ly studies here and Greek, Latin, Mathematics, Chemistry and £.nglish. I am reading Homer's Iliad in Greek and Cicero in Latin and have passed off Creek, Latin, German Algebra and Physics in my prelimin- &ry examination for Harvard. Our school is noted for its athletics in which I take a great interest, being president of the athletic association In the school. At present 1 have a shell on the river in which I am training for next season s regatta's in which Lockie and I row as double scull. Doubtless you think our sports detract from our studies. That may be but in return they give us strong constitutions and bodies with which to fight the worlds battles. will be in 4 life has not '^now been decided. is to be a As lawyer, far a but I see what now my I pursuit shall be a college educated business man,for whom I things there is always room. *^®hes me to be a physician but 1 have no desire to AutHit Letters has gone from from home our tell bank me to Aunt First Julia National, is there receiving also th^t Of your ^ Your Nepihew, i''. P. Dodge, Jr. October, 1890. N. P. DODGE & GO. Real Estate Agents Council Bluffs, Iowa, Octr. 18th, 1890, Dear Genl; F.ave you "five or six" extra copies of those last steel engraving portraits of yourself? Mr. Aldrich wants that many for State University and other- institutions and individuals. If you Iiave son.e in . Y. will you direct some to be sent to me? I sent you today a copy of "Capitol" with one of Mr. Aldrich's articles. Senator Allison was here Wednesday and spoke to a large audience. T. J. Evans entertained him. I spent about 2 hours with him having been invited to dine with him. Spencer Smith and wife only other guests at Dinner although many called in afternoon and there was a public reception between 7 & 8 in eve. Sue and Carrie went at that hour. He inquired for you of course and wanted to know when you were coming back. Spencer Smith says your portrait is a splendid picture of you and by far the best at the Capitol. It is now in the R. R. Commissioners Office waiting for Hie to go over and select a place for it to hang. Senator Allison made a good speech. I think Repub licans are feeling anxious about coning election. Mr. Dearborn is here and looking well. I think he is fast over coming his lung trouble. Julia also here. Mr. Beard was here few days but returned to Texas. Julia expects to spend winter in Texas at Fort 'orth where Eddie expects to be under Mr. Ross. Horace Byerett is failing and not expected to live many days, his sons have arrived home from their schools to be with him. Cal. Sapp cannot recover, he n^ay linger along. Lockie reports every week some advanced step. Goon after his return he was elected Prest. of Harvard Union, the College debating oOciety. Then he was selected chairman of the class Day Meeting which is a rr.eeting of Senior Class of 275 to elect Class Day officers and Committees and is usually one of great interest and excitement. He stood on the Platform for hours and put motions, nominations etc. and received a vote of thanks for his ability and fairness and more than all was elected chariinan of the cla^s day Committee by a vote of 128 to 81, his opponent being one of the most popular fellows in the class. To be at the head of this Coajiiittee is an honor that Lockie very much desired but hardly dared hope for as he was not a member of any of the secret societies and not a society man but his athletic record was equal to that of any of the others and he had done excellent work in his sutdies. - 43.8 The weather here thii.^ fail is good and I continue to enjoy good health and n-y fan,ily all well so far as 1 know. V«e hear Leltie has started to join her mother in Eurppe or England but cannot say if it is so. very truly, N . P . bodge, I have not heard from you since you wrote from Queenstown. ''i'v.* * '-t c t • I ■►r,? I ' (•'-iji-' '.ft'' '(4- J- - ijb a; 439 October, 1890. Council Bluffs, Oct. 26, 1890, Dear Genl: Your letter from Aix les Balnes was duly received and I took from it the substance of your views on the tarifl and gave to Nonpareil as there seems to be considerable interest in that question just now, I think the republican leaders are uneasy about the outcome of these fall elections. The democrats are representing the IvicKing bill as a burden to the west and beneficial to the east. It is said Bowman has plenty of money to use in this district. I do not hear much about about the C. Blviffs Military Co., "Dodge Light Guards", of late. They were allowed by City Council three or four hundred dollars and John Short got out an injunction to prevent its payment. I will see the Treasurer and if in need of money pay them '|^100 on your account, Charles Aldrich was here two days last week and I entertained him. One day he spent in Omaha trying to get hold of autograph letters and relects belonging to Genl. Curtis and Ex-Gov. Briggs, He seems to be a genial pleasant man devoted to his work. Mr. Dearborn has been here two weeks and now gone to Denver and will probably spend winter in N. Mexico or So. California. He is fast regaining his health. When I go west i think I will go direct to San Francisco and leave trip to Puget Sound until I return in spring as it will be late before I leave here. Grenville Phillips is work ing in a shoe store at Seattle and likes that Country. John Beresheim has been in Chicago the past week,-not yet returned,-looking after the Nixon Building matter. In my next letter I will give you result of his interviews with Prussing and others. The weather continues dry and pleasant and favorable to builders. New Hotel being finished inside - new Methodist Church above ground and foundation of John N. Baldwins new building being laid. J. J. Steadman spent several weeks in Portland which he thinks is the solid city of the North Pacific Coast, but says Omaha is located for as promising future as any city and he is not inclined to leave this section of country. Julia is still here but expects to spend winter in Ft. Worth Lockwood gains honors right along. I must send you his last letter to me saying the 'past week was the best of his life and giving detailed account of his managment of the Glass Day Iveeting and also of his beinc: mustered into Boston Cadets and going to Framingham to shoot for a place as marksman, making the required score,-attending banquet at Younrs meeting with a nice set of men and being called on to respond to a toast ' and complimented for what he said. Very truly, N. P. D. Oct.1890. 441 Paris, Oct. 26, 1890. L. M. Martin, Dear Sir:- I received your letter of Oct. 12th and note its contents. Am glad Jones straigl-.tened out coal- matters it accords with my views as I have heretofore written you. I have not had much faith in doing much with Iowa roads . They have determined to sit still until they see the outcome in Iowa and no one can blame them as they have been terribly persecuted more than any outsider knows and they have not dar ed to tell. The bad situation now is that with plenty of business more than any one of them can do on their own line that the3'' cannot agree among themselves to a fair rate and maintain it. U. P. ha;, had to notify Its patrons that they can oly take freigjit at the regular rates . They are simply snowed under with unpaying business without power and to do the paying businecs. I hope the termin<al Go. will go ahead and build the station. It has always been my idea when built or half built they U. P. and others will come to us or lose.their passenger business; that is certain. You should not allow Heath to rebuild on his old ground in the town. See him and locate on some one of our sidings.... We will have to pay our coupons with the bonds we get for mone^*/spent' on permanent improvements , in terminals and on our own road, so that we are not so badlj' off, Jones wrote me you needed another locomotive. Can you ret a ong until Spring. If not, 1 will try to trade with holoomb or some f-C' Tly new one.. That kind of a one do you want? What wight, freight or passenger? I have no doubt when we get ix—dy we can find plontv of market ^or our coal this winter and next spring on my return 1 will IrrZre to take oon,o for the U. P. They win by th.->t time havo found o2?° bott better satisfaction and it is I not nope. near I as learn good the as ours. Iowa coal Is Giving rivinr 21 1baths and am greatly improved oFten, by them. i have taken Am free my of first pain. course Shall ofrest possible *take 1 another ® ^ course. to o warmer climate and as long as® ThA ^ cood object lessoii to our people n S 4^ ?u ^ people- is wonderful. If our farmers -^x.d labor,-re. in the tin fnndly they would works l:e from rich. four I have years been up. staylne The men whorroJeJglntber get forty to fiftv cer. s per day, the women 30. 3 eo iiitj G . M. Dodge 443 October, 1890, Monday 27th. Dear Genl: Mr. Beresheim arrived today. He gave the Nixon Bldg. leas ing matter thorough investigation ascertaining parties at. bottom of it and responsibility of those who proposed to go on bond and came to conclusion that it would not be advisable to make the lease unless :5l00,000. worth of good securities were deposited,not being satisfied with bond offered and he considered that a very important matter in this case as they proposed to remodel the building. He thinks Prussing all right, thinks better of him than before he went and says he has a good business and his ideas were in harmony with his own (Beresheims.) Beresheim stays with Schuttler when in Chicago and has ad vantage of their knowledge and experience and he also saw Nixon and others. Says your property is growing more valuable every year and thinks it not wist to rush into a negotiation for long lease that might give trouble. A beautiful building called "The Temple" is being erected on Field and Leiter lot opposite corner from yours. 7/ill be one of the finest in Chicago. N. P. D. 447 October, 1890. Pari^, October 28, 1890. Gen. Sherman, New iork (Jitv, My dear Gereral:- 1 am greatly grieved to hear of Col. Noyes' death and am glad to hear you have been selected to prepare the memorial. You should also do it for the Army of the Tennessee. I had the advance July 4, 1864; m y orders .were verbal. Logan was following and had orders to support, it was supposed the ei.emy was retreating behind the Chattahooche. I ran up against Ilurd behind entrenchments at Camp ground. I wrw what 1 thought was preparations to get out, considerable excitement, etc. and i determined to attack. 1 gave the order Veich to go on in the uhio Brigade , Sweeny on his front to demonstrate and follow, i selected the uhio Brigade as they, yourself, Moyes ahd been urging me to give them a show. Up to this time they had not been heavily engaged,(if ^ remember rightly). General Logan came up ahead of his corps, hearing we had found the enemy entrenched. He asked me if 1 was going toattack. 1 told him "Yes". he the policy and considerable disc; rsion occured. nhe." he saw j. was going in he said he would go back anS hurry up his advance, with a view of helping if we needed it, I then gave tlie order and the signal, the sound of the bugle, was gxven and the brigade went in with a vim. As they gained the field it was an impressive sight, I sent an order to Sweeny.to go in with his force immediately ^ome ore said Noyos was In ar, ambulance passing. I saw the asked higi w^iere tie was hurt. His answer was that he guessed he a leg was gone. I expressed my sympathy and he said he did not care about that but what will my wife say if I lose my leg The nest time I saw Col. Noyes was in Paris at a dinner. I then saw his wife for the first time and related the circumstance to the party to their great merriment and Col. Noyes embarrasment, Gen. M cPherson did not come up until after the works were carried at least 1 did not see him until after. Tlien he said your orders did not contemolate attacking their intrenchments but I am glad you attacked . "ie way of stating it irti de me inquire '""hy?" out his answer was "For many reasons", evading a direct answer. The conversation you name I think occurred with Gen. Logan . I wish 1 could pay Col. Noyes the tribute he is entitled to . He was in every way an eD.egant, excellent, suborrlinate soldier who had the love of those under him and the confidence of his superior officers, I felt sure of him under all circumstances. I have always thought the day had considerable to do with the success or the attack and the groat ei thusiasm of the men as they went in. My health is improving and I shall span- the winter in the south. Truly, G.M.Dodge. 451 November, 1890. 114 West 18th Street, New York, Nov. 6th, 1890, My dear General: I was very glad to get your letter of Oct. 26th v/hich reached me today; and to learn that you had been so much benefited in health. I left Lake George one week ago to-day, and have begun my winter's work here. The great success of my portrait of you has given me much pleasure. Mr. Granger kindly sent me a copy of Governor Bowie's letter to you, and Mr. Aldrich wrote me a long and,enthusiastic letter in, praise of it, and telling me of the verdict pronoxinced by the public, which seems to have been unanimously in its favor. The replica, for the Union Pacific, was carried on as far as the completion of the head, hands, coat etc. The chair, table, books, curtain and background will be painted here from the original material with some few changes. When finished, i will have a photograph taken. I took one myself from the original, but it did not come out as well as I could have wished. When they are mounted I will mail one to you, care of Munroe & Co., Paris, who, if you have left, will no doubt forward it to you. I have been too busy getting ready for work, since my arrival,to go down and call upon Mr. Granger, but will do so in a few days, when my por trait of Mr. Lamport is finished. Judge Dillon was in this morning to see about his portrait, which I am to begin work upon in a few days. It is also to go in the Capitol at Des Moines, in the Supreme Court room, but will not be as large as yours, as it is to be only a head and bust. I am glad you are going to Italy, and would advise you, by all means, not to come home without seeing Egypt, which I consider the most interesting, by far, of all the countries it has been my good fortune to visit. I would, by all means, go up the Nile to the first cataract, if you cannot go farther. I was not able to go there for lack of money, but saw Cairo, Memphis, the Pyramids, Heliopolis, and such other places as are within easy reach of Cario. I think a trip up the Nile, especially if made in a dahabich or regular Nile Boat, with a small agreeable party, would interest you greatly, and completely re establish your health. As a Civil Engineer, it will pay you to go to Cairo, only to see the Pyramids. If you do go there 1 want you to particularly examine the laying of the stones in the Great Pyramid. My observation was, that no cement whatever was used, and it seemed to me as though one stone had been ground upon another until a perfect joint was made. I took particular pains to examine places where pieces had been freshly broken off. I have often nientioned this to people who have been there but no one had every noticed this particular fact. For this reason I would like to have the observation and opinion of a man like yourself. 452 There is a young friend of mine now in Paris studying art; a son of Mr. ti. 7;. Davis, the druggist in Iowa City who you niay have known in past years. He is very quiet and shy but has talent, and is very earnest in his desire to improve in his profession. He work ed for several years in Providence, R. I. making designs at the Gorham Manufacturing Co., and also was a draughtsman upon the Providence Jour nal, by which work he laid up a little money to enable him to study abroad. He had not been in Paris long, before he was taken with the grippi, and had to give up study for many months. This was a sad blow he will'be obliged to come home before his studies are com pleted. He has heard of you through me, and I think would like to see anyone from Iowa. If ;,ou cared to see him, and would not object to have him call upon you, I would take it as a great favor if you would send him your address, and mention my name, and give him the pleasure of calling upon you. His father is a friend of Mr. Dey; they are members of a boat club, and Mr. Davis built a beautiful boat for Mr. Dey, one winter, in the rear portion of his drug-store. His son*s Paris address is Charles P. Davis, No. 58 Rue de Clignancourt. In conclusion, I will say once more, do not miss seeing Egypt, if it is only sn much as Cairo and its environs. With the sincere wish that you may have a good rest and completely regain vour strength, I remain always. Very sincerely yours. Geo . 11. Yewell, •' .'r • 453 • • Boston, Nov. 11, 1890. My dear General Dodge: I received your letter of the 31st this morning. Believing that you would find a cable for Mr. Adams of use, I sent you this morning over his signature the following, after submitting it to him for approval: Boston, Nov.11, 1890. Your letter to Lane thirty first. We are strong financially having sufficient funds for all immediate liabilities including notes pesently nr tuning and require no further loans. Present situation causes us no uneasiness here and it cannot last indefinitely. Purchase of thirteen million dollars Navigation principal cause of floating debt. Seven million bonds sold against this. Remaining six of million will be sold wiien financial condition favorable. Purchase of thirteen million stock and sale of thirteen million bonds will save anually one hundred thirty thousand dollars which goes to sink ing fund. Company earning sufficient to pay all fixed charges inclu ding government requirements. Reported sale of stock by directors untrue. More business in sight than eujuipment can carry. Boycott of Iowa line will be raised this week." At my requ st Mr. Adams has written today to Messrs. Blake Boissevain & Co. I send you enc osed copy of his letter. I do not know that I can addanything to this except that it is pretty well assured that the boycott of the Iowa lines is now practically over. T remain, Yours si ncerely,G.M. Lane Gen. G.M. Dodge. Second Vice President. 455 Boston, Nov. 11, 1890. Messrs. Blake, Roissevain & Co., London, England. Gentleros n:- Mr. Lane has ha ded me oiir letter of the 1st of November relating to the recent fall in the securities of this company and the feeling of uneasiness which prevails among the holders in regard to them. At the close of your letter you say, "What would materially assist this would be an improvement in the earnings, and we sincerely hope, therfore, that your favorable expectations in this regard for the last three months of the year v/ill be fulfilled. That the earnings ofthe year, more especially the net earnings, have, in the case of the Union Pacific, not been satisfac tory, is appreciated by no one more than by me. The result was due nartly to e rors in judgment connected with the operation of the road which have now been corrected, but it was more due to the fact that, owing to the overtaxed condition of the machine shops of the country, we have been unable to oltain for use this year the addi tional motive power and equipment ordered at the usual time. Out of 130 locomotives then contracted for, less than 30 have yet been sup plied. Had those locomotives been received from the contrators at the time they were expected, the holders ofthe company's securities would have had no cause to complain of the earnings during the Autumn months. They might equally well havebeen 25 per cent greater than they were, or $5090,000 a month, instead of $4,000,000. No one regrets this more tha myself, for upon me, of course, rests the responsibility. Nevertheless, looking back, I fail now to see what I could have done more than I did do. The additional equipment and facilities were ordered at the usual time, and no one coul then foresee the overcrowded condition of the shops. Meanwhile, of one thing you may rest assured. The Union Pacific today is simply suffering from an excess of tonnage, of business, O) the future growth of this tonnage I see no limitj nor, if economically handled, wouldthe rates be unremunerative. It is simply a qiestion of supplying the necessary euipment and facilities to do business cheaply. As to the financial results of the current year, it is yet too early to make any definite statement. All depends upon the two months of Noverab r and December. Meanwhile, it seems very clear that the Union Pacific will, duringthe year, under the most adverse con ceivable circtimstances, earn its fixed charges, with a surplus over. If it has do e this this year, I see no reason why the record should not 1e reatly betterd hereafter. But for the mistakes in judgment and the delay of deliveries to which I have referred, the Union Pac ific would this year, in my judgment, have earned four per cent upon its stock. ■ 457 The one vry weak spot in the UnionPacific system during the year has been the Oregon Railway & Navigation Cp,' This, I will frankly . say to you, has been due in my judgient to bad local management. The dffici.al at the head ofthe Pacific Division during the first nine months of the year was not competent for the work. He was a man of ability, and had very considerable knowledge of the property, but he was an accountant not an executive officer, and he was during the winter sub jected to a test of unusual severity. This did not appear until the . mischief had been done. That the property is now in the hands of the most energetic and comiEbent executive officer in the service of the company. I have no question he will wholly change the aspect of affairs; but he must be given time, and the results ofhis management, which began only on the 1st of Septmeber last, canhardly show themselves before the beginningof another year. The showing of the Navigation company for the year 1891 will, I amsanguine, be in pleasing ontrast with that made by it during the yaa? 1890. In conclusion I have merely to add that I do not remember a case where a road which, under the most adverse circumstances, earned its full fixed charges, ever sustained serious disaster. Before this letter reaches you, financial results will have developed themselves, and you will be advised of them by cable. It is not worth while for me, therefore to mnke any pcedictions. Meanv/hile, you can judge as well as I whether the property which, under the mort adverse circumstances, earns its fixed charges and a surplus, while at the same time it is crushed under a surplus traffic, which it is quite unable to handle, can be otherwise than substantially sound. I have just returned from a trip over a large portion of the system. During that trip, energetic steps we e taken to remedy certain defects in operation v/hich hcve cost us a gread deal of money during t^e year, and, while I d slike to speak with too much onfidence, I am sanguine as to what the results of our traffic will be from the first of November forward. ^,s compared with last year, we have all the business we can do, and more tonnage than we can move* we have now additional f acilities and motive power, and allowin"" for the unforseeable, I cannot see why the returns for the next'^four months whould not be higlly satisfactory to all concerned. But thev will in due time speak for theselves. I! ad ^TT ptopePacifIc is merely condition sufferin of the g property in common is with good. all In other short,rail road properties. My own imp ession is it has a gre ter recupeJaute ?esuu! ° ^ I remain, etc.. (signed) Charles P. Adams, President. 459 ffov. 12, 1890. G. M. Dodge, Dear Gen. The state of Iowa has this year been at work clea ing and grading the Capitol grounds; you will doubtless remember that there used to be growing here some fine old hickory trees, when they were cut down I conceived the idea of mailing some canes from the branches; they are not intended to be ornamental, but I hope may be useful. I trust some of ray friends may prize the, even for a stronger reason than their utility. I have designed one of these plain sticks for you; knowing how much of your early life was g ven to aid the growth and prosperity of this great state, how deeply you have been interested in the erec tion of the Capitol buildings. I thought perhaps a stick of this charac ter might be valued by ou as a souvenir, a relic of the past in Iowa, In one sense it represents the pioneer da s, and the hardy race who have made Iowa what she is; they are gone, or are rapidly passing away never to return, so are the noble old hickories, that in those days ornamented old Capitol Hill. I have prepared and have for you one of these sticks; the labor I have put upon it represents in a small de^^ree, the love and adviration I have for you'whom I regard as Iowa's greatest soldier, one of her best and truest friends in the hour ofthe Nation's peril, and all along the tortious road she has trod from wild territory to the grand position she now coccupies in the sisterhood of the Union. As I estimate men, no man from Iowa is more entitled to carry a typical Iowa can than you. I have made four of these canes and shall present them to my friends, please accept one as a testimonial of my high regard and friendship for you. Tell me where to send it. Truly yours, G.B.Gray. MS November,.1890. State of •'•owa Board of Railroad Commissioners Des ^loines . Peter A. ^ey. Spencer Smith. Prank T. dampbell, W. A. Ainsworth. Secretary Des ^^oimes, Nqv. 13, 1890. G . M, ^odge, New York. Dear General: Your picture reached here sone time ago, my own choice was that it should to into the library, but after a thorough trial we were compelled to abandon this idea, as this room as not built with re ference to anything of the kind. We then decided to put it in the Governors reception room. My choice of location was the north wall but after hanging it there, the cross lights were such that it did not do you justice. We then put it on the South wall between the windows, the effect is very good ana will I judge be entirely satisifactory, at least we found no place where it looked as well. There is no place in the room where the painting will attract as much attention. Gov ernor Boies (who by the way is a good deal cf a man) left the choice of position to me and seemed very anxious to have it in the place where it would have the best effect. Our election is over. I am defeated by about three hundred, two years ago the jobbers, the railways, and the alii .ances supported me, this year they turned the cold shoulder and all my gains over the balance of the ticket were personal. factory, I trust that what we have done on the painting will be satisTruly yours. Peter A. Dey. .467 November, 1890. 88 Linden Avenue, Flushing, L. I. N. Y 17th Nov. '90. Dear General: Though the travel season has now passed yet I trust it will interest you, who share my spirit therein enough by report of what has transpired since your proposal of July last, to induce you to find a liberal Dodge to cooperate with your offer. I cannot be expected to solicit a fund, besides giving all the labor and time; and receiving nothing from the First Edition; however I have stated it in vain at Chicago and Lowell. During the summer I received requests for copies of ^/emorial from Iowa, Albany, Mass, and other places; to which I replied that the Edition was exhausted; but that an effort was being m.ade for a proper second edition with due research in England; and very lately, Allan Dodge of Lowell writes again at length thia t he can dis pose of 300 Copies; all showing an active demand here. This Memorial is the only I'amily Record of the large majority of our race in i-i. S. Is it not a gross breach of filial duty to an honored ancestry, to suffer it now to perish? - depriving ourselves and coming generations of 311 knowledge oi our ancient, long settledand illustrious lineage of 700 years in England - completing worthily the history of a Family founded with The English Nation; actively sharing in all the tumult of its History, and eminent in American History from the first Colonist down to our own age - a continuous Family Record cf 1000 years without a rival? Surely this Generation should not fail, at least to prepare the ground for a complete Genealogy; specially, when to supply a part secured of our English kindred and its old re nown might require but 90 days of summer research at the small cost of ^1000. I cannot at this interval and other engagements positively promise to leave therefore but will try; and of course will have a warm welcome and wide subscription there. Can yoS not secure the Fund and due support for a second edition? What are you doing for your own Auto- or other Biography? The true history of our West of the last 50 years why let that perish? Can I be useful therein? With best wishes for your restored health and warm regards. Ever yours, Robt. Dodge. 471 November, 1890. Mattschappii tot Beheer van het Administratickantoor van Amerikaansche fondsen, opgerigt door Broes & Gosman, ten Ha\e & van Essen en Farman & Zoonen te Amsterdam. Amsterdam, den November 20th, 1890. General G, j/i. ^odge, Esq., c/o Messrs. Munroe ^o., Dear Sir Paris, France. We take pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your esteemed favors of the 17th and 18th inst., the latter enclosing copies of letter sent to you by Messrs. Lane and Holcomb, ail of which had our best attention and for which we beg to tender you our thanks. We fully agree with Mr. Lanes views that there will be cause for uneasiness until rates imrpove and the financial situation changes materially. We believe that strong efforts are being made in both directions, which may lead to the desired end. Meanwhile it is im possible to see the final outcome of all these tr ubles. We hope, however, to aiscuss the matter with you as soon as your health has sufficiently improved to make a trip to this City, We are. Dear Sir, Yours very truly, V/. Bensman, Manager. November, 1890. Toledo, Nov. 28, 1890, Wy dear Cenl: This memorial of Noyes had to be written in tiii.e tor the November mteting, so it was in type before 1 got your letter. How ever, the only point in which your memory diflered from mine, was, whether our talk at your Hd. Qr. soon after noon, was with Logan as you thought, or with Iv;cPherson, as I remembered. Hickenlooper, Churchill and Noyes, (as shown in his little speech at the last Loyal L. m.eeting before he died,) all think it was Lc^^herson, Hickenlooper is very positive, but it doesn't .matter much either way. The point I was trying to settle, -was whether the 1st. order to assault, about noon, originated with you, as I though, or whether it came from t'cP., or as Hickenlooper insists from Sherman (of course through McH.). But as I could not hear irom you in time, you will see Istuck to my own recollection about it, and I think now, as I did that day, that it would have cost us less to take the works at noon, than it did after the enemy had strenfthened them, and reinforced the line in our front. One of the sadaest things connected with Noyes sudden death, is the fact that his estimable wife is left without a dollar Of in come. The Homestead was in her name but heavily mortgaged, and it took all the Life Insurance on the General life, to release the mortgage, and as she was endorser of the ^enl's. obligations, she is still ^4000 in debt. Dr. Shaw tells me that in tiie spring she hopes to sell the house for ^10,000 and possibly ^12,000 but it cannot be sold now. Hickenlooper, Weber, Nixon (now of the Inter-ocean, Chicago) Hayes, and other wealthy friends of N'oyes, ere trying to raise a fund for ^rs. Noyes benefit in a quiet way and I have been requested to lay the matter belore you, that you may join them in that effort, if so disposed, I do not feel like arguing the case, for you knew Noyes well and if you api)rove, will do so as quickly with the simple statenient as if a long appeal was ii.ade. Genl. Noyes was not a saving man. He spent what he got freely and his generosity was not seen to be unwise until his death revealed the fact that his wife had nothing to live upon. It was a great mistame that she should endorse his obligations, but probably Noyes was so cramped for means, that he was obliged to mortgage the house and farm and they being in her name the debt became hers. 474 Hoping you may completely regain your health, I am. Truly yours, John V;. Fuller, Genl. G. M. Dodge, , The Photograph of the Generals of Army Tennessee, now hanging in my dining room, is splendid. Thanks for it, Wy youngest daughter, Irene, is now on the ocean, and will spend son-e months I think in Berlin and Dresden. If you go to Dresden hunt her up. She .has a letter from Genl, Sherman to the U, S, consul at Dresden. Also to Fhelps (minister). I gave her a letter to Fred Grant, myself, for Vienna. V . I'l' d tr:,, - ; ,'jT jr 475 December, 1890 THE DAKVERS HISTORICAL SOGIETy. The Danvers Historical Society adopted its Consittution and By-Laws on the 9th of September, 1889, and a week later completed its organization by the election of its first Board of Officers and Direcotrs. Soon afterward it rented for its use a commodious and convenient room in the building of the Raticnal Bank, on Maple Street, which it has since occupied for its Library and Ivuseum Collections, and as a place for many of its meetings. The Second Article of its By-Laws reads as follows: "The objects .of the Society shall be to discover, collect, and preserve, such publicaticns, manuscritps, pictures, emeorials, and speci mens, as may illustrate local and general history, but particularly the annals and a.itural history of the Town of Danver-?; to establish within the town a Library and Jviuseum, in which such treasures as it iriay thus received or procure shall be deposited and kept; and, generally, to foster ajmong the iTiembers and others by meetings and lectures, and in various ways, a love of histcdcal, literary, and scientific pursuits." Unexpected and most gratifying success has attended the work of the 5ociety_during the first year of its existence. At the meeting on the 9th of c>eptemiber, 1889, eightean men and women signed the Consti tution and By-Laws, and became members. At the meeting of Septen.ber ICth, the num.ber rose to lifty. There is now a membership of* over one hundred, and it is steadily increasing. Nearly all are inhabitants of Danvers, a few being residents of other towns. The first reunion of the members, on the 1st of January, 1890 and the coroir.emoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the death of * General Israel Putnam, on the 19th of May, 1890, were notable occasions in the -'ociety s brief history. Besides the various meetings of the Board and of the several committees, the general quarterly and monthly meetings h ve been regularly held, and have been of much interest. The Ifst-named have taken place on the first Monday evening of each nionth and have been open to all members. Papers h ve be^n read, conversations have ensued, and much important information has been gathered for future use, about old houses and landmarks, fire companies, schools and teachers churches and church music, proniinent characters and divers kinds of bus- ' iness, and other matters pertaining to the past of Danvers. These meett^^retolore, the subjects sultawl fo^ their consideration being of great number and of much promise. . Library and Museum Room is already largely stocked with rare and valuable collections, donated by members and friends. Its sevlir-ustrafrvp ' ^®e®^her with its several hundred pamphlets (chiefly Essex County), p y% have been events, gather and from interests various of sources-, Danvers and and other present parts a of good nucleus for the more extensive Library which we trust is yet to be at no distant day. The case which holds them was formerly owned and used by the late Hon. Joh.n D. Philbrick anP h-- +i v. has quite rilled another- large case with a unique and atPraotl" aJraf' liles UlSof the town. oeveral cases, rrooured besides, from cntain descendants articles of of old min+nptr tinSars^sildui:'- wars, soidlero belts, sashes, canteens, and blankets; ^evolution Indian and In relics the la^e^ mortars and pestles, flre-buc.ets, flax-oombs, and foit-stoves; sSls 476 and wallets, coin and noney-weights, lamps and hour-glasses, cups and ^ pitchers, bowls and tankards and plate; carved wood, metal pieces, and ^ other specimens from ancient houses; saniplers and curiously wrought fabrics from near and far; medals, badges. Continental and Confederate scrip, and military commissions; souvenirs from famous forts, bridges, battlefields, and from distant lands; photographs and silhousetts, printed and written documients, manuscriptsermons, addresses and diaries; autograph signatures and letters, maps and drawings, files of newspaioers and single or several copies of old numbers of the same, and other things too numerous to niention. On the walls, or elsewhere in the room are numerous pictures, am.ong which is one of Maj. ^en. Grenville M. -Dodge, with several large, beautiful photographs of scenes of the late war and of the Union Pacific Railroad; others, likewise in frame, of Gen. Israel Putnam, Gen. V.'illiam H. Harrison, Oeorge Peabody, Rufus Choate, Governor Simon Bradstreet, Rev. Edward Brown, David tnd Douglass Putnam, of L'.arietta, Ohio, Rev. Drs. Isaac and ii'-ilton P. Braman, John D. Philbrick, ^amiuel P. Fowler, and Dr. Amos Putnam; and also a chande lier, an officer's staff, several antipue chairs and a cradle of inter esting history, case-stands and a center-table, a camp-desk and a Spring field rifle used in the War of the Rebellion, a French tricolor captured from an English blockade runner, a i;andsome banner and pole of the Fre mont campaign, and a United aates. flag once borne on the Nile and in the Holy Land. This partial ^d ha-ty enumeration of gifts, which have been acknowledged from time to time in the Danvers Mirror, with the names of the donors, serves to show the range and variety of the Society's pre- ^ sent collections. A full catalogue will shortly be published, de- " scriptive of each article--book, pamphlet, manuscript, picture, relic. Or whatever else--with the name of the contributor apended and Including all the tuings that shall have been presented up to Jan uary 1, 1891. But the above list also indicates, in a general way the nature and variety of the treasures which we still solicit. With hearty thanks to all vho have thus far.done so much to make our room attractive and instructive, we appeal to members, and others for additional oflerings, in the firm conviction that there is no wiser or more useful things than to donate them to an institution like this. Our Society not only has its headquarters in a brick building w.th a slate roof and strong shutters, but it has a larp-e iron safe in which precious manuscripts and otherarticles of special value can be lodged and kept, as may be required or deemed advisable. We are persuaded that gifts thus cared for are less liable to perish b" fire or to be otherwise destroyed, and are less liable to be stolen,""or in jured, or scattered and lost, than when they are sought to be preserved in private dwellings, and are there exposed to all the chanres danp-pr^ and reverses, whereby so many of such treasurers ever and aLn'disapS beyond recovery. It is painful to recall how much that was of inestim able worth has gone forever from the town and its fatailLr frL well If it had bSf been iounded twenty-five establ.S or fiftv nSnat'oo vearssoon, g . Moreover, such tilings are made to serve a niuch wideh pjod bv ben.any, rather than the few, may for a long and in- I less our own whL we allow others than ourselves and our iram.ediate friends to enjoy them. 4^'7 December, 1890. Sheet § 2 The Danvers Historical Society, "The best things any mortal hath Are tJ^ose which every mortal shares." The merely sentimental feeling that holds so strongly to an object as an exclusive possession and privilege sometimes costs too dear ly. It is all the more to us when we n.ake it a common benefaction to neighbors and strangers both, and when with it we helpto open to all a pure and perennial well-spring of wisdom and ^fe in the place of our nativity or home. I'ew towns of its size can boast a more eventful or honorable history than -^anvers, and we are co fident that one day this Society will be to her a credit and a blessing. We beseak for it the earnest sympathy and liberal support of her citizens, and of all who desire and seek her prosperity and the best good of her rising, success ive generations. 'We shall be happy to receive, and shall thankfully acknowledge, whatever gifts they may contribute at any time; but we beg to express the hope that the approaching ^'^ew Year's Festival, on the even ing of January 1, 1891, may record many fresh offerings for our Library and ^;useum. Ncr can we refrain from the further suggestion that dona tions of money are much needed for a vigorous prosecution of the work we have in hand. like ^'r. A. A. Low's bountiful gift of $500, made to us last spring, they will prove of signal encouragement andhelp to us. in our efforts to build up the institution inthese early years of its plans and struggles. In behalfl of the directors, A. Pi PUTNAM, President. Danvers, ■'-'ec. 12, 1890, OFFE ERS, Alfred P. Putnam Alden P. White Sarah E, Hunt Mrs. Ellen M. P. Gould D. A. Massey George Tapley Watson M. Ayres Bessie Putnam Mrs . Annie G, Newhall Ezra D. Hines . President. Vice President. Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Librarian Assistant Librarian. Curator Assistant Curator. Historiographer. ^78 DIRECTORS. Augustus Mudge Mrs. E. F. Masury Ghalres B. Rice. Israel H. Putnam G. A. Tapley Andrew Nichols 'A'arren Porter Ezra D. ^ines. Mrs. Louisa P. Weston, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Alfred P. Putnam Andrew Nichols . Alden P. White, Chariman. Augustus Mudge Israel H. Putnam 4i9 December, 1890. DENVER TEXAS & FORT WORTH RAIL ROAD--FAN I'ANDLE ROUTE. J. T. Granger, Treasurer No. 1 Broadway, New York, Dec. 1, 1890, Private, General G. .. Dodge, c/o t/iunroe & Co., Bankers, Paris, France. Dear General: Before leaving Denver I received your letters in regard to my-personal .n,atter, and note your inquiries in regard to the property. Since receiving them, changes of vital importance" in the controlling powers of the '^nion Pacific have taken place, and as you are aware, it is impossible to forecast the future.. I find all the people here well pleased with the . P. D. & G. showing for September, and more than pleased with the Ft. W. & D. C. for Sept. and October, and regard these properties as of the best which go to make up the ^nion Pacific. The. U. P. D. & showing for October will be affected by the Denver strike which largely increased expenses ol operating in the yard and station for nearly all of that month. And another thing which oper ates decidedly to the disadvantage of that road is the fact that we are hauling some 90 cars of company coal a day from Trinidad to Denver for use on the Union Pacilic lines east of Denver. On this we receive but half a cent a cent a ton a mile. It absorbs our equipment and uses up our power which we might otherwise use f.or the pay business as we are short some 290 cars per day on the U. P. D. & G., so that the showing for the Union Pacific, ^enver & Gulf ought to be some $40,000 to $50,000 a month better than it is. Of course, the Union Pacific gets advantage of this, but in analyzing the statement made for that division, due credit will not be given by those who do not understand the situation. It seems to me that the Union Pacific should pay the same rate for its coal at Denver as is being paid by the Burlington & Missouri River Company. You understand, of, course, that this coal coming from the joint track must be pooled with the Rio Grande at the same rate that is paid by the B. & M., so that it is a double cross against us. The conipany coal would be an advantage to the P. D. ^ G. provided we had enough equipment to supply all the commercial orders, but this is not the case. For the mines nohth of Denver on the U, p. d. & G. we have been unable to come any where near supplying the demand for cars. At one mine they have contracts calling for 60 cars a day of coal until the first of April. So fer this season, we have been able to furnish them no more than an average of SIX cars per day. On this we received 80^ per ton on a haul of 27 miles with quicx car service. I feel perfectly warranted in making the statement that with the necessary equipment the N. P. d. & G. would show, at the very least, $3,000 more gross earnings per day, half of which under the circumstances should be n6t. The Union Pacific system is suffering from this same cause, lack of power and lack of cars. I feel quite confident that with sufficient equipment the earnings for 480 August, least $40,000 September, to $50,000 October a and day. November As ay understanding might have been is, eniianoed they have at | " been short about 1500 cars a day, which ought to average $30.°° per car, and many of the local industries on the line have been languishing and their output curtailed in a very large measure for want of trans-, portation. This, I know, has been true on my division, and at compe titive points on the system thousands of cars have been lost for this reason. At one time daring the Fail, we had 500 cars of stock, waiting on the Ft. I'/orth & Denver for cars, and a large aniount of it was driven to the Rock Island and Santa Fe and loaded on these lines . The fact is, we have been crippled from the beginning to the end of the year for equipment. The locomotives and cars bough.t to be delivered early in the Fall season are just now coming. Very few of the locomotives have been received. The more study the Union Pacific system, the more I am impressed with its great possibilities. It appears to me to possess the greatest resources of any line in this country, and I be lieve that instead of earning eleven or twelve millions net per year, it ought to earn twenty-five, and can be made to do it and will do i1t if the proper policy is pursued. I have been led by the advice of friends to reconsider my acceptance of Ur'. Chamberlain's offer, at least for the present. I met Mr. Pullman "in Chicago, and he urged me strongly to give up the- idea of changing from the railroad service, Jones is also very anxious I should do this, so when the change- took place, i came to New York and have had several talks with Mr. Dillon and yesterday morning Mr. Gould d telegraphed me to come to his house, which ^ did, and we had a very " satisfactory talk at .the end of which he said that what I had said in terested him very iiuch, and that he- would seriously consider the matter and talk to Mr. Dillon. I am to see Mr. Dillon this evening. He says he wants to have a. talk with me for an hour or two. I explained to Mr. Gould my situation with reference to the Investnont Company and the olfer they had made me, and he like other of my friends, advised me against leaving the railroad business. I talk ed very frankly to him; told him 1 thought I could show good results with the Union Pacific property and went over the whole matter very carefully. I am not certain what his imipressions are nor do I know what influences are at work in other directions. Of course, I will have the opposition of Mr. Nellen and all of his friends, as Mellen would not stay with the Company were ^ to take charge. Both Mr. Gould and Mr. Dillon are anxious I should stay with the company, and they express the view that a change would be necessary in the Captaincy at Gmaha, I would be willing, with the proper policy and continuation of a reasonable prosperity in this country, to pledge my good faith future, to earn twenty-five millions net a year with the nion Pacific just as it is inside of five years. The Den ver yardfc. are in the best shape.now they have ever been in. A tele- i gram received this morning says the yards have never been in anything like as good shape as they are now. This is under a clan I out into effect before leaving Denver. ^ ^ 481 December 1, 1890. Gen. G. i". Dodge, All indications here look to a permanent settlement of the rate difficulties in the West. I am satisfied that Mr. Gould has it in his own hands to adjust the whole matter, and that he intends to do it. The. boycott against the P. amounted to notb-ing and is entirely off now. What the ^nion Pacific wants more than anything else, how ever, is not a policy that looks toward the development and encourage ment of the through business that saps the strength and retards the development of its local territory. This is what has been done, and it is a mistaken policy. I believe the Union Pacific system will earn locally more than the Pennsylvania if the proper policy is pur sued, and it is to be hoped that Kv. Dillon and I/.r. Gould will com prehend the possibilities ahead of this great system. I will have some of the C. W. reports copied and sent you, before leaving here. Very truly yours, C . P . r/:eek. 4S3 December, 1890, GRANT MONUIffiNT ASSOCIATION. Officers No. 146 Broadway. William Grace, President Executive Committee. Hamilton Fish, Vice Pres. Charles H. T. Collis, Chairman Sidney Dillon, Vice Pres. Alonzo B. Cornell, Adolph L. Sanger Horace L. Hotchkiss, Treasurer. Cornelius 0'Reilly,Chas. H. Woodman. Richard T. Greener, Secretary. Edward iV-. Knox. New York City, Dec. 20th, 1890, Confidential. Uy dear Sir: Congress having refused to pass the Resolution looking to the removal of Gen'l Grant's remains to Arlington, everything is in good shape to go ahead with the Memorial. I want to start the ball rolling and keep it moving, and hope in a short time to publish a long list of additional Subscriptions to the fund, which now reaches $147,000, but must come up to $250,000 before spring. Please help me to the extent of your ability, and even though the amount should fall short of what you would wish to contribute the example will be of t,reat service to the cause. I am very truly yours, Charles H. t. Collis, Chairman . Maj. Gen'l Godge. 1890. W. T. Walters, 16 Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore. 495 1890. Genl. G. M. Dodge: I have your letter and will take some interest in your new Bank if you wish me to, but Bank stock has never been a favorable investment with me. i dont own a dollar in any Bank. Respectfully, W. T. Walters. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f07a45760af6462bab9d417d607e5637.pdf 271a80774d805cb175c3bc6170a4b13f PDF Text Text 497 1891. h'lAJ. GEN. GRENVILLE M. DODGE'S MILITARY PAPERS. Diploma in the hand-writing of Capt. Allen Partridge, with letter of transmittal. Commissions as Captain, Colonel, Brigadier and Major "jeneral. The commission of Brigadier General was in Gen. Dodge's gocket when he lell almost mortally wounded beofer Atlanta, Aug. 19, 1864. » It was deeply stained with his blood, as was also the ofiicial letter of transraittal, signed by Lieut. Col. J. P. Garesche, which was folded around it. The acceptance of Maj. Gen. Dodge's resignation, from the War Gepartm.ent, Letter by Nathan P. Dodge, Esq., of Council Bluffs, Iowa, transmitting these precious mementos of his illustrious brother. A highly interesting printed letter by Gapt. h. I., Smith, of Mason City, Iowa, who was with Gen. Dodge at the time he was wounded. Letter by Gen. Sherman commending Gen. Dodge to the kindly offices of our Official Representatives abroad. A lot of Confederate and Southern State Bank paper money, durinf th period. ^ e war These interesting papers remain the property of Gen. Doctee Subject to his order. ' 501 4162 Washington, Ave., St, Louis, Mo., Jan. 5, 1891, Gen. G. M. Dodge, I know that I can depend with perfect certainty upon your friendship and sympathy to aid me in a matter which I have nearly at heart and with that belief I proceed without hesitation to tell you exactly what I want. I have a son who is a civil engineer and in the employ of t the Union Bridge Company of New York for the last two years and a half, building bridges over the Mississijpi at St Louis and Memphis and now in charge of the work of building bridges over some streams in Louisiana for the same comparer . He is very anxious as I am, to enlarge his experience by being connected with building some of the great bridges in the country now being built or likely soon to be. He prticularly wishes to gain the experience which he would acquire by being employed on the great bridge over ths Hudson at New York Just begun, and I want to ask you with your knowledge of and influence with the principal persons concerned in the work to get for him an appointment as one of the assistant eng ineers employed by the Bridge Company. He is a young man with much experience of that kind of work of excellent abilities and flill of energy and zeal and precisely a person likely to be of use and to commend himself to his employers. I know, my dear Dodge, that you will exert yourself in this matter on my account and because of the affection which I have always cherished for you and I therfore feel reasonably sure of success. I know none of the persons having the matter in charge and shall write to nobody except you. My son (John H. Pope) can t-ke with him the strongest recommendation from the Union Bridge Company. Your sincere friend, Jno. Pope. by (L.P.) P.S.My own hand is so xmsteady that I am compelled to use an amanuensis. January, 1891 New York City, Jan. 7, 1891 Fred L. Amefe, Esq., Boston, Tv.ass. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter in relation to the Rock Island contract. ty recollection about the matter is the same as yours. ■ I understand ^ir. Holcomb's position before the contract was made to be the same as you stated, that it was a question of how much Rock Island & St. Paul should pay. I never saw the contract after it/as made, and it was not drawn in accordance with the agreemient or the understanding that I/r. Cable, Kr. Nilier, Nr. Cameron, Nr. Dillon and I had, in three or four pretty vital par ticulars, and I don't understand how our people made the n.istakes, because, in one case, it is evidently a clear ouussion. For instance, the contract provides that they shall pay for uiaintenance of way, taxes, etc., east of the east end of the Bridge, but makes no provision for the maintenance of the way, taxes, etc., over the three niiles to the stock yards. Again, the manner of stating the rights of the Rock Island and the St. Paul, is rather peculiar, and different from any Contract of tliat nature that I ever made, and, accordini^, to Judge Dillon, is subject to dangei'ous interpre tation. I have not had the whiole contract to read, yet. I have only seen that part relating to the trackage to thestock yards. The part from thestock yards South to Beatrice I never had any knowledge of, and therefore, do not know but what that part is all right. The policy of making the contract, and the part I took in it in the two days interviews I have had with Nr. Gould, I have stated frankly and fully, sustaining miy position in the matter the best I could, but the real difficulty is that the policy of the Union "acific Company when they made these contracts as to the treatment of foreign roads and as to lettin^ themi on and over our tracks end through our terminals is entirely different from the position that Nr. Gould takes in this matter. At no meeting that I ever had or any conference, was there any objection made to the St. Paul and Rock Island coming through to the stockyards where they could build their lines South or 'Vest. It was only a question of _ the details of the right and the amiount they were to pay. The Union Pacific considered it better to obtain revenue from them, and if they were bound to be competitors that it was better to let them into our own depots and onto our own grounds, thinking that we could make more money out of them, and be able to work in more harDiony with them, thus avoiding ruinous comi^etition rather than to force them to put large amounts of capital into new work for which they have got to earn money in competition to us to maintain. Nr. Gould uhinxs th.at it is a great n.istake and a great damage to the Union Pacific to let them any further than our passenger depot, and t il they want to do business West| they rnust force tl:eir way in through Omaha by themselves. ■ ■ 506 That question never caii.e up v.hen considering • the Latter, so far as I kno';v, because I had understood from the negotiations that had been on foot, that before i took hold of the matter, they had agreed upon preliirdnary understanding at Omaha "-hich gave them vitually these privileges, and that we were to occupy jointly the road to Lincoln, but that the Rock Island and St. Paul had backed out thinking our conditions too of that kind. severe, or something I an. in hopes, after my talks with Lr. Gpuld for two days, and having shown him the former position fo the U. P. in these matters, ti.at he will be able to come to soriie arrangement with them. I have not been able to see Lr. C^ble yet, but in tend to, to-iriorrow, to see why the changes were made in the con tract different from what we agreed upon at the Windsor hotel. Judge Dillon, they say, considered the contract as an illegal one. 0 course, that I am no judge of, but I miust admit that I am disappointed in the way the contract is drawn in carrying our views out, and I know that my some accident a very great has been made. Yours -feery trulyi^ G . M . Dodre. 509 January, 1891 47 Equitable Building, Boston. January 8, 1891 Gen. G. At, Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York. A'iy dear General: I have your favor of the 7th inst., and note contents. We hive this morning the following telegram from Air. Hdcomb, received in reply to an inquiry as to how the consideration in the Rock Island contract was fixed: "Consideration in Rock Island contract is a lump sum offered by Cable to General Dodge bnd by him taken to the executive committee. Shall I send you copy of Camer/^on's letter to Cable?" It has always seemed a very curious provision to us, since the contract has been more closely ^canned, that the Rock Island and St. Paul roads were only called upon to pay maintenance from the east end of the Omaha bridge. As 1 understand your statement, the agreement was-that the charge for niaintenance should apply to the entire line from South Omaha to Council Bluffs. That seemed reasonable and natural. We never questioned why the distinction was made in the contract, but supposed that it was the result of your negotiation and agreement. I am entirely at a loss to make out from the contract how much right the Rock Island and the St. Paul people have in our terminals at Omaha, and how much compensation they will be called upon to pay the Union Pacific for doing their business. Mr. Adams has written Mr. Atkins, Mr. Dexter and myself a letter explaining his recollection of the situation and the miaking of this agreement, copy of which Mr. Atkins takes over tb New York tonight and will show to you. I still think that tie policy oi' the Union Pacific in miaking this contract was the proper one, and that it is much better for us to do the business over oui' line and make something out of our conipetitors when we could not, h-j closing our lines, prevent their forcing their way through.Omaha. If such contracts are illegal, I do not see how any contract for joint use of track, or even for the operation of sleeping car or fast freight lines, are valid. I aii' very sorry not to be able to go over to New York this week, but hope to see you before a greatwhile. Yours truly, fred L. Ames. 511 January, 1891. Union Pacific System Culf Division. Office of the General iv-anager. PERSONAL Denver, Col. Jany.12, 1891 General G. M. ^odge, No. 1 Broadway, New York, . Y . ^ear General: When I was in Omaha and was talking with Iv.r. '^lark in regard to the Rock-Island, Milwaukee and Ot. Paul bridge contract with the Union Pacific, he said that Ilolcomb had thrown the responsibility of this contract on you, and 1 am satisfied from what I have since heard that Holcomb has placed you in a wrong light in this matter, and while I hope ^ou will say nothing about the source of your information, I think you ought to be pos.ted in regard to what has been said. I told Clark that wh.ile I knew you had urged the contract on the Union Pacific and were responsible in a great measure for its being riiade, you had no part whatever in naming the consideration, nor did you have anything whatever to do with the details. It was for r.olcomb to protect the _ interests of the Union Pacific in closing up the contract. The principle of making the contract is all fight and is not disputed. As I understand the principal objection is to the nominal consideration and the fact that the Rock-Island, I-i]waukee and Lt. Paul get to use the Union Pacific terminals for freight purposes. What you were after was the interest on the bridge and Union Depot facilities. As I was in New York at the time, I remember the whole conversation, and I do not consider it right or decent for Ilolcomb to try a nd unload his own short-comings on you. 0 AtM Neill 4TI . is ^ now, he ve and arranged take up with all Sherwin these cases go and to Ft. see "orth, that they whereare properly taken care of. O'Neill is trying to fasten himself on you and Jones m your personal matters. Since receiving your letter to show him, looking toward having him .nly as Advisory Counsel I iiaye not been able to get hcM of him, but 1 think it would be well to let Sherwin take up all these cases and tet the evidence in and in such shape that he can dispense with O'Neill's services. Before leaving here I will have Sherwin elected ^resident of the Pacific Improvement Company. I have told him not to let up until he cets every case in such shape that it can be tried, so that you will not be bothered about them. Will write you again before leaving. Yours truly, C. F. ^ieek. 513 New York, January 12, 1891, Messrs. Stanley, Spoonts & Meek, Attorneys, Ft. Worth, Texas. Dear Sirs.- Referrlng to your letter of Nov. 20, 1890, to Mr. 0. F. Meek in relation to the different suits that you ^nqu^'red about, Mr, O'Neill has all the facts in regard to these suits, and knows about them, and if they are tried T suppose he will be present in my behalf, whilst you act in the company's behalf. The suit for salary is the one Important one, and T enclose you copies of letters written to Mr. O'Neill, but to makd it more clear to you, T will restate the case. "IVhen we closed up all our construction, the five companies as usual in all sucli cases, sent all the books to the roads that we bu'^lt, and if it is necessary to continue, the companies generally continue them locally, and when Messrs. Adamson and Frost were placed in charge of tlie company It was merely as nominal officers to hold the position without doing any work at all unb^l suits pendin™ were settled o.nd the Company dissolved, as the records of the company will show, t.e minute book of the company being now on file In El Paso, in a suit there against me. You will see by these minutes that they never held a meeting or performed any duty. The only act that they ever did perform was repud-'ated by the Board of Directors and the stockholders and by the new Board. Mr. Adamson, who was made Secretary had deposited with h'm the books off the five companies. The only work he ever did was foi' one of the other companies. He took off the records for the settlement of the Colorado & Texas Improvement Company. He made a copy of the minutes of the Pacific Railway Improvement Company. That is all the work he ever did for that company, and he received pay for it. T think he got $50 per month whilst he had the books of the f've companies in charge, so T cannot see how it is possible for any court to give them anything for their work. They were the employees of the companies that these construction companies built, and remained so until they were discharged for cause. The Secretary of the Company, even when it was In full action and building the Texas & Pacific Road, received no pay. His duties were i® rely nominal. The other matters T have written directly to Mr. Meek a bout. T write to you directly in relation to this because " understand Mr. Meek has left or soon will leave Texas. I should think a certified copy of the proceed'ngs of the stock holders and the Boards of Directors of the Pacific Improvement company, a copy of which Mr. O'Neill has. would settle the question of the right of these people to sftlary. Yours very truly, G. M. Dodge. 515 Jan.:, 1801. 47 Equitable Building, Boston. January 14, 1891 Gen. G. M. ^odge, No. 1 Broadway, New York. Ly dear General: I have your two favors of the 13th inst., and in reply would say that if you will conie over on Saturday evening, Vr. Atkins and Mr. Dexter will be very glad to meet you at my house on Sunday. I note what you say in regard to the condition of the Rock Island agreement, and trust that some arrangement will be made to stop all this stir which has been created about it. You speak about my taking hold to help carry the debt, which, Isuppose, is the result of something which Mr. Dillon or Mr. Gould may have said to you, but the fact is that the attempt to repudiate the traffic agreement with the Rock Island road has absolutely ruined the credit of the Gnion Pacific in Boston. There naturally was some un easiness growing out of the change of nianagemient and the fact that Mr. Gould had come back into the control of the company. I think that after money became a little easier here, we co..ld have nianaged to carry along such part of our debt as was held by the banks here without any difficulty, but almost immediately came the repudiation of what was looked upon here as a solid and binding agreement, made by the directors and ratified by the stockholders. This action absolutely destroyed the credit of the company and confirmed the fears that had been expressed as to what would be the result of the change. It has always seemed to mie that the time and the method chosen for this action were, to say the least, ill-advised and inopportune. I was very sorry to see that Mr. Clark has discharged the master mechanic, M.r. Middleton,--for what grounds I know not, I do not be lieve that a change in the master mechanic on the Union -Pacific can be made without costing the company at least a million of dollars, and this is an office which hasntver been vacated or filled, before except with the consent and ap^/roval of the executive committee. There has been no meeting of the executive committee called since the resignation of Mr. Adams, and M.r. Clark's appointment has never, to my knowledge, been miade legal. Yours truly. Fred L. Ames. January 1891-. P. M. Hubbell, Esq., Des Moines, lov^a Dear Hir:- 517 New York, Jan. 14, 1891. I am in receipt of yours of Jan. 10th. I had a long session yesterday with the people who have oeen talking with you about negotiating the ues !;Toines & Northwestern Bonds. They « >1 ^ - e% "» j • asked me all kinds of question: referred thera to you in everything encept the description of the Road and. what I thought it v/oul do. They want a price on the bonds, and they want some stock with the bonds, which I told them I did not believe they could get, etc. I do not believe there is any show to negotiate a bond of any kind, at present, and youwant to be-ca.eful and not get yourself under any obligations that ties them upor that t^:ey can claim commi ssions on. X do not know enough al'out this institution. They claim tc have three or four millions of Prenc'^ money to put into property, but if there is anybody in rrance who is willing to invest in American security, they will be a c riosity. I never have seen any body yet who was willing to do it. i only write this as a precaution. I think I know about as much of France as most people, and if the money had been coming from any other point, 1 would have thought there mi ht be something in it. i gave the prop rty a good send-off. ^ think you had better hold the terms on bonds very close and firm. I have a copy of the ordinance as reported by the Committee of the Council, of course, we could not stand that ordinance a minute. We never could raise the money to put into such a building or to open that street. It will be some time before j'ou can sell any or our bonds here. You have got to show the country thtt rail roads Ir-ve got over fighting, and there is little or no sale for bonds in Etirope, so it is best to get under no obligations that we are not certain of meeting. I shall be west in Febniary, when we can take these matters all up, personally. I will sec Page and try to get him to work on the terminal bonds. Very tmly yours, G * .r I r.» QSI , J > .'not. ,>i'ivY 519 New York, January 14, 1891. Oliver W, Mink, Esq., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir:- vi .0 < r laloD ,invn«»(I Mr. Jones has forwarded me your letters in relation to the closof the Ft. Worth office in this city. T expect to go to Boston this week, but it ^"s possible T may not go. The difficulty in the way of ■ closing is the importance of keeping the Ft, Worth & Denver City as far as poss-ible independent of the other lines unt^'l we control -the 3,800 " ' shares of stock out. Mayer, who owns that stock, has entered his protest at the Regular meeting at Ft. Worth in December, and is going t commence su^t in the Eexas Court to annul our charter on account of ^ violation of the Texas law in running the Ft. Worth & Denver in connec1^ tion with the U*.P.D.& 0. TThat I would suggest is to cut down the expenses to the I'owest point, but still hold the transfer and financial agency of the Ft, Worth & Denver independent unMl we get some decision on these suits afid see ho./ far we can go. You know that wo have to run the Ft. Worth h Denver by making the U.P.D.& G. officers the officers of the Ft. W. and Denver. Mr.' Lane can explain this situation to you fully. I suppose you could reduce the rents here one-half, and whatever salary you pay, the same. Of course you have got'.to have a transfer agency in "ew York fol» the bonds. T have no desire to have the offices separate or to creat any expense. My only wish te to keep from giving these strikers opportunity to use against us any action that seems like violating the Texhs law. V I '. (. 1" Very trulj^ yours, ^ G. M. Dodge. »«V 520 ' New York, January 15, 1891, .ro'U , •/ C. F« Meek, Esq., Denver, Colorado# ,.*r.Sr irvfK' .anxiM gnojrof! Dear Sir:- -r.'- X 0 I have your "two private letters. The Rock Island and Milwaukee ;' & St,. Paul contract is und^erstood very differently, since I came home, to what it was claimed to he at Omaha. T e contract speaks for itself. 'They made some mistake ,in drawing it, but neither the Rock Island nor O: the St. Paul have any rights- upon our terminals of any kind. They only have a right over our ma'n tracks. When I made^ that agreement I estim ated -the value of the five m^ les from Coxinc^l Bluffs to the stock yards not including the Union depot which they havo to pay- extra for at $800,000 per mile, and they paid half the interest for th- use of- it, and maintenance, taxes, insurance, etc. on wi.eelage. You can judge ^jjj^ whether it is a good contract for the U.P. or not. I understand that the objection to it is, it allows, the Rock Island and St. Paul to build run '* fafter they cut through to the stock yards but if. they did not cut througr. us,, ti.ey would have bu^lt. a bridge and taken away from us ..their bu iness,. all, of which we now get. This does not touch their throug • • • • business; that tl;ey have to deliver to us at Council Bluffs and we get u our pay for it as before. As to the Colorado. ^ Texas construetj)nn company, there is an unsettled, account between^ua^ They never carried out their agreements with, me on the Gray's Creek line whic. this account was made for. I never intend to pay it or settle it until they do, but T will take it up with them indivitally.. • •V .0A Yours very truly, 9 fi. H. Dodge. January, 1891. 47 Equitable Building. Boston. January 16, 1891 Gen . G . M. Dod ge, No 1. Broadway, New York. ^iy dear General: I have your note of the 15th inst., and in reply would say that if you will come to my house, 306, Dartmouth street, at half-past ten Gunday morning, N''r. ^exter and I^'^r. Atkins will be there to meet you. I see by the morning papers that ^;r. Holcomb, acting, i suppose under instructions from New York, has thrown over the whole Rock Island agreement, notwithstanding it was made and ratified with so much care and formality. If a subordinate, without authority fromthe board of directors or the executive comn.ittee, ha^> power to repudiate the solerrn agreements of the Union Pacific, it would not besurprising to find that the public would hesitate about either loaning it money or buying its securities. Yours truly. Fred L. ^mes. January 17,1891 r.!org''n Jones, Esq., 523 New York City, January' 17, 1891. Jf'ort worth, Texas. Dear Sir: There is a good deal of friction here between the boston and Gould parties on the U. P. The boston parties are very much against the breaking of the contract with the Rock Island, and they do not lilce this discharging of the chiefs of departments without consulting the board of Directors. Do you know anything about DiddletonV There is a fearful state of affairs on the line, about cars. we have about 2,000 cars in ship, and 15/5 of our locomotives there, and nearly 300 of the U.P. D. & G. in shop, of the 23, "00 cars we have left 13,400 are off of our road. I notice from the statement that we are hauling more empties than loaded or. the U.P These are all serious matters, 1 do not know that you get at these things. ^ never say the statements until today. I understand Olark has issued an order to stop all foreign cars at Council Bluffs and change loads so as to utilize our empties, -■•here is something peculiar about this, we are loaded with forei.gn cars and still our people claim to be short. Very trulygyours, ✓ G. M. Dodge. 527 January, 1891, San Diego, Gala, Jany, 18, 1891, Dear Genl: I received yours 8th several days ago and glad that your plans are to come this way. The weather has been-so delightful since I came to Southern Gala. I am quite in love with the country, especially with San Diego although the country back of it is far behind the country around Los Angelos, Riverside, etc. The bay and ocean view will in time make it one of the most beautiful cities on this coast and the climate both winter and summer surpasses that of all other parts of the coast or inland towns. If you come over Santa Fee have your car side tracked at San Bernardino if the weather is pleasant but if you happen to come in a rainy spell go on to Riverside the next station. I believe however the train you will be attached to goes through to Los ,'i-ngelos, turning west at San Bernardino, so in either case you want to be cut offthere. I shall expect to meet you and with Dearborn we will drive to Rialto passing the flowing wells which supply San Bernardino with water. Rialto is ex Gov. Merrills investment and which he has not yet got his money out of. Then there is Arrow Head ^ot Springs which are said to be beneficial for Rheumatic troubles. About a dozen miles N. east and in going there you pass through the "Highlands" country. The most interesting place near San Bernardino however is Redlands which is best seen by taking motor R. R. at San Bernardino and going to the Village 10 miles and driving about for an hour or two in carriage. These points in vicinity of S. B. you will enjoy seeing if the weather is favorable, but for beautiful orange groves Riverside surpasses any place I h£ve seen. At Riverside you will notice you are on the direct road to San Diego and it would be a good plan to come here from there and from here go to Los Angelos by the same line but along the coast. This So. Gal. R. R. seems to be a part oi' ^t. Fee system as my trip pass Los Angelos to San Diego and return is signed by A. Manuel. If your transportation will cover me when I reach your car I will meet you at San Bernardino and go with you to San Diego. When you arrive at S. g, I presume I shall be in vicinity of Los Anglos if you have occasion to write or telegraph me direct as on enclosed card, care A'. W. Dearborn 7th & G. otreets San Bernardino, as I shall keep him posted on my move ments and I shall get anything sent to him without delay. We shall leave here last of next week about 28th and go to Los Angelos and after visiting different points near settle down at some quiet hotel or boarding house near there. I want to get back to C. Bluffs early part of April and perhaps stop day or two at Salt Lake. Climate and country. Ihis hotel is kept by John M. Bal on formerly of Dubuque, was a lawver there I think, friend of J. W. Ghapman, Allison and others, used to 1igure in political matters, you may remember him he does you. 528- I have made acquaintance of Mr. J. . Collins who ,also knows you, he is Prest. of a bank in Cheyenne in which Senator Sherman and Jno. J. Knox are stockholders, he has been very successful in building up a Natl. Bank here and they have Just"made him President, It was started 3 yrs . ago (since the collapse of the boom) and you can see from statement I enclose what they have done in a city of 16,000 people. For a permanent investment their new stock is as good thing as ^ know of, better than efo mortgages. Have Granger send them Washington N. Bank card. Very truly, N. P. D. X .29- •• » '• ii. »J»bbr N§w Yoric, January 21, 1891*'M i\' ' ' ;r 'ti.* lol v: . , . • • * > i -i no^nU • ■ 't V ,vnr{ 'ifirn* b r,.t ...o -■ , ■ ^ .U Jnneifl Sidney Dillon, Esq., f 'liJ \;r., oJ eir*r .InJncn .President Union Pacific Railroad, City. V . - ) 10 0vnMrm^ttffm loY \mfi ,e3b*lKf ortJ 'n^Jqeoxo Dear There has been so faucb discussion in relation to the contract between the Union Pacific and th--^ Rock Island and St. Paul Ra-'lways, and there have been so many conotructions placed upon the contract, and as it is well known that you and I la^d the bas^s for the final contract thou'^h having]; nothin,:^; to do w^t-. the understandings between these companies in relation to these contracts before we met Mr. Cable and Mr. Mill r, that I consider it necessary to lay before the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors my understanding of the matter. First. For a long time it has been the policy of the Union Pacify*c Railway company to let over its tracks and across its bridges and through and on its terminals, roads passing through the same cities or along our lines. It has only been a question in any case that T know of aS to price. The agreements of this k'nd are so many that K never supposed there was any question as to the policy of allovTing the Rock Island flc St. Paul Companies to take trackage over us from Council Bluffs to South Omaha, (which I understand is the real point in dispute in this matter.) if we could obtain from them what ®as considered a fair price; in fact, the official correspondence of which n doubt you have copies, will sl.ow that the Rock Isaldn & St. Paul was virtually invited by the Union Pacific to do what they finally did do, some months before you and T saw them. This being the policy of the company, the question arises, what was the intention to convey to the Roc): sland Sr, St. Paul Companies in our preliminary agreement with them. My understanding is, • First: The right of the use of the main tracks and passing sidings from Council Bluffs to South Omaha about five m'les. , u" Second Tliat we should provide, as long as we did their local business in Omaha, siding or sidings, giving sufficient room for them to set out and receive the cars exclusively used in their local busi ness in Oraa)a. " « " « Third: That' those roads should pay a proper sum for handling their present local business and pay for Its future growth* Fourth: $he ri^t of those companies upon proper notice, to at any time take charge of their own local business ufjon* their own groiinds, we simply glv'ng them a switch out of the ma^n li e to reach those grounds. ' ooU Fifth: That they should pay add^'tion to what they pay the Union Pacific Railway Corapa y, such sum for the use of the Union Depot then building as any other road would pay. For this right of trackage they were to pay the U.P.Railway ^45,000_per year each for rental. For maintenance of way, insurance and taxes over the five miles, excepting the bridge, such sume as the wheelage determined. No matter how the contract is drawn, there is no difference of opinioi: between the Rock Island & 3t. Paul and myself as to what that agreement contemplated and" they insist it is in the contract, excepting the maintenance, o way from the "ITest end of the bridge to the stock yards, which Mr. Cable of the Rock Island has one v'ew of and T another. I certainly never contemplated or agreed th'^t they should- use the line West of the bridge without paying maintenance, taxes and insurance the same as they did East of the bridge. Confining this contract to this understand''ng ' cannot, see how the Union Pacific Raily/ay would be Injured as much as it would be" for those two companies to come into Omaha upon an indep ndent liridge and upon independent ground s_ and do their own business, which there is no question but what they would have done if the agreement had not been made. In making this ccaitract we in ho wgcy" contemplate d the interference or the disturbance of the through business. In fact, as I understand it, the charter of the com pany absolutely controls that. It must be.de ivered to us at Council Bluffs. It certainly does not contemplate nor do they claim that it gives th ffi the r''ght to take anyone's else cars and business over that line except their ow . It certainly was not contemplated nor do those companies cla'ra that it gave them the use of any part of our terminals proper.- . The roHult of the contract has been that as soon as it was made the Rock Island and St. Paul companies conmenced givin us the business that they had .taken away from us on account of the Northwest agreement, and I am informed that thpy have given us a much larger proportion of business since that time than we have, given them, and it has been a montly increasing business, and in making this contract, I had in view not merely getting the pay for letting them into and through Omaha, but the fact that it would bring ti.oso two companies In harmony with us, and that we would get from them business t.at T thought we were enti tled to but which t,.ey w^re turning to other companies. The question o reai^l was arrived at by estimating the value of the two tracks and the land lying under them 30 to.50 feet wide and 5_miles long from Council Bluffs to the st ck yards including the bridge was worth at a present valuation today of ^800,000 per mile, this not_including the Union depot,. TI.e trackage over the bridge was left out becaiise it was maintained in therefore.# if the bridge were lost, the Rock Island & St. Paul company would have to pay for the replacement of the bridge, w Ich, of course, not receiving any part of tl.e income of the line, they could not be expected to do. T also considered in mak ng this agreement th t we, having the absolu e control of the police of this li^e, could certalnlj^^ protect ourselves in any contract that was made as to our construct'on of it. the discussion that tracka ge carried replacements and 531 9th. Too much attention cannot he given to the restriction of fast running of fre ght trains and unnecessary fast time by passenger trains. I believe the Operating Department should be held to strict accountabd ity for bringing all tra^'n service down to a safe and economical rate of speed. The extravagance of fast runnigg cuts in every direction and our failure to make a better net showin is, in a large measure, due to this cause. Mr. Clark will make no mistake if he makes his strongest fight on this po^nt. Yoiors very truly, G. M, Dodge. 533 New York, January 21, 1891. S. H. H. Clark, Esq., Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir:- Since I.Tr, Bougue came here in relation to the Puget Sound l^ne, ho has told me of his conversation with you at St. Lou^s, and while T in no way wish to Influence you in the changes you see proper to make or the policy you propose to pursue, T think as Yr. Bogue is of the same profession as myself that it is no more than just to him that t state to you what I know of him. First. T consider him one of the ablest and most reliable engineers that we have ever had. He is certainly a very industrious and hard working man, and has a better knowledge of all our property and all our surveys than anyone upon the road. When it comes to this Puget Sound road, there is no person who has the knowledge of that country that he has, and in my opinio;., there ^s no person who can bring the line to just such a cond:'tion as the company may desire, whether it be a first-class expensive line or a clieap l^ne. That leads me to say in relation to this matter, that if we had stated to Mr. Bogue that we wanted a million or two millions of dollars cut out of th's line, he thereupon could have done it for us very quickly. With this view of his past services, and with the fact that if he should leave the road we will have to arrange for him in relation to his yearly salary, would it not be better, if you agree with me as to his work for the conpany, to add something to his duties? I am certain that he will handle any department given to him with ability and will work with you just as v/ell as any man that you could select. 1 hope to be out west soon when T will see you and talk over matters fully. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 535 January, 1891. Ksatschapplj tot Bebeer van bet Adiriinietratiekantoor van Anierikannsche fondsen, opgerigt door Broes & Gosman, ten Habe & van Essen en Harman & Zooman & Zoonen to Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Den January 23d, 1891. General . M. '^odge, Esq., 1 Broadway, New York. Dear Sir We have to thank you for the receipt of a copy of your "paper on the transcontinental Railways, read before the Society of the Army of the 'Tennessee, at Toledo Sept. 15th, 1888," which very interesting paper we have read with the greatest pleasure. Yours very truly, K. Bensma, ^^■anager. 557 January 24,1891". • New York City, January 24, 1891. J. 2. Cameron, Esq., Dear 51 r:- I am in receipt of yours of Jan. 17th I think if you sell one uarter, we should all ^o in and each one sell his part as you sugcest which I am willing to do. There are some parties here v;ho are pi oposing to take bonds from us and furnish the money to complete the Pioche line. How far they will go in it, I do not know, but if they take the bonds from us that we have, and furnish the money for the steSl, I think we would be disposedto settle it. There has been a great deal of talk and disciission as to the union Pacific ard Rock Island contract here. The lawyers put a coiistruction upon the co». tract which 1 do not think you or fTr. Holcomb intended should be put upon it. They put a coi.struct ion upon it which is certainly different: from what i intended in Cew York. Did you consider under the contract that they had the right to bring other roads cars or trains over the bridge? Did you consider under that tmder the contract you gave each road one half of the bridge, so that , if the busine.ss should be large enough the U. P. would have to get out and let both of those companies on? Did you consider the contract to be a lease or a tra-kage? Our agreement in New Yorkwas simply trackage. Did you consider that the contract allowed them the use of our terminals any more than todeliver to us on a siding, local cars and receive local c-rsV Did you consider under the contract that the Rock Islan & 5t Paul could deliver to us in umalia through freight they getting the right on it over t':e bridge destined to points on the U . P. line? ■»v-s_it not a clear understandin • that all through business should be delivered to us, that is, business that they proposed to deliver to us to go on the U P. line to Council uluffs where it was heretofore delivered? our attorneys here hold that this contract can be construed to give all these rights and many more, none of which did i ever a"-roe to. 1 do not understand how you came to leave out the raaintenance'^of trackage of wheologe nest of the bridge wlien you put it in nast. Cable disag ee about that, but Miller and 1 aarec. I think when it comes to the question. Miller will hold with me tin t it was intended to be in. Cable claims that he p id for the extra 5,000 per year. If you will remember the extra 5,000 per year was paid for maintenance of bridge. I explained to the U. P. Board «::at x understood was to + u + 5!"^^ contract m.d what the objection to it seems to be the riahts that it scorns to convey in drafting the contract. I write this merely to give what the contention of the attornevs and some of the p. P. Board here is as to it. Judge nillon claims that all i have mentioned is in the contract. I prefer you would treat ' this motter confidentially, i merely wanted toget your ideas •ours very truly, G. M. jjodge. 589 Dixon, 111. January 27, 1891, My dear General:- I ampained to learn of Mr. J. M. Eddy's death which I saw in a Cal . paper a few days ago. We are writing a history of the 13th Ills. Infty. of which he was a member, and we would like a brief biography of his services etc., and I write to ask if you cannot write us a brief sketch beginning when he first came to your notice, say two or three pages in length. We will get his war services but he is entitled to more than that for he has made his splendid record while under you. This may be done in the form of a letter to me or in srch other way as you choose.—so it will be in form to go into our history, I hope Gen. you and yours are well and enjoying all the blessings you deserve. Not knowing your New York address I will send this to Co. Bluffs and have the P.M. forward. Truly yours. Henry T . Noble u- v.. 541 January, 1891. Chicago, 111., 1/29/1891, Gen. G. K. Dodge, New York Dity, New York. Dear General: You will doubtless remember me as one of your 4th Iowa boys, having served continuodSly in your Regt. from its organization to close of the "Var and of our meeting at Council Dluffs, at your home some years ago. I am now in trouble and very much desire the assistance of your self and others in my behalf and I write this not knowing that it will reach you, not having your proper address, should you feel interested in my behalf I can furnish you all the evidnece you may require as to life OS a man, except as to the one thing that I nov/ want your assistance for and which ^ will fully explain to you hereafter. I will say now that I do not want any financial assistance, but your name and influ ence as an Iowa man and as the first Col. of the Regt in which I had the honor to serve throughout the four year:, of our Civil War. I can furnish you letters from Col. Nichols, IV'aj. -Anderson and many of the exeoldiers of the Regt. and shall be pleased very much to hear from you when I will fully explain through some party you know all about the matter I have only intimated in this letter hoping to hear from you in near future I remain. Yours truly. Peter C. King. 204 Da Salle St., Chicago, 111. February, 1891. Cincinnati, February 9, 1891. Genl. Dodge, T Dear Sir: Dr. . R. Thrall has handed me your check on New York (Yachington -:c Bank) two hundred and fifty dollars for benefit of Mrs. Noyes which sl.all be applied ana for vhich I beg to thank you sincerely in her name. I am glad to say that this ahd. pr'evious contributions with Genl. Swaynes additional help will about enable us to clear her of debt which the dear Genl. left upon his estate and secure the honie to I called upon her Saturday last,found her recovering from a sick bed, brave and hopeful since the f^ension has been awarded by Congress She is full of gratitude to the kind friends of her husband who have come to her aid in her extemity. I remain. Yours very truly, W. Hooper. 651 February, 1891. THE UNION PRISONERS OF WAR. Loyalty. In Keniory of Pemberton, Cahawba, Danville, Goluri.bia, Libby, Tyler, Killen, Salisbury, Wacon, Belle Isle, Castle Thunder, CharleLvton, Andersonville, Florence, Savannah, Blackshear, Raleigh. NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. Incorporated under the laws of Lhe State of New York. Headquarters; Room 121 Times BuHding, Alonzo T. Becker, President George h. Van Hoesen, Vice ^resident. J. L. Killgore, Secretary. Ira N. Hedges, Treasurer. New York, February lOth, 1891. Grenville Bodge, Esq., New York City, Dear Sir: We heve the honor to inform you that you have been selected as one of the Vice-Presidents of a meeting to be held in the Metro politan Opera House, New York ^ity, under the auspices of "The Union Prisoners of "ar National Memorial Association," at 8 P. M., Thursday, March 5th, 1891, and it is hoped by the Coiumittee that your engagements are such that y-u will be enabled to be present. Unless we hear from you to the contrary before February 26th, we shall assume that you consent to act, and we shall forward to you the necessary platform ticket. We remain, on behalf of the Association, Very truly yours, Floyd Clarkson, chairman, A. T. Becker, George M. Van Hoesen, Hibbert B. Masters, James D. Bell, Attest: J. L. Killgore, Secretary S COMMITTEE. 553 February, 1891. John F. Dillon • Wap-.er Swayne F.ush Taggart Wm. J. Harding Herbei't E. Dickson Winslow S. Pierce C . Walter Artz Harry Hubbard. Dillon & Swayne, Attorneys & Counsellors at Daw 59 Wall Street New York. February 11, 1891 Gen . G . M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, N. Y. City. ¥y dear General: I encose to you herewith a note received this morning from ^r. William Hooper, treasurer of the fund which has been raised for::, the benefit of ^;rs. Noyes . i trust it will be a gratification to you to know that the contributions which we sent were the finishing stroke, so that since the passage of the pension bill yrs. Noyes has now her own home in which to live and a little income well secured for )ier support. Her health I suppose is very poor, and it will be a comfort to her that when she passes from this world the General's boy will also own a home. Yours very truly. Wager Swayne . (Enclosure.) 555 February, 1891, 142 Dearborn St., Chicago, Feby. 16th, 1891, My dear Gen: I:iclosed is a letter from Mrs. C. We are all mourning the death of our good friend Gen. gherman,- sad end indeed is this removal of one so beloved by all this great nation. I see you are named as one of the honored Pall Fearers. Till you go to New York or to St. Louis? You are sofer away in the west that you may not' be able to act as such. Annie has doubtless given you all the news. Te are all well now. With best wishes, hoping to see you again ere long. I am. Faithfully yours, A- L. Chetlain. it y: 557 February, 1891.. Headquarters division of the Atlantic, Governor's Island, Hew York. February 16, 1891. Genl. G. W. I^odge, Union League Club, 39th St. and 5th Avenue, Hew York City, Dear General: Your telegram is received and will be handed to Genl. Howard. The remains of Genl. Sherman will be taxen from his late residence 75 West 71 St. at .1>30 P. K. Thursday the 19th inst. The Pallbearers proceeding the remains in carriages. The Penna. R. R. has placed 4 cars at the disposal of the party which leaves Jersey City 6:43 ?. M. Express arriving in St. Houis at 7 A. Ni. Saturday. Genls. Schofield, Howard,&Slocum will go on to St. Louis with the family and friends. All the Pallbearers do not go however. I will inform the General of your address here in town and he will be pleased to send you what ever of information he has as to further plans. Very respectfully. Your obedient Svt., • , Chas. G. Treat, 1 Lt. 3 Arty. A. D'; C. 1891 In the Iowa State Regiester of February 18, 1891, General arranged give me a When the d a letter he said, the Dodge paid the following tribute to General Sherman: ■ - Vtv,| U.uvi^ ."l first met General Sherman at C^inth. I was there as commander of the district of Corinth, ;jwad been idle for several months and I was sick. I was stretched on my back with the doctors about me when General Sherman was announced, or rather walkoointo my bed-room. There was no pretense in his manner. He was plain, direct and affable. He sat down at my bedside and read me a letter frdm General Grant. Gen. Grant, in his letter, wiiich was very com plimentary to me, had instructed Sherman to take my command with him on his march to Chattanooga. Gen. 'Sherman said: "You see whet Grant writes, can you do it? I at once said I would go. It'was arranged that my corps should constitute the-rear guard, so as to give me a few days to recover, and I was to follow Sherman's army. When the time came I was up and ready. During the march I received a letter changing my orders to take me into sl ^ow.-cc^Ur^^^^use, he said, the Fifteenth army corps had passed over hfe^io not think there was, a chleckn, left for me. I was with General Shermar from ChattanoogJ^ to Atlanta during the war. We implicitly obeyed him, because we saw that he was a mater of the art of war.; and we «oon learned that,_ apparently, in an outward sense, he had no sympathy outside of his duties. He was called a tycoon by some soldiers on that account, but no soldier received an order of iiis with any doubt. They believed any order he gave meant victory. ■ After-the war, at the reunion, at the banquet table, in his own house, in business circles, a greater man, a kinder man and a more lovable man it has never been my lot to meet, I speak of him as a friend who, from* the first time I' ever met, has been almost a father to m,e. J speak of him enthusiastically, for my heart approves what my head knows of the general," , General Sherman in the war and General Sherman after the war, ho-.vever, were two distinc persons'. During the war he was of all com manders most exact and pKacting. There was with him but one thing for a saidier to do and that was his whole duty. He wa's sometime" sgruff and sometimes he seemed a hard task master, and yet, within his heart, no commander thought more of his men and was more wrapt up in their welfare^ Since the war he grew gradjualJ^y milder, kinder warmer, deeper and more cordial. ITo grea . General has been easier of approach, to rich and poor alike. No man has personally done more to aid those^ who fought under him And in their need appealed to him for help.'His charities to his old soldiers forced economies that he should not have ^ade< made. Wherever he went he was the center of friends who crowded around. ■•■t was onlg a few weeks ago that he came up to my New York office, admiring the grand view presented over the Bay. How often he has come >0 sit in the same place*. His private life is as beautiful and as sacre' as his military life waw distinguished. On religious matters I don't know the exact nature of his belief. It is n t true that he is a cmmmunicant ol the Catholic church. He is nob a member of any church, nor, as far as I know, devoted to any creed. His wife was a devouted Catholic. No one could know her but to love her; a woman beautiful in her devotion to her church and the goneral^'^lcubt regarded her roll lous beliefs with favor and reverence. 560 1891. » ' » ' '♦'I" ^ If General Sherrnan had a weakne33--I speak now of the .time during; the war--no one ever found it out. He was always the same. He was never despondent. He never seemed to iiave a doubt. To all appearances he was too great for discouragements, too courageous to entertain even a possibility of failure, and of too much faith to entertain an idea of anything but ultimate success. He rode at the • head of the best drilled and discipl ned army the world ever saw, as one on whom was laid the heavy weight of great responsibility, but who in his heart ever believed that the-outcome was as certain as the sun was to rise on the morrow. The tilings that fOffected others did not affect him. What others hoped-he felt and-believed with his whole heart and soul.- Grant himself, made greater by the final .victory of the war, was in almost all things different from Sh-rman, but in loyalty, ' ■ in faith and confidence in their own plans and acts they were alike." ' A full account of General Sherman's funeral will be found in scrap-book 10, page". 120, 121, 122, 163, 124, 114, 115, 117, 126; also . • in scrap-book 25 pages 23, 26 to 63. * The funeral arrangements were all in Charge of thp Division '.fT' of the Atlantic and tlie pall-bearera were Kajor General James w ' Schofield, Major General 0. 0. Howard, Rear Admiral J. A. Green, ^ * t Rear Admiral D. Braine, Prof. H. L. Kendrick, General Joseph E. ' Johnston, Major General H. W. Slocum^>*^^eral G. M. Dodge, Major General ' . A r'>2 "h'J, M. Corse, Major General Wager Swayne, Major General Stewart L, « Woodford. - « -11 r- I - ■ , " • , • The order of proeession will be found on page 67- scrap-book O.' , . . j., ' '• jfes. 7.. i _ ' .-I' 1 . . • ■ • 1 '.il 4'.' . .1)1.. 'U l|) b' #n TilOi.i li II4IA . .i(. ttt' <IU .hi ' • 'UI flfl-to.-joof h#0io*J •lelhJon tlo .Id .0 o t (Ti d.iKf lo ieineb «*• ed Jntr iwi toYin^ifw : ( loY V,#!* yi rj fjii AtnAo mti i AJ •ieirw wpf 1. Inr tanw J* Rfl . e.i neJlo wrl? teJiidfebii wehr 'xitfip edJ l . f^orjrj -Jjia n/ Jta 0 pMJU.lat ' fit an cn .Sprn »• jj| -ill oi;: fioh' *„ t aw p'lJalb elfX O.I.' n Jnrt.-lrt'fa 4«i • al i»<i rmi J n ai Jt ♦lel'i- lo n-ftrjRn r C.n 1 t/'. iPtiiiie « i- fjl el' .. r^utAO oHofUnn •' n't .all' 4..; Hjuovab » mm- •liw afti .nee-io ^nr < fjnJevo ..o t-i ^ aj i evof Ji/ i-d wo uj. r A .I'J / -i fAknb , onu aftaw. » t . 'ai«* tfTf ' J*- * iaii J ' ' ■ ' *4-'-- ^ ^ K—' Si February, 1891. T. H. Aldrich, Prest. ftnd Treas. Cornelius Gadle, Vice-Pres.& ivianager. John Grote, Sec'y. THE CARABA GOAL MINING COMPANY. Directors. . S. Gurnee, New ^ork City. A. L. Tyler, Anniston, Ala. S. E. Noble, Anniston, Ala. T. H. Aldrich, Blocton, Ala. Blocton, Bibb Co., Ala., G. Gadle, Blocton, Ala. Feby. 25th, 1891. Gen * 1. G . . Dodge, New York City. Dear General: I think it eminently proper that you should succeed Gen'l Sherman as President of our "Army of the Tennessee." I saw Hickenlooper and Dawes about ten days ago and suggested this matter to them and they agreed with me. Unless you have good reasons to the contrary, and ^ do not think you can have, I shall do vhat I can to have this done; indeed I think it probably that our members have generally and naturally, already thought of you as the man. Yours very truly, Cornelius Gadle. .563 March, 1891. THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Ass't General Miana^er's Office. On Ft. W. & D. 0. Ry., Marchl, 1891. CONFIDENTIAL . Gen. G. M. Dodge, El Paso, Texas. My dear Sir: Referring to our personal conversation this afternoon. You say to rr;e "It is asserted, and you are charged with the fact, that at the tine the Peavey contract was n.ade on the Pacific Division, you had a personal interest in the same:" And you ^Iso ?ay, "You showed great weakness in making the reply that you did to Mr. Adams' letter asking that a copy of one of the official letters you had written Mr. Adams he sent to him by you." I feel under personal obligation to you for this frank assertion on your part. It is a kindness to me that I am per mitted to know direct what charges stand against me, and I have the following to say in reply: I accepted the position of General Manager of the ^regon Rail way &. Navigation Company, the Oregon Lhort Line, Lessee, by invitation of Mr. Potter, and with the full knowledge and approval of Mr. Adams, in the ^ummer of 1887. I had no Knowledge whatever of the country or its condition when I went there, and set about, as rapidly as possible, to do what I considered to be for the best interests of the Company. Phe -Northern Pacific were then just building their Cascade line through to Tacoma. What were known as the "Hunt Lines" were then under (instruction in the creaii. of the Walla Walla wheat country. The Navigation Company had no connection between what was known as the Columbia & Palouse line and Portland, except by the use of the Northern Pacific tracks from what is now known as Oonnell Junction to Wallulla. At the same time the Northern Pacific were just building a line of their own leaving their main line a short distance west of Spokane Falls and running down through the richest part of the Palouse wheat country. The Navigation Company had not a sufficient numiber of cars to handle;.the business by at least 50 per cent. There were no grain elevators on the line .of that road, and no menas of handling the business at Portland except either bhrough what is known as hand" or "truck" warehouses. A company known as the P-oTthern Pacific Elevator Company were putting up elevators on the Hunt lines in Oregon and_ on.;the Spokane and Palouse line of the Northern Pacific in the Palouse country." Every effort was being put forth to divert wheat via the Northern Pacific to Tacom.a for exprot. It was commnnly and currently given out that the Northern Pacific Elevator Com pany were men of large capital, and proposed to secure business via the Northern Pacific line regardless of cost. We were handling the wheat in any way possible to get it from the wheat country to Portland. The grain was loaded in stock cars, flat cars, coal cars, and any other way o move it, giving cocipetitive points to a certain extent the preference ? +? glance how it tied up equipment to have each car loaded* reached o \ Portland it was trucking agiin trucked it in out sacks of into the the car in car. sacks When into*the the car warehouses. If we had been supplied with a suf icient amoutn of equipPn^M" Portland H S by reason grain of filling promptly all we of would these have hand been warehouses. blocked at once at This ^rain was sacked in the wheat region just as it came from the n.achine and shipped in the same condition to Portland. The farmer did not re ceive as much by 4 or 5 cents per bushel for his grain as he would to have it cleaned before marketing. If I renember rightly, the sacks cost the farmer from 8 to 10 cents each. Please bear in mind that at this time the Northern Pacif-C Elevator Company had constructed an elevator at Tacoma and were paying prices for this wheat at all station then reached by that Company far beyond the Portland buyers, who had to handle the• grain as have described, could afford to pay. • I believed that we could economize greatly in the use of our equipment if we could bring this wheat down in bulk. Ifurther believed that there was great danger, and I now think I am correct; in this belief. that the Northern Pacific, who were at this time continually extending their lines and have been since, woula soon contiol all this wheat area, which is not excessively large, and that the 0. r, & N, Company would lose their best paying business. About this time the Northern Pacific Elevator people came to Portland with a proposition to locate on the Union Pacific and divide the business. I did not think that it was a good thing to trade with them, They-were too closely allied and tied up with a competitive line. I knew by hearsay, and in a general way, of the firm of Peavey & Company of N.inneapolis, bui I never had met a memiber of this firm or held any corres pondence with them. I knew about their having a large number of eleva tors in Nlinnesota and Dakota; that they had the reputation of being a firm of large capital, and thorough business men. I invited Iv.r. Peavey to coir.e out and look the situation over. Re and his partner spent several weeks in investigating the situation and said to me that they believed shipping wheat in bulk and sacking it at Portland for export was pract- ^ icable. It would save the cost of sacking to the farmer and insure the ^^9 cleaning of wheat before marketing, and the cleaned wheat would command a higher price to the faririer. We had been paying large rebates to bring this wheat to Portland as against its going to Tacoma. It was stacked quantities in the Palouse country and we were dependent upon the Northern Pacific for taking our empty cars fron Wallula to Connell and returning them with the wheat. This gave them access to all infor mation regarding our business. It enabled them to favor their shippers to a certain extent, and it "was impossible for buyers located on our line to store wheat at the stations because there were no warehouses erected for this purpose. The country was very new and four-fifths of all the wheat shipped went from open platforms or from the ground, where it was stored in sacks, into the car. I believed that it would be a large ad vantage to the Navigation Company to have as strong a firm as Peavey & Company interested and located on our line. After suliicient investigation, Peavey & Company made a pro position to erent a number of elevators, and a large storage elevator at Portland. You are vamiliar with the trade of Portland and the necessity to us of holding and protecting the export business via the Columbia River as against the Northern Pacific's-line to Puget Sound and the opportunilies f exporting irom there. Another difficulty to contend with at this time wa^ the fact that under the laws of Oregon and Washington granting rates Jneoo to J2,ooo to put a ohirrrln, Portland and return as against {;S00. to put a ship from the sea to Tacoma and.return. After vigorous effort these laws were amended .A The towage and pilotage was practicaily controlled by the Navigation * ^ Company. The contract was made with Peavey & Co., with which you are familiar, and they set about putting up their houses and protecting the 565 Niarchl, 1891. Sheet # 2 Gen. G. w, ^odge. interests of the ^nion Pacific Go. in the grain territory. Before the contract was completed I was calledto Omaha in R'r. Potter's place. The outlines of it when arranged, were given to our Attorneys, and after a good deal of labor on. their part in trying to cover all the points, the contract was perfected and executed. 1 have no desire to shirk any re sponsibility for the same on to any other person. I would be glad if I could make plainer the whole situation and relative condition of the Pacific division with the Northern Pacific at the time the contract was first thought.of. I wish to say as emphatically as I can write the English lan guage, that up to this time I never had had a word of conversation or a letter of correspondence in regard to being interested in this Company myself or taking any stock in the same. Such a thing had never entered my head. Njy desire was to promote and protect the interests of the . Company I represented, and whatever mistakes or error in judgment were made let themrest on me. Peavey & Co. went on in good faith to carry out this contract. They lost, they told me, and I do not doubt it,- quite a large sum of money, and as a result, the stock was nearly valieless. Mr. Peavey proposed to me at this time tl:at I ta^-E 250 shares of the stock. Isaid that if I had remained at Portland, wh ere I was in direct charge of the handling and moving of the business, I would not think of doing do. I had information that officers of the railroads leading into Minneapolis and Duluth were interested in the elevators on the lines of those roads and in the termiinal elevators to the extent of holding stocx in the same. 1 was not where I would have charge ct furnishing the cars or managing the details of the business, and did not coasider that it was improper for m-e to hold some of the stock. I never have received a cent of dividend or profit, directly or indirectly out of the stock from the day I took it until now. Whatever questions have arisen since the contract was niade have been between the Traffic Department and Mr. Peavey, and it is not ffor me to make a ruling as -to what is right or what is wrong. I inquired of Mr. Ames, when on the steamer going from Riparia to Lewiston, on the Pacific Division, when he had seen the workings of the business, if he though there was any im propriety in my taking any of this stock. He replied that he did not see any harm in my doing so as we had a contract with them for their business and I would not be the party to quote themi rates. 1 also made the same inquiry of Mr. Adams about the same time. He reply was that it was his rule to have nothing to do with investments that would be connected with the Oom^.any. Y.e did not say further than that whether he would object or approve my taking the same. (l also let Mr F H my hands and iave not had it since stock go out of at this time if I wanted to because I hive no power to get it back (See Parenthesis previous paVagraph). money enough to do so. 566 This is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. M Next, as regards the Nebraska contract: " You are familiar with the old agreement with Ilimebaugh 5c .Merriam as made, and as to what it required from the Union Pacific Uompany for handling their business» There was a good deal of complaint of their not taking business at competitive points. Suit was broiight against the Company becuase they would not furnish grounds to other parties who wished to locate elevators on the line of the road, and our interests wex'e not well protected. About this time Mr. Me lien i:ad one or two conversations with Mr. Peavey in regard to.putting up elevators on our line in Nebraska. During the rush of grain business in 1889 we were compelled to see large quantities of grain go from points on our road to competitive lines be cause we could not furnish cars enough to handle the grain. We allowed the Wabash to take some of our cars east loaded with grain consigned to Ohio River Points, and before we knew it had 500 of our cars tied up east of the Missouri River and were unable to get them back. Mr. Peavey was invited to look the situation over, and after doing so, decided that he did not care to make a contract just at that time, but was willing to put his men into out country to buy for a time. We were still unable to furnish cars, but through his influence with the "Soo" line and others running into the territory where he marketed his grain< he was able to get cars when we were not; and I think every one will admit and no one will attempt to deny that our earnings in the Fall of 1889 in Nebraska and Kansas were largely increased by reason of Mr. Peavey's coming on to our line. After this matter ran along through the Fall,- Mr. Peavey de- d cided that he did not wish to contract to put up elevators in Nebraska " as he had done in Oregon; that he did not believe it was policy to oppose the farmer's Alliance or any one else who desired to erect an elevator, but that they should be encouraged to do so. I believed it to be good policy, and 1 believe it yet, to secure just as ii.any eleva tors on our lines as we possibly can. We then have a place to receive the grain when there is a large volum.e to handle, and if we cannot furnish cars at once for shipping the same we have a place to hold it until we can. We were paying the other buyers, if I remember rightly, one cent per bushel on their grain from where it was shipped to the Missouri River. I think, prior to 1889 they had been apid two cents fro some time. Mr. Peav£y's proposition was to provide, ample facilities for storing the grain at the Missouri River, or .else guarantee that he would rake care of the grain at Minneapolis and Duluth and secure cai-s enough from the lines east of the Missouri River so that there would be no delay to our cars and they would not. be diverted to any purpose if we allowed them to go to N.inneapolis and Duluth. He bound himself, whenever we requir ed it, if competition made it necessary, to bu-y the graL n, and we were in the position of having a, man with strong capital ready to go at any time to any point and secure the grain for our line. The Traffic De partment were fully, advised when this negotiation with Mr. Peavey was in progress as to its terms and conditions, and approved it heartily even suggesting that we pay a little more than the one cent per hundred wbich was finally paid Peavey &.Co. on all grain coming fron Nebraska and Kansas points to the Missouri River gateways. d The mistake was made in continuing to pay other parties who were not in condition financially to control to handle the grain at the 567 March 1, 1891. Sheet § 3 Gen. Gf. Dodge. same tin.e that it was agreed to pay Peavey ^ Go. They provided a large elevator at Kansas City capable of taking care of our grain without letting our own cars go east of that point. It transpired that the crop of 1890 was almost a total failure, and as a result, we have had but ver^ little grain to ship to the i^dssouri River,.but Peavey & Co., have consigned a large portion of their grain to Colorado and points West. On consignments of this kind they are.not paid anything at all, Lnng after this contract was all completed and has been exe cuted and turned over to the Traffic Department, I took 150 shares in the Elevator Company, which, mea time, had bought out the Himebaugh & Merriam Elevator Company and left them in condition to take the grain at all points in Nebraska. I have never made any disposition of thi^r stock. It is still in my hands. I have never I'eceived a dollar cf benefit from"it either directly or indirectly, and I do not suppose that I could sell it if 1 attempted to. During the past year quite an amount of wheat from the Pacific Division has been shipped to eastern points, Pea\ey & Co..do not get anything refunded on this business. When the 3+ock-yard Company was organized at Sioux.City about six months ago, Mr. Peavey, through a brother of his, who lives at Sioux City, took quite an interest in this Company. I hafe 50 shares of this d,ock. It never has paid a dollar in dividends or netted me a dollar in any way. I have given you fully, and I am afraid at tiresome length, this complete history of my transactions as an officer of this Company with the firm of F. K. Peavey & Co. Whatever errors of head or heart that I have committed i am alone responsible for and have no desire to shoulder on to any one else. of f my past life. I easy was matter in the trace railroad my record service and for character a time before through theall war. ..hortly after the war I reentered the service, and was for fifteen years at Rochelle, -i-llionols, in every capacity from Station Agent to General Superintendent with the Chicago iowa road, which durfnS tte whole tin,e, was either partly or wholly controlled by the *C .B & o ex cept for such tine as it was in my hands as Receiver! If iy recS;d there is of any interest, or if you have any desire to invesL^atr^t It will only give me pleasure to have you do so. From the dav t en * tered the c^egon Railway & Navigation Company's service to th?! Lment This has ^ sacrifice every dollar of prooertv that 1 come about by my being too Lbitious to^J^cu^e^a competent This Jau^r^'howeverrL'^Sf JS Jou'"and'l\'" dtles for mentioning it. interest to you, and I beg your pardon rwi 568 As regards the other niatter that you referred to: a Mr. Adams, after he had resigned and left the Company, asked me for a ' copy of a letter from the files, which I had written hiiji when he vas, President. did not believe that it was right for me to furnish this. I did say when in New York, to President Dillon, that I had been asked for this letter and showed him the request and my reply. Mr. Dnion did not seem to give very clpse interest to the iriatter either way, but remarked that if Mr. Adams asked him for the letter he should probably give him a copy of it. I may have erred in thinking i had no right to give our correspondence of the Company to Mr. Adams as a private individ ual. If I did it was my mistake. it is a. mistake that is irreparable now and was lot inspired by any wrong motive. I n.ust bear the burden of-having made it, and trust to the future, if I remain with the Company, to give me an opportunity for satisfying every one that I am honest, that I am loyal, and that so far as in me lies, every available talent is de voted to the best interests of the Company i serve. In declining to furnish this letter to Mr. Adams after he had left the service of the '^ompany, I had a precedent. I was, when on the Pacific Division, frequently called upon by Mr. Elijah Smith for correspondence and statements from that division. I wrote Mr. Smith that he ought to call on Mr. Adams for such information and referred the matter to Mr..Adams. He replied that that was the correct thing to do, and that correspondence of that nature should be handled between him self and Mr. Smith. Yours truly, A'. H. Holcomb . 573 1891 Mr. H. M. McCartney cairie aboard the car at Spokane Falls, and in response to inquiries addressed to him by General Dodge Mr . McCart ney (among other things) said: The Mullan Pass, that by way of the Coeur d' Alene, is nearly 5200 feet above tide water. This is the old Sahon Pass, The people of Lewiston induced General Sprague to send me out to find a Pass in the neighborhood of the Skalkaho Creek. Then I got out there I found that a pass existed there only in the minds of the people in the barrooms of Lewiston. I followed up the branch carrying the main volume of water and found the elevation there 7600 feet. Then I sent Mr. Bogue out, when I was in charge of this division, and as a result of aJLl our in vestigations I am convinced that to get into the Big Hole country they must go through that 6,000 foot Pass. This valley is precipitous, mountainous; all the rise is within the last few miles. It has easy grades until you get up near the mountain. In regard to the timber there the cedar is good; the pine and tamarac is not particularly good We are going to test a proposition made by a Cincinnati gen tleman and try grape raising in the Spokane Valley. South from the Spokane River to Lewsiton is the finest wheat country we have. This valley is all gravel; but when you strike that basaltic range a mile away you h ve no more travel; and when you strike that timber range you have no more gravel in that direction. Sprague is 1908 feet above the sea. Cheney has an elevation of some 2840 feet. Spokane Falls is 1910 feet. '.Ve have one per cent grade. The station this side of Coriacan Defile Pass is Heron. There the grades are 116 feet each side . Missoula is at its foot on one side and Heron the foot on the other, with a 116 foot grade on each side of the summit. I have never been jn the country north of Helena and cannot give you any information about that. Hill, of the Manitoba road, can tell you all about that. North of here in British America; it is a fine cattle country near the boundary line, but there are not any large tracts of agricultural land in the eastern part of Washington Territory. running from Kettle Falls on the Columbia to •r K about 220 miles. We put that boat in in May, 1885 Daues. The ColvUle Valley has beiA settled tor some fifty years. it is the oldest settled ir rt of the country. My boat is a 150 ton boat. In the whole 220 miles there >- only one l.ouse, and that is the custom house on the boundary. It is utterly undeveloped and unknown, but it is ail a mineral country. There io gold and silver, and mines of various kinds. It is utterly unooen Hut the^Colviile Valley is one of the finest valleys to be fou^d in i!" J lands are held in large quantities by Indians and old OHudlhn^B^^f^r^fr^H® hadshn B y fur traders are not voyageurs. very enterprising. These descendants On the of contrarvhe they are shiftless, and no effort at progress and their'influence is to eep out a more progressive class of immigrants. Their want insecure tanu?e by whloA tAey hSld their lands. ;.hen the land is surveyed according to the laws of th#> country and good titles can be obtained that vailey is likeirt? settle upjery rapidly. we have a land grant of some 600,000 acre! toroug" ,.-.574 I think it will come up to 750,000 acres including the mining land. The grant is from the Brisish authorities. ^ Here at the Spokane River we leave the volcanic country. " This is the finest wheat country in the world. Outside of- the volcan ic" belt you cannot raise grain for any number of years. You saw your You saw your last of the wheat country at Cheney. We never irrigate for anything here and the best wheat is raised on the top of the hills and mountains. The wheat should be all fall sown at the same time they have two,classes of wheat, but the spring wheat is apt to prove a fail ure. The winter v-heat is sown in November. The range of the thermometer here is from 23 to 24, the lowest in winter, to 100 in the shade, the highest in the summer. We have no timber of any consequence. The Bull Pine ties will last about five years but they rot q-,ticker in the gravel than in the soil. The tamarac is the" best tie-Limber in the country. The tamarac is a desiduous tree, and if you will notive you can no distinguish the tamarac wherever you see them by the color. Their leaves are now turning yellow. The fir timber of the coast is splendid for railroad purposes. The firs of the Colville used to be shipped down to Astoria on the Columbia, and by portages. We make the cheapest flour on the Continent of America at Spokane Falls. We have half as much again water power there as they have at T.^inneapolis. It runs through this basalt formation. The stream never overflows in the summer time and it never freezes in the winter. There must be warm springs or some other influence that keeps these waters from .freezing. Spokane is growing rapidly. It has the finest prospect in America. We started Spokane Falls in 1880 and our assess ment roll this year is a million and quarter. We will soon have two branch roads in there. On the '^outh fork of the Goeur d' Alene will be the finest mining camp in the country within two years .• If any body talks to you about Coeur D' Alene mines don't get the North Coeur d' Alene and the' South fork of the Coeur d'Alene mised. The road reaching out to those mines starts, at Howser and Alene , starts, at Howser and runs down to the military post at Coeur d* There was no wheat raised here until 1877. Near Walla Walla .they irrigated and tried to raise wheat in the valleys before that time, but they had no good results until it was accidentally discovered thit the wheat would grow on the hills and mountains without irrigation. Coeur d' Alene post is a I'-our-company post, nine miles from Rathfrum. This is Parnell's favorite place and the town is named after his home place. Sherman says that- Coeur d'Alene post is the prettiest place in America*. There is a steamer at the very first water of ttee Columbia so that you can say that the Columbia is navigable from its very source except its portage.s. The formation is basaltic to Spokane Palls, then granite to the Coeur d'Alene laxe, then limestone. The Hudson Bay Company came into this country in 1832. The people who belonged, to that outlit were Scotch, or -^'rench born Canadians. Their descendants are a pretty hard lot. ^ met Bogue in Lima, Peru. is quite a famous man in South America, and, by the way, I served with Maxwell down there. I Virgil G. Bogue is the assistant Chief engineer of this road". Anderson is the chief engineer. Morris died last spring. His wife is in 575 1891. Sheet jf" 2 Mr. H. M. McCartney in responbe to inquiries by General G. Dodge. San Raphael near Dan Francisco. L. E. Ricksecker is at Occidnntal, Sonoma County, Galifornia. J. G. Scurry is at Seattle, "ashington •Territory. James R. Maxwell is at ^'^ewark, Del. Fdmund Kuntz is ■ dead and was buried at Umatilla. Address Edward P. North, care of the American Society of Civil Engineers, N. Y. We are now at Half Mile Prairie. E Tracy Scovil s address is Euclid Avenue, ''leveland, Ohio.- I do not recollect the number but that will reach him. He was a locating engineer, more than anything else. A good deal of the location along here was him. Hubert C. ?i/ard is at Dqs ^^ngleos. Gal. Charley White is the best location man and Ward the best prelimii.ary man. E. H. ^ooper, Corvallis, Oregon. He is .a good construction man (and final location) but has no geogra phic eye. He gets lost. Thielson was a pet of Villard's. He was the m.ost utterly incompetent man I ever saw. He spent 57,000,000 on a division of 121 miles along here. This division cost $57,000 a mile. He located that piece of road froni the Dalles to Portland and that was the worst piece of botcr. work I ever saw. He is as utter and ignoramus as you ever saw. He would never have a mian with him who knew more than him self. These fellows comimenced at the Dalles and worked down grade and they have in some places 12 degrees curvature. Buckley got" ex tremely exasperated whe.i locating the road and changed the location in some places. That division cost $97,000 a mile. Anderson was the jnan who built Fort Donelson. xhe first time I saw Anderson was the 4th of July, 1863, at Gettysburg. '/.'hen Tennessee seceded Anderson came North and joined the Fe.deral army. Colonel James Hudnet and 'V. . DeLacy are at Helena, Montana. It was in 1879 that I went to t,he mountain., on the north fork of the Clearwater, and I foudn it the best fame country I ever saw. Montgomery was the suttler of our brigade in the army, (the Pennsylvania Reserves). I .seem fated to strike that man every now and then since 1862. He is an unscrupulous nan. He undertook to beat Sprague. You will find it on the records of the Horthern Pacific where he is denounced as a fraud. I iirst met Villard in 1879. Wherever you see granite you will find springs and lakes and running streams. No barley was sent from this country until-last year. A Milwaukee brewer came out here and when he saw the barley he ordered a shipment of it. It afterwards sold at auction in Chicago for four or five cents a bushel more than any other barley could command. Cedar is the niost lasting tii.ber tha,t we have" in this country, and tamarac is the next. • • In round nunibers 500 miles of rail were brought up'for this road from the west. We see there the first snow covered mountains this side of the Cascades. We cross the Pend d'Oreille. There are ducks on the other end of the lake as well as brants and swans and geese. They have high winds on this lake sometimes. It rises and falls 22 feet between high and low water. where he 5f6 ^rm A German nan.ed Bitner ran the line here. Roberts eiiployed him. Bitner commenced at Lissoula end ran down below here. 'i'hat was in 1871,^^' In 1872 Ward canie and surveyed froii. Sprague back to Bitner's survey. The division .was assigned to me in 1873 but we did not build it then. It lay till 1879 when it was commenced again and built. This is part of the line bui_t at a cost of f57,000 a, n.ile by Thielson. -^he Indians you see along here are a miscellaneous lot, Kootenays, Flatheads, and so on. . . The trouble between kiorris and Oprague grew out of an attack of the big head on the part of korris . Morris was eapecting to get charge of all the interests of the company on this coast. Morris and Montgomery were in cahoots in the fight on Sprague. There are three luouths to Clark fork into Make Pond d'Oreille. I built from Walulla to Lake Pond d'Oreille and Thielson built 121 miles this way from there. Mine cost .^18,200 a mile, including roll ing stock, station houses and everything and I had to get my rails around Cape horn. The mountains around here are about 2,000 feet high. Mullan's military road from the head waters of the miss ouri to the head waters of the Columbia wa.. very badly located. The stream is called the Jocko along here. We strike the Bitterroot at Miasoula. On tiie north fork of the Coeur d'Alene River are gold mines. The silver mines are more especially on the south fork. I never saw such a display of minerals anywhere in the country as there is on the south fork. The first ton of ore ta^en out on the south fork was last spring. The first house was built there in April and there are about 1,000 inhabitants there now. I think it is going to beat Leadville. There arc also mines on the St. Joseph. Two miies, the Sullivan and the Bunker Hill, are especially rich. Take the number of feet of tun nel and the^ore taken in the tunnels it beats everything ever known in the United States. The ores are silver-galena. Work started on these in December 1885. Several other mines are open showing altogether five thousand tons of,ore in sight. The postoffice on the south fork is named '.Vardner, the one on the north fork is Murray. The present mayor of Portland invented a new system of dredring which is now used on the Columbia River. Butte is the biggest mining camp in the world. There is no red-wood in Oregon, and very little fur, if any, south of the U^egon line. Red-wood shrinks end-v/ise. Bogue has a wife and three children, I think his office is in Tacoma. Bogue is a goodman all around. He is the best all-round engineer that there is on the northwest coast. In Peru we used to call wio was once r. when Jinimie. he received About a telegraii the only fron, time me. that Bogue he was • telegraphed ever known to me laumh to nrpL former inspector oftents, and wh at is his happened to be on the train and telegraphed back Robertoon dead. Don t know his present address." Bogue's nam.e is J. M. He had trouble once with Horris, and M rris got the worst of it all around. Aprague looked into the miatter and exonerated Borue entirpiv They called him (^.o^^ls) Col. Sellers there. He rXthe bif head With this drawback he was a very efficient engineer. Spra^Tue is a weaghy man. lie has four eons all about Pugft SoSnd. Ue"oLe here In A resigned In 1884;. He resigned volSntarlly. lie had th??L spect of everybody. Notwithstanding his fight with the Villard riinno retained hin, all through. Villard said "Now the fight is over"* \ / and he wanted him to stay there. Cyrus W. Field wrote up the Villard regime in the Chicago Interccean fox- October 12, 1884. Villard miade Horace White treasurer of the O.R.&.M.C0. Gee II .Y .World for about Jan.3d, 1884. -577 March, 1891. POST OFFICE, BOSTON, Iv^ASS. Office of the Postmaster. March 5, 1891. My dear General: Our trip back was uneventful, although the relations of the family and the members of the funeral party were of the most charming character. Of course we chaffed Tom. Sherman and Howard to no end about their respective religions, which they took in good prt. John Sherman was very gracious, and the girls were, of course, as amiiable as could be. They all spoke of you in the most delightful manner, and sympathized with me in my loss of the trip with you to the Pacific coast and back. I had hoped I might wire you to meet you on the road some place, but that is all past now, as my successor comes in on the first of the month, and it is necessary to be here in order to turn over the office to him. Please bear in mind the importance of our conversation, and let me know as soon as you return wher«r. we can ueet and go over the ground again. With kindest regards, am. Your friend, Jno . M. Corse . Gen. G. M. Dodge. 579 March, 1891. Hotel de la Tour, Cannes, France, March 7th, 1891 My dear General; My husband hes sent me your "Interview" in the "Register" and it was so splendid and breezy that I could not help writing to you, to thank you for it. Our farmers need just such talk from people whoni they love and trust. Ail Iowa simply adores you, (please remember that I am an lowan) and your words will carry great weigjit with them. The McKinley bill is such a dreadfully unpopular measure over here that we republicans who hear Europeans talk, need a little strengthening. The Parisians say that entire industries are ruined for them, factories are closed and many firms gone into liquidation on this account. You cant tell people you are glad of it because it seems heartless, so I avoid politics, and talk of something else. I hope dear General that your trip did you much good, that you have not let down any since your return. I am glad that you keep a good man with you all the time. Devote your whole ti n;e to getting well, be careful what you eat and wear enough clothes to keep you warm. If I was in America I would not let you live alone so. You shouM come to our house and I know I could help you regain your strength, if devotion, and good care would aid any and then, I can say this on paper, but would not dare to otherwise,it breaKs my heart to see you live alone, V^hen you should be surrounded with gentle loving care and fond attentions . Promise me if I ever can brmg you one hour of com fort you will let me do it. It is needless to say I have long known, many sad things, connected with your life, the sweet bravery with which you have borne them all, has connianded my admiration and drawn me toward you with tender affection. This I h;ve always tried to show you, but have said nothing, but I believe you know how dear you are to Ret and me and how gladly we would share our joys and pleasures with you. Our boys love and honor you. So if there is any satisfaction in knowing that an entire family follows your every movement with in terest you may depend upon that feeling in ours. If I have spoken too plainly or touched a chord too sentitive to bear it will you for give me. I cant tell you much about this country, I intend "Carrying no coals to New Castle ." I am with my little party at Cannes and will remain here until Ret comes. It is delightful here, and I hope it will make me well. Grasvenor(?) is perfectly restored. We will go to Italy, Spain etc. in due season. With much affection always. Ruby Glarkson. What a lovely place Paris is and how many temptations it does present. 581 N'arch, 1891 Portland, Oregon, I/:arch 19th, 1891 Sidney Dillon, Esq., j^l95 Broadway, E. Y. Dear Sir: I received your despatches. I can hold these people and accoiTiplish nothing. You know the comnittee of each,_town covering these terminals and Subsidies, have got to go to their people and subscribers individually, and it is no easy job to get them renewed when there is no opposition, but when opposing elements are rising daily we have got to say something definite to them or or drop it. It is not necessary to discuss this. With no definite plan and no promise of continuance and comple tion of the work, these committees v.ill do nothing. hr. Bogue tells me that the Engineers on the work got so frightened by so many people coming here criticising that they were afraid to give the proper classification and estimate to the contractors, and he has had to go all over it in person, as the classifica tion they gave cannot be sustained. He is having a correct final estimate on a proper classification made. About every contractor here is broke and Eogue is trying to get release ard save us from harm, but in my opinion we inust hold the contractors to protect us fromi the Subs. The new estimates and classifications will give the contractors about )45,000 and that will give Fitz Patrick & Collins a good profit. They sublet their work twice the last time the sub took it too cheap, and we should make final settlement untilthe last sub is settled with, for the sub creditors will finally hold the road for their claims. The earnings are falling off out here on all roads, but most on ours. The Hunt lines, which the Northern Pacific-are behind of, hurt us the most. 7»e ought to have those lines. They cut right into our best earning territory and unless the Northern Pacific treats us rightly about themj, we should in some way get even. I had no idea of the am.ount they took away from us until I got here, that and the advantage the Northern Pacific has of the line to Sound if cause oi' our losses out here. I write this so you can get the exacts facts. In round figures we have spent about two miillions on new work. It will cost about five millions to complete. The original estimate should be $3,600,000. The Bridge under N^orrison contract will cost |:i,600,000 instead of ,250,000 as we were told, and bringing it down, to a single track bridge the least Morrison says he can do it will cost over a million, $200,000 of which has been spent. I start over the line to look at it carefully in detail to-morrow. Yours truly. (Signed) G . N.. Dodge . 583 March, 1891. Jolict, Ills., March 24, 1891. Genl. G. M. Dodge. Dear Friend: Your old friend and co-worker is in poor health end is obliged to spend most of his time indoors and to shorten the long and often heavy hours we read considerable. We have looked in vain for a notice of your book reminiscence of the old Pacific days or some other name. Your personal experiences of those early days and feel assured they are very interesting and most esi)ecially so to Mr. Reed and miyself . If you will write me where I can find the book I shall be very glad to send for it. Mr. Reed has talked about it, with the hope of getting it quite often lately. If your book is not yet coniplete, your m.an that called a year or two ago would be able (with Mr. Reed's present health) to obtain more satisfactory information. Then Mr. Reed was suffering from acute disease and now it is chronic and while he is losing strength from year to year yet his mind is clear and vigorous and he will gladly give him, for you, all the items of dates and facts which he then de sired, but Mr. Reed was not able to give. Hoping that you and yours are in good health I am yours. With respect and most sincerely, Mrs . S . B, Reed. No. 500 Eastern Ave., Joliet, Ills, P. S. Mr. Reed is very anxious in respect to his old friend M. P. Kurd. If you can give us his address or any imfcrmation we shall deem it a great favor. Yours, Q. E. R. 585 K;arch, 1891 Tacoii.a, Washington, 26th., 1891 Sidney Dillon, President., ,fl95, Broadway, New York. Dear Sir: I wired you the results of my examination here . We have got the business line in this country. It is ablely located anu the arrangements with the citizens let us in is excellent and we must hold them. The eleven miles of road bought.in Tacome will be a great thing to us. It puts us in a position in Tacoma to trade with the Northern Pacific. We will do all the retail trade of Tacoma in Lumber, Goal and heavy material over that line . With that line I not fear the Northern Pacific. Bogue has certainly shown ability and good judgement in in obtaining our rights and givini^ us position and he has the con fidence of the people of this country, having been among them so many years, and h^ can hold theni I think, to all of their original agreements. If it is possible, we should commence obtaining the right of way anu„closing our extensions with the cities say to Jan. 1st., 1893. Before we commence work Nr. Bogue should have at least, sixty days notice in order to close up matters successfully and get our right of way and privileges and tie everything up before any one else knows it. When I see that 3/4 of our line runs through cleared farms, that it cost per acre to clear, I understand why our right of way costs so much. If you and Hill could agree and let us get to work on the extension of privileges and obtaining right of way, so that we can get them cleared up and get the benefit of Summer for our work, it would help greatly in reducing cost. Nearly all of the Sub Contractors are still on their jobs. They have opened them up and could com plete them much cheaper and miuch better than any new parties would. You know how hard it is to clean up after old work economically. We arranged settlements with contractors and subs so that we will be relieved and free from any suits or bad fellings. The subs all took their work too cheap. When I see the line and the class of work I can see that Hilpatrick and Collins prices were not so much out of the way for grading, in bridging and ties it was a little high. I have simply gone over the line with Nr. Bogue and the local engineers in detail and we have changed it and cheap ened it in every way we could saving its commercial value, and no man is more competent to do this than Nr. Bogue. It is only necessary to tell him what we miust have. I made some sug^^estions that he proniptly accepted, and I think if you evei' come oi.it to see the road you will be pleased with it. I h.ave been ten days in the rain and miud until I an. compiletely worn out and will be gald ot get back. I am vei'y truly, G. N . Dodge. 587 Warch, 1891 Taconia, '.Vashington, March 26th, 1891 Sidney Dillon, 195 Broadway, New York. I have been over the entire line carefully. Coniinercially it is well located and we cannot now change its general location. It can be completed to include bridge over the eolumbia for foremost mule, seven hundred and forty thousand which makes total cost seue-schal n.ule, seven hundred and fifty thousand. It is about tlirive less than original es timate of amount to, complete it. It takes $900,000 I think this is too much an am going to try to decrease it. Everything is in good chape to go ahead when you d esire and we will be able to obtain most of the privileges given us. I start home about Monday. G . M . Dodge. Portland Oregon, March 26th, 1891. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Director, U. P. R.R. Co. Dear Sir:- Referring to our conversation a few evenings since, upon the subject ofthe China trade in its relation to Portlan^^ I beg to say; it offers greater inducement for the establishment of a line of Steamers to Hong Kong than apy other port of the North West Coast, it being a larger importer o.: Chinese merchandise than all other ports combined North of San Francisco. This is verified by CustomHouse statistics; and the reason is made apparent by the last Census Report, which shows a Chinese population in Portland alone of 5000 which is greater than the aggregate in Washington, Idaho and British Columbia, and in addition, there is scattered throughout the State of Oregon and that part of Washington tributary to Portland aboit as many more. The tea trade as well as the wholesale business of the North West unquestionably centres here. A large Cordage manufactory in successful operation conoe umes hempand sisal from Manilla which come via Hong Kong. Bags and Bagging will also form a very considerable item of freight coming from Calcutta tras-shipped at Hong Kong, In export of food products Portland stands pre-egiinently at the head. Our flouring mills, ione, under present conditions, will furnish from 1500 to 2500 tons per month for shipment to the Chinese market. The trade at present is retarded by limited and uncertain transportation facilities. The C nadian Steamers are and have been unable to carry in addition to other freight but a small portion of the flour offering. The trade can be increased to an ahost unlimited extent with adequate freighting facilities. The Manager of the C-^nadian Line expressed his views, upon the value of the Portland business, by saying it was ten times greater than that Of all tiie Puget Sound Ports combined. It is a well known fact tliat ample means of transportation beget and stimulate trade, and with a line of steamers ru nning between Portland and Hong Kong a demand for many of the products of both Countrieswouldbe developed that cut no fi,gure at present, the V lue of Imports from China and other Ports via Pong Kong & Yokohama for 1890 amounted to ^380.167. Uhis does not includ tea of East rn a/c) This represents upon a fair estimate based upon the value of Chinese goods about 6000 tons and would be largely increased by the establishment of a direct line. The subject of navigation of the Columbia bar and rivers reiquires consideration; the dangers of the former and difficulties of the latter have always been greatly exaggerated. Damage and loss of vessels coming to, and going fromColximbia river has been less, in proportion to the tonnage that enters and leaves the various ports than that of either San Francisco or Puget Sound and the vast improvements that the Ge :ral Government has made 591 and is making both at the Bar and on the rivers renders this during all seasons of the year more accessible and safe than any of the principal ports on the Coast. Dense fogs which prevail many months of the year both North and South are comparatively rare at the Mouth of the Columbia, The jetty which at the latter place extends four miles from Point Adams, and will extend five when completed, already gives 30 feet of water at lov/ tide • with a tidal rise of from seven to eight feet, with a well defined straight Channel one and one-half miles in width which enables vessels to pass from anchorage to sea visa versa withing five miles cannot be considered a dangerous entrace. The Columbia and Willamette reivers have now a depth on the shoalest bars of 20 feet when the rivers are at the lowest stage. The.i e are shoals in the aggregate about 7 miles in length now in course of improvement, which when completed, will give a depth of 25 feet at low water from Portland to the sea with a tidal rise of from 2 to 7 feet. This improvement will doubtless be com pleted during the present year, as there remains an unexpended balance of cn appropriation by the General Gcv ernment for that purpose of .f100,000 and the st te at the last session of its Legislature authorized the expenditure of $500,000 additional which it is estimated is ample for the work. These matters are worthy your careful consideration in view of the subject of the establishment of a line of Steamers be tween Hong Kon^ and a port on this North 'Vest Coast, andif you will s send a competent person, who will take the time to thoroughly inves tigate, the statements made above can be verified to your satisfaction. Every facility wi'1 be rendered by our Chamber of Commerce in this direction. Trusting the opportunity thus affored to present these facts will result in mutual benefit to the great transportation interests you represent and the section oftho country tributary to Portland, I remain. Yours truly. J. McCraken, 5S3 Siimmary from letter of J. McCrakiHi, Portland, Oregon. Great inducement offers for establishment of line of st«amers to Hong ~'ong, it being large importer of Chinese mer chandise than all points combin ed North of San Francisco. Last census report shows Chinese population in Portland 5000. Tea trade centres here (Portland) Large cordage manufactory in Hempand Sisal from Manilla, which comes via Hong Kong. Bags and Baggingwill form considerable item of freight from Calcutta, trans-shipped at Hong Kong. In food products Portland stands at head. Flouring mills will furni h from 1500 to 2500 tons per month for shipment to China. Canadian steamers unable to carry other than small portion of flour offering. Manager Canadian line views are: Portland business 10 times greater than all Puget Suund combined. Value of imports from China, via Hong Kong 1890, amount to 380,167, not including tea. The subject of navigation requires consideration, danger has been exaggerated. Shoal bnrs of Columbia & Willamette Rivers when completed '"ill give depth of 25 ft. d, low water, $100,000. appropriation remains unexpended. State at last sess ion authorized additional expenditure $500,000. 5S7 April, 1891, Council Bluffs, Apr. 12, 1891. Bear Genl: I must not let your 60th birthday pass without sending you my congratulations. Yours has been a busy life. I do not think one could have been more so. You seem to have inherited fromfather and mother the untiring energy and industry which was such a marked feature of their lives, more than any other of the children. By the favor of God yours has been an eventful life. He led you from your New Eng. home to the great West when the field was wide and the country new, almost at the beginning of railroad building, thus offering you an opportunity in your chosen profession that could not have been offered at any other period. The experience and training you received in surveying R. R. lines in a new and wild coimtry gave you the best pr-ejjaration possible for the soldier's life and had much to do in giving you the success you met with in handling troops and enduring the hard ships of the Civil War. Your success in the War led to your election to Congress. That would seem, with all tba t came before it to have been enough to round up one life, but since then you have given nearly twenty-five years to the surveying and building of Rail Roads and those of nation al importance. All these years you have worked hard; too many hours in the day, too many days in the week. It's time to reduce all this, draw in and lessen the strain that is upon you, care for your health and not push on with failing strength as if in your prime. Old age is comfortable only when free from business perplexities and care. Every year from this on they will worry and wear as never bef.ore . Be wise and anticipate this by unloading as fast as possible and putting your business affairs in safe and compact shape . Let the hard work you are doing for others be turned over to those younger. As I view your 60 years of life it has been marked all the way along by God's love and mercy and you ought to be very grateful to Him. I trust you are. I hope as the years roll along you will turn your thoughts more and more away I rom the busy scenes of this life to that eternal life beyond the grave which awaits us all. With ray best wishes, Very truly, N . P . Dodge. n' **1 589 April, 1891. THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB. My dear Nate: I received your birthday letter it touched me as it did everyone who I showed it to*. In all my life there is no letter that gives me the satisfaction that it does; for there is no one who knows me so well as you do I to its adtice that I propose to take . If I was at liberty to tell you the offers I have had and the induceDients held out to n,e you would be convinced of my deter mination'. But with the great interests I have had control of, sJnce that, I am under obligations to see things- You can see how it is im.possible for ir.e to resist at my own will. You know that all my life I have been subordinate to super ior authority, that while profiessing little 1 have done all I was able for niy fellow men and women and that in miy own way I have honored all those who lived a Christian life and as a firm believer in the future I have never seen the day or moment that I would not hopefully face it. Thanking you more than I can tell for your letter. Truly your brother, G . M . Dodge . 601 April, 1891. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Apl. 1, 1891, 5/;y dear General: I hoped to see you on your return to Portland, but find you have passed through Eastward. I find that Col. Steptoe came through on his march to Wash. Territory via Salt Lake in 1854-55 and came out again and was on duty at this place, the Cascades. With sincere regards. Yours faithfully. Genl. G. L. Lodge, Denver. I. G. C. Lee . 603 April, 1891. 42 Wall Street. P. 0. Box 810 (Copy of Newspaper Clipping) SILVER TALKS OF SETTLING UP. The ''^/asliington Bank People Over*joyed At His Proposition. Some of the directors of the Ac Shington National Bank h6id an informal meeting yesterday, but as a quorum was not present they could take no official action. Some interest was created by the fact that a representative of John S. Silver appeared at the banx and made a proposition of settlement. "It looks now as if we should certainly receive something on the Silver account." said Director Tilghman, "and in addition collections are coming in very fairly fi'om other debtors of the bank. Quite a number of the debtors turned in money to-day." Mr. Tilghman said nothing would be done'towards reorganization until Gen. Dodge returns. He will probably be here by Monday. If he feels like taking hold in earnest and is willing to carry the institution, it will probably open again for business. My dear General: I know you can "carry" whatever you will undertake, but is it worth while for you to risk your health by assuming such a load in addition to your R. R. bonding. You are not as young as you were twenty years ago and you must not forget it. Good men are getting acarce and I hope you wont undertake what may break you down in health. Yours sincerely. P'rank J. Bond. April 3/91 • ''r, 605 .April, 1891. ... 7^82 Second St., ^ Brooklyn 4/3/91 My dear Gen. Dodge: ■1^ would very much like to see you, and ask your advice upon certain matteis that are of vital importance to me. My brother Chauncey has proved to be an unreliable person with whom I have no communication, as I will explain to you, I hsve no relative upon whose judgment i could rely. Since my mother's death four years ago, my father has gradually fallen off in his remittances to me, without any explanation (n.erely "not having sold his stock") until he has almost ceased sending me any thing. My daughters have had to prepare themselves to be self-supporting. Alice is ready to take a position as stenographer having been an assistant-teacher in that department in Pratt Inst. She is now an amanuensis for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, attends to her social corres pondence, which requires only three or four hours each week, and of course not remunerative. She is obliged to take a ^^osition and has had some experience in a lawyers office, knowing of your influence etc. thought you might be able to assist her in so doing, Nellie was going through the Art course at Pratt Inst. and had only one more year to finish, could not continue as had to turn her brush to such account as she was able, to keep the wolf from the door, Clara will also be soon fitted to assist herself. I have always asxed my father's advice, and wanted to consult him in every move I made, but he always kept silent, same as he did during my husband's illness and trouble until he died. 6C6 At present I airi living in his house under force of circutristances. He came north last summer to sell it, is now in the market, and through my brothers peculiar manipulations is liable to be sold at any moment. My father left me with fifty dollars the fifth of Octi last, proDiising to soon send me more. I have not received a cent from him all winter, and have managed to get along on what the girls have earned. It is important that Alice should take a position soon, as I may be obliged to leave this house on short notice. If you would kindly consider the matter, and could find time to talk with me I could explain much that would surprise you. Very truly,yours, G. J. Fairfield. Vr;;' r- 607 n New York, April 8th, 1891. National Capital Bank, Washington, B. C. Gentlemen I returned here Monday and after going through the condHion of the Washington National Bank, and conferring with the principal stock holders we have concluded that it is best to liquidate and we desire to take possession as soon after ti.e stockholders moet'ng as possible. The Bank Examiner states there is due you $11,133. are you willing when we open, that we shall pay you one half of hthis and the balance as we get in our assets? This will enable us to go right ahead and liquidate without going into q Receiver's hands. The Board of Directors will guarantee tiiat the other half will be paid in a reason able time, say not to exceed ninety days. Please write me confidentially so that I can have this before the stockholders meeting. We propose to pay off at once all the small stock, olders and have only asked a little accommodation from some of our heavy credi tors. I wish to say that the assets of the bank are at least more than what is duo to depositors, twt as you know some of it is time paper and we prefer not to re-discount it, desiring to hold it and collect it as it comes due ourselves. Truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 6C9 April, 1891 -CELEBRATION by the DMVERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY of the FIRST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION. The Danvers historical Society will celebrate on ^Jonday the 20th of April, 1091, the First Battle of the ^evolutionary 77ar (April 19, 1775), with special reference to the part which patriots of the town took in connection with the event. Meetings will take place at the Town hall, at 3 o'clock, and also at 7:50 B. M., when addresses will be made by hon. R. S. Rantoul, of Salem, Hon. Kellen Chamberlian, of Boston, President h. R. Oapen, h. of Tufts College, F. B. Sanborn Esq., of Concord, Rev. Carlton A. Staples, of Lexington, hev. James Fletcher, of Acton, and Rev. C. B. Rice and hon. Alden P. '"hite of Dnavers; these speeches being interspersed with short biographical sletches of some of the uanvers men who responded to the call of their country, prepared by D. l^ebwter King, Esq., Mr. Arthur T. heed, of Boston, Nathan H. Bushby, hsq., of Peabody, Rev Clarence Fowler, of Randolph, and Miss Sarah E. Hunt, Mr. Eben Putnam and Mr. Uharles H. Preston, of Lnavers . There will also be appropriatenusic . The afternoon meeting will open with a selected hymn, and with prayer by Rev. K. Ewing, pastor of the Maple Street Church, after which Rev. A. P. Putnam, , the president of the Society , will extend a welcome to the guests oi the occasion. Rev. George W. Por ter, D. D., president of the Lexington Historical Society, which has accepted an invitation to be present, will respond for thr t town. E. D. Lines, Esq., historiogropher of the -Society, willfollow with a rapid account of the Battle. The members of the G. A. R, Post of Danvers have been invited to attend these meetings, and theiir presence may be expected . After the adjournment of the afternoon meeting, there will be a social gathering at 5:30, and a supper at 6 o'clock, at Gothic Hall, at which niembers of the Society and other purchasers of tickets will Diset the guests from out of town who have been specially invited to participate in the proceedings of the day. Tickets for this n^ore social or festive gatherings may be had, at one dollar each, at the rooms of the Society, in the National Bank Building, on and after Saturday, April llth. Tickets for the mornin? and evening meetings, at the Town Hall, will be sent freely to members and guests, and to those who hx ve donated gii ts to the Lebrary and Museum. They may also be obtained by any others who desire them, on application at the rooms of the '^ociety. George Tapley, Chairman of "^eneral Committee. Danvers, April 9, 1891. v N. B Trains leaving Boston(Boston & Maine R. R., Eastern division) Danvers, via Salem, in season for and G^OO meeting. ^.ater trains, at 2:55; 4:00; 4:40; 5:00; 5:15 Trains leave Boston (B. & Iv . , Western Division), .at 12:15 3:02; 4:45; 5:30; and 6:15; P. Iv-. Trains return frequently to Boston from Banvers . Horse-cars to Salem connect there with trains to Boston, .V', April, 1891 No. 75 West 71st Street, Mew York, April 12th, 1891. My dear Gen. Godge: I write to tell you that we consider the large sketch of the Coniirianders of the Army of the '•Tennessee as yours, and hold it subject to your ordei-s. My father was very much pleased with it and had it hung prominently in his dining room, and told us that you had given it to him, but that ii' you ever wanted it we should give it back to you. You must feel perfectly at liberty to take it, if you would like to have it on account of its personal association with my father If however you do not take it, we will of course preserve it sacredly. This letter may be some time reaching you, as I have to find out your address before I can mail it. Yours very truly, P. 'f'. '^herman . v 613 April, 1891. P. Tecumseh Shernian Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 52V;all Street. New York, April 16, 1891 hy dear Gen. Bodge: I received your kind note this morning, and thank you for your interest. V/e have only not countenanced the books you mention but we have denounced them. Gen.-Howard revised one chapter of the book to which you refer under a misunderstanding. He has since re pudiated all connection with it and the use of his name is absolutely unauthorized and without his authority. I send you a few of the circulars of my fathers publishers to show you what I have done. I wrote you a few days ago to the Union League ^lub. We shall be delighted to see you whenever you may call. There are only two of us at home. Yours very truly, P. T, Sherman. 615 April, 1891. OFFICE OF JAlv.ES GATES, I. anuafacturer of and Dealer in Wagons, Plov^s and Agricultural Implements, Cincinnati, Ark., April 25, 1891 Gen. G. Dodge, K'y dear General: Incolsed you will find Photo taken at St. Louis the week of Gen. Shermans funeral. It dor?t look niuch like the young Englishman who commanded your advance through Snake Greek Gap and on to Atlanta. From Resaca to Atlanta was in comd. of the Detachment of the 9th His. at your Head Quarters . Do I look like him? Be kind enough to exchange by sending me one of yourself. Resp., Jamies Gates. •x'f-/ April, 1891. New York, Apr. 29, 1891 15 Broad Street. h'.y deaC General: Nothing could be kinder or Kore thoughtful than the letter you took the trouble to write me about myaddress. I am sure I am very glad if I have been instrumental in setting any useful facts before the public regarding our grand old commander. I well knew that your whole heart v;as in the subject. Yours truly, Horace Porter. Gen . G . M . Googe, No. 1 Broadway, New York. April 30,1891 Personal. 619 New York City, April 30, 1S91. Mr. Fred 1j. Ames, ' • Dear Sir:- - . I did not know until yesterday, coming over with Mr. Mink, ■ Of the purchase of the u. P. D & 0. bonds b^' the U. P. at .85 to pay off the debts of the underlying companies to the u. P. when I made my arrangements with Mr. Adams the agreement was that all those de':ts should be adjusted with bonds at par on both ends of the road, which v/as done on the bouth end. lou know the u. P. got a good deal n more than one bond on the North end for one of the underlying bonds, that is, they got over ^20,000 , per mile in U. P. D. & G. bonds, where t o underlying roads only had out Ol5,000 or more per mile• This exchange, if allowed to stand, will give us a good deal of trouble. 1 am going to see nr. uillon a:.out it. if 1 had been present, of course, it wouldn't have been made, but one of your knew of the condition of the trade, it seems to me that u. P. D. & G; bonds its own interest guaranteed by the union Pacific ought to be worth par to the U. P. in exchange for th-t class of debts, i wish you would talk to Mr. ^itkins and Mr. Dexter a out this. Mr. Mink thought it could be readily adjusted before it was too late. I wish you would t"lk to him about it when he returns. Please consider this confidential until i have an opportunity to see the other parties. I am. Truly yours. G. M. Dodge. Copy. May 5th, 189I. 621 G.M.Dodge, Dear Sir: I have yours of this date, of Eugene Kelly & Co., and contents noted. We did not make a survey from Tampioo to Pachuca. We crossed the Panuco River above Tampioo and passed East of Pachuca on our way to Mex ico. Our survey passed by Tulancingo and a line from Tampioo to -cachuca or to Mexico City should pass at or near Tulancingo. Pachuca is in a Canon on the South side of the Range and a line from Tampic ■*■•0 Pachuca must pass through the Range at the gap near Tulancingo and then turn West along the mountain for Pachuca. There is no line to Pachuca via the Del Monte, without enormous difficulties and expense. '^'he notes of the line from Mexico City North were left in the off ice in iYexico and when we "busted" in Dec. 1883 the ovmer, of the office confiscated everything.! do not sup^-ose any of the old notes could be found now. The setiij»ates for the line from the Panuco River up to the Table lands and on the Mexico City were made. About 80 miles was quite heavy with Zf grades, eguated. My estimate of the Cost of the 80 miles was about $3o,ooo per Mile, remainder of the line (I5o) miles, was very reasonable. Grading the line from Tampico would be very much like the one surveyed in 1882 until the Pass at Tulancingo was passed. It would then be more heavy than the line to Mexico, but I made a recannaissance of it, excepting the hasty glance over it with a view of a Branch of the "Oriental" to Pachuca. Yours truly, (Signed) B.i».Wathen. RTay, 1891. Rowley, ^•.ay 20,/91 Dear Cousin: The typewritten genealogy came to nie all right together with your note. I was very much pleased to hear from you, and thank you for the kindly favor which enables me to copy much easier the history of our line, which I have done several tiri.es already, having just sent one, to cousin Judith Dodge (the last survivor of Uncle Wm. Dodges large family) who is living withe her nephew Wm. B. D. Gray in South Dakota. I wrote M. P. the first of last winter that I had after a search of many years succeeded in finding the lost links in the broicen chain oi our family genealogy. He at once sent for a copy for you, knowing your interest in the search. Your brothers brithday letter written to you so full of kindly solicitude and good advice I shall treasure and prize it with the many interesting one I have received from him from tine to timie. We should be very glad, should you ever find a leisure moment when in Boston, (as no doubt your business occasionally calls you there) to have you visit us, and rest in the quietness of our old homiC, father often speaks of you and your i'ather, who. always seemed nearer and closer in the ties of brotherliood than any other member of the family, perhaps their mutherless boyhood enlarged their sympathies for each other. He feels very proud of your war"record as well as your eminence as a rail-read u,an and national importance generally, please come and see him when you can as wc should ail deem it a great privilege to mieet you once again and add one more scene of pleasantness to father's declining years. He passed his eighty fourth birth day the 26th of last Feb. He is quite well, but wonles that he cannot work as in his youthful days. We are expecting N. p. and wife in June v.'hen Dockwood graduates at Cambridge . i saw that he had taken the 1st prize in declamation, (sixty dollars) which will gratify his parents very muc)' I think, in whom they have spared no pains to educate. All your old friends here are passing away. R/r. Benjamin Pinrree died last winter of pheumonia and his wife feeble. Your Aunt Gynthia since the death of her sister Lydia has failed very rapidly, her mind ' seems breaking up and Ithink l/rs. Webster will soon take her to her own home in Newton and care lor her. Aunt Gynthia deserves the best of care for her faithfulness and loving kindness to her friends. Almira your father s sister is not well is aging very fast is vet at thp Mill House, and very lonly since my brother moved to Georgetown. Our r irl at homie oophia, was m.arried two weeks ago, had quite a wed.iing, which has ff.rjr;: ful and handsome presents. t-" -n parties. She was the reolplen^^if sany U'eiuy e pleasant Goodbje another, thank ya.. and a Fromi your cousin. B. P . Dodge. Way, 1891 627 Council Blulfs, Way 30, 1891. Dear Genl: cemetery. I have just come from tte memorial exercises held in the It was a perfect day and universally observed especially by the children in the -Public Schools who march in the x-^rocession with their own music. One does not realize how many people there are in a city even of our size until they see them gathered along the streets to witness a procession and congregated in op-en air to listen to the exer cises on such an occasion. The oration by a man from Dubuque was good but twice too long. The exercises on top of the hill where the canon are planted at the "unknown" graves were interesting. Chas . Haul made a short address, eloquent and excellent in matter, I was honored with a Abe hincoln Post G. A. R. badge and given a seat on the Platform near the speaker. They having elected me an Honorary member of tiieir Post. Your not being here it was probably in appreciation of your services and the interest you have shown in their G. A. P. Post by the annual Christmas gift. It is a gift well bestowed, for the larger number of the old soldiers are men of small means. Some of them have a hard time to keep the wolf from the door and the gathering at their hall Christmas eve with their wives and children is a most en joyable occasion. While I was meditating on this matter today I thought of those two one thousand dollar Sioux City & Pacific R. R. Bonds of yours which I haA^e in my possession and what a grand thing it would be for you to set them aside permanently for this very purpose, the income |l20 only to be 628 used and let it also cover providing conveyances for the families of the old soldiers living in the city to convey them to and from the grounds where the exercises are held memorial Day and also providing seats for them there. It would give their overworked wives an opportunity to wit ness the exercises under favorable circumstances end also place them where more respect and consideration would be shown them by the public. The amount would I think, be sufficient for both Christmas and Memorial Day. If you think favorably of the plan put it in shape and I will make it known when they are gathered together next Christmas eve. Very truly, N. P. Dodge. ■ • ''1 \ f OllJ New York, Juno 16, 1891. S. H. H. Clark, Esq., u, t, Vjoaj* wnfX * SedJ Mi OJ JT * nt tl . Mgr. U.P.Ra^-lway Company, ^ * ,7 tU u,^H- --ft.- ^orf»>j|Xl Dear Sir;- • - •• „ ,. • ' w ' » . . ^ ' -1 Referring to the enclosed papers and Mr. Mellen's-letter of May 22nd, 1891, since then matters have grown worse. The Santa Pe people now our tak'ng not only our larger business but our local business. They are do^'ng most of our business in Trinidad, and this is becoming a very serious matter to us. I have investigated the business go?ng .westward here, and I- find that there is a good deal of .business routed out of New York in different ways. Tf you will refer to t e contract of April 1st, 1890, between the U.P. and the U.P.D.&G. you will find that the U.P. agrees to take all competitive freight to p points on the line of the U.P.D.& G. as low as any other parties. Of course, freight bound from New York or Bulf points to Denver, Tr^'nidad and Pueblo are competitive po^nt?; and the U.P. under that agreement are bound to protect the U.P.D.& G. In that I think you should maintain our differential and also that wo should go back to the agreement of the Atchison 'c Topeka and get them into harmony with us. Of course you are on the ground and know what controls these matters, but I certainly cannot see what has been gained to the U.P. by the agreement v/ith the Central Pacific virtually putting the U.P.D.& G. out of Santa Fe Railroad business. My experience when I handled the road was that a large number of merchants were glad to take advantage of the differential and when rates were being maintained by all rail lines and th Gulf route could and did control a large amount of the seaboard business. Therefore, the decrease in burd ness mainly on that road, if it is properly worked, should only be in proportion to the decrease in the general volume; while now it is vi.rtually notliing to us. Again the claim of poor time made by Mr. Ilawley rom Ft. Worth to Denver is without foundation, except in special cases. The fast freight running between those points is nearly always on time. There were several aggravating delays on important shipments and those were made a good deal of by Mr, Hawley since the Mellen and Stubbs agjreement against the Gulf route, in which it was sacrificed to their interests. The record shows, T think, thet good time is as much the rule on that route as on any otlrr route. In any event, it is a very simple matter to rectify any difficulties which may have prevented good time being made. The question of better service is one of very easy solution and that reason should not keep the Gulf route from becoming one in name only. And again, the business between Texas and Colorado needs close attention. If the rates are maintained the U.G. will be able to control at least 90^ of it, but it cannot do this under the policy of letting it take care of itself. In that case thos# lines keeping agents actively in the field will get most of the business—especially the good paying business, I do not agree with Mr. Mellen about the a gency at New Orleans. T agree with Mr. "ild and Mr. Hinton; and there is as much reason for maintaining an agency at New Orleans as there is at any large computing 630 tifrtxV. , ; '^Y *?»W polnt--especlally as the lines In active compete-'on with the Gulf ^ line keep strong organizations there and. work-the field for all .there is in it. It seems to me that it would be poor policy to make a joint agency, either with th T, & P. or-with the Southern-Pacific. The agency ^Quid b® independent. T also think it would be a mistaken policy for the U.P not to keep the Gulf line strongly in the field, as it is certain'to strengthen the position of the If. P. in the mountai ns states, and contingencies might arise that would give signal importance to the existence of the gulf route as an active factor in seaborad business. This can be done without tak'ng anyt; ing of consequence from the main line. . . ' . It seems to me, under the contract of -"-pril 1st, 1890, by which the roads were consolidated^ that the U.P. is bound to do this, that it is bound to take care of the competitive business, namely,the U.P.D.3c G. route. ,, j r ■ r '1 . ■ —ly . . • .* -) ■ 1 : f i •' I am <0 M . i (t'i iiJao .HJVnr ■ ' - i»oq JImM '40 I i ,»a'iuoo M iAiil HAonu' . . mii • Yoiirs very truly, UnftiJ 1 at j r r '1 . ■ ■ 1 <0 Ml mm , . . . i . a ♦oq 1X09 '40 lit ' I 1 \U OOi |aJa*a<l • Yours very truly, st iammwrnm 04 itoaO «i bfimiA •« imAi o»Xa i' >(u AS^ pMMiioO oxof ooiU Xor om oOoqaT .ntoiXoo OMoOl 40011 «0 0 t»na Mm 0(14 to mdt oX Mt«| MoO ootf #od^ «HtJ MiUim tllMifir oMitM to *1,0 mdt 94 Mt«| MoO ootf #od^ Q. M. 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Y . June 19,/91 Genl. Dodge, Dear Sir; The photo oi the 16th Corps as the Battle of Atlanta received in good order. I thAnk you for the picture most sincerely as I am specially fond of war pictures and this is a most excellent one. We often speak of the lovely days we passed at your house, I saw Mr. Bridgeman the other day and he said you had written that you could not agree with him, that his wife was a 'G .* Neither can Mrs. Roe is counting on your coming here with Mir. McCullum, I tell her it is not fair for you all to be here when I am away ten thousand miles. With kindest regards from us to yourself and M.r. M^acCullum, I am. Very sincerely yours, Chas. F. Roe, ' ^' f. 'f' '*• ' / I i June, 1891. , Richard Butler, President Geo. R. T^ahnbull, Treasurer & Secy. THE BUTLER HARD RUBBER GO No. 33 Lercer Street. American Rubber Co. Works Butler, i^orris Co, N. J. New York, June 19, 1891. f/:y dear General: Some time ago at the mess table, you expressed a desire to obtain and possess a portfolio containing Forbes' sketches and war scenes, since which time I have had my scouts out and have finally succeeded in captirring a complete set. Under these circumstances will you knidly inform em where you would like to ha", e the portfolio sent, which it will give me great pleasure to do, and which I beg you will accept with my highest esteem and uindly consideration. Always faithfully, Richard Butler. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. June, 1Q91 685 "The Oxford" Boston, June 22, 1891 h'y dear General Can you give me the precise date of your appointment as Chief Engineer of the U. P. Alsoaray additional particulars besides what the reports contain of the killing ot' Brown and Hill? I have brought the history down, to the time you took hold and shall want to see you and get some facts before long. It has been a dreadful tangle to unravel. Has taken nearly 200 pages so far, but if it isn't interesting as a novel I'll agree to cut it. Are you going to be in N.Y. all summer? At the Club? Please let me know. Yours faithfully, Isaac F. Bromley. I89I Jvme 6S7 88 Linden Avenue, Flushing, L.I.,N.Y. June 23, I89I Dear General; Not hearing from you on my Inquiry for the "right parties" I was supplied by the Secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem with the following names of persons of property and culture, as he alleges either descended, allied or interested in the lineage of William Dodge, of the fleet founding Salem 1629; and first of our name in America. Of course, they are entire strangers to me, but as you may know them, I give the list: Mrs. Samuel Johnson ,Salem ^G.D.Isreal Dodge. Mrs. M.Marshall, West Roxbury, Mass. Geo.P.Messervy, Salem (Banker,-Boston) G.S.Pyam Dodge, Salem Mrs. William A.Saunders, Salem. D.Pickering Dodge, The Misses Allen, Salem G.D. of same Edwin H.Dodge, Salem Thos.F.Hunt " Sidney Perley, " Francis M.Lee " Harrison Ellery, Boston John Robinson, Salem Hon. Abner C.Goodell, Jr.,Salem and also I added Major, Asst. PavU.S.A., Francis S.Dodge of Mass, now Fort Walla Walla State of Washington, 1st Lieut. 24th Infantry, U^-S.A. now at Fort Gill Indian Territory; also of Mass, Charles Dodge making in all Fifteen to each of whom on the 2oth, to the 25th, of last M^y, I addressed a type copy of enclosed letter marked "A" and to several wrote more than once besides and later a Postal Card to each. Alii but, as yet have answered, ao jrcu. uniform tenor of their answers is very hearty approval but no money to invest therein. With these, over thirty letters I have done more than my share for such people, being myself of Block l.land Lineage and of the sixth generation, dlrec?®f?orTrlatl»nr Dodge, first purchaser, 1659, and first settler I66I, of Block Island, 638 I volunteered-at Salem 1879 to give'the family history and origin which I alone knew and having long since heen in correspondence in Enrland at the homestead of William Dodge of 1629 and with many others of the ancient family there, and being familiar in England by frequent visits I alone am qualified to complete the history as defined by letter "A". I shall volunteer no further. I report hereby my earnest and fruit less effort. Let me add; that this summer is the last opportunity of leisure that I can give to this subject as I shall shortly resume active practice as Counsel. As the season is runninglet me ask your prompt and cordial co-operation. Name such as will at once continue with you, and remit :!'I000 required and I will start. Faithfully yours, (Signed) Robt. Dodge. General Dodge . I - ; , Jf 1- v.: f': i i/r " ■ '• . '■ (pi https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/670cd689dc72af4d11f15ad14f651d8a.pdf 96839cf50f4b56b2542eee9fe9d03c15 PDF Text Text 639 July, 1891. Northfield Savings Bank A. E. Denny, Vice President. J. Carey B. Thayer, Treasurer Jorthfieid, Vt., July 6, 1891, G. M. Dodge, Dear Sir: I received yours of the 30th Ult. with'Draft '^5,000 and the same placed in Bank to the Credit Trustees N. u. J. C. B. Thayer, Norwich University. Norwich University. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. Northfield, Vermont, July 6, 1891. Cenl. G. t''. Dodge, Dear Sir: Your letter of June 30th with enclosure $5000 to Wr. Thayer Treasurer, N. u. has been received. It was directed to Northfield Conn, and so delayed a few days. '.Vitti regard to the use of the amount sent by you on the new building I fear there is a little misunderotanding. wrote you April 29th asking if we might use the amount subscribed by you, without waiting to raise the whole am.ount necessary to finish the building and your reply of N'ay 1st I took as a consent on your part to our so proceeding with the building, although you wrote that we ought nofto start the building and not be able to enclose It. Now, we h; ve sufficient subscriptions and funds to enclose the building, that is, to build the walls, put on the roof, finish all the outside and part of the inside, but not enough to complete the building n every particular. .Ve expect to raise the balance soon, but as I rote you before, we think it can be done easier with the building in process of erecUon. I do not see how I failed to make myself under stood by you and regret it exceedingly. very much desire your consent to our proceeding with the work as 1 have above indicated, satisfactory to you. I shall enclose the Northfield News account of Commencement, and awaiting your renlv I am, e J . a-j, Very respectfully yours, J. K. Egerton, Secretary, July, 1891. On Steamship City of Chicago, July 10, 1891, Dear ^enl ocean all Our daily Liverpool But few of I have not squeamish helped us have some under the Our voyage has been an exceptional one, fair weather adn a smooth the way and we are now in sight of the rocjt shores of Ireland, run has been 308 to 326 and the schedule time from N. Y to is 10 days. We expect to reach there Saturday afternoon, the 114 Cabin passengers have beendown sick. i^ockwood and missed a meal although one or two days both felt a little but your thoughtfulness in sending aboard a basket of fruit over the shaky time. We have enjoyed it every day and still left, besides what I gave to some of my friends who have been weather. We have a fine lot of people aboard and it has been an intel lectual as well as Social treat. Fourth of July we sailed under the American flag and meetings were held both morning and evening and some very fine speeches made Ex-Senator Patterson is a fine speaker and so many others D. D.s from Colleges and Benevolent Societies and Churches. Gales of Iowa College is aboard and others who I know. In afternoon of 4th both old and young participated in Games and Athletic Sports on deck which Loclcwood enjoyed very much. Ten days on the ocean cut olf from the world seems long and grows monotLnous and all rejoice at the sight of land. We will reach Queenstown about dark I think, and Leverpool Sat. afternoon, 4 or 5 o'clock. I may stop over at Chester or Chatsworth so as to go down to London in day time fv.onday. My address is care City Bank Limited for present. Very truly. N. P. Sodge. July, 1891. .643 1891 Headquarters NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. of the ^nited States. 202 Fifth-Avenue, New York. July 20, 1891 Dear General: I have your note of tlie 16th, and am indeed sorry to hear of your condition. I had hoped to return to find you well, or betterthan ever. You ought to do nothing else until you have secured re storation of health. Your life and health are worth more to you and are dearer to your friends than anything else. Don't let business worry you to death. Don't let anything worry you, but turn in and get well. We all want you with us twnety-five years yet at least. Mrs. Mrs. Glarkson and ^ talk much of you. She had received your letter, and was very much pleased with it. She would have answered it at the time, but she had then, and had for a long time afterwards, affelon on her hand which incapacitated her for writing. She sent all sorts of congratulations and friendly messages to you. She was not much better when I first went abra, d, but under the care ofDr. Warren Bey. who is one of your great friends, she rapidly improved, s^nd when I left she was better than she has been in several years. The boys joined her in Liverpool the day I landed in New York. They wiil spend the summer in Germany, Switzerland, France, and -England, coming home the last week in September. I shall remain in New York and vicinity probably for a month, and expect to be here until winter un less -1- get into the newspaper business at Chicago. Hope to see you soon, for a good long talk. I am at the Plaza hotel, and have secured splendid rooms on the seventh floor directly overlooking the park. They are cool and nice and the hotel is good, and I shall do iTiost of mywork there. I am going into this work head over heels. It is the only chance to save the party. If I can be left free to the work, I an. confident I can have thirty thousand clubs and three million Republicans enrol ,ed in niembership by next May. We can use them in the winter in a social and literary as well as political way, for joint discussions, and in utilizing the ambition of the neighborhood and drawing recruits, and in the spring we can turn them into marching clubs. ',\e shall then have a niobilized, active, and powerful force to take the word of comir.and early inthe campaign. Mea time I shall also gather ti:e names of every doubtful Republican and doubtful Dem ocrat in the country, or in the Northern States, with his nationality, occupation, and post office address. We can thus reach hin. direct through the winter months, and treat him on the subjects in which he is interested. In this way of wisdom we can win. It is a good deal better to inform the voter the year round than to depend for success on trying to inflame the voters during the short days of theformal campaign Very truly yours, J. S. Clarkson General G. M. ^odge, 1 Broadway, New York City. 645 August, 1891. 45 Rue de Clichy: Paris, Aug. 4th, 1891 Dear '^enl* I came here on 1st Sug. from London and expect to remain until lOth and then go to Switzerland by way of ^ologne . ^^y address until 5th Sept. will be care M. G. Gritzner, Durlach, Germany after th&t until I sail 26th Sept., care Red Star L^-ne Steamer, Friesland, sailing 26th Sept. Antwerp, Belgium. I shall take a route thro Switzerland which I have been over before so as to rest by the way while Rockwood does the sight seeing. I have a cough that annoys me in day time result of a severe cold. I took when I landed at Liverpool. In England the weather was cool and sowery nearly every day and we both got very tired of it as well as the living, poor colfee and no fruit. Here it is better we are at a nice American family Pension at $2 per day each and have a nice table . Lockwood has been seeing City with gay excursion parties and I hsve been wandering about in a quiet way. One of the pleasant excursions I took in Rng. was to Plymouth with about 50 Council fttends . We were invited down and treated roy ally. Excursions about the city lead by their historian also about harbor by steamer. Public reception given us by "kayor and ^:ayoress" in Guild hall was a fine affair. We stood on the Pier the Mayflower sailed from in Got, 1620 also where it is more than probably our ances tor Richard Dodge sailed from in 1629 if he came with his brother as we suppose. ■'•he country in which our ancestor John Dodge lived "Somerset " joins Devon on north (Plymouth is in S. W, corner Devon) and we passed through it both going and returning but in returning took a route which took me in sigl.t of "Middle Chinnock and Coker near line of Dorset. The first named place was I believe John Dodge's (father of Richard) home according to the geneology which Betsey Dodge sent to us and she speaks of Halstock and Dorset. It should read Halstock in ■'^orset. These towns are but clusters of stone houses where the tenants live wiio rent the land. it is a beautiful country all in grass divided into fields or pastures by hedges and enough oak, elm etc. trees scattered along hedges to give it a park like appearance. Plymouth has a beautiful location. Has a beautiful promenade fronting the bay, called the Hoe (hight) where the people go to walk in the evening. I had no Idea of its beauty or that it was so large aud important City. The nonconformists are quite numerous there, the Mayor being one. Mrs. Everett and Torney are in the city. I also met at our boarding house tonight Prof. Wright of Oberlin who I knew years ago. SSy® Bois de not Boiogne, looked up according your friend Spaulding, think his home is out niar to the address you gave me. ^ called on Mrs. D. & Annie before leaving London. They were well and e> pect to return as i wrote tl:e last oi' Aug. '^rs. D. asked Credit and I advised her to turn it back to ..ountz Bros, and 1 would have Lougee send her from C. Bluffs "^.500 per month. Very truly, N . P . Dodge . G47 Augus-t, 1891. Wildbad Wa temberg, Germany, Aug. 18th, 1891. Dear Geni*. I am resting here few days and visiting with m; the summer here . It is a s of the black forest about 30 the mountains to Baden Baden and the following day we sha ride and from there turn sou. bruck in the Austrian Tyrol south as Venice. in this quiet German bathing resort for a y friend Gritzner of Durlach who is spending mall town located in one of the small valleys m. east of Baden Baden. Lockwood walked over yesterday and I expect him to return tomor row 11 probably move onto Stuttgard a few hours th to Lake Constance, thence East to Innscountry and it is our plan now to go as far I met Iwr. & Mrs. Montgomery in Paris and afterwards called on them and saw their children which have grown very much since I saw them. They all appeared well and seemed glad to see us. -^ockwood went again and took dinner with them. The day we left they expected to leave Paris. Mr. Mrs. M. but not the children, and visit Mrs, Dodge in -London and Irum there Lake passage in a steam vessel for a cruise in the Baltic Sea to be gone 30 days, then Mr. M. expects to return to d.o, but his fam.ily will remain another year, probably go to Germany. Prom Paris where we remained nine days we went to Cologne Stopping over one day at Brussels to visit the Battle field of 'Waterloo. 'Ae gave it a thorough inspection, came up the Ehine to Miyence, tfen to Keddelberg ana from there here. I got very tired of •London and Paris in fact ^ had to keep very quiet in Paris not feel_ing very well. If I ever made another trip abroad which I do not expect now I shall ever do. I think I should the continent and spend my time in Germany. Its less exrjensive and I like their country and people. ^ Mr. Gritzner' and Sons are large manufacturers of sewine persons. The skilled men earn five marks a day and the men and women who do work which requires no skill earn from to 2 marks per d^, but people live so simply and cheaply in this country. I think it does not cost them one half what it does laboring man in America. The Mci^inley bill has no friends here in fact I ® sln.e I Lnded'ai LlveJnool. in.,ury to this country and predict it will not benefit the people in U. States, only the manuf'r. classes. draw your own conclusions. , . . ^ have vatched the stock market In N v + solicitude as the stocks hr ve droooPd ^ ^ Cood deal of terested and that present depressed statP n? + are inyour care and an.lety. I Xf? en I see f see a change for the better. again I shall 648 N.y address until the 10th Sept. will be in care of . C. Gritzner, Durlach, Germany. After that care steamer Friesland "sailing ^ept. 26th Red Star line Antwerp. Belgium. Very truly, N. R. bodge. Lockwood. thought at one time of remaining over but has cb.anged his mind and will retunn with me and study at Columbia College, probably. - 'f; v'll 649 August 18,18S1 New York City, August 18th, 1891, Chas. M. Hayes, Esq., Gen. "ngr.lVabash R. R. Co., 3t Louis, Mo. Dear Sir:-- I suppose that I have made trade with Mr. "ubbell, by which our roads will be consolid-^ted into one road, and the whole will go under the traffic management of Mr. Martin • There has been some question as to how you would feel in relation to retaining "'r. Martin in the Wabash after he got control of both these lines, uf course, you know Mr. Martin's ability and that you can got no man there equal to him , and in my opinion, with the larger field he could do more than he has here-to-fore. I do not see any pl-^ce where the two interests would be antagonistic, unless it would be in east bound business, and, of course, that could be anangedj but I can see, which you will when you come to think, how both interests will be benefitted. And i hope you will keep him as here-to-fore. what I write you please treat as confiden1 ' 1 • I believe, wl.en wc get the Northv/estern widened, with all the interests working in harmony, we can create a much larger busi ness than we have before, especially, if we have Martin at the head Ox X ^ • Yours truly. G. j^. Dodge. V ; ' . v<* . . 'm 651 Pasadena Cal. Aug. 19, 1891, Dear General G. M. Dodge. I have been waiting hoping to tell you of our safe journey and continued improvement in health for Mr. Reed, but two weeks agu Mr. Reed was seized with a low fever and I can see that he is showly losing strength. Added to this he is consuming himself with nnxiety to return home where he may have his other two daughters about him and his family complete. This is impossible in his weak condition and since I have promised to write to you for passes ove" the road (Union Pacific ) that they may come to him he seems satisfied. I feel sorry to give you any trouble and perhaps I should write direct to Mr. Dillon but he is so apt to be from home and Mr. Reed thinks you will take a personal interest in our daughters coming out to him. Perhaps I can say to you in confidence that it has been about five years since Mr. Reed has been able to attend to business and in the mean time he has made some bad investments. This gives me courage to ask this favor to lessen his arjciety. Sen. I.eland Stanford sent us tick ets (Passes) for our two dai^ers to come from Ogden to Los Angeles and return . I feel sure Mr. Disson will not do less for us. Perhaps I had better write to him that he may understand the case when youapply for the passes. That there may be no confusion. I will add that our family consists of four daughters, the eldest ( was adopted thirty years ago) and youngest are with me here caring for the sick in a well furnished rented cottage. Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Stevens and daughters hrave been to see us. We all hope you will come again this winter. Where you Fill find well preserved peaches and kind grateful friends ready to welcome you. This is a most wonderful land of fruits and flowers. Our physician and friends encourage me that Mr. Reed is in no Immediate danger and by another month he may improve;that chronic cases oftan assume this alarming form the first month. This is why I have written instead of a telegram. ie.Mrs. S. B. Reed. Yours very sincerely Mrs. E. Reed, P. S. Our daughters address is Zaliot, 111. They both live at and near our old home . Mrs. Ame Reed Be nitt, and Mrs. Mg^ry Reed Hyde . If yousend the passes they can come at our summons or sooner later Yours Z.E.R. 653 August, 1891. THE ASSOCIATED ©RESS. The Western Associated Press, and the ^"ew York Associated Press; repressenting the Prominent Newspapers throughout the ^^nited States. Acting also for the Reuter, Havas, and Wolff Agencies of Europe, and the lead ing Journals of the British Provinces. General Offices: New York and Chicago. W. 11. Chamberlin., Cincinnati, Agent, Cincinnati, 0., August 23, 1891. i/iy dear General Dodge i The ^^hio Gommandery Loyal Degion is illustrating one copy of its War Sketches by inserting Photographs, maps and engravings, binding them along with the text. I write to ask you if you have any photograph or engraving of yourself which you could give us for that purpose. Or any plan or map of Atlanta campaign operations small enough to fit an octavo page. We remount photographs on sheets of the proper thickness, also engravings. Anything you may be willing to spare for that purpose win be appreciated by the Gommandery. So far as I have heard all the Army of the Tennessee men of this locality are for Gen. Dodge for President. I hope to attend the next meeting and to have the pleasure of voting for you. Yours -truly, W. H. Chamberlin. September 6, I89I. 655 Henderson, Texas, Sept. 6, 189I, General G.M.Dodge, Dear Sir: Your kind letter of 3Ist. to hand today. I acknowledge receipt of your check at once and receipt of same. I learn that there is a strong probability that the reorganization of the I.& G.N.R.R. affairs has been agrred on, Mr.Gould taking possession on Oct. next and that the case of Trustees will not be acted on tomorrow, but continued by consent. I also learn that Receiver Campbell will have control after the road is discharged from Court. How far Mr. Gould proposes to use Campbell is not to be guessed. But if he knew him as well as his neighblrs here, he would not hold to him long. Campbell has a pretty strong ^^pull with the dominant political crowd here now, but beyond that he can do no good— this is his first experience with R.R. property. He and Senator C^^ilton really got the present receivership and have used tit for their own ends. Hundon and Boomer were only held on to because of the relation Hundon had with the M.K.&.T. at the time Mr.Gould's suit was before the Court. Campbell fired Hundon recently. These are matters it will do no harm for you to know even if you have no interest in the property. Thanking you very kindly for your good offices in my behalf, I am very truly yours, R.S. Watkina. 657 Sept. 1891 (Fr^atl'^au^rh Bay, aept 10th, 1891, j). (Jtrnmins, j:,sq., ucar Gir:- Mr. Grany^er name down to see my last ni^ht and infornL®d me of your safe a rival, j. am £;lad to hear after your return that you' have had a plasant trip abroad and come back, impressed with the charms of our own country, i world come in to see you, but i have had to be in the uity so mucii during the p"st summer tha i want to stay here and get a little rest if possible, before going west, which I oxcpect to do about the last of 8ept., and if so, will be in Ues Moines before the first of Oct., i have to be in Chicago the 7th or the 8th of that month, but if anything should happen that I could not get away from here in Sept. then I shall go toques Moines after tlie re-union of the society oi the Army of the Tennessee, which occurs in Chicago on the 7th of Oct. All there is to do in relation to the agreement is to broaden the guage a,.d carry out the provisions of the contract and hold tb.e meetings, which lUcxy be necessary, and issue the stock and bonds. Mr. uu Iboll wrote me that the guage had beer, broadened. I am anxious to get this ma ter fully accomplished if possible, by:, the first of Iloverabcr, and want you to do all you can towards hasten ing it to a conclusion, as I ha ve business that is going to take me away for a long time after that date. Mr. nybbell also wrote me that the Iowa rpads were threatiening to cut down the percenta ges of the local lowa roads from 50/^ to 25^^ of their through rate. That is on the business going to and from points out of the state, or on other roads. It would be a very serious thing to the new consolidation if thi should be done, aid there is really no reason for doing it because, all the business that they divide is created by the local roads, and as a general thin g , it is not competitive tc tiiem, and Martin muut not allow this to be done. A fight must be made on it and if the roads do it then a tr-de must be^'immediatelv made cither with Diagonal or the Illinois uentral R. r. (jo, turning all our busincs to one of those roads. 1 have no'doubt that either one of them will hold the percentage to us. I think th.at trie contract between the ues 'loines & Northern and the st. Paul runs for fiv years. This is so important a matter that no stone must be left unt rned that would help put a stop to it. The St. Paul people may think that the consolidri t' on iets them out of this agreement, but x do^ not think that when they have thcrourblv considored the question they will want to raise it now, for the local will affect arc poor enough at present, lines, with the feelir,g in Iowa against them, cannot fford to ma e a division in the Railroad interest of that State would certainly do. It was this matter that 1 wanted to tfi]< to you al.uut, and as ' ou are the couivel of some of these roads you better caution them in regard to it. lou know that they are in the habit of doing things and repenting. G59 Sept. .1891 A. B. Cummins. afterv/ards . The snrae as they have done in all their rate matters in the alate. They do not seem to think or look ahead and see whether or not the gun is loaded. As I understand matters now in iowa the^r are movin- more satisfactorily than for a long time past and the piople a e beginning to turn favorably towards the roads, and in fact, they are beginning to see that the legislation and their war upon the railroads has been of no ^benefit to them; on the contrary , they have been of great detrimei t to the roads and the State, and have only diverted a great d'.al of business away from the State or around it. Under the agreement of the consolidation of the Des Moines " Uorthern and the Des Moincs & northwestern, does the Ues fToincs & Northern have to hold any meetings for ratification or other purposes? if so, you will have to arrange for them. They had probably better be held when I am out there. In this connectio serious question has arisen in my mind as to the legality of the contracts and the action of Des FToines ai-.d Northwestern from the fact th t Nr. Hubbell, as President of that Company, makes a contract with himself to do the work of broadening the guage. Mr. Granger can show you the resolutions that were passed at that meeting, and I wish you would consider them carefully in this connection. Perhaps, howevei*, as all of the stockholders voted for it, it might not have the same affect it would have it tl.ere were r- minority to vote against it or hereafter open it stp. t. There seems to be, however, a possibility that these acts might be questioned and it well for you to look carefully into them. Of course, if tjiere is any queston, Mr. Hubbell could ste|) out as President, leaving rred there until the roads were consoli dated. I have not had an opportunity of consulting Judge Dillon upon this subject preferring to wait until you returned. I suppose the stock was present or represented and voted for Uie contract', there could be no question in regard to its legality. If you have time, i rh-^.l be glad to hear from you upon the ^'Oints mentioned in this leter before you leave for the west, and if you feel lite it, you '-an dictate your reply to my stenographer in the office. If you do not have time to ansv/cr before you leave, write n<e fully just as soon as you get time to consider the subject after your arrival in Des Moines. Yours truly. G. M. Dodge. October, 1891. Cambridge, Oct. 3, 1891 Uy dear General Dodge: I received your note of a few days since in I^ew ^ork, and happening to see a toy circus rider for sale in twenty-third street, I bought it and asked the clerk at the Brevort I'ouse to see that it reached your office. I hope that you have received it by this time, and that it is now rejoicing your niece. I am at home again, and consider that my work for the Union Pacific is iiow over. In the course of 2 or 3 weeks, it is probable th^t I shall go to England and Holland. I shall hope to see you before leaving. I feel that a great load is off my niind, now that the Union Pacific is out of danger and I am quite ready for a vacation. In hopes that I may see you often in future, even though I shall not be connected with the Union Pacific,- and with expression of my highest regards, I am. Faithfully yours, Gardiner . Lane. Cambridge, Oct. 3, 1891. 1891. CEUiV. j At the" meeting on ^Aie 8th, tlie Coinmittee on officers reported as officers. President General Grenville Dodge of Iowa and twelve Vice ^residents. I was unanimously elected and on taking tlie position as President spoke as follows: ■< ' Comrades of the Army of the Tennessee:' I cannot in words express my thanks for the great honor you so kindly conferred on me. It was a great privilege for one to serve in the Army of the Tennessee and be a part cff its imperishable record. It would have been the greatest honor, that could have been, bestowed upon one of ; its soldiers to have been co mander of the Army of the Tennessee, for it gave imperishable renown to Grant and Sherman, whom history is beginning to recognize as the two great soldiers of the century. l^cPherson, Logan, Howard were placed by it in the fore-front rank among the Generals' of the war. Grant and Sherman have often said to me that had the opportunity offered, the Army of the Tennessee had many officers who would have filled the highest rank and command with honor to themselves and credit to the army. To be called by such a body of men to its civil head, I take' as a kind,ly endorsement of my servi-ces in its days of battles and great victories. It is- the knowledge, in a busy life, of the fact that the comrades of our younger days do not forget us in their later acts, that touches the tender chords of the Jieart and plants a succession of monuments that are th'^ happiest mile-stones of our Jives. But there is another and more potent reason why I siiould be especially thankful for this mark of your .confidence. It was my good fortune early in the '//ar to fall first under the guidance of Grant, who, when he left us, turned me over to Sherman, telling him that he must look after me; and how faithfully Sherman did so durln"" the war you all- kiiow. Wi.ile I have been in civil life he htt^taken greater interest, if passible, in all the enterprises that it has fallen to my lot to be a part of, and has watched them and advised with me about them, and been more anxious for their success seemingly, tiian I could be myself. In Tact, his interest has made him a part of them. Prom the day I said adieu to army 'service up to the day I bid gaod-hy to General Sherma in my office in Ifew York two weeks before he died, he watched, advised, and, when necessary, commanded,' to keep me in the Jine that he desired every one of tlie Army of the Tennessee to ^pursue through life. In the few wards permitted me to say, I cannot give an adequate idea of the import of his friensi.'ip to me. In later days he seeuiod to take more pride in his success in civil .life and in the growth of tl.is nation than in ..is great war victories; -and I on y wl^h while I occi'py, tk.is position that I can fill it as he would have me. I will only say that "i will make my best effort and leave the rest to you," . . . • , 1891, There v;ere several speeches made hy several of the members. all very complimentary to' the new President, ' ' , . " General BaJ^ne spoke as follows: , "I want to say a word about fTeneral Dodge. I never knew him to make but one mistake. I will tell you how it was. When Burnside issued his celebrated order sup pressing the Chicago Times, he said to me Burnside is the man for me. I said General, Lincoln is a magnificent politicna, he knows all the ins and outs, and it is my jud'^ment that he will revoke that order in less than three days. I'll bet you'a bottle of green seal chompagne he won't do it, says General Dodge. I'll take the bet, I said. In tliree days Lincoln revoked the order and the General sent me the champagne, and I have it t,oday in my house. The first time he comes to Washington we are going to knock the neck off." I reported the following resolutions, in relation to the death of General Sherman; ' • ' - "Whereas, An all-wise and over-ruling Providence has by the hand of death takoi; from our mids't our boloved comrade, our M adored commander--General William Tecumseh Sl'ierman,—it is fitting ^ that we, the Society of the Army of the Ternossee, put on record, in tribute to his memory, an expression: I. Commemorating in fitting words the inestimable service rendered by him to his country in ti.e capacity of coirunander, ranking second onLy to Grant, the peerless chieftain, with whose name his own will ever remain imperishably linked in history, and whose fame he will .continue to share as he shared with him the unceasing cares and totturing responsibilities of the mightiest struggle for 'iberty, and union known in the annals of, time. II. Recounting h^ow, we, the Society of the Army of the Tennessee who saw him cl,ay by day, and felt tiie insptring magnetism of his example from Corinth to Washington; who submitted to his command so willingly .throughout the war, and heard his command ever only to obey; and who, the war being over, felt the glow of that kindly heart, that generous soul, that genial companioship which ,bound us to him witi. ties ,far' stronger than the firm steel-hooks of military duty, until, as we had first measured him as a oommandor of brigodo, of diviion, of corps, of army, so we came at last to measure Jiim as a social, genial, companionable comrade. President of. our Society, keenly alive to the amenities of our gentler human nature. III. Recalling witli delight the personal reminiscences in "hie he has so free"'^' indulged—happy, original, j.istorical; recalling his plain, outspoken iionesty—for it was characteristic of him to ^ speak as he thougiit; recalling..the hearty, responsive social spirit ^ with which he ever welcomed us all as comrades, and as equals—for he met our every wish and expression of good-will -dth a response which brought us so near to him that we felt as if we could not part. GC9 1891. I V. Honoring; hiiq for his- true spirit of Anericanism during and since the War,—a spirit which brought him ever nearer and nearer to the people i civic lif.e, until they came to love the determined soldier for the charms of his per3onality--so that, the death of no other man then living could have left a deeper and. wider void in the hearts rf the American people; honoring him for tiie uncompromising adherence to the spirit of nationality,, the principle which inspired him to deeds of valor in v;ar, and to vxrgent warnings to his countrymen when, in peace, it was sometimes tljought possille that we might again have to "tighten our belts;" honoring liim for having .no doubts and expressing none as to vhat as soldiers we had fought for, accomplished and demanded as the results of the war, an' imperishable legacy to his countrymen, over and beyond that transmitted as a great soldier . and commander; and lastly, . . , V. Declaring our hearth-felt sorrow for his de.atl., our entire and deep sympathy with his children, in their touching and_ undying love and reverence for his name; declaring our profound appreciation of his matchless ser;vice to his country, and oui- boundless satisfaction in knowing that, while all of him that was mortal is dead to us, the disembodied essence of . is. life "goes on and remains the heritage of the nation. To this end be it Resolved, That this, our. tribute to tl:e memory of -General William ^ficumseh Sherman', some time commander of each of its .separate units, and finally of the entire Army of the Tennessee, from Shiloh to -the end of the war; an original member of this Society from its organization, and its president fr.ora the time of the death of General Rawllns .to the date of his own, be suitably engrossed, spread upon the minutes of this meeting, and pres.erved with the records of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Resolved, further. That the Secretary of this .Soc'ety be, and is hereby instructed to transmit a duly authenticated copy of this preamble and resolution to the surviving members of the family of General Sherman," General WLllard Warner, of General Sherman's staff, sp^ke as follows on the death df McPherson and General Dodge's ba.ttle' of Atlanta: • . . "As we rode down on the littl,e road .that McPherson w.as after wards killed on^ we met General Dodge, and he asked General McPherson where he should put his troops. Gen, licPherson asked him, "Wiiere are they now?" General Dodge replied, "They are in the rear a mile and a half, or so, haj.ted." General I'cPhorson said to him, "We will send f.-^rward and prepare a new line, and then towards evening moj^e your troops on towards Blair'.: left." We went ti;en to Blair's head quarters. While tliero I reme ier some officers reported to Ger.eral Blair tiiAt Confedorate' cavalry were seeh near his hospital. General Blair gave some directions about havinp; it moved further In. Somebody else reported that Gpnfedorate cavalry Had leen seen near McPherson's headquarters, and General licPherson inquired about it, and asked wjjo was tl.ere and the officer said, ''Colonel Clark." MePherson G70 1891. ^ said, "It is a ri^ht if Clark is there." It was thre« oi four miles to Sherman's headquarters. This si.ows Itow linconscious we all^ were of any enemy on our left and rear. We went to General ^herman s headquarters and while' there, the rattle of firing began on bur left, with General Dodge, and on the left of Blair. We listened a moment, and Shern^n and McPherson both said, as it began to rattle louder and quicker,"This means fight,.." LlcPherson mounted his horse and rode off. I think Major Steele was with him. Within an hour Steels came back saying that McPherson was killed, and that there was a heavy, attack on the left. General Sherman said to me,"You have been over that ground, go ovei' there and 1 t me ki":OW tlie siuuation. Crossing a little creek, I'met McPherson's dead body in an ambulanbe. I rode on and came to General Dodge. It v/as that accident, I think I may say, of General Dodge's two divisions being lef.t there in thzh^ way on the rear of our Left, that changed, perhaps, the whole tide' of the day's fight. Hardee, w ith fifteen thousand- men had made a detour entirely aroundour left, and taker, us in flank aricin reaiJ, and it was General Dodge wit., his two flivisions so unexpectedly there, meeting him with such a f-irra front, that cnecked'him, and changed the 22n,d of July from a possible disaster into a great victory. Am I right in the general: I rode up to General Dodge. He had repulsed Hardee's attack on him. Hardee was surprised to find Dodge's troops thex^e. And they stood there and kept their ground and drove Hardee back into tixe .woods. Waen I came General Dodge had just" repulsed hi . I asked him, ^|P "Gereral, how is it?" He .-.aid, "We have been attacked by a heavy foi-ce, but we have- repulsed them and we oan hold them." I said, "You will have reinforcements quickly." , ' . I think these facts have never gone fully into the history of this battle. It was due to -the accidehtaj. presenc.e of these two divisionc and to the skill and bravery with which General Dodge .met- the attack of fifteen thousand men, that the 22nd of July was saved to us. It illustrates the accid-^nts of battlo." At the banquet On the evening of the Bt'hi, General Dodge presided. Ge^xeraL Horace Porter .spnke to "The Memory of General Grant," Hon. Henry Watterson spoke on "The War is Over.". James L. Blair, son of James P. Blair, spoke on "The Generation after the War." General John Nobel spoke on ."The Reward of Patriotism." and James f Whitoomb Riley spike to "The Coiimon Patriot." and recl.ted a poem on "t)ecoration Day on the Place." Mr. Charles M.. Sherman, nephew of General Sherman spoke on "The New Recr*uits" and Genei^al Edward S. Bragg spoke on "The "^^olunteers," and Col. Augustus JAcobson spolde on "The Ifemory of General Sherman." 675 October, 1891, Pullman Building, Oct. 8th, 1891. Dear Genl: Mr. Pullman has not been invited I find, to the banquet to night. He has subscribed liberally to the monument and soldier's organizations generally, and if you can quietly bring about sonie kind of invitation which will give him a good place at the table I know he would enjoy it particularly as you are to preside. Of course he would insist on paying for his ticket like the others. I believe he has had the privilege extended to him by notice, to purchase tickets, but you know that in addition thereto some little compliment in the way of an invitation and the assurance of a good location would add much to his pleasure. Can you arrange it? Yours very truly. Horace Porter. Gen. G. M. Dodge. October, 1891,.. Norv/lch University. Alun.ni Association. John B. Johnson, *79, Secretary Northfield, Vt., Oct. 10th, 1891 Gen. G. Oodge, Dear Sir; The Transit Theodolite has arrived and we used it yesterday with our class in railroad Engineering. We are very much pleased with it. It is a fine looking instrument, being nicely finished and having all the modern ideas except the stadia and gradieuter which I will have added at once. It works very well and smoothly and the glasses are such an improvement in power and cleaxness over what \^e now have, that the students are delighted with it. The attached level, gives us another level practicall;: get another transit. the same time that we I can now do good work in my department and keep one more party at work than I have of late. I am resolved to improve the Civil Eng. Dept. in every way possible. This is only my second year in charge of it , but this transit gives us a great lift. I can truthfully say that had I possess ed the right of ordering from Buff and Berger just such an instrument as I wished for, I could not have selected one so suitable lor all the phases of college work as is this, I thank you most heartily in the name of the students. Faculty and Trustees of N. U. for your kindness in furnishing ua with so desirable an article. It shall rerecdive due recognition in our new catalogue and may stir up some other alumnus to a similar act. Yours very truly, J. B. Johnson, Prof, of Civ. Eng. 079 October, 1891. Union Ptxo-ific Systeni Ofl'ice of General Superintendent Denver, Colo., October 20th, 1891 . 0. S. Ri'.ellen, General Traffic tanager, U. P. Ry•, Co., Omaha, Neb. N!y dear Sir: I received yours of October 12th from Mew York. I am now on my way south and after I get through my business there sahll return to Omiaha and will see you. I will be better able then to discuss matters than I was before going over the ground. There is a marked improvement in the U. P. D. & G., earnings for August, and there is a good deal busi ness in sight; I notice that the traffic men are after it. On the south end we are still in the "soup" mostly caused by the numerous washouts and a loss of the north-bound business a good deal of which of course comes from the fact that the busi ness is dropping out of this country. I hope October will show up better in the in the Fort Worth and Denver, it is holding its own on locally. If Wild could make arrangements to load back at a low price some of the Black Hills ores to the smelters here at •!:- it would help out the Cheyenne & Northern, they have been m a few cars. I have had a conversation with N'r. Wild about this. As the ore would come solely in our empties it is possible that we could create a trade tliere tiat we have not got and it Aould help on the low price of coal going north. I am very truly yours, G. M. Dodge . October, 1891 681 Denver, Cel., Oct. 22d, 1891 S. F. F. Clark, Esq., Vice-President, Union Pacific Ry., St. Louis, Fo. Dear Sir: with Fr. ences of I sent you the dispatch this evening after three meetings Jefiry. I do not propose to trouble you with the differthree year s controversy- merely wish to say that Attorneys supported me in every position I took on the contract, and Fr. Jeffry took a very strong ground here in relation to the diverting of our cars to local business, v/hich I can explain to you when I see you and which has been a very great detriment to us. 'yhile he did not admit that he should put this business on his own cars, he said to make your agreement good as to diversions, that he ..ould and did give t:.e order to have the Burlington coal, loaded at the Sopris Fine, diverted to us on the 3. 5: F. Cars, to bring us up in a proportion so that the debt would be liquidated January 1st. Fe expressed a great desire to act fully in a coord with you and he also was glad to get at the bottom of this contract with his attorneys and all his Chiefs of Departments present, and I know your feeling, in this matter, and the only thing I said to him was that I would commtunicate with you, and you better communicate with him direct and simply say you have ordered one month's rent paid. When we come to sift this thing right down to the actual cash, really there is not over ^75,000 due us, even on the Pool Commissioner's statements. Of course OCiaha is not up to date, but I got the Commdssioners account to date. What we want to do is to get back as sonn as possible to the original contract. These supplemiental agreenients miade one or two years ago, v/hen the Denver, Texas k P't. Worth were fight ing on their own business was all right, but when we turn onto themi the buisness oi the U. P. D. & G. it is This when I sei, you, I will explain. '.Ve are running out of Pueblo miore than they do, and under the original contract we should pay themi nothing for the business going to Grin Junction, but under stand this is no reflection upon the people tlrt miade this agree ment, because they were made under different circumstances from new , and as soon as you pay the month's rental you want to send notice to the Rio Grande people that you want ot come immediately to the percentages due us under t}ie original contract. Yours very truly, G . M. Dodge . October, 1891 683 Denver, Col., Oct. 22d, 1891 Colonel D. B. Henderson, Dubuque, Iowa. I'.y dear Henderson: You were made one of the Committee for the erection of a L'onument in 'Washington to Sherman. The other meiribers of the Committee are Colonel How, of St. Louis, H'cCrory of Minneapolis, Noble of V/ashington and Major Barrett of Chicago. I propose to get this Committee, (on my return North in about two weeks or so) to gether either at St. Louis or at Chicago, and will give you notice in time so you can meet us if it is after you are through with your Campaign. At any rate, upon the receipt of this, write me a letter to the care of Col. James F. How, Vice President of the Wabash By., St. Louis, and let me know if you can meet us and what ideas you have in the matter. We of course, propose to go before Congress, but outside of that we propose first to appeal to the Army of the Tennessee, and second to the country generally. I am. Truly yours. G . M . Dodge. 685 October, 1891 Denver, Col., Oct. 2..d, 1891 Sidney Dillon, Esq., President, Union Pacific P.ailway, 40 Wall Street, Mew York City. N'y dear Mir. Dillon: I have bt-en spending a good deal of time on hMe line from Omaha to Cheyenne, Cheyenne north, and on my way South this far.. . I see a great improvement in the operation and discipline of the road, which is gratifying, and the prospects, for earnings are good. Our great trouble is going' to be want of cars. There is a good deal of traffic in -- there is a great deal of coiTipetition for it, especially for the paying part of it, but I think our Traffic man is gaining on the crowd all the time. The August showing on the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf proper was nearly 100 per-cent gain in net. ''Ve were unfortun ate in losing part of this on the Ft. Worth & ^enver City, but the cause was .local on account of the tremendous washouts we have had down ther and the almost entire loss of our through business, which we are beginning to get back. I think my visit here, anci my meeting of all the old people here, has been beneficial. I have got out of their heads a good many of the notions that they have had, by laying before them the actual facts, which I have been able to do because I have gathered up all the statisttcs bearing upon all the matters. I shall go from here south and remain there som.e tim;e. Am satisfied that the September earnings will show' a very large net increase for the whole line, but especially on the Ft. Worth & Denver and on this Division, and I have no doubt it is the same on the entire System. I have had a good many sessions with the Rio Grande people here and Mr. Jeffry, and I think have shown them very plain ly the bearings of our contracts with them. I know fr. Jeffry has got a proper view of this question now. He appeared to be disposed to be very friendly and very anxious to carry out their agreem.ents with us. It is very satisfactory to know that they are working in entire harmony with Mr. Duncan on that line, and there has been no friction there for several months. There is a vast improvement in the Denver yards. They have raised its capacity from a One-thousand car yard, a year ago, to 2200 cars tO-day, and tint can be increased thirty-three and one-third pe.cent by putting in a few more tracks at the breaking-up yards if it becomes necessary. After coming out here and looking at the situation I feel much better satisfied and miuch happier. I am. Truly yours, G. M . Dodge. GS7 October, 1891 On Road, in Texas, October 24, 1891 S. H. Jaffa, Esq., Trinidad, Col. ¥.y dear Sir: dad that you business av/ay ure of the Ei freight stati beyond the co necessary for last year suf Union Pacific as rather surprised to learn from our Agent at Trinl and some other citizens ol' Trinidad had taken their from the Union Pacific Road on account of the failo Grande and Union Pacific to build the passenger and on. Of course we all regi'et that, but circum,stances ntrol of either of us has prevented it. It is not me to go into those reasons. You have seen in the ficient to tell you that it is impossible for the to raise any money. ■ATiat I want to call your attention to is the injustice of this to our Company, when you consider what we have done for Trinidad, We i.ade our terminals th.ere as we agreed. Our pay-roll right in Trinidad is ^p20,000 per month. IVe employ 200 people-- one-half of them are married ir:en, and we are the only Com.pany there that makes that point a terminal, and we made, by making this a terminal passenger and freight rates into Trinidad the same as into t)enver. '.Ve have opened up a group of mines b^ wP.ich you people reach at 15 cents a hundred, and have given you a protection by miaking from the nearest other point 70 cents. We have pushed our line into the Maxwell Grant creating a business and tonnage that is all tributary to Trinidad, and your retail stores sell in that country not less than One hundred an: fifty thousand pounds per month. On all the California goods and all commodities, our rates give you control of all the surrounding country and you are protected against all competing points, there being a rate of about 55 cents in your favor by the car-load as against package rate, and the difference between a car and comi.odity rate for points South even gives you business in that country though they are nearer to eastern points than you. The distribution for our line is 8 cars per day out of Trinidad as against the Santa Fe's 2 cars, and to be added to our 8 cars is the distribution for the Rio Grande. Now. my dear Mr. Jaffa, dont you think this is pretty severe treatment upon us, that v;e have failed in one only'of all the things that we intended to do. I wish you would think this matter over, and I hope will change your views and change the views of all other people ther who happen to feel disao-pointed as you do . It is our intention to, just as soon as we can, put uo the necessary passenger and freight buildings there, but you must be patient with us. I am, Truly yours. G . L . Dodge. October, 1891 6S9 On Road in Texas, October 24th, 1891 3. !I. H. Clark, Esq., Vice-Fresident, Union Pacific Ry., Co., St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir: The situation at Trinidad is injuring us in business on account ofour inability to carry out, or we might say delay in carrying our the agreements made there vhen the road ,was built. , The citizens agreed to give us certain property, nearly all of which we now have title to. They paid about ■:^90,000 in cash them selves, and the D. T. £: Ft. W. in closing the matter up paid ^30,000 more and our property there consists of about 60 acres Forth of the River, .where our roundl.ouse, tracks, etc. are, that is exclusively ours, and on the South side, vhere the passenger and freight station is, there are about 10 acres that is used jointly with the Rio Grande, who have about 4 acres. Two years ago we bought there two (2) additional blocks for a Passenger station that was to be built jointly by the Rio Grande and the D. T. & Ft. W. It was supposed to cost about $25, 000 and we were also to build a joint freight station, and the citizens subscribed and out in the Bank ^11,000 in N^tes that were accepted by th.e First Rational Bank. The time-for us to comr..ence this work expired last tay and th.. Notes were withdrawn, so that we are there to-day with the same little shanty for freight and passengers as w}:en we first entered in there. One cause of the trouble Was the inability -to agree on the value of property owned by each Company on the South side of the River. The business to the urD(5:G out of Trinidad averages about $20,000 a month. We used to carry in and out of that town 10% of the business, outside of the purely local, whereas the Santa Fe only carried 30,^, and that business is now clmiost reversed, and our loss is caused from thefact that the principal merchants there have turned their business away fromi us on account of our not carry ing out our agreements. The original agreement, when they paid the $90,000 to the D. T. & Ft. W. Ry., was that that Company should build a passenger and freight house. They subsequently agreed that we .should build jointly with the Rio Grande. I suppose this $11 ,000 could be obtained from them again. The Rio Grande & D. t. & Ft. W. proposed to raise the money upon the bonding of the property on the South side of the River, making a Terminal Company of it, but it seems to me that a better thing for us to do now would be, if possible, to ret the Rio Grande to join us and we put up a decent passenger and freight station with the help of tlie Citizens, by an agreemient between the two to have the value of our property agreed upon. II' they cannot do it th.emselves, leave it to three experts, and then issue bonds sufficient to pay for the two stations. Both 690 of them hadn't oucht to cost over ;^25,000; so that if we get back ^11,000 iropj the citizens, it would leave a very small amount of money for the tv;o companies to raise. Whilst this matter is fresh in my mind, I have put my recollections upon it on paper so that you will have it before you, as no doubt the question will get before you before long either by the Rio Grande or the citizens. All the details of all of the property, and all the details of the negotiations, contracts, etc. are fully known by the Right of Way Agent I.'r. J. -G. Sherwin. I am. Truly yours. G . 1. Dodge . Kf ■ , October, 1891 Ft. Worth, Texas., Oct. 28, 1891 Mr. J. Granger, Dear Sir: New York City. I send you, herewith, a check for ;jl,738.50, which goes to the credit of W. J. Jones of Quanah. Please deposit same to my credit with Kountz Brothers. I have been over the Ft. Worth & Denver. It is not in as good condition as the road north of Texline. The heavy rains in the Northern part of the State, the washouts, etc. has taken all their time. The earnings on the line are looking well. The gross and net will both be larger in September than they were last year. October I think will si.ow a large increase also. There is a large increase in business here in every direction, but there is a great scarcity of cars. I leave here for Velasco and Galveston, then New Orleans, and then return again to Omaha. I received your cipher dispatch and also received letter here from Carrie. I enclose, also. Mortgage on property in Quanah that I have taken in settlement of my account with Jones. I have full settlements from him, and all that you can do in these matters is to make note of then until I return, or Jennings returns and puts them through the books. Yours truly, G. M. Dodge. ■Y'" ■ > 6S3 October, 1891 Ft. Vorth, Texas, October 28, 1891 Morgan Jones, Esq., Foi't Worth, Texas. Dear Sir: Referring to the suit against me at Harrold by the State of Texas; Knowing all the facts as you do, and knowing the injust ice of the suit to me, I believe that if the Governor and the Attorney General were acquainted with them they would immediately discontinue the suit. . Let me give you the facts; First, in 1885 I purchased, through my Agent, R. E. Montgomery, Section 36 in Block 13 of the Houston & Texas Central Survey, from. WilLiam Cain, who had filed and settled upon said Section of school land. I made this purchase at the instance of the Ft. Worth & ^enver City Ry., who were building into this country, and as you know you and I had to furnish this money and to protect ourselves at the terminal I was appealed to to make this purchase for the protection of the Company. At the time this land was pur chased from Cain there was no doubt on the part of anyone that all legal requirements had been complied with and that the title was perfect, or you know I would not have touchedit. The town of Harrold was immediately platted u. on this and adjoining sections, and lots were imn.ediately sold and Warranty Deeds given for them. A great many houses were buiit in this town and a great n.any erect ed upon this section, there being to my own personal knowledge at one time as^ many as thirty (30) and these upon lots that I had sold and Waranteed. No claim or no dispute as to my title to this property was made up to the time it was patented in 1888, and receiving the Patent from the State I of course felt secure in my possession. When the road was pushed on the town of Harrold dwindled away. Houses were moved froin it and people went to other terminals, but now the Town of Harrold is again recovering, and it wont be long before it will have as many houses in it as it had in its best days when it was a terminal. After receiving this Patent, and after many of the houses had been removed from this property, a man by the name of Terry moved upon it and endeavored to jump the Section. Suit was commenc ed against him by my Attorneys and it was tried in the United States Courts and was decided in iT.y favor. All the facts of my purchase, ol the entry and of the property that was upon it and removed from it was presented to th.at Court. After receiving the decision of th.at Court and supposing of coarse that settled the question forever, I sold this section all of the h.ouses from which had then been removed, to F. B. Tilghman of New York, excepting the lots that I had already sold and^iven Warranty Deeds to. 694 The Attorneys of this man Terry then induced the State to commence a new suit against me on behalf of the State, desiring to take advantage of the fact ti:at the houses upon the land had been removed, and it falls upon me to defend this suit, having given the 'Warranty Deed. Now, I appeal to you in all fairness and to the State of Texas in all justice, if this is not pretty hard lines for a non-resident of Texas, and I do believe that when the Governor and the Attorney General know the facts, and you state them to "them as you cSfiA^S^sonally had every knowledge from beginning to end of all the tracsactions, that they .vill order this suit dismissed. I am, Truly yours. G. Iv". Dodge. October, 1891 Ft. Worth, Texas, Got. 28, 1891 diver W. Ivlink, Esq., Comptroller, Union Pacific Ry. Boston, Iv'ass . Dear Sir: Co ., I enclose you copy of the questions asked by the State Commissions here, and refer you more especially to the. questions from Page . t'ost of these questions are similar to those asked by the Interstate Commission and have been answered by t'r. Ross, but answer to the questio.-s that I call your attention to he wants some advice on, and I wish you would write him yoLir ad vice of the matter. Of course he could answer this generally but not in detail. He could show that to replace the property with its plant, business and everything, would cost a great deal more money than the actual bonded debt of the property. You have had more experience with these matters than anyone else, and I told him I would write you to give him advice in the matter. I have been spending a gooddeal of time on the Union Pac ific and on this Division. Business is picking up everywhere and expenses are being held about on a level and I think we will get good returns. There is a great scarcity of cars, especially in this country now that cattle, wheat and cotton are all moving together. There is a great improvement in the operating department of the road and in the discipline all over the Union Pacific. We have got great opportunities to get a good business and a paying one if we fight hard for it. and that is wh.at we have got to do. I find tliat everybody is rustling all over the country for the business in sight and find that most ui our men know and see the situation. I think when I get back to Omaha and see r/r. Vellen and I^-r. Clark I can suggestsome things that will enable us to aid in helping the earnrings. After seeing the condition out liere andgoing over the pro perty and seeing the fairness with which it is treated, I have been able to wipe out the dissatisfaction that has existed as to the way it has been handled, and I feel much better and happier as to the future. I saw Wheeler in Denver. He says that he is asked in formation in matters that he dont have on account of not having the books, but that any information that is wanted upon the old books of any kind, if he could go to Omaha he could immediately get. I wrote Young, in case whe.e he dont understand matters that if he sent for Wheeler he would soon straighten them out. I give you this imformation so that you can avail yourself of it at any time you happen to get a knotty question that you cannot solve. » We have had heavy rains down to the Pease River, but from Pease River to the south of Texas there has been no rain in a good many parts of it since July, and unless we have it pretty soon it will hurt us on our next crop of wliear. The people north of Pease River are getting all their crops in and everything looks bright. I am. Truly yours. G. K . Dodge. 697 Pargo, North Dakota, Nov. 2nd, 18S1, My dear General: I am rejoiced to learn of your unanimous election to the Presidency of our Society, The members Oi' the society of the officers of the army of the Tennessee, have honored themselves, by selecting one, so every way worth , one who has ever been held in highest regard by '.hose who, like myself, served under you the longest. We who were permil.ted to be with you daily during army life can ever remember with highest esteem your uniform kindness to eacn a and every one, and your example of self reliance and bravery, made us younger associates, for better, because of such. I look back now General, to the years spent in your military family , as amount those, the best of my life. Best because I was of that age when proper influences aided inshaping after life, and in your exampl of p triotism, endurance, and indominable courage I had a never failing mentor and guide. Pardon this lengthy intrusion, but in all these years since the war I have never had more fitting opportunity to express the real regard I have ever felt for you, since knowing you so well. Permit me again to say that in honoring you with the presidency ©f the Society aslo honored itself, and took no back ward step in placing you where Dear General Sherman was. Truly Yours A. W. Edwards, Gen. G. M. Dodge No. 2 B'Way,, New York. Savoy, Texas, Nov. 4, 1891, Genl. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Dear Sir:- I served under Genl. Dodge as pilot and scout with Capt. Prank Harris, whom I learn is dead. I served fro"- the Pall of 1863 until the Army left Corinth, Miss. I belonged to the 1st Alabama. Col. Spencer was with him when he was killed at Barton Station, Tenn. I left in charge of some old men , women and children with instructions from Provost Vansellen to Memphis, Tenn. thence to Cairo, 111., thence to Duquain, Ills, where we disbanded. Before leaving Genl. Dodge, I became afflicted with my eyes, one of v/hich went totally out. I was used by Gen'l. I^odge for general detail purposes. My principal object in writing to you, is to learn whether you are the same Gen'l. I served with, in the first Alabama. I have made appli ation for a pension for the loss of my eye. I cannot be found on the rolls of my company--at the department. I think the General will remember me. I went under the name of Dutch Prank while with the scouts. If you are the same, that served under, I can give you circumstances that will make you re ollect me. Please let me know whether you are the same or not by so doing you will must oblige an old soldier. Yours truly. William Pields. alias Dutch Prank. 701 November, 1891 Plaza Hptel, New York, N. Y November 9, 1891. Dear General: Could you take dinner with me next KondaJ night, the 16th, to gether with six or eight other Republicans, to discuss some practical plans for the organization of Republican forces during the coming winter and th reinforcement of the party strength? The literary compaign, the work d' reaching every home in ti e North and presenting the Republicanpolicies, and gaining every possible recruit, must be done during the sinter months if it is to be affected. After next spring, when party lines are drawn, few converts will be made. The Democrats are pressing this work with wonderful energy and as wonderful iningenuity. I have several plans, and I wish to present them to you before the meeting of the Republican National league Committee on the 19th and the National Committee itself on the 23rd. I do not want to ask you for money. This ti;e I want you advice. I have several projects for the dissemination of literature, the multiplication of Republican clubs, and the rebuilding of our waste places. We must first do what lies within the range of possibilities to reinforce our newspaper strength. It now stands as three to two against us throughout the Northern States on an average, and is wholly against us in the South of course. I have on plan by which I think we can, beginning with December, if we are properly organ ized, pull up on circulation of Republican literature twenty million additional copies of newspapers a month. The Democrats, led by the Tariff Reform Club, have secured the name of every voter in the Northwest, and are now engaged in perfecting similar lists in Indiana, N'ichigan, New York, Massachusetts, New Fan-pshire, and Connecticut. They are going direct to the home of every voter, after gaining his occupation, nation ality, age and post office addreso. They are also drilling a great corps of speakers in this city and in Chicago I'or a special discussion of the tariff reform issue next year. have a plan to meet this by similar work on our part, with a minimum exi^ense. I cannot even cover by sug gestion the different subjects 1 would like to discuss with you. I simply want to have the views of strong and sensible nien upon the different plans I propose, as a means of testing them, their good sense and practicability, before presenting them to the two national committees. I hope you will keep Monday evening clear, and that you will not fail to attend this little conference and dinner. I go to Washington to-day, and will be back Wed nesday night. Meantime, will you kindly lei me know by note to the Plaza Hotel whether you shall keep yourself free for this engagement Monday night, and if so I will notify you of the place and hour. It is very plain to all Republicans now that we must take up the wor.. of *92 at once, and with all possible energy, system and power. ^ am sure that you share in this feeling, and so I feel free to ask you to this little conference. Very truly youxs. General G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York City. Clarkson . 7G3 Roveiriber, 1891 New York City, Nov. 20th, 1891 CONFIDENTIAL Hon. J. S.' Clsrkson, Chairrnon oi the N:t. Rep. Com. oi the United States. Ky dear Sir: I think that when New York presents her case, asking your cominittee to vote to hold the Republican National Convention here, before a vote is taken you should ask New York what they are doing to prevent the steeling of the Legislature-- both Senate and House--of this State, whcih ti:e returns and records show, are half Republican. It seenis to be an easy master to get a Conin.ittee to gether for the purpose of bringing a Republican Convention to New York City to "fill" the hotels, but it seems impossible to get a meeting of Republicans here to protest or object toithis great outrage. I undertake to say that no such action as has been going on in the State of New York in the last month, with such men as Hill, Flower and, I suppose, Cleveland(because his press does not say a word against it) could occur in any other State in the Union without the people rising to wipe out the rascals connected with these outrages. New York Republicans simply seemi to submit; and, if all the Republicans of the United States are of the samie "miilkand-water" kind that the Republicans of New York are, in my opinion when they get to New York Tammany will dictate the Republican nominee. I am, Truly and cordially yours, G. M. Dodge. Savoy, Texas. Nov. 20, 1891 Gen. G.M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York. My dear Gen'l. I received your kind reply to my letter of Nov. 4th, I am glad to know that you still live, I had learned that you were dead. I was not, it seems regularly discharged, orat least it cannot be found. Capt. Vansellars, gave mp charge ofrefugeesat Corinth to secort them to Dugoin 111, and gave me an instrument of writing giving me authority to drav/ rations from Union posts, which was countersigned by yourself, which I have worn out and lost. When Gen'l Braman was fighting at Bolivar, Tern. Iwas sent from him with a dispatch to you at Corinth, I was with Parsons, when the dispatchwas brought. You sent for me from my mess, to tell you the truth about the Confeds shooting at us, that you knew Parsons had lied to you. You then turned P-rsons off and kept. me. This was Christmas week of 1862, About that time I had neuralgia in tent at your he dquarters. I continued with spells of neuralgia until the lattcrpart of the winter of 1866, when my right eye went totally out. What I need is your affidavit (if you can remember it ) to enable rnc to get a regular certificate of discharge. Whatever your trouble will be let me know and I will refund expenses to you. Wm. Field, alias Prank Dutch. Co. A. 1st Ala. 707 November, 1891. Fort //orth & •'-'enver City Railway Co., Office of the i'resident. Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 26th, 1891. Dear General: Your favor of 23rd inst just to hand. Duncan showed A. & K, over U. P. D. & G. I sent Good- to meet them at Texline. • I order ed ^■offatt to take them over the W. V. but they would not taxe the tine and came to Fort Worth where they stayed over one day. Mr. Adkims drrmd yo yhink a good deal of Fort W. & D. but was disappointed with the Road from Trinidad to Texline. He is under the impression that Clark is going to improve everything. Mr. Adkins is rather a bright man, he is much better informed than I expected. He expressed him self to me as very sorry to se^ these old men go out, especially Duncan. I think Duncan is going into the coal business the 1st of the month in Denver. He gets the same salary as the Road was paying him I understand. I will have a talk with him about going East . He is on his way down here now with "-lark and party. I shall meet them at W. Falls to-morrow or perhaps further west, although I have another case in Court that I ought to attend. Adkins and Mink will leave New Drieans tonight for St. Louis they expect to stay there to meet Clark. Will write you again after I see Clark. We are having quite a time with the Ry. Commission, they h;. ve reduced our division with the H. & T. C, I have protested against their action in two letters. They have raised the revenue of the H. & T. c. & S. P. about 16^ and reauced F. & D. revenue about 55% on lumber. Think they will modify the rates yet. Will look after the matters you speak about , order etc.. Yours truly, Morgan Jones. [ti if-. .,'tI2 709 November, 1891, THE FORT WORTH & DENVER CITY RAILWAY CO. Office of the ^resident. Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 29th, 1891 Personal. Dear General: I met Clark and party west of ^hildress. They were detained by a wreck. Clark was despoded to Lake a pessimistic view of the F. W. & D. I think I convinced him .that I knew about as much as he did about this property and that if the property got any show at all there should be no question about its earning power. Clark was very nice the second day. Dickinson, Duel & Duncan etc. were with the party. Clark left last night for Lt. l-quIs to meet Adkim Is Mink. Dickenson ^ Duel and the new man, Moore, that has taken Winters place will return over the F. W. & D. to morrow. We did not go over the 'Wichita Valley but look ed over the terminals and Clark says he will advise the U. P. folks to purchase it. He hinted that the contract for wheelage as a bad thhg for the N, P. i asked him how he wouid like to put his money to protect a property without something, and that i would not touch it with a forty foot pole without some inducement from the property whose territory it protected. Duncan is going into a Coal Co. in Denver the 1st of the month. Will write you again tomorrow. Yours, Morgan Jones. . . '; ■ ^ .. . A ■! 711 December, 1891, Fort Worth & Denver ^ity ^'ailway Go. Oflice of the ^resident. Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 7th, 1891, Genl. G. M. Dodge. Dear Sir: Your favor is just received, Mr. Giark is opposed to letting the ^ock Island coming into F. Worth over the F. W, & The road from Bowie to lort Worth is an expensive one and unless a very favorable arrangement can be made taking into consideration the extra danger of collisions etc. I do not see that we have very much to gain to let them come in over our Road our terminals will not do much more than our own business, so there will be some draw backs to a joint track. Although I told Mr. G-iark if the right kind of an arrangement can be made I would be in favor of it rather, than let them build a parallel ii^oad and more especially if the R I would enter into an agree ment for us to do their business for them. Have not heard from Mr. Clark since he left but l presuem he wants tiu.e to consulfc Mr. Gould or other U. P. folks before he wij.1 do anything with W, V. Ry. Mr,. Keely has gone to St. Louis to attend a Frt. meeting . I asked him to fight the contraction of the common point business should it coine up as far as our Road is concerned but of course he will be governed by the wishes of U. P. & Mo. Pa. regardless of what ,ill be to the interest of this end, I can only stand a certain amt. of this kind of business and if it gets too bad I shall Kick and resigp: anu het out of their way. Life is too short to fight for the sake of fighting. If they have the controll, my fighting the Company will only injure the interests of all concerned. Oct. and Nov. earnings are goaii. better than same months last year. Yours truly, Morgan Jones. 713 .' , :jc1» jit'V.Jx"' New York, Dec. 17, 1891.''"'oH •ilT rk 1'^ I f i • » r»- , TT Delos A. Chappell Esq., Pres. & Genl, Mgr., Trinidad, Colorado. Dear Sir;-- I am in receipt of yours of December 4th. I see one great difficultly in the''~ray Creek line matter. Since Mr. Mink was out there, h-' has been throu h all our coal matters and returns me a statement in relation to our earnings upon them which surprises me. The shipments from Berwind, Forbes and Hastings the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf road only get 0.689 per ton per m'le and we have to run empties one way for that. The Union Pacific system get on coal coming from these mines only 0.577 per ton per mile. Of course there is no profit on this for us, and unless we can f^nd some way to raise these rates, it is my opinion that they will not feel like opening any more m^nes. On the company coal that we get from the m'nes we are losing money and we only get 1/2/ per ton per mile for that, and we have to put it into the Rio Grande pool at about q/iO^ per ton a mile. What aetion they will take T do not know but it is giving the Union Pacific Denver ic Gulf Board a great deal of trouble. T never looked at this matter in detail and t had no idea our coal rates were so low. The coal that is being sent to the H.W. road we are getting 1/2/ ^er ton a mile for, and have to haul empties one way. This, of course, is a dead loss to us, and t think that the cornany is disposed to abandon that business. We have been unable to get any return freight as was ex :)ected and unless you can make some arrangements by wh^cli we can obtain more for haitling it, the people will, T think, arrange w^ th the Nortliwest to vacate the contract. The Nortljwest do' nqt seemto care anything about mainta^'ning it, Very truly yours. A lioXoff G. M. 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Oliver W. Mink, Esq., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: T am in receipt of yours of November I^th, the letter I v/rote today will show you my view. Of course the low revenue of coal is made by the liandling of so much Company coaL. The rate for Commercial coal and for coal given other rdaids, I see from your letter is all right; it all comes from the 1/2/ per ton a mile for Union Pacific. The commercial coal going south T see now is limited because we have so few empties, but still pretty near all that revenue is net money. There is another thing to be sa^d in relation to the coal that goes from Cheyenne north, and that is we have to run no extra trains for it. It is put into the one trainthat runs up there and back, so that the only extra cost is the cost of fuel for hauling the additional loads. Where it tells against us is between Trinidad and Cheyonne. I think we ought to make a great effort during May, June, July and August to handle as much of this coal commercially as possible, as it pays as about a cent per ton a mile. If T am right in my figures of rates, it is 1,75 per ton for coal delivered railroads and 2,25 for coal delivered citizens and industries. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 717 December, 1891. Fort Eiley, Kansas, Dec. 21st, 1891 My dear General ^odge: I take advantage of this, my first opportunity, to avail myself of your assistance, proffered in St. Louis when i met you there last V-inter. General Kautz is to be retired in January, and I under stand that you are intimately acquainted with the New Secretary of War (Elkins). Would you be kind enough to use your influence with him looking to a favorable action upon miy application and papers now in his office. I would like very much to get the Kautz vacancy and think if I could secure the influence of the new Secretary there would be no trouble getting it. Of course Miles will do all he can against me, that is to be expected, but the basis of his opposition is well known. The vacancy occurx'S on Jan. 5th, and anything you can do for me w^l be greatly appreciated by yours sincerely. James W. Forsyth, Colonel 7th U. S. Cavalry. To General Granville N'. Doul e . Wilmington, Del., Dec. 25th, 1891. Please do all you can in this case and oblige. Yours truly, J. N. Wilson. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/92472a2256ec74eb70a3f9d265f30a8e.pdf ddeab472e68a9b0967b4c838c9e539da https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/daa1f68eec2207eb4a0bdbfe3d951985.pdf 89394489b4583bef248c02fdea805ae5 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/4a423cce8b60d469bc9a697f960e4e54.pdf 9460119473bde04d85f12ddffef09c62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. 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Oregon Navigation. D. T. & G. Railway. Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Colorado Central. Fort Townsend & Seattle Ry. Des Moines & Northwestern Railroad. Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railway. Puget Sound Lines. Ry. Line over Mullens Pass. Omaha Bridge Contract with Rock Island, St. Paul and Milwaukee Roads. Military Papers Deposited with Iowa Historical Dept. Letter to N. P. Dodge on 70th Birthday April, 1891. Letters from Europe. Index for Book 13 included. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1890 1891 1892 General Grenville M. Dodge railroads Union Pacific Railroad