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Milwaukeespecial, May 2U: In well^posted railroad circles the recent election^ot J. T. Odeil as general manager ot all^the lines of the lialtm.ore a Ohio railroad^company is regarded as hav ing been made^in the interest of the Northern Pacirie-^Wlscnnsiu Central combination. President^Hakes, ot the Northern Pacific,^and General Manager Odell are^warm pots ^nal friends, having knnwneach^otlo r and w^ rked together for mauv years.^Mr. Odell served under Mr. Oakts betoie^the latter became connected with the^Northern Pacilic railroad, and in livci,^atter Mr. (l ikes elect on as vice president^ot the Northern Pacilic, Mr. Odell became^suiK-nntendcnt ot the Dakota division ol^the same road. He served in that capacity^and a- suiicrintendeul of transiKtrtation ot^the Northern Pacific tor a very short time,^being promoted to the position ol assistan^gcricr.it Manager, under Mr. ^lakes, in^August. IMvl. lie held the lalter posSttaSI^until October, 1*.V7, when he reluci-^antly accepted a more advantageous ^ t;.i^as superintendent of the Clnsapcake^and ^^iio railroad. It is known HMM^some of the Wisi oiisiu C^ ntral and North^^ern Paeitie people are laruelv interested in^the Baltimore a- Ohio railroad, and it is the^interest ot these roads to be in harmony^with the ll.tltimore system. This, it is^thought, has been accomplished by Mr.^tMeli's election, which may be the tirs!^step in the direction of a combination be^^tween, the three roads, making a line^stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.^The fact that the former general manager^of the Baltimore a Ohio was fjMB the sub^ordinate position id genera, manager ot the^western lines in order to make room for^Mr. Odell gives color to th^ sb^rv that the^Wisconsin Central Northern Pacific people^had a hand in the election of the latter.
Wi .!.-., I. KetreneltuieDt.
