, 1889-12-13
The Gentleman Slated to Succeed
Mr.. Barr.
He is Now Trainmaster on the
Idaho Division.
r. w. Baxter to be Assistant Super
intendent Again.
Mr.. Barr Goes to a Larger Field
From Here.

W. L. Ryder, who is trainmaster for W.
E. Green on the Idaho division is to sue
coed j. Nj. Barr as superintendent Of the
Wyoming division. Mr.. Barr takes the
Nebraska division. with headquarters at
Omaha and G. +. Ressiguie succeeds G..
NJ. Cumming as manager of the mountain
grand division, with office at Salt Lake.
The position of assistant superintendent
OF the Wyoming division is to be revived
and r. w. Baxter will be installed in the
office, returning to Evanston.
w. L. Ryder, who becomes superIn-
tendent OF this division Jan. /, is a man
well along in years who won his spurs
with the st. Paul. He is an operator par
excellence, but to his business capabilities
he owes this advancement. Ryder is said
to have keen commercial instincts and to
possess to a degree the ability to, keep
operating expenses at a minimum, the
while giving good service and somehow
capturing about all the traffic in sight.
r. W. Baxter, who becomes Mr.. Ry-
der's assistant, knows every foot of the
Wyoming division, having spent the bet
ter part of his life in the service of the
Union Pacific in Wyoming. He has been
messenger, call boy, operator. dispatcher.
chief, train master and assistant on the
road here, and has for a year been train
master on the Nebraska division with Of
fee at Omaha. Bakers forte is in hand
ling men and trains. He has always been
a hot favorte with the employees and no
man can scare up cars or raise a blockade
quicker than he. The railway men figure
that Ryder and Baxter will make a great
team.
Cheyenne people will congratulate Mn.
Barr on his deserved promotion, while re-
GREETING his departure. Hei is a thorough
gentleman, who has demonstrated his fit
ness for his new place by mis- conduct of the
affairs of this division. MI. Barr is equal
to all requirements in operating, but his
marked success has been in a business
way. His successor will find it
difficult to cut down operating ex-
peuses. Mr.. Barr will return to
friends, as he has resided in Omaha
for five years. His position rather takes
the wind from the sails of the people who
have spoken slightingly Of the "Burling-
ton man" behind his back. Mr.. Barr
will have a splendid opportunity to make
a record for himself on the Nebraska
division, as the volume of business there
Is very heavy.
1t is said that Trainmaster Parsons will
also go to the Nebraska division. He
would scarcely be a success here, though
apparently competent. He has never been
popular with the men and the recent
trouble with the engineers strengthened
the prejudice against him.
Mr.. Cumming, it is reported, will
abandon active railroading Tor a time at
least. This is what the Salt Lake Tribune
of Wednesday said about him:
After an absence OF two weeks Gene
raj Manager Cumming, of the mountain
division of the Union Pacific, arrived here
last evening from Cheyenne. A reporter
found the gentleman in his private car at
the Utah Central depot hard at work dis
posing of business hat had accumulated
during his absence. When asked il it
was true that he had resigned his position.
Mr.. Cumming replied. Yes, it is true,
Your report was correct"
when will your resignation take eft
fect?" inquired the reporter.
"On Jan. l.. That is all there is to be
said on the subject at present"