The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-08
HOLBRO0K RESIGNS.
MS OFFICE ABOLISHED April !.


Mr.. FREDERICK W. d. HcIbrcok. manager
q the Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern rail-
way. has rendered his resignation TO Nam
aging Trustee Durham. 10 take efIecs April
1. f1lo. at which time TIE position WAS
abolished and The duties Of the once A.
suned By the managing trustee
Mr.. Holbrook viii retire permanently
from The rOad. bat viii probably Be con-
nected with the construction department.
No definite arrangement has been made,
however.
Managing Trustee Durham yestsrdAy
appointed Mr.. F.W Dunn to the position Of
acting superintendent, in charge Of trans
portatiOn and OF the roadway and mechan-
ical department. The Office OF acting SUI
peFintendent Is position recently created.
Heretofore the manager and other officials
attended to the duties, but the recent IN
crease in traffic and business generally
neccssitated the appointment Of m ofi-
ciai
Aff. Dunn has been actively engaged in
railroad work during the past . years. He
first entered the railway service with the
Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern, where he
served Is brakeman and conductor, and in
more important positions for over ten
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois for several
months. ssvering his connection with that
road to accept the position OF master Of
transportation and superintendent Of tele-
graph Of the Evansville, Terre Haute &
Chicago. He remained with that company
four years. Resigning this position he was
made soliciting freight agent and lost-car
agent Of the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw road,
and held the position one year, when he was
appointed general superintendent and
managing director Of the Nevada Central.
and managing director Of the Salt
Lake & Western. with headquarters
II Battle Mountain. His health fail
ing him there, be was compelled
to resign after four years service
with the company and 60 70 Pensacola,
Fla. Recovering his health. Mr.. Dunn en-
tered the service OF the Louisville 4 Nash
vile as roadmaster, when he was promoted
soon after to general postmaster of the
South Il North, and the Birmingham Min
eral. Of the Louisville a Nashville ~ stem,
and re-promoted few months later to as-
sistant superintendent of the same system.
After remaining with that company for
some time. he resigned to accept the posi-
ton Of manager Of the Bessemer & Bir-
mingham railway. which position he re-
signed few months ago.
In conversation with . Posr-IxTELII-
GEScER reporter yesterday, Mr.. Dunn said
that his policy, ~ far as his present inten-
tons 60. is to follow the policy plainly
created by Mr.. Durham. II consider Mr..
Durham the best railroad operator in the
United States" said Mr.. Dunn, land his
policy is the very best for the community
through which the road runs. being to
build up the country and TO give al the f.
cilities the circumstances of his road will
permit, without asking any mole from the
general public than Is absolutely neces-
sary."
Since President McDonald's resignation
and Mr.. Dunham's appointment as man.
aging trustee the Seattle. Lake Shore &
Eastern has been thoroughly recognized
and new policy adopted. several ips
portant changea have been made, and it y
intimated more will follow.