The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

viii. on the night of March II. be-
come the headquarters of the reorgan-
lied Short Line, which, with over 1.4OO
miles of track in Utah, Wyoming.
Idaho, Oregon and Montana, is one of
the greatest systems in the entire west.
Attorney Zera Snow, who is now in
the east. will apply to Judge Sanborn
for his final confirmation of the accent
sale and suggest as the date for the
transfer midnight of March II.
The Importance of all this to Salt
Lake and the state can hardly be over
estimated. for under the arrangement
made it makes the road a local system,
operated directly from this city. and
traversirg territory naturally tribu-
tary to Il. The change means that in
the future rates will be made in this
city instead f being referred to
Omaha, and the end of discrimination
so far as this traffic is concerned.
The establishment of headquarters
here viii require a force, in the var
ious departments of $50 men, and an
increase in the number of employees
at the shops. etc.
= ELECTION OF BANCROFT.
salt Lake. not less than the COM
pany, is to he congratulated on the
CnOlCe o. Tie man N iAE " IL ~ 80
practical charge of the system, for
w. II. Bancroft is essentially Salt
Lake man, as well as master OF the
intricate business of railroadins. AT
The last meeting of the directors at
Boston. he was elected vice president
and general manager OF the oregon
Short Line Railway company.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
7. NO., 1ao,-,ad last night. though not
vet officially announced, that the heads
of ali departments except one, that OF
auditor. and the local treasurer had
been decided upon. This information
has been awaited with great interest,
NOT ONLY here, but by the railroad
world generally. The selections are
such as might have been expected The
very best men have been chosen, and
when operations are once under way.
Mr. Bancroft. will be surrounded b. a
STAFF that will bring out the best re-
suits.
THOSE to whom, it is understood, po-
sitions have been rendered, are as tol-
lows:
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
For the important Office Of general
s,Iuerintendent OF railroads ana tele-
eraph. z. Z. Calvin is the choice. TINS
Gentleman is widely known through
out this region. He has hao lOIs
experience III raflroading and was
formerly superintendent Of the ldaho
division. with headquarters at Poca-
tello. He left the Union Paeihe some
time ago 10 accept the Office OF gen
-7sral Superintendent of the interna-
n nal (, Great Northern, big Texas
system. and has been located Tor a
wear and a half at Palestine, Tex. he
IS peculiarly qualified for the position
rendered him.
GENERAL TRAFFIC MANAGER
{ w. Fccles. row the assistant gen
erai freight agent for the Union "a
cific. with headquarters at salt Lake
viii be the general traffic manager he
is one of the most efficient traihc men
in the west, is widely known. ana mas
heen a tower of strength to the Ualon
Pacific in its operations in TINS issioh:
Mr.. Eccles is a longtime reslcent OIL
TTfah is thoroughly conversant Win us
trade and needs and has always oeeh
a staunch friend of the state
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT
David E. Burley is the choice for
General passenger and ticket agent of
the new system. He came TO Salt
lake from philadelphia in 1881, but