Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-10
P. ]. FLYNN OFF
FOR NEW YORK
Ex-Salt Lake R. R, Man Now Gem
eruI Freight Agt Of Lackawanna'
WAS A WISE ARBITRATOR.


The railroad world Of Colorado and
Utah were startled yesterday 10 learn
that for several days T.. J. Flynn, chair
man OF the various Western railway
bureaus Ia Denver. says the News of
that city. has been quietly considering
an onor OF the position Of general
freight agent with tho Delaware.
I.aokawanna and Western railroad.
Fcw were aware of the matter until Mr..
Flynn yesterday made known his In
tention 10 accept the oiter. for the
chairman IL noted for his mudCnty ANA
reticcnoo. The appointment comes from
n. -. Caldwell. late chairman ut the
Western Passenger association ~
Chicago, and present frame mahagrr
Of the Lncknwunnu, who had rather
close dealings with Mr. Flynn In the
arrangement OF railroad urina, Mr'
Caldwell has quietly rcorganlacd the
trnfilc department OF tho ROAD since ne
took hold OF it about two months hEu
and several other similar changes have
already taken place, though none OF
them affected Culoado officials. Mt
Flynn has not rendered hlA resignation
OF the ofice he now holds, but II is said
by railroad men that he may be able
to relinqulah Il BY September !, II IL
too early ~ yet TO consider the quca-
lion OF a aueccasor. but officials here
generally agruc that a. VIII De hard Co
get u man who Will give the sutisfhc-
ton received from Secretary Flynn. II
Is probable that the successor VIII De-
selected nrit from the standpoint ut hts
ntnuaH a. "a freight man, the passenger
departments asserting.
ATTACHED TO THE WEST
Mr.. Fiynn's now office will be- In New
York. This was perhaps tho chief oou-
sldcrutiun that led him TO hesitate, as
he has lived iu the West fur Hu many
years that he has gr4yn attached 90 w.
lie made up his mind when hc received
a telegram from bis wife saying thut
nhc would be- willing TO move Co the
aoaboard. Mrn. Flynn IN away On
visit.
ton OF chairman ana secretary uf the
Colorado Terminal Lines Passenger uH-
ISOLATION. commissioner Of the Colorado
freight bureau, commissioner OF the
Colorado and Southcrn-lllO Grand" uHs
ISOLATION. Joint ngunt ~ the Denver
bureau OF coal statistics, secretary ut
tho local passenger bureau, secretary
OF the Colorado ana Pueblo passenger
bureaus, chairman uf the bureau hand
ling requests Tor half rates on account
OF charities, and arbitrator under the
contract between the Florence and
cripple Greek and Midland Terminal
railroads,
Mr Flynn n a. years old and a native
Of Granville, y. y. when hr was "a
years old he took "a position with the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad, ~
10 he was "a telegraph operator aud Do
continued IN that line uf work until Dc
was made contractors Clurk With the
Columbus aud Toledo road iu 1876 Be
tween that date ana 1850 hu occupied
several good positions iu the ticket
offices and other departments VI East
crn railroads n WAS iu 1850 that he
came TO Colorado, tukiug tho pueluun
OF station agent Tor the Santa i'c ut
Trinidad. lie was there three years
and the next two years hr spent iu salt
Lake city AS general agent OF ihH same
road. After spending d year M % SINH
lar position I'm Cincinnati Tor the santa
Fe he was made general agent ana as
sistnnt superintendent Of that line ln
Denver. IN inss he connected himself
with the Missouri luclnc aH general
freight agent and general plHHguEnr
agent Ia Denver. 1890 Dee took "a IKE
route, comprising those two roads and
the Rio Grandr Western. lu another
year he Was made commissioner OF the
Colorado Utah Traffic association and
IN 1892 chairman OF the colorado Pas
aenger association. From that date 90
this he has filled this ana the other poo
nltioua which have been created 60
cover the work connected with Uumpotl-
live agreements,
TRIBUTE To HIS ABILITY,
commentug ,lltorlauy upon Mr,
Flynn'H car.ur thH NuWs says.
Chairman ~ j, Flynn Uf the Colo
RADIO Utah and other local railway uasu-
Citations has been offered aud has uc-
cepted the position uf general freight
agent OF the Delaware. l.arkUwauua
aud Western railroad. For nearly tWpn-
~ years Mr.. Flynn huH been associated
with Colorado roads. beginning Mo iu
tho Eaat ~ "a telegraph operator Boz
came 20 Colorado In 1850 and was ape
pointed a station agent Tor the Santa
soon brought him tu the attention of
his buperiorH ana De was promoted to
the position OF general agent, and rep-
resented the Santa Fe company sue.