Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-20
ANOTHER EDICT ISSUED
During the Absence OF the Short Line
officials from the State.


night was welding the battle axe with
both hands a similar tragedy was be
ing enacted over al the Oregon Shor
Line Offices During the absence from
the State Of Nice-President and Gen
cral Manager Bancroft. Traffic Manager
Eccles General Passenger Agent Dave
Burnley Superintendent NJ Motive Pow
or and Machinery Dunn, Auditor HIS
and General superintendent Calvin, Inc
balance OF power NATURALLY zen upon th,
shoulders OF the Oldest employe remain.
ing around the offices I'm the person OF
one Jack a. Reeves. OF the Second pre-,
cinct president pro temp0re OF the Ore
gon Short Line freight department
chief clerk, hard worker and genera
good fellow. who occupies a cosy it'll,
den wherein he patiently listened % tho
woes of the shippers and the lamenta.
lions OF the afflicted from 5 TN o. Satur.
days excepted. answers the phone, die.
tatos correspondence. blts up the CLAIM
department and, when he has any time
20 spare. goes out TO lunch.
During the absence Of the above
mentioned officials from the State Mr.
Reeves essentially became Governor of
the Utah division OF the oregon Short
AHIIlt WIN All AAN AhANH NIAAN NAlNA NNA
giles. General Manager Reeves did not
become appri2ed of the responsibility
resting upon him until after the
News went 10 press last evening,
but Il Is safe TO say that never In the
history of this or any other railroad
system did an executive act with great
or Vgor or decision than did Governor
Reeves after he had grasped the
helm"
Dipping his pen into that famous red
ink pot OF his. that has decided so
many intricate matters regarding the
assignment Of shipments. he dashed of
the following:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the vice president, general
manager, traffic manager. general pas
senger agent general superintendent.
auditor. superintendent Of motive pow
or and machinery, Of the oregon Short
Line are absent from this State, and
Whereas, The duties Of the above
offices enumerated are By section
4lt,A Of article Z come II Of the con-
stitution Of the interstate commerce
commission deyolved upon the president
pro tempore Of the freight department
in the absence Of the said vice presl-
dent, superintendent OF motive power
and machinery ct al; and.
Whereas a vacancy exists In the
Offices OF Supreme Slasher Of Tariffs.
and Keeper Of the Keys Of the Ogden
Gateway.
Therefore, !, Jack A. Reeves. presi.
dent pro tempore Of the system of the
oregon short Line and governor Of all
is privileges, tariffs. goodwill and
nxtuIes IN the absence OF the said su
perlntendent Of motive power and ma.
chinery ct al. from the state by virturs
OF the powers In me legally vested. by
the constitution Of the ogden gateway
and the interstate commerce commits
sion and the laws OF the Brotherhood
OF United Freight Haulers. and having
fun faith and confidence IN the integrity
and ability Of aforementioned do here
by appoint, nominate and constitute tho
following named gentlemen TO decently
inter the corpse with due and impress
sive ceremony, and the consumption
Of divers fluids at a place TO be later
designated. S. J. Henry, H. b Kooser,
Chas A. Walker. Francis 3, Choate,
Ben Nevlns Donald Rose L. l.. Down.
ing. C.. +. Warren, W. II. Lownsbery
and one D0nnell
Done az the city Of Salt Lake on this
the Goth day OF September In the year
OF grace 1900.
Signed. J, A. REEVES.
Lord Chief High EXecutioner and
Keeper % the Archives
No sooner was this edict signed when
Jack A. Reeves once more dipped his
pen IN the famous red-ink pot 10 in
further sweeping charges. but
az that precise moment a hail boy
handed him a wire from the Idaho
state Inc 10 the effect that the special
beariEg the railroad officials had
crossed into Utah.