Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-01
Further Details in Regard to the
Resignation Of S. W. EccIes'
FLEES FROM HIS FRIENDS
on 10 Idaho TO Escape the 'ohRr""
uIations Win Leave Tor
the East Feb'y 10.

The ali-peryading topic OF conVers"-
,,on an Railroad Row this morning was
the appointment Of S. w Eccles az
traffic manager for the American smel'-
ING company as announced IN tne
News" last night Numerous frienus
of the appolntee called at the once Oh
the traffic manager Of the oregon SNORT
Line this morning to express their com
blned Joy, regret and congratulations
all agreed that an able man had been
selected from Utah and the West Tor the
important position, and all regretted 10
think that Salt Lake city would lose
railroad man who had done much tor
the advancement OF the state
Telegrams Of cOngratuduon, loo'
have been pouring In during the day ~
a stream from all over the country pus
Nc Eccles. anticipating something OF
the state OF affairs, has fled from nus
friends and gone 10 Idaho on business
and "a incidentally take a last look az
his hunting and fishing bungalow pc
fore packing up and proceeding 70 New
York To enter upon his new duties ~
Will in all probability leave TINS Guy
for the East on Feb. 10.
SOME FREIGHT BILLS,
When the announcement OF the ap.,
.,o,ntment was first made the general
nublc possibly did not grasp the fuil
meaning OF the scope which Is embraced
nv the mum, When II IL stated that tne
amount OF the annual freight Dllls IN
cold dollars and cents that are pau
out by this huge smelling trust exceed
tbe combined gross annual earnings OF
the Union Pacific, Oregon short Line
and oregon Railroad and Navigation
company some idea Of the WORK whleh
Is before Mr.. Eccles can ready pe vp-
tained. II Is understood that MT bcv'es
Is TO receive a salary OF 2OVVV yea'
for his services and that he has a corr
tract with this huge company Tor three
years ,onv
which has only been perfected OUTFITS
the past few days, is a consondhtl1h VI
the interests Of the American snlel,lns
and Refining company WIN oaP''a'-
ization Of $65,O0O,OOO ana those W 'Nt
GugRenhelms which are capitalized at
seS ma ooo Tba American Smelling com
nany. with its SiOO,O0O0O0 Of capital
stock AT the back Of II, has control OF
practically every shelter In the country,
Including those Of Mexico
SOME OF THE PROPERTIES.
outside of the Guggenheim interests
.he company operates ard owns the
Following properties United Smelling
and REFINING Co., Helena and Great
Fails Mont; National Smelling ana
refining Co, Chicago; Omaha ana
Grant Smelling Co.. Omaha ana Den
yer san Juan Smelling and Mining Co.,
Durango. Colo; Pueblo Smelling ana
Reaning Co., Pueblo, Hanauer smelt-
ing Works, Germania Lead WORKS,
Salt Lake City; Pennsylvania Lead
company and Pennsylvania smeil,ns
company. pittsburg and SAT- Lake,
Globe Smelling & Refining Co, Denver
Bi-Metaillc Smelling Co., i.sadVlhe,
Colo, Chicago and Aurora Smelling anu
YraniuR Co. Chicago and Aurora. lll''
ana Leadynle, Colo; Consolidated KAN
sas CITY Smelling and Refining Co,
Kansas City Mo, El Paso, Texas
I,eadyille. Colo El Carmen, Chihuahua
and Sierra Mojada, Mexico, and d num-
Der Of others.
II can readily be seen that the posi-
tion OF traffic manager for TINS hust
company will be no slnecure' ana lna'
II win necessitate at times considerable
travelling and an intimate acquaintance
with rates and other details for the IN
surance Of good results
In the meantime the rumors resaro'
ing the successor TO Mr. Eecles on Wy
short lire are rife on the street
While there Is nothing tangible 10 DC
obtained at this time, the rumor nv
gained credence that the office OF trat'
fIc manager Is to be abolished, and ina
the Office Of general freight agent WI
ho created 10 nll the vacancy IN ms
freight department by the resisna t i
~ Mr. Tccles. At present the steppint
out of Mr. Eccles viii have the eilec
of placing his duties on the combined
shoulders of General PASSENGER Agen
hurley and Assistant Freight Aseh
Reeves, who are both capable men