Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-24
ARE EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE TODAY.
President JefFery and D. & R, G,
Officials Coming to Town,
WEREAT HEBER LAST NIGHT
splendid Physical Condition Of the
Rio Grandc Western and Big Traffic
Business Awaits New President

Unless the plans of President u. T.
Jeffrey change and he and the party
accompanying b.m conclude TO visit Park
City tonight the new president Of the
Rio Grande Western will arrive In this
city at late hour this afternoon. on
Saturday thorough inspection OF the
line was made by daylight and the party
rested for the night at Manti. Last
night was spent at Heber and tonight
will, in all probability, be passed In this
city. This will leave the Bingham and
Park City branches and the strip of
main line north to Ogden yet TO be in
spected.
Traffic Manager Babcock Of the West
ern Joined the train at Provo yesterday
and he and Traffic Manager Hughes OF
the d. a r. c. have undoubtedly been
going into details of the consolidation
from a traffic point of view. BY the
time the officials reach this city Presi-
dent Jeffery will be in position to
thoroughly grasp the work which lies
before him. He has by this time come
to the conclusion that he has jurlsdic-
ton over splendid piece of property,
the physical condition Of which Is Sec
ond to none In the West today From
u traffic and business standpoint also
the Rio Grande Western has not shown
up so well as It has during the past
few months, and business Is growing all
the time, In addition 10 the regular
coal business with its attendant north
bound trains, several coHsignments OF
livestock went East yesterday and two
fruit trains. Passenger trains Nos. |. 3
and 8 were each operated yesterday
in two sections. With the attendant
excursions In all twenty-eight passen-
ger trains were handled at Provo.
Taken all In all President Jeffery
could not have chosen better time for
his inspection trip.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
The new president of the Rio Grande
Western is an Englishman by birth,
having been born April 6, 1s43 on the
banks Of the Mersey river near Liver
pool The Biographical Directory OF the
Railway Officials of America gives the
following data regarding the career of
Edward Turner Jeffery, president of
the Denver g. Rio Grande and presl-
dent Of the Rio Grande Southern:
EnltIeu tnt TdllrOuu SelNlce IN OClO-
Der, 1856, since which time he has been
consecutIvely, October, 1856. TO Deem
Der, 1886, Office boy for superintendent
of machinery Illinois Central road;
December, 1856 to February, 1851 ap-
prentice in shops same road, Chicago;
July, 1858, to July, 1853. office boy in Of
fee of superintendent of machinery,
same road; 1859 TO 1868, apprentice in
Office OF mechanical draughtsman,
same road; 1863 to 1871, mechanical
draughtsman and secretary to superln-
tendent Of machinery, same road; Feb
ruary /, 1871 TO May 4, 1871 assistant
superintendent Of machinery same
road; May 3. 1877. to December ), 1855,
general superintendent; December 10,
1885, TO September 2, 1889, general man
ager same roads October 1. 1891 to date,
president Denver & Rio Grande road
October 1891, to June, 1900, also genera al
manager Of same road; August 2, 1898,
TO November 80, 1895, also receiver Rio
Grande Southern road; December !,
1895 TO date president same road