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FRAZIER RESIGNS HIS POSITION
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way of the western division Of the South
ern Pacific system, and in March, 1900, he
became assistant superintendent of the
division under Agler.
W. S. Palmer Succeeded ]. B. Wright.
When President Hays retired J. j.
Wright from the post Of superintendent
Of the Sacramento division Palmer was
selected as Wrights successor. If he is
slated for the post Of superintendent Of
the Western division, to succeed Frazier,
Palmer viii bring to the office a thorough
knowledge OF its manifold duties.
3. A Worthington, who is also spoken
Of as a possible successor to Frazier as
superintendent Of the Western division.
is at present in charge of the coast GiVi-
sion, with headquarters at Third and
Townsend streets
on the Pacific coast to-day than Bert
WOrthlngtOn. and his value is recognized
by those in power in the yellow build
ing" Of the Southern Pacific corpora ton.
From Messenger to superintendent.
WOrthington entered the service of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company in 1874
as a messenger in the Sacramento Office.
His ability was quickly recognized and
he soon became telegraph operator at
many important localities. When the
railroad wires were leased to the Western
Union Company Worthington went with
the plant. and in 1880 was chief operator
Tor the Western Union in Los Angeles.
In April, 1881, he was transferred to the
railroad service and became private sec
rotary to the late A J. Stevens, general
master mechanic of the motive power and
machinery department of the Southern
Pacific Company, with headquarters at
Sacramento. When Stevens died in April
1888 WOrthingtOn was brought to San
Francisco by the late A. n Towne, vice
president and general manager of the
Southern Pacific, serving as private sec
rotary.
When TOwne died in July. 1895, Worth
ington was appointed private secretary to
H Z. Huntington, then assistant to the
president. He remained in that position
until April, 1893, when he was placed in
charge of the tonnage rating of locono-
t1ves on the Pacific system lines west of
FL PasO.
on July q Of this year Worthington
was made superintendent of the Tucson
division Of the Southern Pacific, with
headquarters at Tucson, Arizona.
President Hays was considerably i'm
pressed with the ability displayed by
Worthington and at the first opportunity
selected him for promotion. After Hays
resigned from the presidency Of the
Southern Pacific system the heads of the
ton. Two months agU ne was brought
back from Arizona and placed in charge
Of the new coast division, with headqUar-
tiers in this city.
T. r. Jones May Be Promoted.
In the event Of ". S. Palmer being Sc
lected as the new superintendent Of the
Western division it is probable that he
will be succeeded on the Sacramento divi-
sion by 7. r. Jones, the present assistant
superintendent He is a veteran railroad
man and is recognized from one end of
the country to the other a thoroughly
competent official Jones is most popular
with his brother officials ard his APP
pointment as head Of the Sacra mento di-
vision would give great pleasure to his
friends in the capital city.