The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-28
No MORE CHANGES
ON THE WESTERN
President Jeffrey Talks of Man
agernent's Plans.
CASHIER REMAINS HERE
No EXTENSIONS IN VIEW AT
PRESENT.


-ra turmoil and change on the Rio
G-ande Western has practically ceased.
according TO- President j. T. Jeffery Of
the consolidated Rio Graade roads Mr.
Jeffrey arrived iu the city from Denver
Yesterday. ard VIII spend several DAYS
i- the CITY getting into closer touch with
Il. l5asl situation.
The auditors office is now being moved
90 uarEer the last Of the clerks being
fEUar-el 90 leave by tomorrow The
fr=l--. claim depart Uent and the per
cEs5f1e agents department are also be-
iuE tr1EssGrred- Ar. Ieffery says this
WiI complete the renewals.
l4r aetfery yesterday confirmed the an
n7e-5 meat in The Herald that Auditor
Theron Geddes had determined TO sever
Dis -luuection with the road.
"n e. should have be7h very glad indeed
On have Kept Mr.. Geddes with the Rio
Graude roads, said Mr. Jeffery. I've
offered him the best position available
t-1r OF assistant auditor But Mr.
Gettes has large interests iH Utah and 10
would have been financial sacrifice FOR
E-E1 to remove 20 Denver Consequently
b. has written me a letter explaining
these things and declining the position
offered him. Acting upon his suggestion.
we have named his assistant Mr. Evans,
o. the position OF assistant auditor de-
clued bv him. We feel that we have
sustained a considerable loss IN Mr..
Geddes' severing his connection with the
deemed this step necessary
Policy Of Management.
Gin general lt is the unaItered purpose
OF the new management to keep the Rio
CrzEde Western distinctly Utah road
The Denver q Rio Grande has been sue
cessful through keeping in close touch
with the people Of Colorado. just as the
Western has gained success through keep
irz iu close touch with the people or
Utah. Tt Is our aim to continue TINS
rHHfHaU After trial nave found fE
difficult 20 transact the business of GER
tain departments at arm s length. mat
is tho reason for the transfer OF the au-
ditot's office the purchasing agent S Oh
flee and "a portion of the work OF the
frerht claim department The purchas-
5rr gent of the Denver & Rio Grande,
SIR O. NJ Hobbs. has obtained a leave or
absence 10 go to Switzerland for MS
health During the six months he IS gone
BIT Upton OF the Rio Grande W eStern
v1U be acting purchasing agent OF botn
roads vhf= viii be a virtual promotion
Tor him The changes all told mean 10
salt Lake She Joss OF only Twenty-Five OF
thirtv clerks The cashiers ottlce VIII
remain here with Captain Cotton lh
charge and the traffic and opera ing OH
GERS will remain unchanged. So far as de
ciaed at present there viii be absolutely
no other rhauEes made
gIr letter. Eenied the report sent out
from Denver that T.. : Robertson or the
70 isviIa d Nashville would take 20
sf.ou with s0ecial jurisdiction over the
Rio Gr3ude Western.
''I do not know the man." said Mr. JET
ferry "aud he has to- my knowledge been
appointed to- mo- position on the road
No Extensions at Present.
Mt Jeftery said that Eo extensions had
been decided upon at present but that the
road could be depended upon 60 extend
wherever the situation justified it,
The Denver d Rio Jrraude has always
been alive Go the possibilities Of getting
more business and has built eNtenSic2s
wherever they were needed he said
''Tra Rio Graude Western is deeply inter-
e-taI iu the dere-0Gmalt OF Utah. and
wherever DO can develop the resources Of
the state and get the tonnage to make
the project pay 20 viii reach out. That
may DO depended upon. one Of the objects
or mE present visit is to- meet TIE bust
ness men of the city and sex from them
any euEEtsrious they desire to make. Z
can't teach them ans. hing perhaps. hut
they can teach me a great many things
about the needs and possibilities Of this
state and my ears win always be open
for suggestions.
Ar. J-flery spent the day yesterday i'm
conference with lOTal officials Of the
road Tie IS stoppiug at the knutsford-