The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-06
HOW THE WESTERN
WILL BE HANDLED
d. q r. G. Men to Succeed Dodge
and Babcock.
NO FURTHER CHANGES
GENERAL OFFICES WILL BE
MAINTAINED.

Denver, J6ne 5>-The Republican to-
day-ssays: Il is stated upon good au-
thoFity that no change in tHe man-
agement of the Colorado Midland is
anticipated. 1t viii be managed for
Itself By Frank TrumbulI Colonel ID.
G. Dodge ana. as heretofore, viii not
combat the interests Of the Colorado
& Southern or of the Rio Grande
Western.
The Denver & Rio Grande will as
sumo the management OF the Rio
Grande. Western on July J. the begin
ing OF the next fiscal year 1t is now
said Hhat J: G. MeteaIfe Will sbe vice
president and general manager Sic
ceeding Colonel Dodge, ana that a. S.
Hughes viii be- general traffic man
ager The road, however, VIII nave
a general superintendent and other
general officers separate from those in
the Denver & Rio Crande.
There is another report thatsthe Of
-icers Of. the Rio Grande Western ex-
eept the president, viii be entirely
separate from those OF the Denver &
40 erdnde. In TINS connection there
are rurnOrs that George w Kramer
viii become general manager.
The dispatch printed. indicates that
the Rio Grande western general Of
-
G. Metcalfe, who is spoken of as Col
onel Dodgers successor, is now general
manager of the Denver & Rio Grande
and a. 3 Hughes Is traffic manager of
that road. There Us nothing to indi-
cate that the passenger and freight
departments VIII be abolished. An
other Denver rUmor is to the effect
that all general Offices win De moved
to Denver, and those which remain
here VIII form an agepcH only
At meeting Of the board of dissct-
oTs Of the Rio Grande western in New.
York last Wednesday, the designations
of w. j. Palmer president, George
Foster Peabody vice president and
Colonel Dodge. general manager, We're
accepted one by one, and a new set of
cancies. Thus the RIO Grande Western
changes control. Mr.. Jenery presi-
dent of the Denver & Rio Czrancle, was
elected president Of the Rio Grande
Western The new board is composed
Of George Gould, chairman Edwin
I Gould, Howard Gould, Loud Fitzger-
aid, al Of whom are in the Missouri
Pacific directorate; T.. II. Hartman.
}. H. Schiff, Winslow s Pierce, all
Union Pacific men; IS. AI. Galloway
and r. r. Jeftery. Colonel Dodge is
still general manager Of the SYSTEM.
but VIII doubtless resign.
Today the DenTer & Rio @Cirande
board meets in New York. and it is
expected that changer VIII be made In
it's. personnel to CORE pond with those
in the Western. The same board viii
probably be elected. This VIII bring
the two roads under the same board Of
directors, the same president. the
ssuas general manager, propishng Cox
I enel Dodge resigns and Mr.. Metealfe
: takes his place and the same traftic
4 manager, ia vase Mr. Hughes Zoe comes
genersl traffic manager, as limited in
the dispatches.
-The articles OF Incorporation of the
Rio GFaude Westerft require that the
annual meeting OF the stockholders
shah be held in Salt Lake. but to obs
viate the necessity of this The new
board was chosen by the old members
resigning one at time and others
being 4lected to the vacancies. The
I neXt ANIMAL Eneeung Of the stock
holders .ViIl be held here on the fourth
Monday IN October, at which time it
is exFscted the appointment Of the
neF rd VIII be confirmed
8iio Grande Western is now a
part Of the Missouri Pacific system
and the desire Of George Gould 10 own
a railroad extending from tlsa Atlantic
TO the Pacific seems to be nearing
realization. fsatrimanas presence on
the new board is significant. as il
means alliances with other railroads