The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-12
lANGF0RD Is To
MANAGE SALTAIR
%-
will Also Have Charge Of the
Railroad.
COMPROMISE IS ARRANGED
-&
apPOINTEE Is BUSINESS ASSo-
cIATE OF ". ". CLAYTON.

rrTR what is reported % have
4 h-aa "a rather lively session, direc-
n Tors Of the Salt Lake & Los An
-.rss Railroad company and the Saltalr
T.s.r .9mpauy yesterday elected Jere-
--fzb T.. Laugford manager Of both
.7rnsrlss. Ii was also decided That
~, rsa- should be sold at the resort this
season.
81 fr. meeting in the presidents Of
+-- Yesterday forenoon. presided over
tr President Joseph +. Smith, the
-sr-a Of ra.9ne. Nephi ~. Clayton was
SIS discussed. Colonel Clayton had
tss. offered the mauagership informal
Il, some time before. out had insisted.
-vanr other things that II he accepted
,ta nrsitluu he be allow ed TO name the
s.rrararv and treasurer. lie took the
grurf that the manager should have
T5Rer lo select his own men through
cut
This meant the appointment of some
man other than Bishop William Ne
TI.au. who has held the position for
ys4rs Strong objection was raised to
afs br Inc friends Of Bishop Mcmillan,
farsm0-t among whom was President
smith.
Decide o. Nj. Langford.
II became evident that no agreement
r5urd De- reached for the appointment
All Colonel clayton under those terms
Ii also became evident that there could
fa DO agreement on ". j. Bateman,
Who has been ~ charge - the railroad
t5- the last two years.
A compromise was finally reached.
Colonel Clayton would not recede from
Dis stand regarding the naming OF the
secretary in case be should be man
srer. So it was Anally arranged tina
NIr Langf0rd, his close business assO- /
fsta should be placed az the head of
The two enterprises. with power 60 ap-
r7irt superintendent of SaltaiT, and
hat Nr. Mcmillan should remain as
secretary and treasurer. After this
agreement was reached informally. the
question was put To a vote, and both l
Nr LanEford and Mr. Mcmillan were 1
elected unanimously
An executive committee consisting Of
John Henry smith, chairman, L. John I
Nuuall and Colonel Nepa. ". Clayton /
was appointed To look after both prop
critics in behalf of the directors.
No Beer at the Beach.
The directors took up the beer. ques-
ton and decided 20 stand by the for /
H5r action against the sale of beer orr
i-.0yIcauts Of any kind at Saltair dur /
ing the coming season. There was some
opposition 90 this on the ground that
i would De difficult 20 make the resort /
pay under these circumstances. but it'll
vas decided t1 make the experiment. /
This is in spite Of the request of the /
EIs that the ban be lifted during the
rational convention here in August
Sir. LGngford will take charge May ]. /
when Mr. Baieman's arm expires. lie
and Colonel Clayton n lie a trip 10 the I
lake yesterday af ernoon and spent the
time Ia looking over the conditions at i
t1a resort. AIr. LangfOrd hss been in
lle salt business FOR years and Is in
tereste3 with Colonel CLAYTON. He
spent some time iu Nome, returning a
year s-o.
VI can say nothing at present about
che policy To be- pursued" said the
Wa1ager-eleCt -ast evening. except
taa, DC viii be as determined by the
hoard II directors"
Mr RaJeman, VINO has successfully
managed the railroad for the last two
years viii 80 into private business.
William MCMiH2n. reelected secre-
iaIy and treasure has been connected
with the accounting department of the
company since Is organization. Be
fore that be was clerk In the Utah Cen
Ira. and Union Pacific.