Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-15

The announcement that W. II. Ban
r-oft has been appointed, effective to-
a,y. vice president and general man
s,,r Of the Union Pacific Is taken TO
mean more than the title would infer,
Reports to the contrary, he VIII make
sst Lake his residence headquarters
and from here he will take frequent
,lp, over the systems. With Salt Lake
uhIs headquarters he will be the Har-
imam representative In the intermoun-
tsu region with jurisdiction over the
ptlon Pacific and oregon Short Line
and the representative Of the Hartman
interests in the San Pedro, Los Angeles
6salt Lake.
AN OPEN SECRET,
Il has been an open secret in Utah
that the Salt Lake Route affairs have
been Tor some time In the hands OF a
committee Of four composed OF Vice
President j. Ross Clark and Chief En-
gneer Hawgood Of the Salt Lake Route
for the Clark interests, and Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager W, II. Ban
croft Of the oregon Short Line, and
Chief Engineer William Hood Of the
Southern Pacific, for +. II. Hartman,
with appeal In case OF disagreement up
10 President w. A. Clark and Il. II,
Hartman.
HARTMAN IN SAN PEDRO.
For the first time the long patent fact
that Hartman In heavily interested In
@n Pedro affairs Is made public |
through the medium Of the Associated
Press In the following dispatch which |
sa portion Of the story Of the banquet |
last " ; In honor Of Horace G. Burt, |
Inc president and general manager Of |
Inc Union Pacific, who retires today.
A NATURAL SEQUENCE.
The dispatch says; 1.-THE selection Of |
Ar' Bancroft comes as natural Sc
quence OF the changes which have been
made on the Oregon Short Line in the
last eight months That portion Of the
oregon Short Line south OF Salt Lake
wy was turned over to Senator
.'arKs road, known as the San Pedro
i'ne' which Is TO extend from Salt Lake
wy 10 the coast OF Southern Califor-
ma The portion OF the Short Line
"nl'h remained under the management
" MI Bancroft was OF lnconsiderable
extent and 1t has now been practically
with the Union Pacific
'ys@m-a plan contemplated by Mr..
Hartman for some time.
lhE MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
Inc controlling power in the San
'surO line was for a long time some.
'"'' OF a mystery, and II was presum-
y mat Senator Clark was another
''V"u'ond In the railroad world. II has
,e'ome known recently that Senator |
,'arh and Mr. Hartman we're working
entlIe harmony and the presumption
Wv IL mat the same financial interests
'"''h control the Hartman lines now
0n''ol the San Pedro"
BEGINS AT ONCE,
@' sancroft has been in the city for
e'etaI days in conference with Vice
, ~ Cornish OF New York,
'"e new appointment. II is stated.
~ MAKE no change In Mr.. Bancrofts
.''''oh with the Oregon Short line, the
"a,'s OF which road he will continue
|, :, Il'eet President Burts resignation
'"''s eject today the inoumbency OF
y nc" general manager will begin al
NV. Another sequence OF Mr.. Ban.
y" appointment Is the bringing in.
a.. "''er relations OF the Oregon Short
=" W., una Union Pacific railway, both
snlch will be practically under one
EASEMENT o"a, which will direct them as
consolidated system.
NJ Bancroft stated to the Associated
, 'ssa mat no other official would be AZ.
''' Is result of bis appointment.
=, aAAAlNs WITH SHORT LINE.
:, bancroft Is the new vice prssI.