The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-03-30
MOHLER JOINS
UNION PACIFIC
Appointment as a General
Manager Confirmed Here
by Julius Kruttschnitt
CALVIN ALSO PROMOTED
E. @. McCOrmick's Successor
Sends Word He Will Be in
San Francisco on Sunday

julius Kruttschnitt, the newly APP
pointed director of transportation OF
the Hartman lines, yesterday stated
that in a few days a circular will be is
sued announcing the appointment OF
A. l.. Mohler, president of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company, to
the position of general manager of the
Union Pacific Companys lines east Of
Green River.
In this way the operating response
bilities of the entire Union Pacific road
and it's branch lines will be about
equally divided between Mohler and w.
H. Bancroft, who was appointed gen.
eral manager of the Union Pacific lines
shortly after the retirement of Horace
g. Burt. Bancrofts jurisdiction will
include the Union Pacific from Green
river to Ogden, the Oregon Short Line
and the Salt Lake division of the Cen
trail Pacific road, between Reno and
ogden. Mothers successor as general
manager of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company. Mr.. Kruttschnitt
said, will be f. T.. Calvin, at present
assistant general manager of the Ore
gon Short Line. To him will also be
assigned the charge of all the Southern
Pacific Company's lines in Oregon.
These changes, explained Mr. Krutt-
schnitt. will greatly facilitate the gen
eral operating of all the Hartman lines
from the office of the director of trans
Portation in Chicago.
WILL REPORT TO CHICAGO.
General Manager Bancroft" said
Mr.. Kruttschnitt. will have his head
quarters in Salt Lake, General Mama
ger Mohler will operate from offices in
Omaha and General Manager Calvin
will remove to Portland. At present
the manager of the lines in Oregon re-
ports to the general manager of the
Southern Pacific Company in this city.
In the future, however. he and the two
general managers of the Union Pacific
systems and the oregon Short Line will
report direct to Chicago"
Mr.. Kruttschnitt added that Charles
H. Markham, his successor as general
manager of the Pacific system of the
Southern Pacific. will arrive here in a
few days and Immediately proceed to
acquaint himself with his new duties.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt expects to remain in
San Francisco several weeks.
A telegram was received by Passen-
ger Traffic Manager E. o. Mccormick
of the Southern Pacific Company yes
terday stating that his successor,
Charles Fee, will arrive on Sunday,
and it is very likely that the new Off
cial of the Hartman line will be in
Quoted into office on Monday next. Let
tiers received here by several railroad
men from friends of Fee in st. Paul
state that the officials of the Northern
Pacific Company have been striving in
every manher to persuade Fee to re-
consider his acceptance of the offer
from the Southern Pacific Company and
remain with the Hill road.
WANT FEE TO REMAIN.
These letters confirm the story pub
lished in The Call several days ago to
the effect that the Northern Pacific Of
fered to increase Fees salary con-
siderable amount and promote him to
the position of passenger traffic mana
ger, which would be created for him.
1t was not until last Wednesday that
he gave his final refusal to these terms
and prepared. for his change of resi-
dence to San Francisco.
In accepting the new position on this
coast M. Fees friends say he was
prompted greatly by the fact that his
wife is in i'll health and spends
great deal of her time in California.
The same letters state that A. M.
Cleland. assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific. is slated
for the higher position about to be va
Gated by the newly appointed traffic
manager of the Pacific system of the
Southern Pacific Company.
Captain c. j. Grammer of Cleveland.
general traffic manager of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway;