Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23

came roadmaster, assistant chief en-
gineer and finally chief engineer for
the same road. On Oct. I. 1885. he was
made assistant manager Of the Allan
tic system OF the Southern Pacific, TO be
elevated four years later to general
manager. On Oct. I. 1895, he was nam
ed as general manager for all lines
on the Southern Pacific TO be In 1898
again advanced to fourth vice president
OF the same company.
w. II, BANCROFT.
W. II. Bancroft, who, on Jan. IA Of
this year was appointed general man
ager and vice president Of the Union
Pacific began his railroad career as
telegraph operator on the Michigan
Southern road At q years he was
made division operator on the Erie,
and was advanced until at 20 he was
dispatcher. He went to the Kansas
Pacific In q similar capacity In 1869,
and In 1872 was made assistant super
intendent OF the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe. He was with the ST. Louis.
ST. Lawrence & Western, and later the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas, going In
1873 to the Denver & Rio Grande as n
division superintendent From 1854 TO
1886 he was receiver OF the Denver &
Rio Grande Western, and for the sue
ceedlng four years was the roads gen.
eral superintendent, preceding A. II.
Welby. In 1890 he went to the Union
Pacific al superintendent Of the moun-
tain division. When the Oregon Short
Line was segregated In 1897 he was
made Its vice president and general
manager.
A. L. MOHLER.
A. l., Mohler was born at Ephrata,
Penn, "a years ago and entered the
railroad service as a warehouse clerk
on the Chicago & Northwestern at the
age OF 49, Since then he has been In
nearly every branch OF the railroad ser
vice, including station agent on the
Rockford, Rock Island and 81. Louis,
travelling auditor, pioneer agent, chief
clerk In freight department and gener-
nj freight agent for the st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba NOV the Great
Northern); then he was made respec-
lively land commissioner, general su-
perlntendent and assistant general
manager. On July n, 1894, he was APP
pointed general manager OF the Mime
apolis & ST. Louis. On July / he was
made president and general manager of
the o, II. n NJ which important posi-
ton he holds at the present time.
EDGAR u, CALVIN.
Edgar Il, Calvln's record as rail-
roadman is we'll known In this inter-
mountain region. II was published in
full by the News some months ago.
Briefly summed up, Mr.. Calvin entered
the railroad service In 1876 and since
1877, when he entered the employ of the
Union Pacific as an operator, he has
spent most OF his time IN the service OF
this road or coordinate lines. For
short time he left the service OF the
Union Pacific when In 1887 he left the
position OF traInmaster at Pocatello to
become division superintendent on the
Missouri Pacific. Four years later he
went back 10 the Union Pacific as SUI
perintendent OF the Idaho division. In
1895 he returned to the Gould system as
general superintendent OF the Interna.
tional e. Great Northern, In 1897, when
the segregation OF the Union Pacific
and Oregon Short Line occurred Mr..
Calvin returned TO mountain railroad
ing as general superintendent of the
Short Line. to be appointed few
months ago as assistant general man
agep
CHARLES II. MARKHAM.
Charles IA, Markham, now vice pres
ident OF the Houston a. Texas Central
but who succeeds Julius Kruttschnltt
as general manager OF the Southern
Pacific at San Francisco, IL an old.tlme
Southern Pacific man. He was born
May 90 1861. lie entered the railroad
service In 1881 as a section laborer on
the Santa Fe. but II was hard to keep
a good man down. A few months later
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