Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-01
Operating Jurisdiction of the Ore.
gOn Short Line May be
IL reaSed.
LINEUP OF OFFICIALS TODAY.
Some Changes Which Went Into
Effect at Midnight Railroad News
From Far aud Near.

Az midnight the reorganlsed opera
ton OF the Oregon Short Line went into
effect without a hitch with General
Manager Bancrotts and General Super
intendent Bucklngham's Jurisdiction ex-
tended to take In that portion Of the
Union Pacific from Green River, wyo..
TO ogden and the Central Pacific from
ogden to Reno, New.
II Is understood that this change Is
but temporary and thai The legal talent
representing the Hartman roads in
New York IL at present wording on a
proposition which has as rs ultimate
end the extension Of the Oregon Short
Line 10 take In the entire Central Pacl-
nc system to Sacramento, Cal. Whether
this VIII be accomplished, however re-.
mains 10 be seen.
AS things are at present the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific as sep
arate corporations will retain their
Identity. For the benefle of those who
have been asking about transportation
Union Pacific transportation will he
good into ogden, as Will Southern Pa
cihc as heretofore. Short Line ANIMALS
VIII not be accepted on the new terri
tory placed under the operating jurls-
diction OF Mr.. Bancroft. Reports on
earnings will also be forwarded to the
auditors at Omaha and San Francisco
as heretofore.
The lineup of the new operating off,
cials for the enlarged system Is as fol-
lows:
Il. Buckingham, general superlnten-
dent.
II v Plat, superintendent of the
Utah division, headquarters at Salt
Lake
II, V. Hllaker, assistant superinten.
dent Utah division, headquarters at Og-
den.
A. II. Forbes, superintendent Of tele-
graph, succeeding Mr.. Calvin In Salt
Lake.
II, j. Roth, trainmaster.
Instructions have been issued TO con-
ductors and others regarding transpof.
tatlon, yard rules, routing OF freight
and passenger traffic and other matters
connected with the change.
In Cheyenne, according to the News"
correspondent these changes are not
regarded with a great deal OF enthusl.
asm for Il Is feared that the taking
away OF the western districts from
the Union Pacific and merging same
with the Oregon Short Line will be
followed by other changes which viii
seriously affect the welfare Of certain
officials and other employees Of the COM
pany, and at the same time cause many
unsatisfactory changes In business con-
ditions there. He says: "All sorts OF
rumors are a0Oat as 20 what Will he
done one report has It that the change
Mt Green River will cause all shop work
between Green River and ogden to be
sent 10 Ogden instead Of coming 10 the
shops here, and II this Is done the force
here VIII, OF course, be cut down.
Another report has It that the Offices
OF superintendent w, l.. Park of the
Wyoming division will be moved either
10 Denv,r or Omaha or be abolished al
together. one thing Is certain, how
ever, and that IL that there viii be some
change IN this office. for the company
viii either tack on other divisions TO
make up for the districts taken away.
or else an official in Omaha will look
after the entire road from Omaha to
Green River
"A majority Of those who have dis
cussed the proposition are Of the opin-
lon that the Denver Pacific will be add
ed 10 superintendent Parks district
and II Is believed that pressure will be
brought TO bear In Denver TO have his
Office moved TO that city, If this Is done
he will probably be made general SUI
perintendent Of the Julesburg branch
Denver Pacific and Wyoming division
and that a similar officer In Omaha will
look after the main line and branches
between Omaha and Cheyenne.
Railroad officials and business men
are anNously awaiting the next move
and until It Is made there will be a
feeling Of unrest and uneasIness here"