Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-16
EIGHT YEARS AGO
ON SHORT LINE.
Today Marks Anniversary of the
Segregation of tho Road
From the u p
CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED
Some of the Men VINO Have Risen
TO Railroad Fame Under Ban.
croft Administration.

Eight years ago today the seggrega-
tion of the oregon short Line from the
Union Pacific occurred, Eight years
ago yesterday w. II, Bancroft was gem
eral superintendent OF the mountain d.
vision Of the Union Pacific and some
men who have since obtained a repuh,
ton throughout the railroad world were
unknown outside Of their own immo.
date circle,
In looking back il is interesting to
note the changes that have occurred.
IN those days Hartman was not the
factor he Is today While he was con-
nected with railroads, he was almost
unknown Today he practically con-
trolls the situation west OF the river,
and Is more TO be feared on Wall street
than possibly any other railroad mag
nate.
Eight years ago today Y, T.. Calvin
came from the International & Great
Northern as general superintendent OF
the oregon Short Line. He was subse-
quently advanced to assistant general
manager and then went TO Portland as
general manager Of the q. r. & ~. To
later go 80 san Francisco as general
manager Of the Pacific lines of the
Southern Pacific. In addition 10 his IT,
Ties he was this month elected vice
president Of the Salt Lake Route
Eight years ago $. w. Eccles had am
Office upstairs where the Kenyon hotel
guests now have possession lie was
then assistant general freight agent for
the Union Pacific mountain division.
subsequently he became traffic mana
ger Of the Short Line and IL now traffic
manager OF the American Smelling &
Refining company and vice president of
the fleet of ships owned by the syndi-
cate He enjoys a big salary and oc-
cupies palatial Offices on Broadway, New
York, at this time.
At that time Assistant General Pas
senger Agent ID S. Spencer was chief
clerk OF the passenger departmentiwhil
Assistant General Freight Agent j. a.
Reeves held a similar position In the
freight department. Traffic Manager
r. NJ, Schumacher was at the same
time general agent of the Union Pacific
IN San Francisco. G. ]. McNltt, now
general auditor was chief clerk under
Frank w. HIS, who subsequently went
TO New York comptroller OF the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany,
Eight years ago G. l., Hickey came
to the Short Line as secretary to Mr.,
ed car accountant and is now train
master at Pocatelo. Mr., Plat was
agent at Pocatello and succeeded w. III.
Henderson here as superintendent OF
the Utah division, when he went IN a
similar capacity to the Salt Lake Route,
j. u. Young IL another operating
man who has advanced rapidly since
he was q division superintendent on
the Short Line. He Is now general sup
Il. - IL. q. IA.
crn. having stepped UP from the gen.
eral superlntendency Of the Rio Grande
Western.
or the general agents Of the short
Line W. f. Conan has made about
the best record, He Ia now general
freight and passenger agent OF the
Southern Pacific lines in oregon
And 80 one might go right down the
| line. f. y. Choate. d. r. Gray Brew
| er and numerous others have climbed
| Up the titled and salary list II is
| generally conceded that the oregon
Short Line Is the best managed OF the
| Hartman links, It has turned out the
| best men, the most loyal aggregation
| OF employees all down the line, and
generally speaking II Is the recognized
| school OF the west. Its graduates are
! eagerly sought by other roads.
| Another promotion was that Of VIII
| liam Ashton, VINO was appolRted resi-
| dent Engineer OF the oregon Short Line
| following the murder OF Mr.. o'Melye'
| ny by Capt, Mills. subsequently upon
| the completion OF the Ogden-Lucin cut
off he was appointed chief engineer.
| During the past eight years there
! have been no disastrous wrecks ON the
| system, and but for the fire which
| burned out headquarters In September,
| 1901 there have been no losses,
The following March the company
moved It's headquarters into the Desoret
| News building, the three top floors OF
which were specially designed and built
| for the company.
The past eight years, both from a
trafic and operating standpoint, have
been such that Mr.. Bancroft must Of
| necessity feel proud OF his record To-
| day the utmost harmony prevails IN
all departments and from a disorgan-
i2ed aggregation has evolved a model
| railroad second 10 none In the country