Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
{, ". ECCLES AND
JOHN c. STUBS.
p.oo,ted Pending Change Leads
To Some Comparisons of Their
Characteristics.
RIG SALARY But MUCH GRIEF.
o,uoo If Traffic Manager for the
p,rrimau Lines Requires Talents
OF a Diplomat

The report that $. w, Eccles can have
vr smbbs' place as traffic director OF
,ho Hartman lines II he wants II, mas
.,o,ed considerable gossip In busl-
s.ss and railroad circles. II Is every
,ghere conceded that Mr.. Eccles Is
,.ou able TO hold down the JOB, ana 10
,.ad n down hard, as he is regarded as
I'D NJ the ablest traffic men IN the
,,ritod states. He has that wide ac-
o,olntance with western men ana
western commercial, industrial, mining
and agricultural conditions which ad-
mrably qualify him to fill such a po-
sitlon and moreover Mr.. Eccles has
one ,,ery desirable quality that Mr..
subts does not possess, and that Is
an Unusual gift Of diplomacy, very
necessary IN positions where problems
calling Tor calm and nicely discrlmln"
atIng treatment are frequently recur-
ring and where judicial equlpoise and
n complete control OF temper are Inn
ueratNe In settling the same. This, In
Nr. Eccles' case, IL reinforced by
quiet and agreeable manner, that OF IT.
self Is reassuring and convincing.
Mr. Stubbs is irrGscible, and the
slightest dviation Of the spinal fur
rom the customary angle of inclination
with reference to the plane of the spin
Gus equator, is liable TO evoke cy-
clone Local railroad men have been
known to say things To Mr. Eccles that
would have thrown Mr., Stubs into
temporary dementia, and Mr., Eccles
would remain as eQuable and upper
,urbed as an idyllic summer evening.
Later however he would speak a word
Of mild reprOof TO the other parties In
such an massuming, yet very persua-
slye way that they would hike them
selves away, feeling like a dollar less
70 cents.
And by way OF side remark, an old
acquaintance observes of Mr.. Eccles
that he Is so smooth OF mien, and can
with such skill placate perturbed ana
dlsauieted spirit that the latter, al
though absolutely turned down, and
sent on with his request entirely de-
MED. viii be so tickled over the graci-
BUSINESS Of his reception that he viii
want to invite MT Ecoles out to take
a cigar and trimmings,
Mr.. Eccles is very approachable
man, Notwithstanding the altitude and
the magnitude Of the position, and II
he accepts the position of traffic direc-
Tor Of the Hartman lines; while his
Office VIII Of course be guarded
against unwarranted intrusion, there is
no danger Of a caller being obliged to
pass the gauntlet OF a dozen fiunkeys,
or to 80 through a succession of stages
Of approach requiring as much time as
10 pass through the air locks Of an
East river tunnel
However, there Is doubt expressed
that Mr.. Eccles viii be willing to ac-
Cept the position likely to be oered IL
Il has not been tentatively offered TO
him already, for the plain and simple
reason that there ls too much grief
connected with IL. Complicated ques-
tons are being constantly referred for
adjudication likely TO occasion irrita-
ton no matter which way they may be
decided, and there II a constant strain
on judicial and administrative tempera-
ments calculated In time to sand
paper and roughen the most
unruhable nature. A dozen diff
fcrent lines may be claiming
as many different things at the same
moment and demanding that de-
clson be reached to suit them imme-
dately II not sooner; and after two
or three years Of judicial turmoil, there
comes weariness of the flesh and a
drearlness Of the spirit that recall the
saying Of the Psalmist, "Oh that | were
a bird, that | might fly away and be at
rest Then the fact that MIR. Stubs
has stubbed his toe against wrinkle
IN the Hartman carpet, Is always a
menacing suggestion Of the danger OF
conflict with the powers that be, where
the Judgment Of traffic director may
run counter to executive policies he
may have lnnocently enough mis-
judged The Job Is one unendlng vex-
alton Of spirit, worry and corrodlng
care calculated TO bring the tenant
thereof down with gray hairs to the
grave
Mr. Ecces even now holds very
responsible position as general
traffic manager Of the American
smelling and Refining company
at salary that reaches up in
10 the upper regions where one Is apt
TO feel lonely so few are there who at
yam 10 that height His work suits
Nun and there are no questions like
y TO seggregate the temper and make
life mockery or hope Of mental peace
and empty dream, There is really no
reason why he should want to make
any change, and the belief that he will
not grows apace with time