Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-16
sPRoUIE PROMOTED.
Assumes Traffic Management OF the
Guggenhcim Corporations Oct. I.

san Francisco. Aug l5-Freight
Traffic Manager William SprOule OF the
Southern Pacific company has been Of
fered and has accepted what is prob.
nbly The highest industrial traffic posi-
ton IN the country. Oct. ] next he as
Sumes the tranic management OF the
American Smelling q Refining com-
pany the American Smelling Securities
company. the Snelters steamship COM
lany and a score of smaller corpora
lions including railways In Nevada
and Alaska and shelters aud mines IN
both hemlspheres OF the western CONT
nent On the Pacific coast alone these
companies own smelters al Tacoma,
Everett san Francisco aud Selhy. Their
properties in Utah, Colorado, Nevada,
Mexico and South America are linz
mense Their holdings Ia South Amer
lea are valued az 100000 600 or more.
Mt Sproule has been regarded as
the foremost freight traffic man west OF
Chicago since j. g.. Stubs was taken
east and made traffic director OF the
Hartman lines, With their $1,000 miles
Of rail- and steamship lines Mr. Sproule
entered The service as a clerk In the
freight department in 1852 and leaves
81 in the highest Traffic position iu the
west after ~ years OF continuous SER
vice, having occupied every round OF
the ladder ft0m the bottom 10 the top.
II b. known that President Hartman
and Traffic Director Stubbs were ex-
iremely reluctant TO accept his resgna-
zion. though II Is said that Mr. Hari-
man IT, with Jacob Schin. his associate
81 The Hartman lines, q large stock
holder in the smelter properties OF
which Daniel Guggenheim Is president.
ana therefore has not altogether lost
Mr SpToules services.
II Is said that the offer made SIR.
Sproule is most hattering. and, though
little Information on that subject can
he secugd directly, IL Is believed car
RIGS With ~ salary Of $4,000 per year.
His headquarters win be az "A Broad
way, New York
TRIBUTE TO HARTMAN AND
HUNTINGTON
MI sproule VIII be greatly missed I'm
the commercial circles Of the coast and
particularly I'm san Francisco. where De
was leading member of many lmpor-
tsnt commercial Organizations and
known as an uneXcolled after-dinner
speaker. ne said tonight
"Thc nature Of the Offer from the
companies under the direction ~ Pres
ident Guggcuhelm ~ such that one can
hardly refuse ana is The only reason
for my leaving Service with the SOUTH
srn Pacific Tor 20 years. with two such
master minds AS g. =. Huntington ana
T.. n. Hartman controlling its DESTINY.
has been most interesting and aeree.
able. aud ] break my present business
and personal associations With the
keencst regret
Under Mr Huntington J saw the de-
velopmeut of california follow upon the
construction ~ The railroads wherever
the traffic promised. under Mr. HarrI.
man has come Che second and greater
era of development coincideut with inc
spending of many many millions BOZ IN.
Reconstruction OF these roads az The
Vital period when commerce existing
and soon to exist demanded greater "a.
cihties. California has been very for
tunato in having a man Ike Mr. Harri.
man 40 the head Of its greatest trans.
portaiion lines boz the present crisis.
This % win realize more and more as
tine goes on. hut ! doubt n the rro.
oucers and business men of California /
vii ever fully understand how imror.
taui factor iu thc development of ths
state has been Mr HaUman's bold ex.
penoiturcs to improve the iransporta-
lion service The rail lines OF 10 years 4
ESQ could not ar an give he NECESSARY /
service 90 The California 90 TODAY. I
would lke 20 stay in san Francisco ana /
grow ~ with the city again. but n .
J cannot it vim have always ma best
wishes and hold my keenesi interest"