Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-11
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Santa fs Offices


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Mr. Bachelor has b<<s Cor tssnfy.
five years ~ me sersle~ a. sbe sAatx
p For twenty years % tAxt tine
he uas ax<nf st ox1x~ clfy ana ~
s1iiaA- He = i capable. indassFioas
and affsbie gentleman. sko sifI -
doubt make xooi in his n~u place.
Mr. Bachelor foilsss o0e az me
mo~i popular agents the Santa F~
ever had % liz me. wn. j. Lacax.
~ho rexikned from his position ~ith
The eompsny 10 engage in The psac.
tee u lac ~ Las Vegas. sdmiai.tsr.
Cd The affairs @ lhs Santa re 20 ahi,
that Ne ~as offered several Import.
ant promottonS Had he decided 10
remain In the railroad business !
bright future awaited him. Bur the
same qualities which fesalied IN i
cess IN fhe railroad business prom.
fse an even rosier future In his pro.
fessinu.
Not only vas the xentieman prired
BY the company. but also his incan,.
bency proved extremely satisfactory
10 the patrons IL the rosd Courte.
ous. painstaking and alert, the inter.
ests u the people were never allow,
I'd 20 suffer while those of the com
pany we're fully protected. The bnsi
ness Of the company II Las Vegas
advanced rapidly during the time ol
Mr.. Lucas supervision and Ne dre~
one Of the biggest of the cash prize,
offered BY the Santa " Tor his sue
cessful work.
Mr. Lacas was with The Santa v,
. little N four years. filling sev
eral positions Of responsibility befor,
being assigned 10 Las vexss. Fol
SIX years before coming 10 IAs We
gas. he was with tho southern IN
einc In Texas.
When the gentleman announces
his intention TO resign here was
strong feeling III las Vegas that II
G. Larrimore should be- named 4,
succeed him. This feeling was gen
orally expressed 10 the santa Fa All
thorities and while they did not siy,
him the Las Vegas station. they hnv,
promoted him 10 another aimos
|, equal In importance.
, Richard G. Iarrimore. who leave
his post AT the santa Re ticket offic
! In this city 10 become the genera
agent of the same system at RatoI
In deserving of more than passin
, notice, for he has demonstrated b
his work with the Santa Fe tina
steady plodding and earnest effor
are certain to receive their reward.
About fourteen years 8 Dick Lal
rimore secured n position In III
Santa Fe yards In Las Vegas. II
soon proved himself the kind or ma
the company needed. and his promo
tion has been gradual. though oftel
slower than he desired. For 81
years he worked at whatever IN
company asked him 10 do. and the
reached the ticket office. In whic
place Ii n said his effort has pnshe
the receipts TO the very highes
notch. In fact his management ha
been 30 thorough going that Il WI
be difficult for the company To fin
a man who can make 30 good q show
ing. II Is said Of Mr.. Larrimorc ths
for some years past he has been abb
TO ticket Q passenger TO any port .
station In the world, and that \
could figure the route and the far
In d surprisingly short period I
time. He goes 20 q more remuner'
tive and responsible position 1T r.
ton, where success will also CROW
his efforts. This element Of stickt
itiveness and eagerness to stan
IL the top Is well worthy Of enslatic
BY al young mem
Last sunday night Or early Mond