The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-19

Former Salt Lake RaiIr0aderS
Prominent in Traffic, Indus
trial and Other Circles.
HAVE NOTABLE CAREERS
CLIMB FROM SECTION GANG TO
OFFICES OF RESPONSIBILITY.

Funny how railroad men move
around" began Kenneth Kerr, thought
fully, several days ago. Kenneth is
travelling passenger agent of the Salt
Lake Route, and the conversation was
on in his office. Clarence Patton of the
city ticket office here added. Yes,
that's right. For instance, I know at
least dozen men who started out in
Salt Lake, and who are now located
in as many different places"
well, there's S. w. Eccles, for ex-
ample" continued Kenneth. "He is
now a millionaire and vice president of
the American Smelling & Refining
company. He was at one time general
freight and passenger agent Of the Rio
Grande here, and later became traffic
manager of the Oregon Short Line in
Salt Lake" This brought dozen more
illustrations to mind, and a list was
made of railroad men who are well
known in Salt Lake, and who are now
holding responsible positions in rail-
road. commercial and industrial worlds
in other cities. The list follows. al
though it is far from being complete:
Those Who made Good"
F. W. Hills. comptroller of the Amer
lean Smelling & Refining company, was
formerly auditor clerk in Omaha, COM
ing to Salt Lake in 1897 as auditor in
the oregon Short Lines local offices.
John Burleigh is also an official in
the American Smelling & Refining COM
pany's list. He was at one time en-
ployed by the Oregon Short Line in
Salt Lake. Frank Raft is another old
Salt Lake railroad man, nov with the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany. Walter Cutting, now stenog-
rapher to s. w. Eccles, is we'll known
on Railroad Row.
President W. G. Sharp of the United
States Mining & Smelling company at
Boston. grew up with the old Utah Cen
trail and Rio Grande companies. He
was connected with the Pleasant Valley
Coal company for a time. His right
hand man. z. L. Carpenter. is now
manager of industriaIs for the Phelps
Dodge syndicate of the Ell Paso-South-
western.
Vice President and General Manager
f. Z. Calvin of the Southern Pacific is
one of the best known railroad men in
the west. He was with the Oregon
Short Line here until a year or so ago
His headquarters are now in San Fran
CISCO and during the recent disaster
in that city Mr.. Calvin and z. H. Har-
IcCOiuS lOT lHeIuSeANSS
rendering aid to the stricken city and
its suffering inhabitants. Both men
worked day and night in distributing
relief where most needed
Pegram Is an Inventor.
George H. Pegram. now chief engi-
neer for the marlborough Rapid Tran
sit & Subway in New York. was for
merly chief engineer for the Union Pa
ofE So 7 ;-
inventor of the "Pegram' truss. used
in all railroad bridges. A. F. Brewer
former car service agent of the Oregon
Short Line, is row in the east.
J. II. Young. now general manager of
the Colorado & Southern. was head of
the old Utah Central He held posi-
tions with the Rio Grande Western.
Oregon Short Line, Chicago & North
western and other western roads at diff
ferent times.
c. ]. Balch. now chief clerk in the
general managers offices of the Salt
Lake Route at Los Angeles. is a former
Salt Laker. So is II. o. Wilson, now
general agent of the Hartman lines
at San Francisco. H. B. Tooker. now
general agent of the American Smelt-
ing & Refining company at San Fran
cisco. was at one time a stenographer
in Salt Lake. H. NJ. Mccartney. chief
engineer, and j. -. Evans, auditor of
the Western Pacific at San Francisco.
are former Salt Lakers. w. H. Meyers,
general agent of the Utah Fuel in San
Francisco. was here at one time
f. s. Blair. general agent of the
Great Northern at Spokane. was here
with the Rio Grande. D. Urquhart, su-
perintendent of dining service of the
Southern Pacific. is a brother of Mrs.
James Brown Potter. He married Miss
Kitty Hayes. an Ogden belle G. w.
Vallery, general manager of the Colo
RADIO Midland. was a Burlington agent
here for years W. J. Shotweil. now i'm
San Francisco, was at one time Salt
Lake agent of the Gould lines here.
Harry Adams. general agent of the
Rock Island, is an old Salt Lake en-
ploye of the Union Pacific ]. d. Nc
Gill. also in San Francisco. was for
merly with the Rio Grande Western
in Salt Lake.
II. V. Plat. another Salt Laker. is
now division superintendent of the
Southern Pacific at Los Angeles.
Was Once Section Hand.
John Dwyer, now superintendent of
the Colorado & Southern at Cheyenne.