Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-07
A "GET OUT" WAS DEMAND ED.
Chief Vail Sadly Pleaded, EITHER
You or | viii Have to be
The Victim"
Must Obey the Behcst OF the Commit.
tee"--Byron Crosby May Get
Another Reinstatement.

When the News made the state-
ment few days ago that certain heads
Of departments in this municipal gov
ornment were heads In name only, and
that they would have to do as they
were told to do whether It suited them
or not. was the cold truth
The statement stung SO that morn
ing sheet uttered a weak protest and
ayered that Chief Vail Of the fire de-
partment was really the chief, Well,
who'd a thought It?
VAIL WAS SORRY.
The "News' is reliably informed
that the following conversation took
place yesterday between Charles T,
Vail. the man appointed chief of the
department and william G. Workman,
assistant chief:
Vail--"I am sorry but | will have
TO ask for your resignation. The situa-
tiun Is simply this; Either you or |
win have 10 go.'
WorkmanS"W What is the reason for
this2"
Just what the reply was, was not
stated, but Il is understood that
Mn Workman received the IN
formation" that Vail had been told
that he Workman had to 80. The
presumption is that this forced resig-
nation is also FOR the good Of the SER
vice" according to the American party
standard ~ service
MADE OUT RESIGNATION.
Like Capt NJ. w. Earl, Chief Work.
man was not at all backward about
making out his resignation and hand
ing the same to Vail.
This paper stated some days ago that
changes were due at the fire DEPART
ment, I'm spite OF the fact that Vail told
a representative OF this paper that no
changes would be made beyond the
appointments necessary to I'LL existing
vacancies.
TRIED MEN THE VICTIMS
Observe what has happened since the
statement was made:
Capt. Earl. Capt. Wilson, and now
Chief Workman forced TO resign! Foe
the good Of the service. indeed. Men
who have been tried, actually tried by
fire and not once found wanting. Men
who have been in the service for years,
and who are familiar with every detail
of the noble work, are sacrificed to
make room for some political worker
OTHERS WILL ALSO GO.
These are not ALL Others will have
to go'for the good Of the service
or all the firemen who have been on
the department for many years, none
were better qualified than was chief
w G.. Workman. For thirty years he
has been ready at any hour, day or
night to risk his life to save others
and to save property, For thirty long
years he has been faithful and eftl-
cient servant to the city. From the
ranks he worked his way UP TO the po-
sitiOn of second In command IN tho
department. Mr. Workman was In
jured IN the service but remained on
duty, faithful to the trust imposed
upon him. For his honest and faith
full work, promotions came until former
Chief Bywater made him assistant.
TwENTY-FOUR HOURS NOTICE.
For these years service he Is given
twenty-four hours notice lie Is told
that either he or the chief must gol
The sheet that apologies for every
thing done by the present adminlstra-
ton said that Chief Nail had TO make
changes because some men talked too
much or something Of that sort. Can
anything be said against w, g. Work
mans ability or conduct?
HANDED RESIGNATION YEsTER-
DAY.
Mr.. Workman handed his resignation
10 Vail yesterday, and Il took effect at
| o'clock today. II was quite evident
that there was something doing yes
terday when Vail was visited by a
member of the fire committee. IL IL
could be done, wholesale removals like
In the police department would be
made, bur It takes time 10 teach fire.
men their duties.
Now that MIR. Workman Is out, the
position of assistant chief, or rather,
acting assistant will fall 10 Jim"
Love. ana he viii act in that capacity
until Workmans successor Is appoints
ed, IN Is said that the man named
for the place is Byron Crosby who has
been ON the department two or three
times.