The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12
W, R. SCOTT GETS
RAILROAD PROMOTION


The san Francisco Chronicle last
week makes an extended account Of
the change In the management OF
The Southern Pacific and allied roads
and the promotion Of W. r. Scott
10 an important new position, Scott
was formerly connected with the
Denver aud Santa Fe and Is well
known among railroad men in the
Southwest The Chronicle sayu, In
part.
one Of the biggest official shake
ups that has occurred In railroad cir
clcs in years was made known last
week in connection with the South
crn Pacific aud Santa Re plan that is
10 60 into effect September l.
Tho formal notices will announce
that James Agler has resigned" as
general manager OF tbe,Northwestern
Pacific, which is jointly ownedgby
Hartman and the Santa Fe; that
I,w s, Palmer, senotSt superlntend-
ont of tho. Southerh Pacific lines
irayersing tho coast valley and
mountains, is to be general manager
Of the Northwestern Pacific In place
Of Agler; that w. r. Scott, superin-
endent of the Western Division Of
he Southern Pacific, is 10 be pro-
NOTED to Palmcr's place as general
superintendent, and that J, II, Young
general superintendent of the San
Francisco lines of the Rock Island
system, is TO come out from Omaha
to take SCOTS place as sunerintend-
ent at Oakland pier
Scott Succeeds Palmer.
w, r, Scott, who Is TO succeed
Palmer, was born November S, 1850.
He had "a common school education
and entered the railroad employ at
Fl, and was locomotive fireman on
the Santa Fe for the next three
years. Then for seven years nc was
h locomotive engineer, and from
1891 to 1898 travelling engineer for
the Santa Fe. Then for two years
he was train master for the northern
division OF the Gulf, Colorado e. San
Ia Fe railroad, The following year
he served as superintendent of the
division. From 1901 10 1903 he was
general superintendent OF the Fort
Worth G. Denver City railroad. And
in 1908 he came out to California
and the Southern Pacific as assistant
superintendent of the Sacramento
division, In less than two months
he was promoted TO superintendent
Of the Salt Lake division, whore he
served two years, and then, two
years ago, he was moved to the
Western division, al Oakland.
j. II, Young, who Will be here Fri.
day ready to take up the work OF
superintendent of the Western di-
vision is really coming 10 a bigger
joh than the one he is leaving with
the Rock Island system. While he
was general superintendent OF the
Frisco line, presumably what Palmer
IS here for the Southern Pacific, he
will, at the Oakland pier, take up
The management and responsibilities
Of 900 miles of track, 5000 en-.
ployes, and the distribution of a
monthly pay roll OF 100000. "Tht
Western DIVISION" said a Southern
Pacific official yesterday, rs prob,
ably the hardest railroad division In
The United states"
James Agler resides In Alameda
and there, too, lives his successor
w. S. Palmer, his address being 921
Grand avenue. w. r. Scott is a
resident of Oakland.
Palmer's salary as general super,
intendent is said to have been be-
tween $500 and 500 month, anC
It is hinted that he will get the same
pay with the North western Pacific
The superintendent OF the Western
division at oakland is said to ke
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