Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-31
Several Promotions Scheduled
For Tomorrow Affecting Three
Railroad Offices in City.
D0oLITTLE IN ROCK ISLAND.
Three Men Go Up OH salt Lake Route
While Two Get Appointments
On Rio Grande,

June is a day rraught with consid-
cradle interest In some of the railroad
Offices in this city, as changes OF inn
portance are scheduled to go into ef-
feet on that day. The changes affect
both the passenger and freight depart
ments of one line, and the passenger
and operating departments of two 9th
ere.
ROCK ISLAND-FRIsCo CHANGES.
Perhaps tho most rar reaching
change 10 be inaugurated tomorrow IS
the installing Of j. f. Doolittle as gen
eral agent OF the freight and passenger
traffic departments Of the Rock Island
and Frisco lines In this city. The ef-
feet OF Mr. poOittles appointment
which Is received with much favor
among railroad men OF this section, Is
10 unity the freight and passenger de.
partments Of both the Rock Island and
Frisco roads, and bringing them under
one head.
As leutenauts to Mr., Dooltttle have
been retained j. f. Harvey, one Of the
companys railroad solicitors OF Den
YER and Harry l.. Youngerman, Wei
known to the people of this section
for his connection for some time past
with the Rock Island 4 Frisco lines
these men will bear the title of ira
yelling passenger and freight agents
for the unified departments of the two
lines, and both are popular young men
OF good hustling ability.
Roy Adamspn, heretofore attached
10 the office viii continue his con-
nection with the lines.
SOME ON SALT LAKE ROUTE,
IN the city Office OF the Salt Lake
Route several changes are to be put
into effect tomorrow. Following the
appointment OF Kenneth @. Kerr, for
merly travelling passenger agent OF the
line, to be commercial agent with head
quarters al Riverside. California The
promotion of several me-, n line has
taken place ard they will assume their
new duties as follows:
j. NJ. Greaves, city ticket agent, has
been appointed TO succeed Mr.. Kerr AS
travelling passenger agent, with head
quarters In this city. Mr.. Greaves has
had a great deal OF experience as
railroad man, and prior to his connec-
ton with the Salt Lake Route which
dated at the beginning OF the existence
OF the road, he was travelling passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines
for II years.
Succeeding Nh. Greaves as city ticket
agent Is W. j Thomas, who dates his
only since the lat of April of the pres
ent year. But prior to that Mr. Thomas
went through the kinders ."tening OF
railroading as freight platform man
and baggage agent and ticket agent
respectively on the Rio GraNde road,
leaving the latter position to become
assistant city ticket agent OF the Clark
road ON the date named above.
To be assistant city ticket agent to
take the place of Mr.. Thomas, f. S.
Champion has been called to the front
from the agency of the road at the lit
tie station of Lund,
RIO GRANDE HAS TWO.
one change will take place in the
passenger department of the Rio
Grande Western. and one change In
the operating department. Charles \.
Davidson, who has been ticket clerk
In the offices of the line in this city,
has been appointed to succeed w. II.
Cundey as travelling passenger agent
of the road with headquarters at Dem
Yer. and will leave for the Colorado
capital tomorrow. Mr. Cundey has
been promotes Ia the general agency
of the passenger department of the
Denver & Rio Grande at Colorado
Springs, effective June /.
\. b. Apperson. heretofore assistant
| superintendent Of the second division
Of the Rio Grande at Helper. has been
appointed assistant superintendent of
the first division with headquarters
at Salt Lake. vice II. j. Roth. resign
| cd. r, II. sutherland has been APP
pointed assistant upeIintendent ~
| the second division at Helper, IN place
Of Mr.. Anderson.