Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-12-10

we EFesioehf. ....ss ..John -. Creighton
Secretary and Treasures. ....J. G. shafp
General Manages. Everett Buckingham
This slate Of officers was elected by the
board Of directors OF the Union stock Yards
company Of South Omaha yesterday after
noon. The meeting was called for o'clock
at First National bank In Omaha, imme-
diately following a meeting OF the stock
holders at the Exchange building IN South
Omaha In the morning The stockholders
elected Victor B. Caldwell director to sue
ceed B. F. Smith of Boston, Mr.. Durham
instead Of William A. Paxton and John d.
Creighton to succeed J. A. Mcshane.
This makes the personnel OF the board
Of directors now as follows: r. ]. Durham,
Samuel MoRoberts. Lee w. spratlen, Victor
b. Caldwell John D. Creighton. r. c.
Howe. c. f. Manderson. f. II. Davis and
Thomas b. Mcpherson.
w. A. Paxton was president until his
death. when General Charles F. Manderson
was elected to the vacancy, but Mr.. Man
derson refused TO serve, except to all the
unexpired term made vacant by the death
OF Mr.. Paxton.
Mr.. Durham comes from a weu-to-do
family in Chicago and is the personal rep
resentative OF J. Ogden Armour in many
large concerns In which the AFmours are
interested
Colonel ], C. Sharp was reelected
to the position of secretary and treasurer,
which Offices he has held for many years.
Everett Buckingham, the new general
manager takes the place made vacant by
the resignation Of w. J. c. Kenyon. who
resigned to become general manager OF
the Illinois Tunnel company of Chicago.
James L Paxton has been acting general
manager. but resigned to look after his
personal property. Mr.. Buckingham comes
from the Oregon Short Line where he was
general superintendent, He was formerly
superintendent OF transportation on the
Union Pacific.
Buckingham TaIks at Last.
Declining to make a statement 20 omahs
newspaper men Mr.. BucRinghaas went
clear back to Salt lake City ~ annsancs
himself. The Tribune says;
He leaves the oregon Short Line because
the chiesEo oeiais u NE HsrpnsD Ssnopi nss Sy
II am frank to say that I leave Mr. Har-
Timan's employ as a result OF more or less
friction between eastern officials OF tho
Hartman lines and myself the last year
over the operation OF the Oregon Short
Line" said Mr.. buckingham Thursday.
Those who have followed western railroad
development know Of the immense increase
in business for the roads and Of the thou
bdna ana one thlhes We nave hao to con-
tend with the last eighteen months IN
oPeratins. great shortage OF labor has
played havoc with us for one thing With
such conditions confronting US congestion
and delays were bound to come IN the opar-
ating department. In my case these things
have led to several disagreements and
have rendered my resignation 70 Vice Pres
ident Bancroft. I leave here with the
hndest Of feelings for every railrnad man
In this neck of the woods My association
with Mr. Bancroft has been particularly
pleasant and II is not true that any fric-
ton mas ever existed or occurred between
p. p. Calvin OF the Southern Pacific and
myself"
Mr.. Buckingham admitted that the dis
missal Of Superintendent Costello of the
Utah division OF the Oregon short Line
figured considerably Ia the latest develop
ment Of the trouble at the general ofices
There has been a rather tense situation
at the general offices of the road here ever
since Mr.. Buckingham's determination to
resign was known. The tension was tighter
than ever Thursday when Mr.. Buckingham
arrived in town