The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
PLANS
STILL UNSOLVED
On Eve of His Retirement Rio
Grande Superintendent De-
CIineS to Talk.
NO SUCCESSOR is NAMED
EMPLOYEES THINK APPERSON
WILL ASSUME DUTIES,

On next Monday the resignation or Ef-
nest Stenger as superintendent of the
Utah division Of the Denver & Rio Grande
railway viii go into effect. Although but
two days remain for him to serve in the
position which he has handled so skill
fully. the railway officials of that road
in Salt Lake profess to have not the
slightest inkling OF what arrangements
have been made for appointing his sue
eessor and no official has been found who
can throw any light on what are Mr.
Stengers future prospects. dozen fu-
mOrs have been circulated regarding his
intentions. all of which MIR. StCngeT has
good-natuTedly denied and he remains
absolutely non-committal regarding ms
future plans except to state that tempo
rarily at least he viii remain in Salt Lake.
Close railroad friends of Mr. Stenger do
not evade any questions regarding MS
plans They state frankly that they do
not know what he intends to do, but one
and all of them who have been ap-
preached state that Mr.. Stenger has no
need to worry; that he may have any one
of dozen good railway jobs for the ask
ing. and II is stated that since his TeslE-
nation became known he has had the re
fUsai of not less than three very good
| positions
1t is the stated opinion of number of
| his friends that Mr.. Stenger himself does
not know yet what he is going to do-that
/ he is merely considering the matter and
has not made UP his mind as to what
| pOSitiOn ne VIII accept. MI. SltuStt II
| a man who has made good" remarked
| railway official yesterday, who, by the
| way. is not connected with the Rio
! Grande road, and he can pick his own
job. He can set good position with any
one of a number of roads any time he
wants il. ] do not believe he has made
| up his mind what he will do.
/ There is considerable curiosity among
! the railway men. and particularly among
! those of the Western Pacific and Denver
| & Rio Grande as to who will be appointed
! to fill the position vacated by Mr. STEM
ger. Regarding this matter there are
! also a number of rumors in circulation
/ What seems the most reasonable theory
! advanced was that made day or two
| ago, that probably Assistant Superin-
| tendeat A. B. Apperson would take Mr.
/ Stenger's place. This theory seemed to
| gain considerable support when it was
learned yesterday that Mr.. Apperson had
| been summoned TO the general offices in
| Denver from Cheyenne. to which place ne
| went several days ago on business. Mr..
Apperson is expected back from Denver
| tonight. and yesterday a telegram ar
| rived here to the effect that General Su-
| perintendent a. 5. Martin of the same
road would also arrive here either late to
night or on Sunday morning. That Mr..
| Martins visit will be in connection with
| arranging for someone to take up the
work of MIR. Stenger there seems little
doubt.
! The employees of the Rio Grande here,
particularly those in touch with the con-
ditions in the superintendents office,
seemed yesterday of the unanimous Opin-
ion that the work of experimenting the
Utah division after Mr. Stenger's stepping
down and out Monday would fall TO Mr.
Apperson. although none of them seemed
! to have any definite knowledge on the
/ subject. m fact. it is generally believed
by them that there will be no new ap-
pointment of a Utah superintendent. but
that the work of that official will be car
ried on by Mr.~Appsrson. They point to
the fact that several months ago, when
A. Z. Welby, superintendent of the Colo
RADIO division of the Denver & Rio Grande
resigned. no person was appointed tC
succeed him. He stepped down and out
and the work of his office was carried
right along by the next man under him
who was not. however, bestowed with the
| title OF his predecessor. The work in that
instance. however, was to a large extent
| absorbed in the general offices. which
could not of course, be the case here
, For that reason some of the clerks be-
lieve that MIR. Apperson Will be actually
given the title accorded TO Mr.. Stenger.
Mr.. Apperson bears the reputation Of
. being a very capable man and well quail
) flied to do the work now being done by
, | Mr. Stenger He has held his present DO
: sition as assistant superintendent foi
/ about two years and a half. having beer
transferred to Salt Lake at the request o
Mr.. Stenger. Mr. Apperson was formeTl!
in the employ of the same road on tn
second division. being located at Helper.