Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-27
Meteoric Career Of Traction
Maunate" Includes Visit to
Ashland Jail.
WENT UNDER PRESSURE
q. o. Olson. Who Wanted TO Buy
Ogdcn's street Hallway Mingies
with Friends In Wisconsin.

ceroor OF an eastern Napoleon 0f
gnance" working IN western field, In
which said NAPOLEON dropped from
the proud position OF president Of ths
Utah Traction Railway company 10
rrison coll Tor having failed 70 settle a
hoard bill amounting 20 S2325 IN Ash
land Wisconsln. is told by the Ashland
daily papers.
r-bs financial "magnate' IN question
is T. U. Olson. formerly OF Ashland
hint later " ogden, Utah. Olson came
10 Ogdon sometime last ycnF ana Inn
1nediatcly began 60 pose az hnaneief
90 consideration ability and prominent
connections. he opened up on ohlee ~
tbo Junctlon city and showed letters
fror1 New York and Cnlcugu hhhnl lAl
institutions which looked good on me
face but we're believed " be pnouy'
Olson said he represented large custer
Interests with unlimited capital had
cards printed upon which ne name W
,,eared As president OF the Titan Irac-
lion Railway company, ana on me
streneth Of all this he sought inter-
views with the president and secretary
Of the ogden Rapid Transit hAllWuy
company. owncrs Of the ogden suees
raitWav with the avowcd purpose OK
mn
spretd thick and fast that the ogden
str.ct car line had been sold 10 an
,sstcr-n company. and that the trans
- ,ra. 40 be made through Olson. Inc
chief difficulty Olson had. apparently.
I'M putting this deal through wa 'nat
the president and secretary or we
ooien street railway positively teturel
t,1r with Olson on the matter OF
tbe nilrchase Of the street railway untu
r., ia basn uropcrly Introduces 10
than, through accredited unahcl'l W.
terests. and upon this development tle
str,et -aIl,yav remained unFold, end
remains SD TO this day
SOLD HIS STOCK.
During this time Olson, it is said
tried 10 v.orl, "a number of eastern M
yostors on bis claim To being president
of the Ogden Railway company an"
from the developments In tine proceed
ines at Ashland, II transplres thal n'
succeeded ,n interesting civil cnsi-
neer iu northern Minnesota 90 the cN-
tont of investing $500 In olson's
stock" Olson promised the civh en-
GINGER "A lob ON his railway az Sl'1 per
month. the engineer 70 begin WORK ON
March D. other letters were found
among OlEou's effects after ms arrest
showire that other people had appar-
entity fou-ht stock in the street r'iil-
way.
olson Aqs NOT been seen u Ogdou for
eor.. months past. and curiosity as Co.
D4.v hrlra1.dt. hc2au to excite o. uanl-
I.r of f..II. who were Interested l.
MIN il OrJrr Their curiosity h's A.t'
anna..el uy tnp aru1ul .no1ts .''u
Ashland. which STATIC ihtf DOB
sheriff off tist DH H. .li- I'
Olson az Dgluth Aiuf. 900 'n "''.
tho manager of au Ashland ..t -. do
Do = II.
10 tho amount O. St3'a '
tsEar before q Justice oi tH. i..u
Ashland who hNcd tr '11 ~ r.
which Dlsul gt H#t accounts "
able to raise. AWoua tan lUt'... io'nt
ia Dlsou's effects vaa letter it"il
the Canadian Bond .oui tuE, threaten
ing criminal prosecution for passing
"uhony" bank draft Tor 500. contra.
showing that Olson had worked IT, q.
Gardner of Rockford. MINI. for sd
shares Of stock, Gardner to be em-
uloved ON the ogden railway for one
year. also n similar contract with
man by the name OF oliver p. Lariviar,
who was 20 be- employed as auditor OF
tho railroad company In consideration
Of the purchase OF a large block OF
stock. his employment 70 begin on
Apru As. n now develops that Olson
issued n draft for 2l5 ON a bank 100 'E-
1cn which ~ course was turned down,
as olson had no funds ln the bank
HIS METEOGIc CAREER
The story OF the "mctror.r career" Of
OLSON Is given iu the Ashland Daily
Press, In us issue of Ard ln as l'i-
lows.
"OIson was formerly quite promin-
ont at Ashland Ho was engaged i'm
tho cedar tlo business. and was also
car rcpaircr for tho Omaha. He
married "a young lady cat Ashland
Junction and claims to reside 1n
Minneapolis. Hc left Ashland IL
years ago.
"a few weeks ago q story went the
rounds of the newspapers about OLE
SON. headed from section hand To
railroad president in which hc was
described as president OF company
at ogden Utah. There are stories
of his donEs iu various parts OF the
country, but how much is true or
false is not known.
"Olson dropped n on his former Ash
land uouuaiutances last week. and some
of them became firmly impressed with
the belief that Olson is H millionaire
at least. although ono man Co whom
hc had been talking put the amount ass
low as 100000 A grocer o. whom OF
SON owed an OLD bin Thought 10 good
time t1 begin suit and mis- case ls set
for tomorrow Olson called uu another
party chat he owed an ola BILL aud
lad supper with him. while 90 third
creditor was chcorcd with tho hope of
immediate payment Tie took young
man from one OF the local banks to din
nor with him. and 10 is claimed by the
nuicc got about 500 out off him ou
bank draft which the holder has boon
unable to realize 0u when Doc left
without paying his noto. h.I Mt.
clark wired tho conductor in trr i0