Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20


! pleases to perfection the public Of thls
| place, His headquarters, too. lsnin,t
| SAs Francisco. but he In a frodulag|
v!si:or at this end of The rne II
q. Il. Herr assistant general passens
ger agent. is also q railroad man %
large experience In passenger mettersi
he was tor long time connected Wit,sl
the Hill lines later going ~ tha Ulr =
| man people. and now he has ca.t lssl
lot with the Western Pccinc. and "a al
FUND Of Knowledge of the art of hdndf,
ing passenger business win be throWns
10 the benefit OF the latest transcontt1
mental Inc.
Harry NJ Adams freight traffic man.
aver. Is another HUI man. He was aNl
the head OF the traffic department. os.
tho North Bank road az Portland when
called into thia service Of the Western
Pacific When Harry" lcft Portland
not only 1hc railroad people mourned
hut Il U.s. said the business men and
tho people OF western oregon became
laChrymoso at losing him He Is n.
most capable official and a decided ac-,
QUESTION 20 the traffic department OF
the new line :.
W. J ShotwelI. assistant generic
freight assent has been with the west5
crn Pacific practically since the roaT
hogan operating through freight trains.
lie was appointed early last May TO tho
position he holds by 7. NJ Schumacher-
VINO was director or trbIlC TOT TN
Western Pacific for a few months, and.
~ regarded as n capable official !.
BENTON AND DERRAH. =.
Coming down to the local end Of the
road. two names stand out In promo :
inence as bvlwarks Of the Western Pa~ :
cihc during It's early operating days@
before the Joining OF the rails whicit
welded IL into q transcontinental line
These are S V Derrah, now assistant
general freight agent Of the entires
road, and !. a. Benton, general agent
"f thr passenger department OF ines
road In this city. Upon these genue4s
men dcvuNCd the conduct Of the line
when 1t Was but the eastern division ofs
the Western Pacific, and ran first TO
WcuduveT. then To- Shafter later tos
Elko. ana then To- Wnnemucca, finally
connecting up with the western end
and furnishing in it, completed state
the final link binding together the:
chain Of Gould lines from the cast toe
the west coast At first MIR. DerTah.
who had the heavy end OF the fretghts
traffic to look after. was general freights
and passenger agent OF the eastern d.
vision Of the Western Pacific, with turt :
isdiction extending as far into Nevadas
as the operation Of the road permitted.
With the reorganization OF the entire.
line however, Mr.. Derrah was made
assistant general freight agent of tho
the entire road In his position, and TIE
head Of the freight traffic department
at this end OF the line Prior to be-
coming connected with railroading Mr.
Derrah was newspaper reporter.
Col. Benton has acted rs general
agent for the Western Pacific since II.
was first started He directed the .
movement of passenger equipment fors
the line I'm ts first division days; andI .
now that IL has become full hedged, hes :
a. 49,
ment ~ this end Of the road. Col. Benz
ton has a wide circle OF friends cOthr :
in and out " railroad affairs lie be-s
gan railroadng in Utah I'm 1851 heinsT .
located in ogden as Joint agent for !
many years. For two years he was
postmaster of Salt Lake city, and for
another period he was United states
marshal for Utah. He gravtated back
into railroading however, and as gem
eral agent for the Denver & Rio Grandef
Railroad for many years past, and now
with the same honor conferred on him
by the Western Pacific, Col. Benton has
gathered about him a circle of friends
whose name Is legion, both In and out. :,
side OF the railroad 81
A FAMILY OF RAILROADS.
So closely interviewer have been tho I
affairs OF the Denver & Rio Grande
with those OF the Western Pacific, thats
the completion Of the latter seems hut
like the extension Of the former; and.
IL IL practically SO. But in the builds.
ing or the western line and Intimately.
connected With the operation OF ite.
small beginnings up To the time II bes4
came a railroad two other officials havgs
been so closely concerned with II thnts
to think OF the completion OF the WestSs
ern Pacific without these mon occupys.
ing a most conspicuous place In this.
thought would be like mentioning III 90
father OF a family and leaving our.
mention OF the mother These men are.
Horace W. Clarke second vfoe president
and general manager of the Denver 60
Rio Crande and ]. q DALEY, gene al.
superintendent OF tho lines OF tho DAM
yer q Rio Grande I'm Utah
Mr. Clarke waa formerly tf1e oparsv
ating head OF the International 81
Great Northern Of Texas. and ne was.
e. 7. Jefery's choice as successor tds
A. G. Ridg~ay as general manager.
Of the Denver ~ Rio Grsnde And,
he has certainly proven himself alt,
wool and a yard wide thorough.
gentleman and a competent railroads
official when Mr. Clarke. who Is afs
the head Of the line which will give.
the Western Pacific fits connectionss
from the east at its Salt Lake ter-s
minal, was asked by Mr.. Lomax WHAT
service ne could give 10 the new roads
he replied with characteristic decisIve-,
ness, "YCu can have any service yotfs
want. you say W1ht you want, an0t
well give II TO you" And that IL JUST
the kind Of man he r.. He has stood
by the Western Pacific through itss
fluctuations, he hass
watched II emerge from the chrysslis'
state into a full hedged butterfly; and
now with pride and satisfaction.
born Of real interest he is ready tos
give the line a boost which will place.
Il well forward in the ranks of MODS
ern railroads. -
The other man. ]. c. Daley. was all.
So formerly connected with the Inter-s
national Il Great Northern OF Texas.
II must DE habitual with Texas 10 pro,,
duce good railroad men. Apropos of
the subject, Judge II. 5. Lovett, tho
resent head OF the Hartman SYSTEM,
is "a product OF the Lone star state.t
and there are others. -
Mr. Daley has had the actual works.
of handling the traffic on the Wesferut
Pacific road. His Is the hand az