The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-27
Hundred Members of Salt
Lake Transportation Club
Attend Big Function.
PAY TRIBUTE OF REGARD


The buGet luncheon and general get
together that was held at the CONNER
cial club rooms by members ol the sal,
Lake Transportation cub last evening
I'm honor OF Frank H. PlaIstcd WAS sue
cess IN every way. Mr.. Plaistcd. who
now occupies The position OF assistant
general freight agent Of the oregon short
Line. will leave tomorrow evening or Fri
day morning for New York whcT. he VII
take up the duties of assistant TO l.. j.
Spence, dhector of taffic o, the Hartman
lines.
y. Y. Grny. president OF the Transpor-
ta ton club and the probable successor
TO Mr.. PIalstcd, presided ri the meeting
last night and the programme az car.
ricd out undcr his direction MAS original
and pleasing ElouuenCs WAS heard, that
Il was not known existed in railroad cir
ccs. funny stories were told by g. Is.
, Smith and others and This wiih cNccli"at
music and pleasant rcminisccnce made the
evening one long 10 I've remembered by
all present,
Guest of Honor Responds.
J.. ~. Davis. general ageut here fer tho
Colorado Midland. was tho first speaker
and he. rs did all "f his followers. pad a
glowing tribute 10 tho guest Of honor a.
he had known Eim IN nis work here. Mr..
Plsistcd vas then called upon and. after
expressing his gratitude for the honors
hat ne was receiving, he talkai 20 those
present I'm a matter Of tact way, telling
1
round Of the ladder gpd THAI lie was glad
| that IL was one round. He attributed his
advancement largely TO the men with
whom Ee had worked.
Joel Priest. industrial agent OF the
Short Line. told in t"elins way o.
many experiences that he had gone
through with NIr. Plsisicd and said that
y hllc he was glad 10 see his friend pro-
u,o,cd lie was sorry 90 lose his compa n :
ionstp. Carr S'radey. chier engineer
Tor tic Oregon Short Line, snd L. &.
| Manson, assistant general manager .. this
road.~ both madc short bur earnest talks.
expressing their high esteom for the icI-
low workman chat they arc 10 lose this
week and their pleasure AZ his just pro
motion. Don Carlos Wood was thor
called upon ana nc delivered tNo recita-
Lions ths we're we'll received.
Hundred Guests.
the programme and full Justice was Jono
10 this. The members ot the club and
rncir guests, about a hundred in uum
bcr. ate and then sat down 10 smoke and
listen 10 eAicmpOTancous talks and
! stories. 4 Mn Owens, who was intro
duccd es shipper and friend OF Mr..
Piaistcd. told numerous funny stories
Among The others TO speak were Frank
Nohekcr. assistant attorney for the Ore
gon Shor; Limo: c j. McNitI auditor oi
this roah; IRA Lewis OF the Denver a Rio
| GraDdc. J, j. kavsnauSh. commercial
agent FOR the Missouri Pacific, ], A.
! Reeves. general freight agent foI the
Oregon Short Line; II s. Twining. dis
trict superintendent Of the Pullman COM
psny: Walter sloan, railroad reporter toJ
tho Evening Telegram; Joseph Mnnder-
reld. assistant general freight and pas-
scnSor agent tor the salt Lake Route
and u. :. Spencer. assistant general pas
senger agent Of tho Oregon SOovt Line
Albert T.. Alarsojts. a clerk in the Penn
sylvania office OF this city sang scvcra,
comic SONGS.
Dick Gray. J. \. Reeves and D. :
Spencer spoke especially for the guest ~
whose honor tho meeting was called
These three men have known Mr.. PIaistcd
FOR more than twenty years and have
been more or less intimately connected
with him during this time, They. Ar
every one else present. spoke in the
highest terms of tho honor. integrity and
| ability of thcir departing friend.
The final action Of the meeting WAS tc
vote Mr.. platstcd an honorary life mem
bcr of tho club, after which the nice tiuE
broke VI With the singing Of ".\uld Lang
Syue' bv all present.