Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
UNION PACIFIC AGENTS HERE
Several Already in City to Attend
Conference Tomorrow.
WILL MAKE TOUR OF THE WEST
Following Meeting to he Held in
New Headquarters building Visit
srs VIII Go Over Lines in
Special Train.

The first convention Of the general
agents Of the Union Pacific ever held in
Omaha will be held In the headquarters
building Monday and Tuesday. This
convention will bring abodt fifty Of the
freight and passenger men from all parts
OF the United States and Canada. The
convention viii be held in one Of the
large suites on the third floor OF the
new building. where every convenience
has been provided. In the main con-
vention hall tables and chairs have been
placed, while the side rooms have been
provided with easy chairs, settees. tele-
phones. papers, magazines and writing
material. The visiting agents who will
be here. some Of whom have already ar
rived. are:
]. ~. Reeves. general freight agent.
p; E: Burnley. general passenger agent,
Salt Lake City.
+. ID. Wilson, general agent, Butte.
ID. r. Gray, general agent, Salt Lake
City.
II. C. Kali, general freight and pas
senger agent, Kansas City.
r. S. Ruble, assistant general passen-
F. b. Choate, general agent, freight de-
partment, Denver.
ssF. Booth, general egent, San Fran
cisco.
II. o. Wilson. seaeral agent Los An
gelAs.
James warrack, district agent. sacra-
mento.
]. Il. DeFriest. general agent New
YORK.
Willard Massey, New England freight
and passenger agent, Boston.
S. C. MIlbourne, general agent. Phila-
delphia.
W. H. Conner. general agent, cincin-
natl.
@. b. Hid, general sgent. Cleveland.
J. G. Ferguson, general agent, Detroit.
G. G. Herring, general agent, Pitts
George W. vaux, Canadian passenger
agent, Toronto.
o. p. Bartlett, general agent, Birming-
ham.
Il. b. slosson, general agent, Lincoln.
]. ]. Hartnett, general agent, Leaven-
b. N. Collins. distric, passenger agent
ii. + carter, dIstric; passenger agent,
j. B. Frawisy. district passenger agent.
Kansas City.
r. u. Williams. city passenger agent
s. 4. Hutsaison. manager excursion
F. ". Angler. travelling passenger
p il. Cook, travelling freight agent
W. R. Alexander. travelling freight
agent, Des MONIES.
J. W. Turtle. travelling passenger agent
Tvs local Men win Attend.
Besides the delegates named. the con-
,ention will be attended by the genera
officers Of the traffic apartment OF the
Union Pacific, travelling. freight and
passenger agents. the city and all solie-
ting agents having their headquarters
IN Omaha.
The convention will be devoted In the
main to discussing railroad questions, IN
Guiding ways and means TO increase the
traffic, both freight and passenger of the
Union Pacific system: the question OF
summer tourist and convention fares for
1872; arrangements for Yellowstone park
travel during the coming season. and the
economical distribution Of advertising
matter.
Tuesday evening at the Omaha club
local officials OF the Union Pacific will
tender dinner to the visitors. This Will
be presided over by J. A. Monroe. vice
president and manager OF traffic. This
viii mark the end OF the convention, but
not the enjoyment, for Wednesday morn
.ng the entire party will start on an In
speetion trip OF the road. Cheyenne will
be reached that evening. where the MEM
bers Of the party will be entertained by
the Cheyenne Commercial club. Thursday
morning the party will 20 to Denver.
There Friday, the members will be en-
tertained at luncheon. the Rocky Noun
tain Hotel Mems association being the
host. Friday evening the party will so
TO Kansas City. reaching there the fol-
lowing afternoon. After few hours In
kansas City the party will disband, the
members going to their respective fields