The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
MACKENZIE GOES TO
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Popular Newspaper Man and
Telephone Publicity Agent
Accepts New Position.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
viii Have Charge of Import
ant Department of Or
ganization's Work.


A. g. Mackenzie, former newspaper
man and more recently connected with
the Mountain States Telephone s
Telegraph company has resigned
company to accept the newly
created position Of assistant sec
retary of the Commercial club. In his
new capacity Mr.. Mackenzie will have
direct charge of the club s public activ-
titles, including membership, committee
work and the publicity bureau.
H. M. Fennemore will assume Mr
Mackenzie's work with the telephone
company.
Mr. Mackenzie was engaged in news
paper work in Salt Lake City for ten
years before he entered the employ OF
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
LEFTY agent Of the Rocky Mountain
company for three years, then CONNER
cial superintendent oe the northern di
vision of one year and since the forma-
tion Of the Mountain States company
year ago he has been special represen-
tative Of the company here. He has a
wide acquaintance in the city and
state,
Leaves With Regret.
Mr.. Mackenzie last night said:
The tender of the position with the
Commercial club came to me uneX-
poctedly, and after considering it
carefully I decided that it would
afford me a field for interesting
work and unusual opportunities to
cop, for tho oo1r-
munity in which have lived for
the last fifteen years and in which
t hope to continue to live. Ex-
pressions 7 have had from the Of
ficers of the club and members Of
the board Of governors, as we'll as
many other members, Indicate to
me that I shall have excellent sup
port from the club in the work I
am to undertake and I shall make
every effort to justify the selection
that has been made for the posi-
tion.
I am leaving the telephone com
pany with the best Of feeling to-
ward it, In fact, l have feeling
Of regret at severing associations
that have been unusually pleasant
for me personally, especially as the
officers of the company have been
good enough to express their per
sonal regret at my leaving. They
all have treated me we'll and they
have my best wishes.
Leading officials Of the telephone
company which Mr.. Mackenzie is leav-
ing. express regret at his departure.
Philip Hamlin, assistant to the presl-
dent, said last night:
It was with a feeling Of genu-
inc regret that J. learned few
days since Of Mr.. Mackenzie's IS in
tention to leave our organization.
A similar sentiment has also been
expressed by the other officers Of
our company, who, during the year
that has elapsed since the Noun
tain, States company succeeded the
Rocky Mountain company hero,
have been closely associated with
Mr.. Mackenzie and have learned
to appreciate his sterling qualities.
We only agreed to accept his res
ignation when informed that a
number of prominent members Of
the Commercial club, including
President Armstrong and Secretary
Caine, had pressed him to accept
the Important post which he will
now hold with that thriving organ
ization. We hate to see our old
employees leave us, but whenever
Ihele IS cuahce loI tnem 10 In
prove their own positions, we put
aside our personal feelings.
Fennemore Successor.
In order to maintain the close
personal touch which Mr.. Mac
kenzie has established between this
company and the public of Salt
Lake. / have arranged TO have Mr..
ii. NJ Fennemore, who was for
long period connected with the
Rocky Mountain company and who
is well and favorably known
throughout Utah, succeed him. Mr..
Fennemore was formerly located
here. and was transferred to the
general headquarters at Denver a
few months ago. He is now re-
ters and make his home in Salt
Lake.
Mr.. Fenncmore is q native of Utah,
pnny for many years. He began in
capacity, and was with the
Rocky Mountain Bell company as e1-
change manager, chief clerk to the
general manager, district manager and
division commercial superintendent. At
the organization of tho Mountain
States company, Mr., Fennemore was
appointed special representative, Much
of his work has been in Idaho and Ari-
zona since the new company was
formed, but his time will be devoted
to the Utah affairs Of the company
hereafter. Mr. Fennemore is a lawyer
by profession, and served as county
attorney Of Beaver county several
wears ago. He and his family are we'll
known socially as well as in business
way in the state. His father was a
pioneer in southern Utah, whero the
family has been prominent for many
years. Mr.. Fennemore arrived in Salt
Lake yesterday afternoon, and will be
Joined by Mrs. Fennemore and their
children, who are now in California, in
a few weeks.
Takes New Post Monday.
Mr.. Mackenzie will assume his duties
at the Commercial club tomorrow,
Under the change Joseph z. Caine
will continue as secretary and manager
OF the club, whose operation will be
grouped into three departments AS
assistant secretary. Mr. Mackenzie will
have charge Of the membership, social