Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-21
SCOTT ELECTED TO PRESIDENCY
Heads Texas and Louisiana Lines of
Hartman Railroad System.
ORDER EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER /
Scott Leaves Within Few Days for
Headquarters at Houston.
WARES RAILROAD RISE RAPID
Starts in as Telegrapher, but
shortly Becomes Dispatcher, and
Promotions to Responsi-
bflity Follow.

| Following the resignation of w. b
Scott, general manager Of the Union Pa.
cific, Tuesday morning, President Mohler
has appointed Charles Ware to fill the
vacancy. Prior to this time Mr.. Ware
had been general superintendent and as
sistant general manager in charge of
operation. He Immediately entered upon
the discharge Of his duties, visiting Coun-
Gil Bluffs and the Omaha terminals with
Mr.. Scott and taking over officially the
company properties.
Charles Ware is no stranger to Union
Pacific interests. He entered the COM
pany's employ early in 1890 as train dis
patcher and before the ead OF the year
was promoted to chief dispatcher and as
sistant superintendent, one promotion fol-
lowing another in rapid succession. AS
assistant superintendent he served until
March, 1910, when he was appointed gen.
erai superintendent In May of the same
year he was promoted to the position OF
assistant general manager in charge of
operation, still retaining the position of
% eral superintendent.
y. Ware was born January 81 1865, at
Jonesboro, ILL.,, where he attended the
public schools, subsequently being gradu-
ated from the Normal university of 1lli-
nois at Carbondale. His railroad career
commenced in 1882, when he learned teleg
raphy and became an operator in the enl-
ploy of the Northwestern. With this
his rise was rapid and, although
little more than boy, he soon became
train dispatcher, remaining with the COM
pany until 1880, when he cast his lot with
the Union Pacific.
scott Goes Upward.
After holding the position of general
manager and vice president of the Union
Pacific one year, w. b. Scott has re-
signed to accept the appointment of pres
ident OF the Texas and Louisiana lines
Of the Hartman system of roads, with
headquarters at Houston, Tex. His ap-
pointment came late Monday afternoon
and his resignation was handed IN to
President Mohler Immediately. 'sY0'7
Mr.. Scotts appointment becomes ef-
fective September 1, but he will leave for
his new field Of Iabors prior to that date, |
having already turned the affairs of the
office over to his successor, Mr.. Ware
He will not be new to- the work that
will fall upon him in his new position, for |
prior to coming to Omaha as general
manager of the Union Pacific he was
general superintendent Of the same lines
If which he becomes president.
The lines of road over which Mr.. Scott
will exercise Jurisdiction are the Southern
Pacific, from Ell Paso, Tex, to New Or
eans Forth Worth & Dallas, Shreve-
port & Dennison, and numerous branches
n Texas and Louisiana.
The appointment of Mr.. Scott came
through the executive committee of the
Hartman system and by railroad men is
ooked upon as merited promotion, COM
ng after many years of faithful services
'endered to the roads with which he has
,een associated While 1t came as a sur
,rise to Mr.. Scott, it was not wholly un-
expected, for some months ago It was in
mated that it would not be long until he
would be given something better than
'eneral manager.