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Show A. C. HINCKLEY, newly-appointed newly-appointed superintendent of motive power on the Oregon Short Line. HINCKLEY IS HEBE TO TIE POSITION New Short Line Appointee Is Glad to Get Back to Salt Lake. Wearing his wcll-knowu, crpausive smile, which has won him friends in all parts of (Jic country, A. C. Hinckley, now!- appointed superintendent of motive mo-tive power and inacliiucry of the Oregon Ore-gon Short Line, arrived yesterday from Oakland, Ur, Hinckley takes tho place made vacant by tho resignation of J. P. Dunn. Although Irr. Hinckley's appointment does not officially go iuto effect uutil this morning, he spent (.ho day at. his office yesterday, meeting Lis old friends, making new ones and preparing to got. into tho harness. Ho said yesterday yes-terday that ho was mighty well pleased with tho appointment, especially since it brought Inin lo Salt Lake again. It has been announced that his headquarters headquar-ters will be at Pocatello as aoon aH proper arrangenicnls are made. He said that he docs not know when tho change will be made. Although his headquarters headquar-ters will be in the Idaho town. .Mr. Hinckley will bring his family to Salt Lake and make this his home- Tt has been about twelve vcars since Mr. Hinckley was connected with the Oregon Short Line with headquarters here, although ho has visited the city several times since. Ho has been in tho railroad business for more thau twenty-five twenty-five years, lie was traveling engineer and master mechanic for tho Oregon Short; Lino with Salt Lake headquartors before going to Oakland to accept tho position of master mechanic ot the Southern Pacific western division, the place ho occupied when called to fill the present, important post. |