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Show V. A. Tompkins Retires as D&RGW Agent Sugar House business men ' lost one of their most esteemed associates last week with the , official retirement of V. A. Tompkins, local agent for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Mr. Tompkins had been agent here for the last 10 years. I Native of Missouri I I A native of Pike County, Missouri, Mis-souri, Mr. Tompkins is a railroad veteran of 48 years experience. Ail except the first five years : have been spent with the Den- j ver & Rio Grande. Mr. Tompkins became associ-! ! ated with the company in Fruita, ' Colo., in February, 1907. He j has since served as station agent at Green River, Price, Castle Gate, Schafield, Tucker, Thistle, Fairview, Spring City, MantiJ American Fork and Sugar House. The Tucker station is ' no longer in existence. j During his long term of service, serv-ice, Mr. Tompkins also acted as a traveling freight agent from 1922 until 1934. For the last 10 years Mr. Tompkins has been in Sugar House, where he has won the respect of businessmen and the public alike for his friendliness and cooperation. Expresses Appreciation In a letter to the local Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce, Mr. Tompkins expressed his appreciation to the Sugar House merchants for their cooperation with him and the railroad. He stated that he had never associated with a finer group of men during his entire career as a station agent. Mi-. Tompkins and his wife will leave Salt Lake Saturday to make their home in Los Angeles. Ange-les. The move to the California Califor-nia city is being made to be near their family of three married mar-ried children and ifour grandchildren, grand-children, all of whom live on the coast. |