Prominent Western Railroad Men Joe Young a Utah is Product Commands a Record Salary for forMan forMan or oran Man an o of His is Age His ability to do the right thing thine at atthe atthe the tho right time and his study of of men and of how to select tho the right man for tho the right place arc are the two reasons g given ven b by those who have known Too iToe Youn Young for his rapid adv advance in his hia railroad career In the railroad world ho he is known knon as Mr Youn Young or or Joseph II Youn Young but butto butto butto to thousands of residents of Salt Lake Lako City ho he will always be known as Joe Joo Youn Young He is a n Salt Lake Lako boy who hits Jilts made mado good in every c railroad position that ho he has held but no matter how high he may mat rise ho will always be beJ beJoe beJoe J Joe oe to J his liis s boyhood friends in in this city Mr 1 Young was recently appointed to take charge of all the transportation interests of the GUJ Morgan Guggenheim an syndicate of a score or more moro of steamers steamers steam steam- ers Jers ers that are operated between Pacific ports in the United States find Alaska Ho lie is il vice president and general man manager a 3 ager cr of the thc the Copper River railroad of Alaska Alaska president dent of tho the Northwest Commercial l company and pr president of tho the Alaska Steamship company This means according to wolf well post posted cd railroad railroad rail rail- road men in this cit city that Mr Young holds one of the most important positions positions POSt under one of the greatest money combinations in tho the world and draws a H salary greater than has ever b been en paid to any man of his lils a age e engaged in in transportation transportation trans trans- business Ho He has bas been picked for a II most important position and his friends who are arc numbered by tho the thousands thousands thou thou- sands in the west and in other parts of the tho countr country believe he will make mako good Joseph II IL Youn Young was born in Salt Lako Lake City January 17 17 1861 and aud is is therefore a little over o 15 years old He Heis Heis Heis is a eon of Judge Jude Le Grand rand and the lato Mrs Grace Graco II Young both of whom were among amont tho the early settlers of this city As n a boy he hc attended the common schools of this thia city and anel later the tho University of Deseret now the University University Uni Uni- of Utah Ho HI did not remain at the tho latter institution however Ion long enough to graduate but left to join a surveying inc part party arty on tho Oregon Short Line Linc in Idaho This was before he was 17 years old From Prom that timo time to this he has been continuously continuous ensa engaged ed in railroading Mr Youn Young Young's s second secona railroad rail rail- railroad road position was that of office DO boy in inthe inthe inthe the old Utah Central at San Sandy y station A year ear later in jn 1883 he be was appointed agent and operator for the road at Des Des- eret When tho the old Utah Central was taken over by the Union Pacific Mr Young Yount was transferred to Ogden where ho fir first t worked as a clerk in the freight department and later as ticket clerk for forthe forthe forthe the Union Pacific under Charles Henry now joint ticket 3 agent at nt the union do do- pot at O Ogden den From 1886 1880 to 1889 he ho was traveling passenger a agent ent for the tho Chicago Northwestern with headquarters tel's in this city From to 1891 1591 he was general superintendent of the tho second railroad in Utah called the Utah Central which is now V the Park Cit City branch of tho the Denver Rio Grande In 1891 ho became superintendent of the Utah division of the Union Pacific now the Oregon Short Lino Iino where he remained for nearly five years He left to accept tho the po position of superintendent superintendent of mountain division of the Rio Grando Western now DOW the Denver Rio Grande He held this position until 1903 when he w was s made general superintendent su an- of the tho Colorado Southern In 1905 he was appointed as superintendent of the Frisco Prisco lines Jines until recently recently recently re re- re- re a part pert of the Rock Island Frisco system He remained with this road one year when he ho resigned resign d to become general superintendent of tho the northern division of the tho Southern Pacific with headquarters at S San n Francisco On June Tune 1 of the the present year car he resigned this position t to accept the tho one which he now holds Joseph II II H. married in this city September 21 1 1898 to Miss Kato Kate Lawrence a daughter of Henry W. W Law rence The They have two children both girls Look out for Joe Young to make another bi big advance ad in the tho railroad IT A y 4 A 4 f fa a t. t 1 e t Z Zu M u Y JOSEPH H H. YOUNG world within tho the next three years rears said HaitI a well wen 1 known local railroad man mana a few days ago alO f lie He He has made mado goodin good tood in eY every ry job fob he has held up to tho the cs cs' ci ant ent time timo and will make mako good on this I one