Show = = = = L CREATED QUITE A ST H Snedakers Resignation Talk of Railroad Circles I I I WATCHING ILLINOIS CENTRAL I 1 Speculation as to Snedakers Successor Suc-cessor at San Francisco and who J Gets Illinois Central Agency Hero I Babcock Returns Today from a Tour of Pacific Coast Agencies I Judge Cornish Leaves for Tow I York Interesting Case is Postals I Condemnation Suit Against UP ij i j iI I The resignation of General Agent WIT W-IT Sncdaker of the Rio Grande Western West-ern at San Francisco to accept service with the Illinois Central created considerable I consid-erable stir In local railroad circles yesterday yes-terday The matter was a surprise even I I at Western headquarters and no one could give any additional particulars It Is likely that Tralllc Manager Babcock I Bab-cock has been notified by wire direct from San Francisco as Mr Snedaker knew of the movements of tho trafllc ofllclal 0 As Is natural In such cases the matter mat-ter of a successor wan discussed pretty thoroughly but the gossips did not Buccced in appointing the man It has V always been the excellent policy of the traffic department to look after Its own I men hen practicable and us theie an rftry of good men on the Western I aero will be no trouble In selecting anew a-new general agent The reason the resignation was given 1 more prominence In the talk of the street than Is usually the case Is I on i account of the fact that the Illinois 1 general agents I Central will also appoint I Jn Los Angeles Portland Butte nd I Salt Lake and it is regarded as certain cer-tain that Western railroad men wjll be selected In every ruse Great local interest in-terest Is expressed In the move of thrj big system and much opcculation 1 indulged in as lo when the ofllci will be established here where It will be located lo-cated and who will be the man appointed appoint-ed |