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Show NEW OFFICIALS TO ASSUME OFFICE Effective yesterday, Feb. S, A. B Stevenson was appointed superintendent superintend-ent of the Idaho division of the Oregon Ore-gon Short Lino railroad, with headquarters head-quarters at Pocatello, vice W. H. I Jines, asslgnod to other duties, and j A. F. Brewer, heretofore car service i agent of the road, was appointed su-l su-l j.erlntendent of the Utah division In place of Mr. Stevenson. Circulars making this announce-I announce-I mem were Issued by General Supt. J. j M. Davis, General Manager W. H. Bancroft approving, yesterday, Supt. I Stevenson left last night for Pocatello to take up the duties of his new posl-I posl-I Hon on the Idaho division, while the '. desk heretofore occupied by Mr. Brew-I Brew-I er In the car accountant's department i In The News annex building has been vacated and the erstwhile occupant j was to be found at the office of the su-I su-I perlnteudent of the Utah division of the Short Line union station. It Is a common saying among rail-I rail-I road men on the Short Line that all : good men are graduates of the Pocatello Poca-tello school. Both Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Brewer served their time at Pocatello, Poca-tello, Mr. Stevenson spending about 15 ears there as dispatcher, chief I dispatcher and assistant superlntend-j superlntend-j enL Pocatello Is a Junction point ' where four lines diverging to all 1 points In the United States, meet, and all the problems Incidental to intense railroading are there to be encountered encounter-ed and overcome. From this Incubator of railroad officials many of the best men In service on tho Pacific roads have been turned out. Mr, Brewer al- j so served a number of years at Pocatello, Poca-tello, after preliminary service with the Union Pacific at Laramie and Green River. He was appointed as car service agent of the Short Line ; some years ago, and held that posl- j ton until promoted to the dllslon j superintendency. The Utah division, over which Supt. Brewer presides, extends ex-tends from Sandy in Utah to McCam-nion McCam-nion In Idaho, and Includes the Cache volley and Malad branches. On the snort stretch between Ogden and Salt Lake, on this division, there are 21 ! passenger trains dally, besides all the I freicht traffic on the road. The Idaho division, which falls to ' the lot of Supt. Stevenson, extends from Granger in Wyoming to Hunting- , ton, Or., aud Includes the Minidoka, Twin Falls. Boise and Ketchum branches. This Is the heaviest dlvl- j sion on the Short Lino to handle, and . Mr. Stevenson's long experience on 1 the division especially qualifies him to discharge the responsibilities of the ( new position. ' In the car service office, Chief , Clerk Walter S. Anderson has, been ; temporarily Installed as Mr. Brewer's j successor. Mr. Anderson has spent . four years In the car service department, depart-ment, and has helped to pull the road through some of Its worst experiences In the car tie-ups, and Is well qualified quali-fied to keep up the good record mado by that department In the past |
